Jiří Novák
Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Career
Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the highest-ranked male Czech tennis player in the ATP rankings. On October 21, 2002, Novák reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 5. He retired in 2007.Novák was the first player to face Roger Federer at Wimbledon. The first-round match at the 1999 tournament saw Novák defeat Federer in five sets.
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 13 (7 wins, 6 losses)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
| Tennis Masters Cup |
| ATP Masters Series |
| ATP International Series Gold |
| ATP Tour |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | Jan 1996 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Brett Steven | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | Mar 1996 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay |  Thomas Muster | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | Nov 1998 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay |  Xavier Malisse | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | May 2001 | Munich, Germany | Clay |  Antony Dupuis | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 4. | Jul 2001 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay |  Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6–1, 6–7, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 2002 | Vienna, Austria | Hard |  Roger Federer | 4–6, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Oct 2002 | Madrid, Spain | Hard |  Andre Agassi | walkover |
| Loss | 4. | Feb 2003 | Dubai, U.A.E. | Hard | Roger Federer | 1–6 6–7 |
| Win | 5. | Jul 2003 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Roger Federer | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | Sep 2003 | Dubai, China | Hard |  Mark Philippoussis | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6. | Oct 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Taylor Dent | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 7. | Nov 2004 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet |  David Nalbandian | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | Feb 2005 | Delray Beach, U.S | Hard | Xavier Malisse | 6–76, 2–6 |
Doubles (18)
Singles performance timeline
Top 10 wins
Tennis records
- One of eleven players to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon ; the other ten being Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Tim Henman, Mario Ančić, Rafael Nadal, Tomáš Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Novak Djokovic, Milos Raonic and Kevin Anderson.