David Rikl

David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles events. He also achieved a singles ranking of world No. 41 in May 1994.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior Rikl excelled at doubles, reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and Australian Open and the final of Wimbledon.

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: 3R (1989)
French Open: 2R (1989)
Wimbledon: 2R (1989)
US Open: 1R (1988)

Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: SF (1989)
French Open: SF (1984)
Wimbledon: F (1983)
US Open: 1R (1988)

Pro tour

Rikl turned professional in 1989.

In singles, he won five Challenger tournaments and achieved his greatest slam performance in 1997, reaching the third round of Wimbledon.

Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005 and currently resides in London.

Partnership with Jiří Novák

Rikl won most of his titles in the early 2000s and late 1990s with compatriot Jiří Novák. He and Novák made a run to the 2001 Wimbledon Championships finals, losing to Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer in four sets. Rikl won 14 of his titles with Novák, the pair winning 9 of Rikl's titles consecutively.

Last years

David's son Patrik also plays tennis.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2001	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss	2004	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor	3–6, 3–6

Career finals

Doubles (30 titles, 22 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (4) ATP International Series Gold (4) ATP International Series (22)

Titles by surface Hard (8) Clay (17) Grass (3) Carpet (2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1991	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Template:Flagicon Michiel Schapers	Template:Flagicon Javier Frana Template:Flagicon Leonardo Lavalle	6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jul 1992	Newport, Rhode Island	Grass	Template:Flagicon Royce Deppe	Template:Flagicon Paul Annacone Template:Flagicon David Wheaton	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Oct 1992	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Karel Nováček	Template:Flagicon Tom Nijssen Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2–2	Mar 1993	Zaragoza	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Mike Bauer	Template:Flagicon Martin Damm Template:Flagicon Karel Nováček	6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	2–3	Oct 1993	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mike Bauer	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	4–6, 4–6
Win	3–3	Oct 1993	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mike Bauer	Template:Flagicon Christer Allgårdh Template:Flagicon Brian Devening	7–6, 6–4
Win	4–3	Apr 1994	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Template:Flagicon Jim Courier Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Win	5–3	Apr 1994	Munich, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Template:Flagicon Boris Becker Template:Flagicon Petr Korda	7–6, 7–5
Win	6–3	May 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez	6–1, 7–5
Win	7–3	Oct 1994	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Mike Bauer	Template:Flagicon Alex Antonitsch Template:Flagicon Greg Rusedski	7–6, 6–4
Loss	7–4	Aug 1995	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Libor Pimek Template:Flagicon Byron Talbot	5–7, 6–1, 6–7
Win	8–4	Sep 1995	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Steve Campbell Template:Flagicon MaliVai Washington	7–6, 6–2
Win	9–4	Oct 1995	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Shelby Cannon Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	9–5	Nov 1995	Montevideo, Uruguay	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal	6–2, 6–7, 6–7
Loss	9–6	[[1995 ATP Buenos Aires – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Vince Spadea Template:Flagicon Christo van Rensburg	3–6, 3–6
Win	10–6	Mar 1996	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Tomás Carbonell Template:Flagicon Francisco Roig	7–6, 6–3
Win	11–6	Sep 1996	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicolás Pereira	Template:Flagicon Pablo Campana Template:Flagicon Nicolás Lapentti	6–3, 7–6
Loss	11–7	[[1996 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Rick Leach Template:Flagicon Andrei Olhovskiy	6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win	12–7	Oct 1997	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	6–2, 6–4
Win	13–7	Aug 1998	San Marino	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Mariano Hood Template:Flagicon Sebastián Prieto	6–4, 7–6
Loss	13–8	[[1998 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Neil Broad Template:Flagicon Pieter Norval	1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	14–8	Aug 1998	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor	6–2, 7–6
Loss	14–9	[[1998 Majorca Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Pablo Albano Template:Flagicon Daniel Orsanic	6–7, 3–6
Win	15–9	Nov 1998	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Daniel Orsanic Template:Flagicon David Roditi	6–4, 6–2
Loss	15–10	[[1999 Heineken Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek	5–7, 5–7
Loss	15–11	[[1999 Estoril Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Tomás Carbonell Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson	3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss	15–12	[[1999 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Olivier Delaître Template:Flagicon Tim Henman	2–6, 3–6
Loss	15–13	[[1999 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Basle, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Kitinov Template:Flagicon Brent Haygarth	6–0, 4–6, 5–7
Win	16–13	Feb 2000	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Robbie Koenig Template:Flagicon Peter Tramacchi	6–2, 7–5
Win	17–13	Jul 2000	Gstaad, Switzerland	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Jérôme Golmard Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	18–13	Jul 2000	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Lucas Arnold Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson	5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win	19–13	Oct 2000	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Piet Norval	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	19–14	[[2000 CA-TennisTrophy – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Vienna, Austria	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić	4–6, 4–6
Loss	19–15	[[2000 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon David Prinosil	2–6, 3–6
Loss	19–16	[[2001 Copenhagen Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Copenhagen, Denmark	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Wayne Black Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	3–6, 3–6
Win	20–16	Mar 2001	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	7–5, 7–6
Win	21–16	May 2001	Saint Poelten, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Petr Pála	Template:Flagicon Jaime Oncins Template:Flagicon Daniel Orsanic	6–3, 5–7, 7–5
Loss	12.	[[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Wimbledon, UK	Grass	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win	22.	Jul 2001	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	13.	[[2001 CA-TennisTrophy – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Vienna, Austria	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Martin Damm Template:Flagicon Radek Štěpánek	3–6, 2–6
Loss	14.	[[2002 Qatar Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák	Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	15.	Mar 2002	Acapulco	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martin Damm	Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan	1–6, 6–3, [2–10]
Win	23.	May 2002	Saint Poelten, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Petr Pála	Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan Template:Flagicon Michael Hill	7–5, 6–4
Win	24.	Jun 2002	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle	Template:Flagicon Massimo Bertolini Template:Flagicon Cristian Brandi	7–6, 6–4
Win	25.	Jun 2002	Halle, Germany	Grass	Template:Flagicon David Prinosil	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	4–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win	26.	Jul 2002	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle	Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Gastón Etlis	6–3, 6–4
Win	27.	Feb 2003	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Wayne Black Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	6–3, 6–0
Loss	19.	[[2003 NASDAQ-100 Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Miami, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Roger Federer Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi	5–7, 3–6
Win	28.	Jul 2003	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon František Čermák Template:Flagicon Leoš Friedl	6–3, 6–3
Win	29.	Jun 2004	Halle, Germany	Grass	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Tomáš Cibulec Template:Flagicon Petr Pála	6–2, 7–5
Win	30.	Jul 2004	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Marc Rosset Template:Flagicon Stanislas Wawrinka	6–4, 6–2
Loss	20.	[[2004 US Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	New York, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor	3–6, 3–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	2R	QF	2R	2R	QF	A	A	0 / 7	9–7
French Open	A	A	A	3R	A	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	3R	QF	3R	3R	SF	2R	1R	0 / 15	20–15
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	A	3R	A	2R	2R	1R	2R	3R	F	QF	SF	2R	1R	0 / 13	20–13
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	QF	2R	3R	1R	3R	2R	1R	F	A	0 / 12	15–12
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–2	1–2	3–4	2–3	1–3	4–3	2–3	6–4	8–4	10–4	7–4	11–4	7–3	0–2	0 / 47	64–47
Masters Series
Indian Wells	NME			A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	1R	1R	2R	SF	1R	A	0 / 6	5–6
Miami	NME			A	A	A	A	1R	3R	A	3R	A	2R	QF	W	2R	F	QF	1R	1 / 10	15–9
Monte Carlo	NME			1R	A	A	A	1R	QF	2R	A	A	F	QF	QF	2R	2R	A	A	0 / 9	12–9
Rome	NME			1R	A	A	A	W	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	2R	A	1 / 8	7–7
Hamburg	NME			1R	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	QF	QF	1R	1R	SF	SF	A	0 / 8	11–8
Canada	NME			A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	W	SF	QF	2R	A	1 / 7	10–6
Cincinnati	NME			A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	SF	QF	2R	2R	A	A	0 / 6	6–6
Madrid (Stuttgart)	NME			A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	W	SF	2R	SF	1R	A	1 / 6	10–5
Paris	NME			A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 6	0–6
Win–loss	N/A			0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	5–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	0–0	9–9	13–8	16–7	7–9	11–9	7–7	0–1	4 / 66	76–62
Year-end ranking	894	676	220	122	109	71	99	27	49	53	54	43	29	11	7	20	14	23	499

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