Lukáš Lacko


Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win/loss record of 88–39, reaching as high as No. 3 in the combined junior world rankings in February 2005.
Junior Grand Slam results:
Australian Open: QF

French Open: SF

Wimbledon: 1R

US Open: 2R

Pro tour

At the 2010 Australian Open, 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.
At the 2011 Qatar Open, he lost in the second round to Rafael Nadal, despite achieving the rare feat of winning a set against Nadal 6–0.
He reached his first singles ATP final in Zagreb 2012, where he lost to Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost in the first round in the men's singles, and in the first round of the men's doubles with Martin Kližan.
At the 2014 French Open he lost in the first round to Roger Federer.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–15 February 2012PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, CroatiaHard Mikhail Youzhny2–6, 3–6
Loss0–230 June 2018Eastbourne International, Eastbourne, UKGrass Mischa Zverev4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.23 September 2012St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, RussiaHard Igor Zelenay Rajeev Ram
Nenad Zimonjić		2–6, 6–4,

ATP Challenger Tour (12–9)

Singles

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.7 August 2006Binghamton, New York, United StatesHard Scott Oudsema6–7, 2–6
Runner-up2.7 May 2007Rijeka, CroatiaClay Marin Čilić5–7, 2–6
Runner-up3.6 August 2007Istanbul, TurkeyHard Mischa Zverev4–6, 4–6
Winner1.15 October 2007Kolding, DenmarkHard Gilles Müller7–6, 6–4
Winner2.18 May 2009Fergana, UzbekistanHard Samuel Groth4–6, 7–5, 7–6
Winner3.26 October 2009Seoul, South KoreaHard Dušan Lojda6–4, 6–2
Runner-up4.8 November 2010Urtijëi, ItalyCarpet Michał Przysiężny3–6, 5–7
Winner4.25 September 2011İzmir, TurkeyHard Marsel İlhan6–4, 6–3
Winner5.20 November 2011Bratislava, SlovakiaHard Ričardas Berankis7–6, 6–2
Runner-up5.14 October 2012Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Uladzimir Ignatik3–6, 6–7
Winner6.18 November 2012Helsinki, FinlandHard Jarkko Nieminen6–3, 6–4
Runner-up6.21 July 2013Grandby, CanadaHard Frank Dancevic4–6,7–6,3–6
Winner7.10 November 2013Bratislava, SlovakiaHard Lukáš Rosol6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up7.27 April 2014Shenzhen, ChinaHard Gilles Müller6–7,3–6
Winner8.12 October 2014Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Sergiy Stakhovsky6–2, 6–3
Runner-up8.5 April 2015Ra'anana, IsraelHard Nikoloz Basilashvili6–4,4–6,3–6
Runner-up9.10 May 2015Busan, KoreaHard Chung Hyeon3–6,1–6
Winner9.27 September 2015Izmir, TurkeyHard Marius Copil6–3, 7–6
Winner10.12 November 2017Bratislava, SlovakiaHard Marius Copil6–4, 7–6
Winner11.19 November 2017Brescia, ItalyHard Laurynas Grigelis6–1, 6–2
Winner12.6 May 2018Glasgow, ScotlandHard Luca Vanni4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Winner13.20 Oct 2019Ismaning, GermanyCarpet Maxime Cressy6-3, 6-0

Doubles (4)


No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.24 April 2006Dharwad, IndiaHard Kamil Čapkovič Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		6–3, 7–5
2.7 September 2009St. Remy, FranceHard Jiří Krkoška Ruben Bemelmans
Niels Desein		6–1, 3–6,
3.19 November 2011Bratislava, SlovakiaHard Jan Hájek Lukáš Rosol
David Škoch		7–5, 7–5
4.12 October 2014Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Ante Pavić Frank Moser
Alexander Satschko		6–3, 3–6,

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2019 Australian Open Qualifying.

Doubles

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