Adam Pavlásek (born 8 October 1994) is a

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player playing on the

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from the Czech Republic. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 72 in January 2017 and doubles ranking of World No. 94 in October 2022.

Professional career

At the start of 2015, Pavlásek replaced injured countryman

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in the

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, playing alongside

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. He made a name for himself by defeating world number 20

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of Italy, Pavlásek's first ever win over a top 20 player. Pavlásek made his Grand Slam debut at the

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as lucky loser. He made his ATP World Tour debut at 2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel, defeating

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and Marcel Granollers to make his first ATP-level quarterfinal, where he lost to

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Junior career

Pavlásek made semifinals at

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and

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and quarterfinal at 2011 US Open in singles. He also made two grandslam finals at

and

in doubles. As a junior, Pavlásek posted a 72–40 win–loss record in singles, 66–36 in doubles and reached the no. 7 combined world ranking in 2012.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 16 (10–6)

Doubles: 21 (7–14)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlasek, Adam 1994 births Living people Czech male tennis players People from Bílovec Hopman Cup competitors Sportspeople from the Moravian-Silesian Region