Jiří Lehečka

Jiří Lehečka

File:Lehecka MCM23 (5) (52883527310).jpg Lehečka at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Kněžmost, Czech Republic
Born	(2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
Height
Turned pro	2020
Plays	Right-handed
Coach(es)	Michal Navrátil
Prize money	$2,935,888
Singles
Career record	64–55 (53.78% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 23 (15 January 2024)
Current ranking	No. 31 (22 April 2024)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (2023)
French Open	2R (2023)
Wimbledon	4R (2023)
US Open	1R (2022, 2023)
Doubles
Career record	6–14 (30% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 144 (15 January 2024)
Current ranking	No. 206 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2023)
US Open	1R (2022)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	0–2
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Jiří Lehečka (born 8 November 2001) is a Czech professional tennis player. Lehečka has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 23 achieved on 15 January 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 144 achieved on 15 January 2024. He is currently the No. 1 Czech player in singles. Lehečka has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 10 achieved on 11 March 2019.

Early life

Lehečka was born in a hospital in Mladá Boleslav, but he is a native of Kněžmost.

Jiří Lehečka is the son of two athletes. His father was a swimmer, and his mother was a track and field star. He has long enjoyed skiing, cycling and swimming and remembers first touching a tennis racquet at three. His grandmother, who competed on a national level, taught his older sister the game, so naturally he wanted to play. When Lehečka was young, he admired Tomáš Berdych and Radek Štěpánek.

Professional career

2021: Challenger titles, singles top 150

Lehečka won two ATP Challenger singles titles, one ATP Challenger doubles title with Vít Kopřiva and two with Zdeněk Kolář.

2022: First ATP win & semifinal, top 60

Lehečka qualified for the main draw of the 2022 Australian Open, defeating Michael Mmoh, Max Purcell, and Dmitry Popko. He lost in the first round to the 26th seed Grigor Dimitrov in four sets.

At the 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, he reached the second round as a qualifier, with a stunning upset over fifth seed Denis Shapovalov in straight sets in his first ATP Tour main-draw match. He went on to defeat Botic van de Zandschulp and Lorenzo Musetti to reach the semifinals on his ATP debut, where he was defeated in three sets by top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. He became the lowest-ranked Rotterdam semifinalist since then-World No. 225 Omar Camporese in 1995. As a result, he moved 42 positions up into the top 100 in the rankings at World No. 95 on 14 February 2022.

At the 2022 Serbia Open he qualified into the main draw but lost in the second round to second seed, World No. 8 and eventual champion Andrey Rublev.

At the 2022 BMW Open he qualified into the main draw again defeating Alejandro Tabilo 6–4, 7–6^(7–3) in the final round of qualifying. He lost to wildcard and eventual champion Holger Rune in the first round.

He made his debut at the 2022 French Open and the 2022 Wimbledon Championships where he lost in the first round in both.

At the 2022 Generali Open Kitzbühel he reached the quarterfinals defeating Thiago Monteiro and eight seed João Sousa before losing to third seed Roberto Bautista Agut in a tight three-set match.

He made his debut at the 2022 US Open, completing all Major debuts in one season, where he lost to Cristian Garín.

He qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals and reached the semifinals defeating Matteo Arnaldi. He defeated Dominic Stricker in the semifinal but lost to Brandon Nakashima in the final in straight sets.

2023: First ATP final, top-10 victory, top 30

Lehečka began his season as the top-ranked Czech male player at the inaugural 2023 United Cup where he lost to Taylor Fritz 3–6, 4–6 but defeated Alexander Zverev 6–4, 6–2 in Zverev's first ATP match coming back from injury. Lehečka also played mixed doubles with Marie Bouzková.

He reached the 2023 Australian Open fourth round defeating eleventh seed Cameron Norrie taking his revenge after he was beaten by Norrie at the 2023 Auckland Open the previous week. Next he defeated sixth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime, his first top-10 win, to reach a Major quarterfinal for the first time in his career. As a result, he moved more than 30 positions up into the top 40 at world No. 39 on 30 January 2023. At the same tournament he also reached the third round in doubles on his debut at the event at this Major with partner Alex Molčan.

At the 2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open he recorded his first top-5 win over top seed Andrey Rublev to reach the semifinals, having previously defeated qualifier Damir Džumhur and Emil Ruusuvuori. In Dubai he lost to seventh seed Alexander Zverev.

At the 2023 BNP Paribas Open he recorded his first Masters win against Arthur Rinderknech. At the 2023 Miami Open he defeated Federico Coria for his second Masters win, and 18th seed Lorenzo Musetti to reach the third round of a Masters for the first time in his career. In Monte Carlo he defeated Emil Ruusuvuori and Grigor Dimitrov to move to the round of 16.

At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships he reached the fourth round for the first time at this Major with wins over Sebastian Ofner, 18th seed Francisco Cerúndolo and 16th seed Tommy Paul in a five set match.

He entered the 2023 Croatia Open Umag as the top seed at a tour-level event for the first time, and reached the quarterfinals with a win over Dominic Thiem. He also reached the quarterfinals in doubles with partner Roman Jebavý.

He reached his first ATP final at the 2023 Winston-Salem Open where he lost to Sebastián Báez. As a result, he reached the top 30 in the rankings at world No. 29 on 28 August 2023.

2024: First ATP title and Masters semifinal, top 25

Lehecka reached his second final at the 2024 Adelaide International defeating third seed Sebastian Korda. He defeated Jack Draper to win his first ATP title. As a result he reached the top 25 in the rankings on 15 January 2024.

Seeded 32nd at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, he reached the fourth round for the first time at a Masters 1000 defeating Brandon Nakashima and fifth seed Andrey Rublev, his second top 5 win and second against Rublev. He reached his first career Masters quarterfinal defeating 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Ranked No. 31 at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open, he reached his second Masters quarterfinal defeating qualifiers Hamad Medjedovic and Thiago Monteiro, Rafael Nadal in the round of 16, becoming the lowest ranked man to beat the former champion in a clay Masters. Next he defeated third seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals to reach his first career Masters 1000 semifinal.

National representation

Lehečka represents the Czech Republic at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 0–2. He made his debut at the 2019 Davis Cup qualifying round against Robin Haase of the Netherlands.

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Miami Open

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	1R	QF	2R	0 / 3	5–3	63%
French Open	A	A	A	1R	2R		0 / 2	1–2	33%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	4R		0 / 2	3–2	60%
US Open	A	A	Q3	1R	1R		0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–4	8–4	1–1	0 / 9	9–9	50%
ATP Masters 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	0 / 2	4–2	67%
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	1R	3R	A	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	2R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	2R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Shanghai Masters	A	NH			1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	Q2	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	0	0	16	24	6	Career total: 46
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	1	Career total: 1
Finals	0	0	0	0	1	1	Career total: 2
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–1	13–19	34–26	13–7	1 / 46	60–54	53%
Year-end ranking	623	351	141	81	31		$3,054,460

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend ATP 250 (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (1–1)

Finals by setting Outdoor (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2023	Winston-Salem Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Sebastián Báez	4–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Jan 2024	Adelaide International, Australia	ATP 250	Hard	Jack Draper	4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend ATP 500 (0–1)

Finals by surface Grass (0–1)

Finals by setting Outdoor (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2023	Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom	ATP 500	Grass	Taylor Fritz	Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek	4–6, 7–6(7–5), [3–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/WTT finals

Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger (3–3) ITF Futures/WTT Finals (3–4)

Finals by surface Hard (1–4) Clay (5–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2018	Czech Republic F11, Říčany	Futures	Hard	Tomáš Macháč	walkover
Loss	0–2	May 2019	M25+H Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic	WTT	Clay	Patrik Rikl	6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win	1–2	Sep 2020	M25 Prague, Czech Republic	WTT	Clay	Sebastián Báez	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–3	Nov 2020	M15 Heraklion, Greece	WTT	Hard	Adrian Andreev	3–6, 4–6
Win	2–3	Feb 2021	M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	WTT	Hard	Paweł Ciaś	6–1, 6–3
Loss	2–4	Apr 2021	M25 Biel, Switzerland	WTT	Hard	Tim van Rijthoven	2–6, 2–6
Win	3–4	May 2021	M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic	WTT	Clay	Vitaliy Sachko	6–2, 6–2
Win	4–4	Jul 2021	Tampere, Finland	Challenger	Clay	Nicolás Kicker	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	4–5	Jul 2021	Poznań, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Bernabé Zapata Miralles	3–6, 2–6
Win	5–5	Sep 2021	Bucharest, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Filip Horanský	6–3, 6–2
Loss	5–6	Nov 2021	Pau, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Radu Albot	2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	5–7	May 2022	Mauthausen, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Jurij Rodionov	4–6, 4–6
Win	6–7	Aug 2022	Liberec, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Nicolás Álvarez Varona	6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (3–1) ITF Futures/WTT (1–1)

Titles by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (3–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2018	Czech Republic F11, Říčany	Futures	Hard	Jiří Barnat	Jiří Jeníček Vojtěch Vlkovský	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Jun 2019	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Jiří Veselý	Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	1–2	Apr 2021	M25 Meerbusch, Germany	WTT	Clay	Michael Vrbenský	Viktor Durasovic Markus Eriksson	6–3, 6–3
Win	2–2	Jun 2021	Milan, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Vít Kopřiva	Dustin Brown Tristan-Samuel Weissborn	6–4, 6–0
Win	3–2	Jul 2021	Poznań, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Zdeněk Kolář	Karol Drzewiecki Aleksandar Vukic	6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Win	4–2	Nov 2021	Bergamo, Italy	Challenger	Hard (i)	Zdeněk Kolář	Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara	6–4, 6–4

ATP Next Generation finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	Nov 2022	Next Generation ATP Finals, Italy	Hard (i)	Brandon Nakashima	3–4(5–7), 3–4(6–8), 2–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Win	2019	Wimbledon	Grass	Jonáš Forejtek	Liam Draxl Govind Nanda	7–5, 6–4

Wins against top 10 players

• Lehečka has a 3–12 (20%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season	2023	2024	Total
Wins	2	1	3

#	Player	Rk	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rk	Ref
2023
1.	Félix Auger-Aliassime	7	Australian Open, Australia	Hard	4R	4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)	71
2.	Andrey Rublev	5	Qatar Open, Qatar	Hard	QF	4–6, 6–4, 6–3	52
2024
3.	Andrey Rublev	5	Indian Wells Open, United States	Hard	3R	6–4, 6–4	31
4.	Daniil Medvedev	4	Madrid Open, United States	Clay	QF	6–4, 0–0r	31

Davis Cup

Participations: (0–2)

Group membership World Group (0–0) Qualifying Round (0–1) WG Play-off (0–0) Group I (0–1) Group II (0–0) Group III (0–0) Group IV (0–0)

Matches by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Matches by type Singles (0–1) Doubles (0–1)

• indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

Rubber outcome	No.	Rubber	Match type (partner if any)	Opponent nation	Opponent player(s)	Score
1–3; 1-2 February 2019; Ostravar Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (i) surface
Defeat	1	IV	Singles	Netherlands	Robin Haase	4–6, 6–2, 3–6
3–2; 14–15 September 2019; Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Europe/Africa Zone Group I first round; hard (i) surface
Defeat	2	III	Doubles (with Jiří Veselý)	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić	6–7(2–7), 3–6

External links

• Jiří Lehečka at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jiří Lehečka at the International Tennis Federation
• Jiří Lehečka at the Davis Cup
• Jiří Lehečka at ESPN.com