Jakob Hlasek


Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland of Czech origin.

Career

The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year. He was also a member of Switzerland Davis Cup team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup, and won the 1992 Hopman Cup. His best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarter finals of the 1991 French Open, defeating David Pate, Emilio Sánchez, Tomás Carbonell and Christian Miniussi before losing to Andre Agassi.
Further success for his country came in 1996, when Hlasek was a member of the Swiss team which won the World Team Cup.
During his career, Hlasek won five top-level singles titles and 20 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world no. 7, and his career-high doubles ranking was world no. 4. His career prize-money earnings totalled $5,895,293.

Career finals

Singles: 14 (5 wins – 9 losses)

Doubles: 35 (20 wins – 15 losses)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponentScore
Loss1.17 September 1984Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Colin Dowdeswell Peter Doohan
Brian Levine
3–6, 4–6
Win1.14 October 1985Toulouse, FranceHard Ricardo Acuña Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 6–2, 9–7
Loss2.25 November 1985Hong KongHard Tomáš Šmíd Brad Drewett
Kim Warwick
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win2.21 April 1986Nice, FranceClay Pavel Složil Gary Donnelly
Colin Dowdeswell
6–3, 4–6, 11–9
Loss3.13 October 1986Toulouse, FranceHard Pavel Složil Miloslav Mečíř
Tomáš Šmíd
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win3.9 November 1987Paris, FranceCarpet Claudio Mezzadri Scott Davis
David Pate
7–6, 6–2
Win4.10 October 1988Basel, SwitzerlandHard Tomáš Šmíd Jeremy Bates
Peter Lundgren
6–3, 6–1
Win5.20 February 1989Milan, ItalyCarpet John McEnroe Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 6–4
Loss4.27 February 1989Lyon, FranceCarpet John McEnroe Eric Jelen
Michael Mortensen
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win6.20 March 1989Indian Wells, USHard Boris Becker Kevin Curren
David Pate
7–6, 7–5
Win7.3 April 1989Miami, USHard Anders Järryd Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe
6–3, ret.
Loss5.6 November 1989Paris, FranceCarpet Eric Winogradsky John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–7, 4–6
Win8.13 November 1989Wembley, EnglandCarpet John McEnroe Jeremy Bates
Kevin Curren
6–1, 7–6
Win9.26 February 1990Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyCarpet Guy Forget Michael Mortensen
Tom Nijssen
6–3, 6–2
Win10.18 June 1990Rosmalen, NetherlandsGrass Michael Stich Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe
7–6, 6–3
Win11.27 August 1990Long Island, USHard Guy Forget Udo Riglewski
Michael Stich
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win12.15 October 1990Tokyo Indoor, JapanCarpet Guy Forget Scott Davis
David Pate
7–6, 7–5
Win13.29 October 1990Stockholm, SwedenCarpet Guy Forget John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–4, 6–2
Win14.25 November 1990Doubles Championships, Sanctuary CoveHard Guy Forget Emilio Sánchez
Sergio Casal
6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4
Loss6.15 July 1991Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Guy Forget Gary Muller
Danie Visser
6–7, 4–6
Win15.30 September 1991Basel, SwitzerlandHard Patrick McEnroe Petr Korda
John McEnroe
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss7.21 October 1991Vienna, AustriaCarpet Patrick McEnroe Anders Järryd
Gary Muller
4–6, 5–7
Loss8.17 February 1992Brussels, BelgiumCarpet Guy Forget Boris Becker
John McEnroe
3–6, 2–6
Win16.18 May 1992Rome, ItalyClay Marc Rosset Wayne Ferreira
Mark Kratzmann
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win17.8 June 1992French Open, ParisClay Marc Rosset David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Win18.26 October 1992Lyon, FranceCarpet Marc Rosset Neil Broad
Stefan Kruger
6–1, 6–3
Loss9.2 May 1994Madrid, SpainClay Jean-Philippe Fleurian Rikard Bergh
Menno Oosting
3–6, 4–6
Loss10.25 July 1994Washington, USHard Jonas Björkman Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win19.24 October 1994Lyon, FranceCarpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov Martin Damm
Patrick Rafter
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss11.27 March 1995St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov Martin Damm
Anders Järryd
4–6, 2–6
Loss12.16 October 1995Tokyo Indoor, JapanCarpet Patrick McEnroe Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 4–6
Win20.23 October 1995Lyon, FranceCarpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov John-Laffnie de Jager
Wayne Ferreira
6–3, 6–3
Loss13.4 March 1996Milan, ItalyCarpet Guy Forget Andrea Gaudenzi
Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 5–7
Loss14.13 May 1996Hamburg, GermanyClay Guy Forget Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
2–6, 4–6
Loss15.10 June 1996French Open, ParisClay Guy Forget Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek
2–6, 3–6

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles