Jiří Vaněk

Jiří Vaněk (born 24 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He was a coach of former world #1 player Karolína Plíšková and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, with whom he has a romantic relationship since August 2021.

Tennis career

Juniors He was an impressive junior, reaching as high as No. 14 in the junior singles world rankings (and No. 21 in doubles) in 1995, making the semifinals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open boys' singles in 1996.

Pro tour Vanek turned professional in 1996, winning 11 Challenger events and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in October 2000.

He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, reaching the second round.

ATP career finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (0–1)Indoor (0–0)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 22 (11–11) LegendATP Challenger (11–11)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (9–11)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–0)

Doubles: 6 (1–5) LegendATP Challenger (1–5)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (1–4)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Performance timeline

Singles

Personal life On 22 July 2023, Petra Kvitová and Jiří Vaněk got married.