Jiri Lehecka

Jiří Lehečka is a Czech professional tennis player who has rapidly risen through the ATP rankings since turning pro in 2020. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in February 2025 and is currently ranked World No. 27.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Jiří Lehečka was born on November 8, 2001, in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, and currently resides in Kněžmost. Standing 185 cm tall and weighing 81 kg, he plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand.

Lehečka comes from an athletic family; his father was a swimmer and his mother a track and field athlete. He began playing tennis at the age of three, inspired by his older sister who played the sport competitively. Growing up, he admired Czech tennis stars Tomáš Berdych and Radek Štěpánek.

He is coached by Michal Navrátil, who has guided him from his junior days through his professional breakthrough.

Career

Lehečka won two ATP Challenger singles titles and multiple doubles titles on the Challenger Tour before breaking into the ATP Top 100 in early 2022. He made his Grand Slam main draw debut in 2022, playing all four majors that year.

His breakthrough came at the Rotterdam Open in 2022, where as a qualifier, he upset fifth seed Denis Shapovalov and reached the semifinals on his ATP debut, becoming the lowest-ranked semifinalist there since 1995.

In 2023, Lehečka reached his first ATP final at the Winston-Salem Open and made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, defeating top-10 players Cameron Norrie and Félix Auger-Aliassime. He also reached the third round of several Masters 1000 events and the fourth round at Wimbledon, marking his best Grand Slam performances to date.

The 2024 season saw Lehečka win his first ATP title at the Adelaide International, defeating Jack Draper in the final and breaking into the top 25. He also reached his first Masters 1000 semifinal at the Madrid Open, with notable wins over Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev, before retiring due to injury in the semifinal. Later that year, he was runner-up at the European Open in Antwerp.

In early 2025, Lehečka won his second ATP title at the Brisbane International after Reilly Opelka retired in the final. He also reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, losing a competitive three-set match to Novak Djokovic.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Titles: 2
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 22 (February 24, 2025)
• Current Singles Ranking: No. 27 (April 21, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open - Quarterfinals (2023)
• French Open - Second Round (2023)
• Wimbledon - Fourth Round (2023)
• US Open - Third Round (2024)

Doubles

• Career Titles: 0
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 144 (January 15, 2024)
• Current Doubles Ranking: No. 215 (April 21, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open - Third Round (2023)
• US Open - First Round (2022)