Bohdan Ulihrach (born 23 February 1975) is a former professional

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player from the

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Career

Ulihrach turned professional in 1993. He won his first top-level singles title in July 1995 at Prague, where he defeated Javier Sánchez in the final. His second followed three months later at Montevideo, where he beat Alberto Berasategui in the final. In 1996, Ulihrach was part of the Czech Republic team which finished runner-up at the

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. In 1997, en route to his first

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final at the Indian Wells Masters, Ulihrach beat the then-world No. 1,

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. In the final, he was defeated by

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. Ulihrach reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22 in May 1997. He reached the fourth round at both the

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and the

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, in 1999. In 2003, Ulihrach was cleared of a doping charge. At the 2007 French Open, he beat the No. 24 seed

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in the first round in five sets.

ATP career finals

Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (6–3)

Performance timeline

Singles

References

External links

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