Residence: Prague, Czechoslovakia Single Singles title: Doubles titles: 2, as follows: 1988--(1) Rye Brook 1989--(1) Rotterdam (w/Mecir) 1988--(1) Gstaad (w/Korda) Year-by-Year Highlights: 1989- Winner at Copenhagen Ch.; Semifinalist at Valkenswaard Ch.;Quarterfinal ist at Wellington; Doubles Runner-up at Gstaad (w/Korda); Doubles SF at Bristol (w/Saceanu), Doubles Quarterfinalist at Montreal (w/Mecir). 1988- Semifinalist at Milan; Quarterfinalist at Rotterdam, Gstaad, Prague, Toulouse, Wembley; Doubles Semifinalist at Kitzbuhel (w/Korda), Toulouse (w/Smid). 1987- Semifinalist at Philadelphia; Quarterfinalist at Vienna. 1986- Runner-up at Toronto Indoor (as qualifier, l. Nystrom); Semifinalist at Toulouse; Quarterfinalist at Boca West (d. Becker), U.S. Open, Barcelona. 1985- Winner at New Ulm Ch.; Runner-up at Curitiba Ch.; Quarterfinalist at Tampere, Istanbul, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro Challengers. Doubles bronze medalist (w/Mecir) at 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Stands at 6-foot-8, the tallest player on the pro tour. Used his explosive serve to upset Becker in the third round at the Lip- ton International at Boca West in 1986. Member of the Czechoslovakian Davis Cup team from 1987-present. At age 19 he decided to give the pro circuit a try and left the Univer- sity of Prague at the time when he was studying electrical engineering. He is the lone child in his family. His father is an electrical engineer in Prague. Earned $168,832 and finished a year-end best No. 41 in 1988 with a 31-23 match record. Made a career-high $214,263 in 1987. Although he only compiled a 17-24 match record, the towering Czech finished at No. 97 in 1989, his fourth straight top 100 ranking on the ATP computer. He earned $144,244, his fourth straight $100,000-plus season.
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