Jakob Hlasek (; born 12 November 1964) is a Swiss former professional

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player of Czech origin. He won a

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doubles title at the 1992 French Open, partnering

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Career

The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the

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men's doubles title that year (partnering fellow Swiss player

). He was also a member of Switzerland Davis Cup team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup (where they were defeated by the United States), and won the 1992

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(partnering Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière). His best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarter-finals of the 1991 French Open, defeating David Pate, Emilio Sánchez, Tomás Carbonell and Christian Miniussi before losing to

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. Further success for his country came in 1996, when Hlasek was a member of the Swiss team which won the

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. During his career, Hlasek won five top-level singles titles and 20 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world no. 7, and his career-high doubles ranking was world no. 4 (both attained in 1989). His career prize-money earnings totalled $5,895,293.

Career finals

Singles: 14 (5 wins – 9 losses)

Doubles: 35 (20 wins – 15 losses)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

External links

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