Richard Vogel (born 13 August 1964) is a former professional

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player from the

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who competed for

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Career

Vogel played in the singles draw of two

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s during his career and lost five set matches in both opening rounds, at the

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(to

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) and the 1991 Wimbledon Championships (to

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he had his best result in 1992, at the

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, where he was the doubles champion, with

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. His best singles performance came at

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in 1991, with an appearance in the round of 16, after two wins, one of which was over

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. He partnered

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at the

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and the pair won the gold medal.

ATP Career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

Doubles: (9)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vogel, Richard 1964 births Living people Czechoslovak male tennis players Czech male tennis players Tennis players from Ostrava Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade Friendship Games medalists in tennis