Began playing at age seven...Father, Miroslav and mother, Alena...Has one older brother, Richard...Considers clay as favorite surface and eight of his 11 career ATP World Tour titles have come on that surface...Says his serve and forehand are his best shots...His off-court interests are playing poker and following political news...Says his best moments of his career so far are reaching Davis Cup final in 2005 (vs. Croatia) and qualifying for his first Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London...Players he admired growing up were countrymen Miloslav Mecir, Karol Kucera and Dominik Hrbaty...His goal is to be healthy and fit to play for next 10 years on ATP World Tour...Fitness trainer is Rudolf Patek and does not have a coach.