Jakub Filip (born 25 September 2005) is a Czech tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 757, achieved on 11 November 2024.
Filip won the
2023 boys' doubles title at
Wimbledon
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with
Gabriele Vulpitta.
Career
Junior career
From
Dvůr Králové nad Labem, he is a member of
TK Sparta Prague. Filip made his junior grand slam debut at the
2023 Australian Open
The 2023 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023. It was the 111th edition of the Australian Open, the 55th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament ...
. Preparation for the tournament included practising with former top-ten player
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in May 2015. Berdych won 13 ATP Tour singles titles, i ...
.
Playing in the boys' singles at the
2023 Wimbledon Championships
The 2023 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam (tennis), major tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.
Tournament
The tournament was played on grass courts, wi ...
he lost in the first round to Brit Charlie Robertson. However, he enjoyed more success in the boys doubles, reaching the final alongside his Italian partner
Gabriele Vulpitta. They won the final in straight sets against
Arthur Géa and
Branko Đurić
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Born and raised in Sarajevo, Đurić rose to prom ...
.
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
References
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2005 births
Living people
Czech male tennis players
Sportspeople from Dvůr Králové nad Labem
Wimbledon junior champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
21st-century Czech sportsmen