Martin Štěpánek (tennis)
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| Full name | Martin Štěpánek |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 Czech Republic |
| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Born |
13 December 1979 Havana, Cuba |
| Prize money | $82,685 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 248 (25 August 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 102 (26 September 2005) |
| Coaching career | |
Martin Štěpánek (born 13 December 1979) is a tennis coach and former professional player from the Czech Republic.
Biography
The son of teachers, Blanka and Ludek Štěpánek, he was born in Havana, Cuba. He also lived in Mexico growing up in the 1980s.[1]
Štěpánek, who is not related to Radek Stepanek, has one brother.[2]
Playing career
At a ITF Futures event in the Czech Republic in 2001, Štěpánek had a win over Tomáš Berdych in what was the future world number four's first appearance on tour.[3]
In 2003 he won the Mordovia Cup, a tournament on the ATP Challenger circuit.[4]
He won eight Challenger doubles titles, five of them in 2005, a year he reached a career high 102 in the world.
Coaching
A shoulder injury ended his career at the end of the 2005 season and he made the move into coaching.[2]
Based in Prague, he is best known as the coach of Croatian player Ivan Dodig. During their time together, Dodig made it to 29 in the world in singles and 4 in doubles.[5]
He has also coached Lukáš Dlouhý to two Grand Slam doubles titles and worked with Frederico Gil when he was a coach at the Break Point Academy in Halle, Germany.[2]
Challenger titles
Singles: (1)
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mordovia, Russia | Clay |  Michal Mertiňák |
6–1, 6–1 |
Doubles: (8)
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mordovia, Russia | Clay |  Kornél Bardóczky |
 Łukasz Kubot Orest Tereshchuk |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
| 2003 | Prague, Czech Republic | Carpet | Igor Zelenay |
 Karsten Braasch Jean-Claude Scherrer |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2004 | Manerbio, Italy | Clay | Petr Luxa |
 Johan Landsberg Rogier Wassen |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2005 | Wrocław, Poland | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý |
 Jason Marshall Huntley Montgomery |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Lübeck, Germany | Carpet | Pavel Šnobel |
Philipp Petzschner Lars Uebel |
7–6(5), 5–7, 7–5 |
| 2005 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay | Pavel Šnobel |
Tomáš Cibulec Mariusz Fyrstenberg |
7–6(1), 2–6, 7–6(4) |
| 2005 | Rimini, Italy | Clay | David Škoch |
Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner |
6–3, 6–7(1), 6–1 |
| 2005 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Clay | Pavel Šnobel |
Sebastian Fitz Simon Greul |
6–2, 6–4 |
References
- ↑ "Coaches - Martin Stepanek - Personal". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Martin Štěpánek: Z dříče Dodiga dělá hvězdu" (in Czech). TenisPortal.cz. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ Clarey, Christopher (14 November 2015). "One Small Rankings Point Feels Like a Giant Leap, When It Is the First". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Saransk Challenger - 05 August - 10 August 2003". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ Borkowski, Pete (3 December 2015). "Ivan Dodig Parts with Long-Time Coach". Vavel.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
External links
- Martin Štěpánek at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Martin Štěpánek at the International Tennis Federation