Czech tennis player (born 1996)
Zdeněk Kolář Country (sports) Czech Republic Residence Bystřice nad Pernštejnem , Czech RepublicBorn (1996-10-09 ) 9 October 1996 (age 27) Bystřice nad Pernštejnem , Czech RepublicHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 2014 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Zdenek Kolar Sr. Prize money US $1,018,851 Career record 1–3 (25.0%) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 111 (13 June 2022) Current ranking No. 233 (18 March 2024) Australian Open Q2 (2018 , 2022 ) French Open 2R (2022 ) Wimbledon 1R (2022 ) US Open Q3 (2023 ) Career record 1–2 (33.3%) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 110 (1 August 2022) Current ranking No. 120 (15 January 2024) Last updated on: 19 March 2024.
Zdeněk Kolář (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈkolaːr̝̊] ; born 9 October 1996) is a Czech tennis player.
Kolář has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 111 achieved on 13 June 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 110 achieved on 1 August 2022.
Professional career
2018: ATP debut
Kolář played his first match in an ATP tournament, after qualifying for the 2018 Swedish Open . He was defeated in straight sets by defending champion and former Top 10 member David Ferrer .
2021: Three Challenger titles
In 2021, Kolář won 3 ATP Challenger singles titles: in April in Oeiras Portugal, in August in Iasi Romania, in September in Szczecin Poland and 4 ATP Challenger doubles titles.
2022: Grand Slam debut and first ATP & Major win
In 2022, Kolář made his ATP main draw debut in doubles at Chile Open alongside Nikola Milojević . They reached the quarterfinals with a win over local wildcards Alejandro Tabilo and Gonzalo Lama .
In his fifth qualifying attempt, Kolar finally reached the main draw of the 2022 French Open with a straight sets win over Franco Agamenone for his Grand Slam main draw debut.[1] He won his first ATP and Grand Slam match defeating home favorite and wildcard Lucas Pouille . He lost in the second round to fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets with three tiebreaks in a match that lasted over 4 hours.[2]
He entered the 2022 Wimbledon Championships main draw as a lucky loser .
National representation
Kolář was nominated for the Czech Republic Davis Cup team in 2017 but did not play in a match.[3]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(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.
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(June 2022 )
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 19 (8-11)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–2)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (4–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (7–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Mar 2016
Croatia F2, Poreč
Futures
Clay
Yannick Maden
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss
1–1
Mar 2016
Croatia F3, Pula
Futures
Clay
Pedro Martínez
3–6, 1–6
Loss
1–2
May 2016
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Constant Lestienne
7–6(7–5) , 1–6, 2–6
Loss
1–3
May 2016
Hungary F3, Szeged
Futures
Clay
Germain Gigounon
1–6, 0–6
Win
2–3
May 2016
Czech Republic F2, Prague
Futures
Clay
Clement Geens
6–3, 6–2
Loss
2–4
Mar 2017
Croatia F2, Poreč
Futures
Clay
Riccardo Bellotti
4–6, 3–6
Loss
2–5
Apr 2017
Croatia F4, Opatija
Futures
Clay
Laslo Đere
5–7, 4–6
Loss
2–6
Apr 2017
Kazakhstan F3, Shymkent
Futures
Clay
Mario Vilella Martínez
4–6, 6–3, 0–6
Loss
2–7
Apr 2017
Kazakhstan F4, Shymkent
Futures
Clay
Danilo Petrović
6–7(3–7) , 3–6
Win
3–7
Jun 2017
Poland F1, Sopot
Futures
Clay
Kamil Majchrzak
6–3, 6–2
Win
4–7
Jul 2017
Poland F5, Mrągowo
Futures
Clay
Laurynas Grigelis
7–5, 1–0 ret
Loss
4–8
Aug 2017
Poland F10, Poznań
Futures
Clay
Mats Moraing
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Loss
4–9
Sep 2017
Hungary F8, Székesfehérvár
Futures
Clay
Enrique López Pérez
1–6, 1–6
Loss
4–10
Oct 2017
Estonia F2, Tartu
Futures
Carpet (i)
Harri Heliövaara
3–6, 5–7
Win
5–10
Apr 2021
Oeiras , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Gastao Elias
6–4, 7–5
Win
6–10
Jul 2021
Iași , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Hugo Gaston
7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Win
7–10
Sep 2021
Szczecin , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Kamil Majchrzak
7–6(7–4) , 7–5
Loss
7–11
Feb 2022
Vilnius , Lithuania
Challenger
Hard (i)
Liam Broady
4–6, 4–6
Win
8–11
Apr 2023
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Máté Valkusz
6–3, 6–2
Doubles: 47 (26-21)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (21–15)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (5–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–2)
Clay (18–18)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 2015
Croatia F5, Pula
Futures
Clay
Dominik Süč
Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov
6–4, 0–6, [7–10]
Loss
0–2
Aug 2015
Poland F1, Koszalin
Futures
Clay
Petr Michnev
Grzegorz Panfil Marcin Gawron
0–6, 4–6
Win
1–2
Oct 2015
Croatia F18, Solin
Futures
Clay
Tomáš Toman
Stefan Kozlov Nino Serdarušić
6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss
1–3
May 2016
Hungary F3, Szeged
Futures
Clay
Victor Vlad Cornea
Gábor Borsos Ádám Kellner
2–6, 1–6
Loss
1–4
May 2016
Czech Republic F2, Prague
Futures
Clay
Petr Michnev
Oscar Otte Andreas Mies
0–6, 4–6
Loss
1–5
Jun 2016
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Matěj Vocel
Tomasz Bednarek Nikola Mektić
4–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win
2–5
Jul 2016
Czech Republic F4, Pardubice
Futures
Clay
Jan Hernych
David Novák Roman Jebavý
6–1, 6–4
Loss
2–6
Aug 2016
Italy F24, Cornaiano
Futures
Clay
Bastian Malla
Jonathan Eysseric José Hernández-Fernández
6–7(2–7) , 6–2, [4–10]
Loss
2–7
Aug 2016
Cordenons , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Andre Begemann Aliaksandr Bury
7–5, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss
2–8
Oct 2016
Hungary F8, Balatonboglár
Futures
Clay
Pavel Nejedlý
Gábor Borsos Ádám Kellner
6–3, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss
2–9
Nov 2016
Andria , Italy
Challenger
Carpet (i)
Roman Jebavý
Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop
3–6, 3–6
Win
3–9
Mar 2017
Croatia F2, Poreč
Futures
Clay
Nino Serdarušić
Matej Sabanov Ivan Sabanov
6–3, 6–3
Win
4–9
Mar 2017
Croatia F3, Umag
Futures
Clay
Nino Serdarušić
Hernán Casanova Juan Pablo Ficovich
7–5, 6–0
Win
5–9
Apr 2017
Kazakhstan F4, Shymkent
Futures
Clay
Nino Serdarušić
Alexander Zhurbin Mario Vilella Martínez
6–2, 6–2
Win
6–9
May 2017
Samarkand , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Clay
Laurynas Grigelis
Prajnesh Gunneswaran Vishnu Vardhan
7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Win
7–9
Aug 2017
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Laurynas Grigelis
Tomasz Bednarek David Pel
6–3, 6–4
Win
8–9
Aug 2017
Cordenons , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Igor Zelenay Matwé Middelkoop
6–2, 6–3
Loss
8–10
Jan 2018
Bangkok , Thailand
Challenger
Hard
Gonçalo Oliveira
Gerard Granollers Marcel Granollers
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss
8–11
Jul 2018
Båstad , Sweden
Challenger
Clay
Gonçalo Oliveira
Harri Heliövaara Henri Laaksonen
4–6, 3–6
Win
9–11
Oct 2018
Almaty , Kazakhstan
Challenger
Hard
Lukáš Rosol
Timur Khabibulin Evgeny Karlovskiy
6–3, 6–1
Win
10–11
Jan 2019
Koblenz , Germany
Challenger
Hard (i)
Adam Pavlásek
Jürgen Melzer Filip Polášek
6–3, 6–4
Win
11–11
Feb 2019
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Laurynas Grigelis
Tomislav Brkić Dustin Brown
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Loss
11–12
May 2019
Braga , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Kimmer Coppejans
Gerard Granollers Fabrício Neis
4–6, 3–6
Win
12–12
Feb 2020
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Julian Ocleppo
Luca Margaroli Andrea Vavassori
6-4, 6-3
Loss
12–13
Aug 2020
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Lukáš Rosol
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Arthur Rinderknech
3–6, 4-6
Win
13–13
Sep 2020
Prostejov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Lukáš Rosol
Sriram Balaji Divij Sharan
6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss
13-14
Oct 2020
Lisbon , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Harri Heliövaara
Roberto Cid Subervi Gonçalo Oliveira
6-7(5-7) , 6-4, [4-10]
Win
14–14
Nov 2020
Maia , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Andrea Vavassori
Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara
6–3, 6-4
Win
15-14
Feb 2021
Potechefstroom , South Africa
Challenger
Hard
Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Peter Polansky Brayden Schnur
6–4, 2–6, [10–4]
Loss
15-15
Feb 2021
Potechefstroom , South Africa
Challenger
Hard
Julien Cagnina
Raven Klaasen Ruan Roelofse
4-6, 4-6
Loss
15-16
June 2021
Prostejov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Aleksandr Nedovyesov Gonçalo Oliveira
6-1, 6-7(5-7) , [6-10]
Win
16-16
Jul 2021
Poznań , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Jiří Lehečka
Karol Drzewiecki Aleksandar Vukic
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Win
17–16
Aug 2021
San Marino , San Marino
Challenger
Clay
Luis David Martínez
Rafael Matos João Menezes
1–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win
18–16
Nov 2021
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jiří Lehečka
Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara
6-4, 6-4
Win
19–16
Jan 2022
Traralgon , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Manuel Guinard
Marc-Andrea Hüsler Dominic Stricker
6-3, 6-4
Win
20–16
Mar 2022
Zadar , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Andrea Vavassori
Franco Agamenone Manuel Guinard
3–6, 7–6(9–7) , [10–6]
Loss
20-17
April 2022
Oeiras , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Adam Pavlásek
Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral
4-6, 0-6
Win
21–17
Jul 2022
Zug , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Adam Pavlásek
Karol Drzewiecki Patrik Niklas-Salminen
6–3, 7–5
Loss
21-18
Sep 2022
Tulln an der Donau , Austria
Challenger
Clay
Denys Molchanov
Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler
3–6, 4–6
Win
22–18
Sep 2022
Lisbon , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Gonçalo Oliveira
Vladyslav Manafov Oleg Prihodko
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
22–19
Apr 2023
Barletta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Denys Molchanov
Jacopo Berrettini Flavio Cobolli
6–1, 5–7, [6–10]
Win
23–19
Sep 2023
Tulln an der Donau , Austria
Challenger
Clay
Blaz Rola
Piotr Matuszewski Kai Wehnelt
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss
23–20
Sep 2023
Szczecin , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Sergio Martos Gornés
Andrew Paulson Vitaliy Sachko
1–6, 6–7 (6–8)
Win
24–20
Oct 2023
Lisbon , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Karol Drzewiecki
Jaime Faria Henrique Rocha
6–2, 7–6 (7–5)
Win
25–20
Nov 2023
Matsuyama , Japan
Challenger
Hard
Karol Drzewiecki
Toshihide Matsui Kaito Uesugi
6–3, 6–2
Loss
25–21
Mar 2024
Zadar , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Gregoire Jacq Manuel Guinard
4–6, 4–6
Win
1–0
Apr 2024
Barletta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Tseng Chun-hsin
Théo Arribagé Benjamin Bonzi
1–6, 6–3, [10–7]
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