Jakub Menšík

Jakub Menšík (; born 1 September 2005) is a Czech professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 12, achieved on 2 March 2026, and a doubles ranking of No. 271, achieved on 18 August 2025. He is currently the No. 1 Czech singles player.

Menšík has won two ATP Tour singles titles, including an ATP Masters 1000 at the 2025 Miami Open. He represents Czechia at the Davis Cup.

Early life and background Jakub Menšík was born on September 1 2005 in Prostějov, Czech Republic.

Career 2022: Juniors Menšík was a runner-up in the boys' singles category at the 2022 Australian Open, losing in the final to top-seed Bruno Kuzuhara after suffering from thigh muscle cramps.

He had good results on the ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 85–28 singles win-loss record and reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 2 on 4 April 2022.

2023: Major debut and third round, top 150 In May 2023, Menšík won his first Challenger title at the 2023 Sparta Prague Open, defeating Dominik Koepfer in the final. It was Menšík's sixth ATP Challenger main-draw appearance, and with that title he became the youngest Czech Challenger champion in history – at 17 years old. The only previous 17-year-old Czech champion was former World No. 4 Tomáš Berdych, who captured two Challenger titles in 2003.

Menšík competed in the first qualifying round of the US Open, beating Fabio Fognini 1–6, 6–1, 6–1. He then defeated Leandro Riedi in the second round, and then qualified on his debut for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time with a two-set victory against compatriot Zdeněk Kolář. He then won his first Major match defeating Grégoire Barrère, becoming the youngest man since Borna Ćorić in 2014 to win a main draw match at the US Open. He then defeated fellow first-time Major qualifier Titouan Droguet a day before his 18th birthday, before losing to Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the third round. He rose to No. 151 in the rankings and would later reach the top 150.

2024: ATP final & top-10 win, top 50 Menšík qualified for the 2024 Australian Open, making his debut at this Major. He defeated former top 10 player Denis Shapovalov in straight sets but lost to Hubert Hurkacz in five sets in the second round, moving to a new career-high of No. 127 on 29 January 2024. It was the longest match in the history of the tournament lasting 3 hours and 23 minutes. He defeated top seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets, his first ATP top-10 and top-5 win, to advance to his first ATP semifinal. Menšík was the youngest player to defeat a top-5 player since Carlos Alcaraz overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas at the US Open in 2021. He defeated Gaël Monfils in three sets to advance to his first ATP final. As a result, he moved close to 30 positions up in the rankings, becoming the youngest player in the top 100. He lost to second seed Karen Khachanov in the final. Menšík ended the tournament ranked No. 87. He also received a wildcard for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open for his Masters debut and recorded his first main draw Masters win over qualifier Hong Seong-chan at this level. At the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open, he reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time defeating top 10 player Grigor Dimitrov but lost to eventual finalist Félix Auger-Aliassime by retirement. Menšík missed the French Open due to an elbow injury. At the Paris Olympics, Menšík defeated Alexander Shevchenko before losing to 9th seed Tommy Paul.

At the 2024 US Open, Menšík reached the third round for a consecutive year, with wins over 19th seed Félix Auger-Aliassime (for his third top 20 win) and wildcard Tristan Schoolkate (in a fifth set super tiebreak) set. In the third round, he lost to Nuno Borges in five sets despite holding match points.

The Czech reached his first Masters quarterfinal at the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters, defeating top 10 players Rublev and Dimitrov. He became the youngest quarterfinalist in the tournament history. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Menšík participated in the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals, ended the year inside the top 50 at No. 48, and won the ATP Newcomer of the Year award.

2025: ATP Masters 1000 title, top 20 Menšík upset sixth-seeded Casper Ruud in the second round of the Australian Open in four sets. He lost in the next round to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in five sets after leading by two sets and a match point.

Following his second round loss in Indian Wells, Menšík competed at the newly established 175 Challenger 2025 Copa Cap Cana where he reached the semifinals.

At the 2025 Miami Open, Menšík reached his first Masters semifinal after wins over Indian Wells champion and 6th seed Jack Draper, Roman Safiullin, Tomáš Macháč (by retirement), and 17th seed Arthur Fils. The Czech reached his first Masters final defeating third seed and world No. 4 Taylor Fritz, recording the biggest win of his career by ranking. In the final, he defeated his idol and mentor Novak Djokovic in straight sets with two tiebreaks. The match was delayed by five hours, due to heavy rain and as a result, both players were exhausted from the humidity after the match. During the trophy presentation speech, Menšík mentioned that if it was not for one of the ATP physios, he would have pulled out of the tournament an hour before his first match due to knee pain. Following lifting his first tour-level trophy, he reached the top 25 in the singles rankings on 31 March 2025.

Menšík's Masters win streak was snapped at nine at the Madrid Open, where he lost to Francisco Cerúndolo in the quarterfinals. He reached the fourth round of Rome before losing to Hubert Hurkacz, entering the top 20 at No. 19 on 19 May 2025. nevertheless, he rose to No. 17 after the tournament. Seeded 16th the US Open, he lost to Ugo Blanchet in the second round in five sets. Ranked as high as 16th during the year, he finished the year at No. 19.

Seeded 16th at the Australian Open, Menšík defeated Pablo Carreño Busta, Rafael Jódar, and Ethan Quinn to reach the fourth round of a Slam for the first time. He was forced to withdraw before his match against eventual finalist Novak Djokovic due to an abdominal injury; nevertheless, he rose to world No. 16.

Menšík recorded the biggest win of his career at Doha, defeating world No. 2 Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals. He lost in the semifinals to Arthur Fils. As a result, he reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 12 on 2 March 2026.

Seeded 12th and attempting to defend his Miami title, Menšík lost to Frances Tiafoe in the third round despite holding match points. As a result, he fell out of the top 25 in the rankings following the tournament. Seeded 23rd at his next event in Madrid, Menšík reached the fourth round for the second straight year but lost in three sets to 2nd seed Alexander Zverev.

Menšík entered the French Open seeded 26th. After defeating wildcard Titouan Droguet, he defeated Mariano Navone in a fifth set tiebreak on his eighth match point, collapsing on the court afterwards and leaving in a wheelchair. He overcame an 0–6 first set to upset 8th seed Alex de Minaur and advance to the fourth round. In the fourth round, he defeated Andrey Rublev in five sets (after holding a two set lead) to advance to his first major quarterfinal. He took seven match points to defeat fellow NextGen player João Fonseca and advanced to his first Grand Slam semifinal.

At the 2026 US Open Menšík won the US Open mixed doubles titles along side fellow Czech Karolína Muchová defeating Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic in the final.

Career statistics

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Grand Slam tournament finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

ATP 1000 finals

Singles: 1 (title)