Jakub Mensik
Jakub Mensik
Jakub Mensik
Jakub Mensik
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  • Career
    • Nicknamed Menimal.
    • Parents, father, Michal; and mother, Katerina Mensikova; brother, Lukas.
    • Began playing at the age of 5 and had courts in front of the family house. He used to go there to see how children and adults were playing. He liked it and started practicing with coach Ivo Müller. He enjoyed the training sessions and says, "I fell in love with tennis through games and competitions."
    • Considers best shot as backhand down the line and favorite surface hard courts.
    • Favorite tournament is Australian Open and favorite city on tour is New York.
    • Tennis idol is Novak Djokovic and favorite athlete is Stephen Curry and team is Golden State Warriors.
    • Favorite food is spare ribs.

    (UPDATED 22 AUGUST 2024)

    • Former World No. 2 junior broke into Top 100 in February 2024 after reaching 1st QF, SF and final in Doha and earned career-high No. 64 in August.
    • Also in Doha, defeated former champions Murray, Monfils and No. 5 Andrey Rublev for biggest win of career to become the youngest Czech ATP Tour finalist and first player in an ATP Tour final born in 2005 or later.
    • In tour-level debut, reached 3R at 2023 US Open as Q, becoming the youngest player to reach Grand Slam 3R since Nadal at 2004 Aus. Open and youngest at US Open since Santoro in 1990, then l. to Fritz on his 18th birthday.
    • Qualified for 2nd tour-level event at 2024 Australian Open, defeating former-Top 10 player Shapovalov in 1R.
    • Owns a 30-21 Challenger record, winning 1st title at 2023 Prague-2 in May as No. 333-ranked WC.
    • Went 85-28 on ITF Juniors circuit, highlighted by reaching 2022 Australian Open boys’ singles final.

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