EntityQ309395· pop 38· linked from 1,728 articles

Radek Štěpánek

Czech tennis player

Key facts

Country sports: Czech Republic
Residence: Monte Carlo , Monaco
Born: ( 1978-11-27 ) 27 November 1978 (age 47) , Karviná , Czechoslovakia , (now Czech Republic )
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money: US$ 11,343,464
Career record: 384–302 ( ATP and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup )
Highest ranking: No. 8 (10 July 2006)
Australian open: 3R ( 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2013 )
French open: 4R ( 2008 )
Wimbledon: QF ( 2006 )
Us open: 4R ( 2009 )
Tour finals: RR ( 2008 )
Olympic games: 1R ( 2008 , 2012 )
Davis cup: W ( 2012 , 2013 )

via Wikipedia infobox

Article

Last updated on: 27 November 2017.

Radek Štěpánek ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈradɛk ˈʃcɛpaːnɛk]; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 event finals and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2006, as well as winning the deciding match for Czech Republic's Davis Cup winning team in 2012 and again in 2013. In doubles, he won his first Grand Slam title at the 2012 Australian Open, along with Indian partner Leander Paes, defeating the Bryan Brothers in the final. Paes and Štěpánek also won the men's doubles title at the 2013 US Open, defeating Bruno Soares and Alexander Peya in the final. In November 2017, he became a coach of Novak Djokovic and in May 2019, he joined Andre Agassi as part of Grigor Dimitrov's coaching staff.