Radek Štěpánek
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Date of birth | November 27, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Karvina, Czech Republic | |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 75 kg (167 lb) | |
| Turned Pro | 1996 | |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand | |
| Career Prize Money | $3,630,518 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 151-113 | |
| Career titles: | 1 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 8 (July 10, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 3rd (2003, 2005) | |
| French Open | 3rd (2005, 2006) | |
| Wimbledon | QF (2006) | |
| U.S. Open | 3rd (2003) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 136-89 | |
| Career titles: | 12 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 13 (September 16, 2002) | |
Radek Štěpánek (born November 27, 1978 in Karviná) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.
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[edit] Career
He turned professional in 1996.
In May 2006, he found himself on the verge of getting into the top ten of ATP rankings, as he defeated Jose Acasuso in the semifinals of the Masters Series event in Hamburg. He went on to lose the final in straight sets against Spain's Tommy Robredo. At that point, he achieved a career-high ATP world ranking of 11 in singles. Earlier in 2006, he won his first ATP singles title, beating Christophe Rochus in Rotterdam, but he had yet to progress beyond the 3rd round of a Grand Slam tournament until he got into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, where he was eliminated by 34-year-old Jonas Bjorkman, after holding match point at 7-6 in the 4th set tiebreak.[1] He has since risen as high as 8 in the world in singles.
He has also won 11 doubles titles. His style of play is aggressive, with a strong serve and hard, flat groundstrokes, particularly off his doublehanded backhand.
He is currently dating fellow tennis player Martina Hingis.
He once won eight straight points on his serve by serving eight straight aces.
He is often identified by his deformed lip.
[edit] Masters Series singles finals
[edit] Finalist (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 2004 | Paris |  Marat Safin |
6-3, 7-6, 6-3 |
|2006 || Hamburg || 
Tommy Robredo || 1-6, 3-6, 3-6 |}
[edit] Titles (4)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| ITF Titles (3) |
[edit] Singles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 3 August 1998 | Segovia Challenger, Segovia, Spain | Hard |  Alex Radulescu |
7-5 7-5 |
| 2. | 2 June 2003 | Czech Open, Prostejov, Czech Republic | Clay |  Mariano Puerta |
7-5 6-3 |
| 3. | 31 May 2004 | Czech Open, Prostejov, Czech Republic | Clay | Michal Tabara |
7-6 7-5 |
| 4. | 13 June 2005 | ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, Holland | Indoor Hard |  Christophe Rochus |
6-0, 6-3 |
[edit] Singles finalist (4)
- 2004: Paris AMS (lost to Marat Safin)
- 2005: Ho Chi Minh City (lost to Jonas Bjorkman)
- 2005: Milan (lost to Robin Soderling)
- 2006: ATP Masters Series Hamburg (lost to Tommy Robredo)
[edit] Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2r | 3r | 2r | 3r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Roland Garros | 3r | 3r | 1r | 2r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Wimbledon | QF | 2r | 2r | 3r | 3r | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| US Open | - | 2r | 1r | 3r | 1r | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 7-3 | 6-4 | 2-4 | 7-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 24-17 |
| Tennis Masters Cup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Indian Wells Masters | 2r | 2r | 1r | 1r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Miami Masters | 4r | 4r | 3r | 4r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | 2r | 2r | 1r | 1r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Rome Masters | 3r | QF | 2r | 3r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Hamburg Masters | F | 2r | - | 1r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Canada Masters | 1r | - | 1r | 3r | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | 1r | - | 1r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Madrid Masters | QF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Paris Masters | SF | F | 1r | 2r | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
