Daniel Vacek

Daniel Vacek (born 1 April 1971) is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic who turned professional in 1990. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1995 Paris Masters, the 1998 Canada Masters and the 1998 Cincinnati Masters, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 in January 1996.

Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated in the second round. The right-hander won 25 career titles in doubles with various partners, including the French Open in 1996 and 1997, and the US Open in 1997 with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

ATP career finals Doubles (25 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (3) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP International Series Gold (5) ATP Tour (16) Titles by surface Hard (10) Clay (10) Grass (0) Carpet (5) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 1990 Umag, Yugoslavia Clay Vojtěch Flégl Andrei Cherkasov Andrei Olhovskiy 6–4, 6–4Win 2. 1990 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Vojtěch Flégl George Cosac Florin Segărceanu 5–7, 6–4, 6–3Win 3. 1990 San Marino Clay Vojtěch Flégl Jordi Burillo Marcos Aurelio Górriz 6–1, 4–6, 7–6Loss 1. 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Libor Pimek Vojtěch Flégl Cyril Suk 4–6, 2–6Loss 2. 1991 Berlin, Germany Carpet (i) Jan Siemerink Petr Korda Karel Nováček 6–3, 5–7, 5–7Loss 3. 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Michiel Schapers Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark 3–6, 3–6Loss 4. 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Martin Damm David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy 3–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 4. 1993 New Haven, United States Hard Cyril Suk Steve DeVries David Macpherson 7–5, 6–4Win 5. 1994 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Jan Siemerink Martin Damm Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7, 6–4, 6–1Loss 5. 1994 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson 6–3, 6–7, 4–6Loss 6. 1994 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Menno Oosting Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–7, 4–6Win 6. 1994 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Menno Oosting Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer 7–6, 6–7, 6–3Loss 7. 1995 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Cyril Suk Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 2–6, 2–6Win 7. 1995 Nice, France Clay Cyril Suk Luke Jensen David Wheaton 3–6, 7–6, 7–6Win 8. 1995 Rome, Italy Clay Cyril Suk Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 6–3, 6–4Win 9. 1995 Long Island, United States Hard Cyril Suk Rick Leach Scott Melville 5–7, 7–6, 7–6Loss 8. 1995 Bucharest, Romania Clay Cyril Suk Mark Keil Jeff Tarango 4–6, 6–7Win 10. 1995 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Cyril Suk Mark Keil Peter Nyborg 3–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 9. 1995 Essen, Germany Carpet (i) Cyril Suk Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 5–7, 4–6Win 11. 1996 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–3, 6–7, 6–3Win 12. 1996 French Open, Paris Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jakob Hlasek Guy Forget 6–2, 6–3Loss 10. 1996 Halle, Germany Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov Byron Black Grant Connell 1–6, 5–7Win 13. 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Adams Menno Oosting 6–3, 6–4Win 14. 1996 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Pavel Vízner Menno Oosting 7–6, 6–4Loss 11. 1996 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 4–6, 6–4, 6–7Loss 12. 1997 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) David Prinosil Andrei Olhovskiy Brett Steven 4–6, 3–6Win 15. 1997 Hong Kong Hard Martin Damm Karsten Braasch Jeff Tarango 6–3, 6–4Win 16. 1997 Tokyo, Japan Hard Martin Damm Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter 2–6, 6–2, 7–6Win 17. 1997 French Open, Paris Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6(14–12), 4–6, 6–3Win 18. 1997 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson 4–6, 7–6, 6–3Win 19. 1997 US Open, New York Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 7–6, 6–3Loss 13. 1998 London, England Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Martin Damm Jim Grabb 4–6, 5–7Loss 14. 1998 Los Angeles, United States Hard Jeff Tarango Patrick Rafter Sandon Stolle 4–6, 4–6Win 20. 1998 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager 7–5, 6–3Loss 15. 1998 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jared Palmer Jeff Tarango 4–6, 7–6, 2–6Win 21. 1999 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Jeff Tarango Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–5, 7–5Win 22. 1999 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Jeff Tarango Menno Oosting Andrei Pavel 3–6, 6–3, 7–5Win 23. 1999 Tokyo, Japan Hard Jeff Tarango Wayne Black Brian MacPhie 4–3 ret.Win 24. 1999 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Justin Gimelstob Andriy Medvedev Marat Safin 6–2, 6–1Win 25. 2002 Barcelona, Spain Clay Michael Hill Lucas Arnold Ker Gastón Etlis 6–4, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

Best Grand Slam results details Singles

Australian Open1994 Australian OpenRoundOpponentRankScore1R Christian BergströmNo. 856–3, 1–1 ret.No. 1042R Andrea Gaudenzi No. 666–3, 6–2, 6–23R Wayne Ferreira (13)No. 186–4, 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 4–6

US Open1995 US OpenRoundOpponentRankScore1R Martin SinnerNo. 526–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)No. 672R Sergi Bruguera (11)No. 116–2, 6–3, 6–43R Nicolás Pereira (Q)No. 1054–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)4R Patrick McEnroeNo. 426–7(8–10), 3–6, 4–61997 US OpenRoundOpponentRankScore1R Laurence Tieleman (Q)No. 3394–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2No. 832R Michael Sell (Q)No. 2394–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–23R Mark Philippoussis (14)No. 197–6(7–4), 7–5, 6–24R Greg RusedskiNo. 206–7(2–7), 2–6, 2–6

Doubles

French Open1996 French Openwith Yevgeny Kafelnikov (7th seed)RoundOpponentsRankScore1R Jérôme Golmard Lionel RouxNo. 330No. 2496–0, 6–3No. 222R Kelly Jones Chris WoodruffNo. 87No. 1556–3, 6–33R Luis Lobo (10) Javier Sánchez (10)No. 26No. 257–6(10–8), 7–5QF Donald Johnson Francisco MontanaNo. 98No. 686–2, 7–6(10–8)SF Jared Palmer Jonathan StarkNo. 74No. 486–4, 7–6(7–4)F Guy Forget (5) Jakob Hlasek (5)No. 19No. 96–2, 6–31997 French Openwith Yevgeny Kafelnikov (4th seed)RoundOpponentsRankScore1R Rikard Bergh David EkerotNo. 125No. 616–1, 5–7, 6–3No. 52R Tom Nijssen Stephen NoteboomNo. 74No. 946–1, 6–43R Wayne Black Jim GrabbNo. 141No. 386–4, 7–6(7–4)QF Karsten Braasch Jens KnippschildNo. 72No. 834–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3SF Jacco Eltingh (2) Paul Haarhuis (2)No. 4No. 37–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)F Todd Woodbridge (1) Mark Woodforde (1)No. 1No. 17–6(14–12), 4–6, 6–3