Lukáš Lacko (; born 3 November 1987) is a former professional Slovak

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player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win–loss record of 88–39, reaching as high as No. 3 in the combined junior world rankings in February 2005. Junior Grand Slam results: Australian Open: QF (

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French Open: SF (

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Wimbledon: 1R (

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US Open: 2R (

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Professional tour

At the

2010 Australian Open The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. In the singles competi ...

, he lost in the second round to World No. 2 and defending champion

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2–6, 2–6, 2–6. At the

2010 French Open The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 114th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 23 May through ...

, he played and won the longest match of his career in the first round against American Michael Yani with the score at 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 12–10. The 4-hour, 56-minutes match stretched over the course of two days, and tied the record for the most games played in the

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at the French Open. Lacko continued his second round streak in 2010 majors by defeating the 24th seed

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in four sets. He then lost a very tight five set second round match against Jérémy Chardy. He played in the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships and upset former World No.1

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6–2, 6–4 to advance to the quarterfinals. At the 2011 Qatar Open, he lost in the second round to

, despite achieving the rare feat of winning a bagel set against Nadal. He reached his first singles ATP final in Zagreb 2012, where he lost to Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

, he lost in the first round in the men's singles, and in the first round of the men's doubles with

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. At the 2014 French Open he lost in the first round to

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. Lacko reached his second career ATP final at the

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losing to

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. In October 2022, he announced that 2022 might be his last season.

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 40 (22–18)

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

Performance timelines

Singles

''Current through the 2022 Australian Open.''

Doubles

References

External links

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