Jaroslav Navrátil
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1957-07-24) 24 July 1957
Přerov, Czechoslovakia
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$216,482
Singles
Career record32–60
Highest rankingNo. 64 (17 August 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1985, 1988)
Wimbledon1R (1985, 1988)
US Open2R (1987)
Doubles
Career record70–78
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 31 (28 December 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1986, 1987)
Wimbledon1R (1988, 1989)
US Open1R (1985, 1987)

Jaroslav Navrátil (born 24 July 1957) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

Navrátil had most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 31 in 1987.

He was the captain of the Davis Cup team for the Czech Republic from 2006-2018, including for their 2012 win.[1][2][3]

He was the coach of fellow Czech player Jiří Veselý.

His son Michal is also a former tennis player and coach.

Career finals

Doubles (2 wins, 4 losses)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1985 Nancy, France Hard Sweden Jonas Svensson United States Marcel Freeman
United States Rodney Harmon
4–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 1987 Athens, Greece Clay Netherlands Tom Nijssen West Germany Tore Meinecke
West Germany Ricki Osterthun
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 0–3 1987 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 1987 Basel, Switzerland Hard Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner Sweden Anders Järryd
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–4 1988 Metz, France Carpet Netherlands Tom Nijssen United States Rill Baxter
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
6–2, 6–7, 7–6
Win 2–4 1988 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Petr Korda Austria Thomas Muster
Austria Horst Skoff
7–5, 7–6

References

  1. "Czech Republic edges Spain to win Davis Cup". USA TODAY. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. "Tomas Berdych Won't Compete in Davis Cup Anymore". News18. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. Ali, Muhamad (21 December 2013). "Jaroslav Navratil to lead Czech Davis Cup Team for two more years". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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