Jan Hernych (born 7 July 1979) is a Czech former professional

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player and tennis coach. Hernych turned professional in 1998 and achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 59 in April 2009. He won one doubles title on the

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and was runner-up in 's-Hertogenbosch in 2006. Hernych now acts as a coach to the Czech tennis player and

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champion

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, alongside

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Career

In 2005, he was the first professional opponent of

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at the Torneo Godo, a match he won in three sets. In 2006 he contested his first final on the tour, losing to

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in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. In May 2009 at the BMW Open in Munich, Germany, he joined forces with countryman

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to win their first title together in doubles. In January 2011 at the

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, Hernych posted his best-ever showing in singles play at a Grand Slam event, reaching the 3rd round for the first time. As a qualifier, he defeated Denis Istomin and No. 30 seed

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before losing to

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. Hernych has reached 25 singles finals in tenure as a professional tennis player, with his first final coming in 1998 and his most recent being in 2016, a span of almost twenty years. He has a record of 12 wins and 13 losses, including an 0–1 record in

-level finals and 8–8 in Challenger finals.

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 24 (12–12)

Performance timelines

Singles

External links

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Hernych World Ranking history
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hernych, Jan 1979 births Living people Czech male tennis players Tennis players from Prague