David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional

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player from the

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. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles events. He also achieved a singles ranking of world No. 41 in May 1994.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior Rikl excelled at doubles, reaching the semi-finals of the

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and the final of

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. Junior Grand Slam results – Singles: Australian Open: 3R (1989)
French Open: 2R (1989)
Wimbledon: 2R (1989)
US Open: 1R (1988) Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles: Australian Open: SF (1989)
French Open: SF (1984)
Wimbledon: F (1983)
US Open: 1R (1988)

Pro tour

Rikl turned professional in 1989. In singles, he won five Challenger tournaments and achieved his greatest slam performance in 1997, reaching the third round of

. Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005 and currently resides in London.

Partnership with Jiří Novák

Rikl won most of his titles in the early 2000s and late 1990s with compatriot Jiří Novák. He and Novák made a run to the 2001 Wimbledon Championships finals, losing to Donald Johnson and

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in four sets. Rikl won 14 of his titles with Novák, the pair winning 9 of Rikl's titles consecutively.

Last years

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Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

Career finals

Doubles (30 titles, 22 runner-ups)

Doubles performance timeline

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rikl, David 1971 births Living people Czech male tennis players Czechoslovak male tennis players Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for the Czech Republic People from Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav Tennis players from the Central Bohemian Region 21st-century Czech sportsmen