Lukáš Lacko
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Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak
tennis
player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.
, he lost in the second round to World No. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal
2–6, 2–6, 2–6.
At the 2010 French Open
, he played and won the longest match of his career in the first round against American Michael Yani
with the score at 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 12–10. The 4 hour, 56 minute match stretched over the course of two days, and tied the record for the most games played in the Open Era
at the French Open.
Lacko continued his 2nd round streak in 2010 majors by defeating the 24th seed Marcos Baghdatis
in four sets. He then lost a very tight five set 2nd round match against Jérémy Chardy
.
Lacko played in the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships
and upset former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt
6–2, 6–4 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.
Tennis career
At the 2010 Australian Open2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, he lost in the second round to World No. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
2–6, 2–6, 2–6.
At the 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, he played and won the longest match of his career in the first round against American Michael Yani
Michael Yani
Michael Yani is a Singaporean-American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003.Yani is 6 ft 1 in and 75 kg . He resides in Durham, North Carolina. His high singles ranking to date is World No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010.Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009...
with the score at 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 12–10. The 4 hour, 56 minute match stretched over the course of two days, and tied the record for the most games played in the Open Era
Open era
Open era or Open Era may refer to:* Open Era , the period since 1968 where professionals can compete in Grand Slams* Glasnost era, the increased openness in the Soviet Union from the mid-1980s...
at the French Open.
Lacko continued his 2nd round streak in 2010 majors by defeating the 24th seed Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
in four sets. He then lost a very tight five set 2nd round match against Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
.
Lacko played in the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships
2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships
The 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 23rd edition of the event known that year as the Atlanta Tennis Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
and upset former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
6–2, 6–4 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Singles Titles (5–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (5–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 7 August 2006 |  Binghamton, New YorkBinghamton, New York Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers... , United States |
Hard | Scott Oudsema |
6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 7 May 2007 |  RijekaRijeka Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants... , Croatia |
Clay | Marin Čilić Marin Cilic Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open... |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 6 August 2007 |  IstanbulIstanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey |
Hard |  Mischa ZverevMischa Zverev Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally... |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 15 October 2007 |  KoldingKolding Kolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region of Southern Denmark . It is the site of the council Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, principally geared towards shipbuilding... , Denmark |
Hard (I) |  Gilles MüllerGilles Müller Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country... |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 May 2009 |  FerganaFergana Fergana is a city , the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan... , Uzbekistan |
Hard |  Samuel GrothSamuel Groth Samuel Groth is a professional Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 220, which he reached on 16 November 2009... |
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 3. | 26 October 2009 |  SeoulSeoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea |
Hard |  Dušan LojdaDušan Lojda Dušan Lojda was the 2006 juniors US Open champion for tennis.However, he has not made his breakthrough on the adult tour yet. He broke into the top 300 in May 2007 but fell out after a week.... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 8 November 2010 |  UrtijëiUrtijëi Urtijëi is a town of 4,637 inhabitants in South Tyrol, in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It occupies the Val Gardena within the Dolomites, a mountain chain that is part of the Alps... , Italy |
Carpet (I) |  Michal PrzysieznyMichal Przysiezny Michał Przysiężny is a Polish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 76 . His current coach is Aleksander Charpantidis.-Career:He started his career in the KKT Wrocław... |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 25 September 2011 | İzmir Izmir Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... , Turkey |
Hard | Marsel İlhan Marsel Ilhan Marsel İlhan is a Turkish tennis player, ranked No. 1 in Turkey and No. 109, as of October 10th, 2011, in the world... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 20 November 2011 |  BratislavaBratislava Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava... , Slovakia |
Hard |  Ričardas BerankisRicardas Berankis Ričardas Berankis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time.- Early career :Berankis began playing tennis at the age of two... |
7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
Doubles (3)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | April 24, 2006 | Dharwad Dharwad Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²... , India |
Hard | Kamil Čapkovič Kamil Capkovic Kamil Čapkovič is a professional Slovak tennis player. He was born in Michalovce, Slovak Republic.-Career:Čapkovič has spent most of his time on the Futures and Challenger circuits, where he has won several Futures titles.... |
 Sanchai RatiwatanaSanchai Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004.... Sonchat RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana is a professional tennis player from Thailand. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother Sanchai Ratiwatana won their first ATP doubles title in Bangkok in their home country... |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 2. | September 7, 2009 | St. Remy, France | Hard | Jiří Krkoška |
 Ruben BemelmansRuben Bemelmans Ruben Bemelmans , is a Belgian male professional tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking was No. 172 reached on October 26, 2009. His best doubles rank is No. 245.... Niels DeseinNiels Desein Niels Desein is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.-Professional tour:... |
6–1, 3–6, 10–3 |
| 3. | November 19, 2011 | Bratislava Bratislava Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava... , Slovakia |
Hard | Jan Hájek Jan Hájek (tennis) Jan Hájek is a male professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is right-handed with a double handed backhand. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on November 6, 2006, when he reached world number 71.... |
Lukáš Rosol Lukáš Rosol Lukáš Rosol is a Czech professional tennis player. Rosol competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl.-Singles: 19 :-Doubles: 34 :-External links:... David ŠkochDavid Škoch David Škoch is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic. , he has a good doubles rank and his usual doubles partner is his countryman Jaroslav Levinský.-Wins :... |
7–5, 7–5 |