Slovak tennis player
Luka? Lacko
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Country (sports)
|
Slovakia
|
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Residence
| Bratislava
, Slovakia
|
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Born
| (
1987-11-03
)
3 November 1987
(age 36)
Pie??any
,
Czechoslovakia
|
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Height
| 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
|
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Turned pro
| 2005
|
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Retired
| 2022
|
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Plays
| Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|
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Coach
| Dominik Hrbaty
|
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Prize money
| US$
3,602,283
|
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|
Career record
| 98?148 (39.8%)
|
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Career titles
| 0
|
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Highest ranking
| No. 44 (14 January 2013)
[1]
|
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|
Australian Open
| 3R (
2012
,
2017
)
|
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French Open
| 2R (
2010
)
|
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Wimbledon
| 3R (
2012
,
2016
)
|
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US Open
| 1R (
2010
?
18
)
|
---|
|
Olympic Games
| 1R (
2012
)
|
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|
Career record
| 6?32 (15.8%)
|
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Career titles
| 0
|
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Highest ranking
| No. 170 (5 July 2010)
|
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|
Australian Open
| 1R (
2010
,
2011
,
2013
)
|
---|
French Open
| 1R (
2010
,
2012
,
2013
)
|
---|
Wimbledon
| 3R (
2010
)
|
---|
US Open
| 2R (
2010
)
|
---|
Last updated on: 21 November 2022.
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Luka? Lacko
(
Slovak pronunciation:
[?lukaː?
?latsk?]
; born 3 November 1987) is a former professional
Slovak
tennis
player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013.
Tennis career
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Juniors
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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 (
2005
)
French Open: SF (
2005
)
Wimbledon: 1R (
2004
)
US Open: 2R (
2005
)
Professional tour
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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.
[2]
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-minutes 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.
[3]
Lacko continued his second round streak in 2010 majors by defeating the 24th seed
Marcos Baghdatis
in four sets. He then lost a very tight five set second round match against
Jeremy Chardy
.
He played in the
2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships
and upset former World No.1
Lleyton Hewitt
6?2, 6?4 to advance to the quarterfinals.
[4]
At the
2011 Qatar Open
, he lost in the second round to
Rafael Nadal
, despite achieving the rare feat of winning a bagel set against Nadal.
[5]
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 Kli?an
.
[6]
At the
2014 French Open
he lost in the first round to
Roger Federer
.
Lacko reached his second career ATP final at the
2018 Eastbourne International
losing to
Mischa Zverev
.
[7]
In October 2022, he announced that 2022 might be his last season.
[8]
ATP Tour career finals
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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0?0)
|
ATP World Tour Finals (0?0)
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ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0?0)
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ATP World Tour 500 Series (0?0)
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ATP World Tour 250 Series (0?2)
|
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0?1)
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Clay (0?0)
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Grass (0?1)
|
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Finals by setting
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Outdoor (0?1)
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Indoor (0?1)
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0?0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0?0)
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ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0?0)
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ATP World Tour 500 Series (0?0)
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ATP World Tour 250 Series (0?1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0?1)
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Clay (0?0)
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Grass (0?0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoor (0?0)
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Indoor (0?1)
|
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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Singles: 40 (22?18)
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]
Legend
|
ATP Challenger (14?13)
|
ITF Futures (8?5)
|
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Finals by surface
|
Hard (15?11)
|
Clay (3?6)
|
Grass (0?0)
|
Carpet (4?1)
|
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Result
|
W?L
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Tier
|
Surface
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Loss
|
0?1
|
May 2005
|
Morocco F4,
Marrakesh
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Lamine Ouahab
|
6?4, 3?6, 2?6
|
Loss
|
0?2
|
Aug 2005
|
Croatia F3,
Vinkovci
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Marin Cilic
|
3?6, 1?6
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Win
|
1?2
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Oct 2005
|
Italy F32,
Olbia
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Tobias Koeck
|
6?1, 6?3
|
Win
|
2?2
|
Oct 2005
|
Ukraine F2,
Cherkassy
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Sascha Kloer
|
2?6, 6?3, 6?1
|
Loss
|
2?3
|
Oct 2005
|
Ukraine F3,
Illyichovsk
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Photos Kallias
|
3?6, 7?5, 1?5
|
Loss
|
2?4
|
Nov 2005
|
Czech Republic F6,
Ostravici
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Jan Hajek
|
6?1, 5?7, 4?6
|
Win
|
3?4
|
Jan 2006
|
Austria F2,
Salzburg
|
Futures
|
Carpet
|
Werner Eschauer
|
3?6, 6?1, 7?5
|
Loss
|
3?5
|
Jun 2006
|
Italy F19,
L'Aquila
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Kamil Capkovic
|
2?6, 6?7
(6?8)
|
Win
|
4?5
|
Jul 2006
|
Germany F6,
Kassel
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Dustin Brown
|
3?6, 6?3, 6?4
|
Loss
|
4?6
|
Aug 2006
|
Binghamton
, United States
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Scott Oudsema
|
6?7
(5?7)
, 2?6
|
Loss
|
4?7
|
May 2007
|
Rijeka
, Croatia
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Marin ?ili?
|
5?7, 2?6
|
Loss
|
4?8
|
Aug 2007
|
Istanbul
, Turkey
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Mischa Zverev
|
4?6, 4?6
|
Win
|
5?8
|
Oct 2007
|
Kolding
, Denmark
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Gilles Muller
|
7?6
(7?3)
, 6?4
|
Win
|
6?8
|
Jan 2009
|
Great Britain F2,
Sheffield
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Scott Oudsema
|
7?6
(7?5)
, 5?7, 6?3
|
Win
|
7?8
|
Feb 2009
|
Croatia F2,
Zagreb
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Antonio Sancic
|
6?2, 4?6, 7?5
|
Win
|
8?8
|
Apr 2009
|
Russia F1,
Moscow
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Futures
|
Carpet
|
Denis Matsukevitch
|
6?4, 4?6, 6?2
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Win
|
9?8
|
Apr 2009
|
Russia F2,
Tyumen
|
Futures
|
Carpet
|
Pavel Chekhov
|
6?3, 5?7, 6?4
|
Win
|
10?8
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May 2009
|
Fergana
, Uzbekistan
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Samuel Groth
|
4?6, 7?5, 7?6
(7?4)
|
Win
|
11?8
|
Nov 2009
|
Seoul
, South Korea
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Du?an Lojda
|
6?4, 6?2
|
Loss
|
11?9
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Nov 2010
|
Ortisei
, Italy
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Michał Przysi??ny
|
3?6, 5?7
|
Win
|
12?9
|
Sep 2011
|
Izmir
, Turkey
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Marsel ?lhan
|
6?4, 6?3
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Win
|
13?9
|
Nov 2011
|
Bratislava
, Slovakia
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Ri?ardas Berankis
|
7?6
(9?7)
, 6?2
|
Loss
|
13?10
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Oct 2012
|
Tashkent
, Uzbekistan
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Challenger
|
Hard
|
Uladzimir Ignatik
|
3?6, 6?7
(3?7)
|
Win
|
14?10
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Nov 2012
|
Helsinki
, Finland
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Jarkko Nieminen
|
6?3, 6?4
|
Loss
|
14?11
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Jul 2013
|
Granby
, Canada
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Challenger
|
Hard
|
Frank Dancevic
|
4?6, 7?6
(7?4)
, 3?6
|
Win
|
15?11
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Nov 2013
|
Bratislava
, Slovakia
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Luka? Rosol
|
6?4, 4?6, 6?4
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Loss
|
15?12
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Apr 2014
|
Shenzhen
, China
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Gilles Muller
|
6?7, 3?6
|
Win
|
16?12
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Oct 2014
|
Tashkent
, Uzbekistan
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Sergiy Stakhovsky
|
6?2, 6?3
|
Loss
|
16?13
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Apr 2015
|
Ra'anana
, Israel
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Nikoloz Basilashvili
|
6?4,4?6,3?6
|
Loss
|
16?14
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May 2015
|
Busan
, South Korea
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Challenger
|
Hard
|
Chung Hyeon
|
3?6,1?6
|
Win
|
17?14
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Sep 2015
|
Izmir
, Turkey
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Challenger
|
Hard
|
Marius Copil
|
6?3, 7?6
(7?5)
|
Loss
|
17?15
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Oct 2015
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Tashkent
, Uzbekistan
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Denis Istomin
|
3?6, 4?6
|
Loss
|
17?16
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Nov 2015
|
Bratislava
, Slovakia
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Challenger
|
Hard
|
Egor Gerasimov
|
6?7
(1?7)
, 6?7
(5?7)
|
Loss
|
17?17
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Mar 2016
|
Guangzhou
, China
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Nikoloz Basilashvili
|
1?6, 7?6
(8?6)
, 5?7
|
Win
|
18?17
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Nov 2017
|
Bratislava
, Slovakia
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Marius Copil
|
6?4, 7?6
(7?4)
|
Win
|
19?17
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Nov 2017
|
Brescia
, Italy
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Laurynas Grigelis
|
6?1, 6?2
|
Win
|
20?17
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May 2018
|
Glasgow
, United Kingdom
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Luca Vanni
|
4?6, 7?6
(7?3)
, 6?4
|
Win
|
21?17
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Oct 2019
|
Ismaning
, Germany
|
Challenger
|
Carpet
|
Maxime Cressy
|
6?3, 6?0
|
Win
|
22?17
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Aug 2021
|
Mallorca
, Spain
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Yasutaka Uchiyama
|
5?7, 7?6
(10?8)
, 6?1
|
Loss
|
22?18
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Oct 2021
|
Ismaning
, Germany
|
Challenger
|
Carpet
|
Oscar Otte
|
4-6, 4-6
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Doubles: 9 (5?4)
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (4?4)
|
ITF Futures (1?0)
|
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Finals by surface
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Hard (4?2)
|
Clay (0?2)
|
Grass (0?0)
|
Carpet (1?0)
|
|
Result
|
W?L
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Tier
|
Surface
|
Partner
|
Opponents
|
Score
|
Win
|
1?0
|
Apr 2006
|
Dharwad
, India
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Kamil ?apkovi?
|
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
|
6?3, 7?5
|
Loss
|
1?1
|
Jun 2006
|
Kosice
, Slovakia
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Kamil ?apkovi?
|
Viktor Bruthans
Pavel Snobel
|
5?7, 7?5, [4?10]
|
Loss
|
1?2
|
May 2007
|
Rijeka
, Croatia
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Ivo Klec
|
Jean-Rene Lisnard
Jerome Haehnel
|
3?6, 4?6
|
Win
|
2?2
|
Apr 2009
|
Russia F1,
Moscow
|
Futures
|
Carpet
|
Konstantin Kravchuk
|
Pavel Chekhov
Valery Rudnev
|
6?2, 6?4
|
Win
|
3?2
|
Sep 2009
|
St. Remy
, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Ji?i Krko?ka
|
Ruben Bemelmans
Niels Desein
|
6?1, 3?6, [10?3]
|
Loss
|
3?3
|
Oct 2009
|
Tashkent
, Uzbekistan
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Ji?i Krko?ka
|
Denis Istomin
Murad Inoyatov
|
6?7
(4?7)
, 4?6
|
Win
|
4?3
|
Nov 2011
|
Bratislava
, Slovakia
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Jan Hajek
|
Luka? Rosol
David ?koch
|
7?5, 7?5
|
Win
|
5?3
|
Oct 2014
|
Tashkent
, Uzbekistan
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Ante Pavi?
|
Frank Moser
Alexander Satschko
|
6?3, 3?6, [13?11]
|
Loss
|
5?4
|
Jan 2020
|
Rennes
, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Teymuraz Gabashvili
|
Antonio Sancic
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
|
5?7, 7?6
(7?5)
, [7?10]
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Performance timelines
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Key
W
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F
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SF
|
QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
|
P#
|
DNQ
|
A
|
Z#
|
PO
|
G
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S
|
B
|
NMS
|
NTI
|
P
|
NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W?L) win?loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
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Current through the
2022 Australian Open
.
Doubles
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References
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External links
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