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Václav Roubíček

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Václav Roubíček
Full nameVáclav Roubíček
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
Born (1967-12-13) 13 December 1967 (age 56)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$121,317
Singles
Career record4–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (28 October 1991)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 401 (21 May 1990)

Václav Roubíček (born 13 December 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Biography

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Roubíček, who comes from Ostrava, started playing tennis at the age of 10 and turned professional in 1987.

He won a Challenger tournament in Jakarta in 1991, a year in which he reached his career best ranking of 135 in the world.

On the Grand Prix circuit, later ATP Tour, he had his best performances at the Prague Open, where he made the second round on three occasions.

In 1993 he was beaten in the final round of qualifying at the French Open by Yevgeny Kafelnikov, who as a result qualified for his ever Grand Slam main draw.[1]

He is now the tournament director for the Prosperita Open, a Challenger event held in Ostrava.[2]

Challenger titles

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Singles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1991 Jakarta, Indonesia Clay Australia Simon Youl 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 24 May - 06 June 1993". ITF. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Šéf Prosperita Open Roubíček: Rozsekaná raketa mi pomohla jen jednou". Deník (in Czech). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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