Filip Polášek
Filip Polášek is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He is primarily a doubles specialist reaching career-high rankings of World No. 7 in doubles in February 2020 and World No. 555 in singles in November 2007. In 2019 Polášek won his first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati with partner Ivan Dodig.
Career
2008: First ATP titles
Polášek reached his first ATP final at the 2008 Valencia Open with partner Travis Parrott, they fell to Máximo González and Juan Mónaco in two tight sets 5–7, 5–7. Later that year at the Swiss Open Gsaad he won his first title with partner Jaroslav Levinský in three sets. In October Polášek won his second title of the year at the St. Petersburg Open with Travis Parrott.2013: Retirement due to injury
In 2013 Polášek reached three ATP finals with partner Julian Knowle, winning the later two the Zagreb Indoors and the Grand Prix Hassan II.In November 2013 Polášek retired from professional tennis at the age of 28 due to nerve issues and loose discs in his back.
2018: Return to tennis
Several years after retirement and allowing his body to heal through less strenuous activities such as coaching tennis and ski touring Polášek hit with Mike Bryan, and started playing some club matches again and the pain of his previous injuries didn't seem to be reoccurring. He asked to take some time off from the coaching academy he taught at and started playing some futures and then challengers. By the end of September 2019 Polášek's doubles ranking had risen to within the top 200 for the first time in five years.2019: First Masters 1000 title
Polášek claimed his first ATP title in 6 years in Kizbühel, partnering with Philipp Oswald. At Wimbledon he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal partnering with Ivan Dodig in just their second tournament together. They then went on to capture their first Masters 1000 title as a team, and Polášek's first career masters title at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati defeating Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the final 4–6, 6–4, 10–6.Polášek and Dodig then went on to take their second title as a team defeating defending champions Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo to take the China Open title in Beijing.
Significant finals
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 30 (14 titles, 16 runners-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2008 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana – Doubles| | Valencia Open, Spain | International | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 1–1 | 2008 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | International | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, |
Win | 2–1 | 2008 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles| | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | International | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–6, |
Loss | 2–2 | 2009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles| | U.S. National Indoor, United States | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | 2009 Aegon International – Men's Doubles| | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–3 | 2009 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, |
Loss | 3–4 | 2009 International German Open – Doubles| | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | 2009 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | 2010 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles| | Halle Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, |
Win | 4–6 | 2010 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag – Doubles| | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 5–6 | 2011 Serbia Open – Doubles| | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–7 | 2011 International German Open – Doubles| | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6–7 | 2011 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 6–8 | 2011 Proton Malaysian Open – Doubles| | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–9 | 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–9 | 2011 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles| | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 8–9 | 2012 Qatar Open – Doubles| | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–10 | 2012 Heineken Open – Doubles| | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–10 | 2012 BMW Open – Doubles| | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 9–11 | 2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles| | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–12 | 2012 Erste Bank Open – Doubles| | Vienna Open, Austria | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, |
Loss | 9–13 | 2013 Qatar Open – Doubles| | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 10–13 | 2013 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles| | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 11–13 | 2013 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles| | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 11–14 | 2019 Antalya Open – Doubles| | Antalya Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 11–15 | 2019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12–15 | 2019 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles| | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 13–15 | 2019 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles| | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, |
Win | 14–15 | 2019 China Open – Men's Doubles| | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 14–16 | Jan 2020 | Adelaide International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 11 (5–6)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Algeria F1, Algiers | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | Iran F3, Tehran | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 1–2 | Slovak Rep. F3, Bratislava | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 54 (33–21)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Hungary F3, Miskolc | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 1–1 | Slovenia F1, Koper | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 2–1 | Germany F1, Kassel | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | 2–2 | Hungary F4, Sopron | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 2–3 | Hungary F5, Budapest | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Loss | 2–4 | Hungary F6, Kaposvár | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7 | |
Win | 3–4 | Algeria F1, Algiers | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | |
Loss | 3–5 | Algeria F2, Algiers | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 4–5 | Czech Rep. F4, Průhonice | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 5–5 | Czech Rep. F5, Opava | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 6–5 | Czech Rep. F6, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 7–5 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 | |
Win | 8–5 | Czech Rep. F2, Jablonec nad Nisou | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 | |
Win | 9–5 | Czech Rep. F3, Karlovy Vary | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 | |
Loss | 9–6 | Iran F1, Tehran | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 2–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 9–7 | Iran F2, Tehran | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–7 | |
Win | 10–7 | Slovak Rep. F1, Žilina | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 11–7 | Slovak Rep. F2, Piešťany | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 7–5 | |
Win | 12–7 | Iran F4, Tehran | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 12–8 | Poland F12, Gliwice | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 13–8 | Russia F1, Sergiev Posad | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Loss | 13–9 | Czech Rep. F4, Vendryně | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 14–9 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 15–9 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 7–6 | |
Win | 16–9 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 | |
Win | 17–9 | Slovak Rep. F3, Bratislava | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o | |
Loss | 17–10 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, | |
Win | 18–10 | Trnava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 19–10 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 5–7, | |
Loss | 19–11 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 19–12 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, | |
Win | 20–12 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | 21–12 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Loss | 21–13 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–3, | |
Loss | 21–14 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 22–14 | 2010 BMW Tennis Championship – Doubles| | Sunrise, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, |
Win | 23–14 | 2010 Ethias Trophy – Doubles| | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, |
Loss | 23–15 | 2010 Tashkent Challenger – Doubles| | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, |
Loss | 23–16 | 2010 Ritro Slovak Open – Men's Doubles| | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, |
Win | 24–16 | Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Loss | 24–17 | Czech Republic F6, Brno | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, | |
Loss | 24–18 | 2018 Svijany Open – Doubles| | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 25–18 | Slovakia F3, Bratislava | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Win | 26–18 | Hungary F6, Győr | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, | |
Loss | 26–19 | 2018 Città di Como Challenger – Doubles| | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, |
Loss | 26–20 | 2018 AON Open Challenger – Doubles| | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, |
Win | 27–20 | 2018 Pekao Szczecin Open – Doubles| | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 27–21 | 2019 Koblenz Open – Doubles| | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 28–21 | 2019 Hungarian Challenger Open – Doubles| | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 29–21 | 2019 Prosperita Open – Doubles| | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, |
Win | 30–21 | 2019 Garden Open – Doubles| | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Walkover |
Win | 31–21 | 2019 Lisboa Belém Open – Doubles| | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 32–21 | 2019 Moneta Czech Open – Doubles| | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 33–21 | 2019 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon – Doubles| | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |