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Czech and Belgian tennis player
Libor Pimek Country (sports) Czechoslovakia Belgium Residence Sint-Niklaas , BelgiumBorn (1963-08-03 ) 3 August 1963 (age 61) Most , CzechoslovakiaHeight 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Turned pro 1982 Retired 1999 Plays Right-handed Prize money $1,509,018 Career record 126–121 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 21 (22 Apr 1985) French Open 2R (1984 ) Wimbledon 1R (1983 , 1988 ) US Open 3R (1987 ) Career record 316–356 Career titles 17 Highest ranking No. 15 (29 Jul 1996) Australian Open 3R (1994) French Open QF (1996) Wimbledon 2R (1983) US Open 3R (1991) Australian Open 1R (1991, 1996, 1997, 1998) French Open QF (1991, 1996) Wimbledon 2R (1991, 1992, 1993) US Open 2R (1995)
Libor Pimek (born 3 August 1963) is a former professional male tennis player.[ 1]
Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round, losing to Swede Mats Wilander in straight sets. He won one singles tournament during his career at the Bavarian Open , reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in April 1985 (and No. 15 in doubles in July 1996).[ 2]
Pimek competed as a Czechoslovak early in his career, competing for the country a few times in the Davis Cup in the mid-1980s, before representing Belgium internationally. As a Davis Cup player for Belgium, he won 4 ties (Israel 1994, Denmark and France 1997, The Netherlands 1998)
Singles (1 win, 1 loss)[ edit ]
Doubles (17 wins, 12 losses)[ edit ]
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
Mar 1983
Nice , France
Clay
Bernard Boileau
Bernard Fritz Jean-Louis Haillet
6–3, 6–4
Win
2.
Apr 1984
Bari , Italy
Clay
Stanislav Birner
Marcel Freeman Tim Wilkison
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss
1.
Sep 1984
Geneva , Switzerland
Clay
Tomáš Šmíd
Michael Mortensen Mats Wilander
1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win
3.
Jul 1985
Boston , U.S.
Hard
Slobodan Živojinović
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss
2.
Sep 1985
Bordeaux , France
Clay
Blaine Willenborg
David Felgate Steve Shaw
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win
4.
Jun 1986
Athens , Greece
Clay
Blaine Willenborg
Carlos Di Laura Claudio Panatta
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win
5.
Aug 1986
Saint-Vincent , France
Clay
Pavel Složil
Bud Cox Michael Fancutt
6–3, 6–3
Win
6.
Sep 1990
Bordeaux , France
Clay
Tomás Carbonell
Mansour Bahrami Yannick Noah
6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Loss
3.
Feb 1991
Brussels , Belgium
Carpet
Michiel Schapers
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
3–6, 0–6
Loss
4.
Aug 1991
Prague , Czechoslovakia
Clay
Daniel Vacek
Vojtěch Flégl Cyril Suk
4–6, 2–6
Loss
5.
Mar 1992
Copenhagen , Denmark
Carpet
Hendrik Jan Davids
Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson
3–6, 4–6
Win
7.
Mar 1992
Estoril , Portugal
Clay
Hendrik Jan Davids
Luke Jensen Laurie Warder
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win
8.
Jul 1992
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Hendrik Jan Davids
Petr Korda Cyril Suk
w/o
Loss
6.
Sep 1992
Cologne , Germany
Clay
Ronnie Båthman
Horacio de la Peña Gustavo Luza
7–6, 0–6, 2–6
Win
9.
Jun 1993
Florence , Italy
Clay
Tomás Carbonell
Mark Koevermans Greg Van Emburgh
7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Loss
7.
Jul 1993
Hilversum , Netherlands
Clay
Hendrik Jan Davids
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Win
10.
Aug 1993
Prague , Czech Republic
Clay
Hendrik Jan Davids
Jorge Lozano Jaime Oncins
6–3, 7–6
Win
11.
Sep 1993
Bucharest , Romania
Clay
Menno Oosting
George Cosac Ciprian Porumb
7–6, 7–6
Loss
8.
May 1995
Bologna , Italy
Clay
Vincent Spadea
Byron Black Jonathan Stark
5–7, 3–6
Loss
9.
Jun 1995
St. Poelten , Austria
Clay
Byron Talbot
Bill Behrens Matt Lucena
5–7, 4–6
Win
12.
Jul 1995
Prague , Czech Republic
Clay
Byron Talbot
Jiří Novák David Rikl
7–5, 1–6, 7–6
Win
13.
Jan 1996
Zagreb , Croatia
Hard(i)
Menno Oosting
Martin Damm Hendrik Jan Davids
6–3, 7–6
Win
14.
Mar 1996
Copenhagen , Denmark
Carpet
Byron Talbot
Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Loss
10.
May 1996
Rome , Italy
Clay
Byron Talbot
Byron Black Grant Connell
2–6, 3–6
Win
15.
Jul 1996
Stuttgart , Germany
Clay
Byron Talbot
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
6–4, 7–6
Win
16.
Jul 1996
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Byron Talbot
David Adams Menno Oosting
7–6, 6–3
Loss
11.
Mar 1997
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Carpet
Byron Talbot
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
6–7, 4–6
Loss
12.
Jul 1997
Hilversum , Netherlands
Clay
Andrew Kratzmann
Paul Kilderry Nicolás Lapentti
6–3, 5–7, 6–7
Win
17.
Sep 1997
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Andrew Kratzmann
Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic
3–6, 6–3, 7–6