Daniel Vacek (born 1 April 1971) is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic who turned professional in 1990. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1995 Paris Masters, the 1998 Canada Masters and the 1998 Cincinnati Masters, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 in January 1996.
Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated in the second round. The right-hander won 25 career titles in doubles with various partners, including the French Open in 1996 and 1997, and the US Open in 1997 with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
ATP career finals Singles: 5 (5 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP International Series Gold (0) ATP Tour (5) Titles by surface Hard (0) Clay (0) Grass (0) Carpet (0) ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Mar 1994 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 5–7Loss 0–2 Feb 1995 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Boris Becker 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 5–7Loss 0–3 Nov 1995 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Carl-Uwe Steeb 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(6–8) Loss 0–4 Mar 1997 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Richard Krajicek 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)Loss 0–5 Sep 1999 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Nicolas Escudé 5–7, 1–6
Doubles: 40 (25 titles / 15 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam (3) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP International Series Gold (5) ATP Tour (16) Titles by surface Hard (10) Clay (10) Grass (0) Carpet (5) ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 May 1990 Umag, Yugoslavia Clay Vojtěch Flégl Andrei Cherkasov Andrei Olhovskiy 6–4, 6–4Win 2–0 Aug 1990 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Vojtěch Flégl George Cosac Florin Segărceanu 5–7, 6–4, 6–3Win 3–0 Aug 1990 San Marino Clay Vojtěch Flégl Jordi Burillo Marcos Aurelio Górriz 6–1, 4–6, 7–6Loss 3–1 Aug 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Libor Pimek Vojtěch Flégl Cyril Suk 4–6, 2–6Loss 3–2 Oct 1991 Berlin, Germany Carpet (i) Jan Siemerink Petr Korda Karel Nováček 6–3, 5–7, 5–7Loss 3–3 Jan 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Michiel Schapers Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark 3–6, 3–6Loss 3–4 Mar 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Martin Damm David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy 3–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 4–4 Aug 1993New Haven, United States Hard Cyril Suk Steve DeVries David Macpherson 7–5, 6–4Win 5–4 Feb 1994 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Jan Siemerink Martin Damm Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7, 6–4, 6–1Loss 5–5 Apr 1994Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson 6–3, 6–7, 4–6Loss 5–6 Jul 1994 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Menno Oosting Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–7, 4–6Win 6–6 Oct 1994 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Menno Oosting Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer 7–6, 6–7, 6–3Loss 6–7 Feb 1995Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Cyril Suk Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 2–6, 2–6Win 7–7 Apr 1995 Nice, France Clay Cyril Suk Luke Jensen David Wheaton 3–6, 7–6, 7–6Win 8–7 May 1995Rome, Italy Clay Cyril Suk Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 6–3, 6–4Win 9–7 Aug 1995 Long Island, United States Hard Cyril Suk Rick Leach Scott Melville 5–7, 7–6, 7–6Loss 9–8 Sep 1995 Bucharest, Romania Clay Cyril Suk Mark Keil Jeff Tarango 4–6, 6–7Win 10–8 Oct 1995 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Cyril Suk Mark Keil Peter Nyborg 3–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 10–9 Oct 1995Essen, Germany Carpet (i) Cyril Suk Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 5–7, 4–6Win 11–9 May 1996 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–3, 6–7, 6–3Win 12–9 Jun 1996French Open, Paris Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jakob Hlasek Guy Forget 6–2, 6–3Loss 12–10 Jun 1996 Halle, Germany Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov Byron Black Grant Connell 1–6, 5–7Win 13–10 Sep 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Adams Menno Oosting 6–3, 6–4Win 14–10 Oct 1996 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Pavel Vízner Menno Oosting 7–6, 6–4Loss 14–11 Nov 1996Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 4–6, 6–4, 6–7Loss 14–12 Mar 1997 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) David Prinosil Andrei Olhovskiy Brett Steven 4–6, 3–6Win 15–12 Apr 1997 Hong Kong Hard Martin Damm Karsten Braasch Jeff Tarango 6–3, 6–4Win 16–12 Apr 1997Tokyo, Japan Hard Martin Damm Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter 2–6, 6–2, 7–6Win 17–12 Jun 1997French Open, Paris Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6(14–12), 4–6, 6–3Win 18–12 Jul 1997 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson 4–6, 7–6, 6–3Win 19–12 Sep 1997US Open, New York Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 7–6, 6–3Loss 19–13 Mar 1998London, England Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Martin Damm Jim Grabb 4–6, 5–7Loss 19–14 Aug 1998 Los Angeles, United States Hard Jeff Tarango Patrick Rafter Sandon Stolle 4–6, 4–6Win 20–14 Oct 1998Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager 7–5, 6–3Loss 20–15 Nov 1998 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jared Palmer Jeff Tarango 4–6, 7–6, 2–6Win 21–15 Jan 1999 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Jeff Tarango Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–5, 7–5Win 22–15 Feb 1999 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Jeff Tarango Menno Oosting Andrei Pavel 3–6, 6–3, 7–5Win 23–15 Apr 1999Tokyo, Japan Hard Jeff Tarango Wayne Black Brian MacPhie 4–3 ret.Win 24–15 Nov 1999 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Justin Gimelstob Andriy Medvedev Marat Safin 6–2, 6–1Win 25–15 Apr 2002Barcelona, Spain Clay Michael Hill Lucas Arnold Ker Gastón Etlis 6–4, 6–4
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Career SR Career win–loss Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAA1R2R1R2R2R3RA1RQF1RA3RA0 / 1010–10 French OpenAA2R1RAA2RWW2RQFAA1R1R2 / 918–7 WimbledonAA2R2R2R1R1R1R1R3R1RAA1R1R0 / 115–11 US OpenAA1R1R1R1R2R1RW2R1RA1RAA1 / 108–9Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 41 / 42 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 10 / 10 / 30 / 23 / 40N/AAnnual win–loss0–00–02–42–41–31–33–48–312–14–46–40–10–12–30–2N/A41–37 Masters SeriesIndian WellsNMEAAAAAAAAQF1R2RAAA0 / 32–3MiamiNMEAAAASF2RAAQF2R3RA1RA0 / 67–6Monte CarloNMEAAAAF1R1RSF2RQF1RAAA0 / 78–7RomeNMEAAAA2RW1R2RQF2R1RA2RA1 / 811–7HamburgNMEAAAA2R1RQFAAQF1RA2RA0 / 66–6CanadaNMEAAAAA2R1RQF2R1RAQF1RA0 / 74–7CincinnatiNMEAAAAQF1R2R2RSF2RAA1RA0 / 75–7Madrid (Stuttgart)NMEAAAA2RF2R2RQF2RAAAA0 / 65–6ParisNMEAAAAQF2RF2R2RQFAAAA0 / 68–6Masters Series SRN/A0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 71 / 80 / 70 / 60 / 80 / 90 / 50 / 10 / 50 / 01 / 56N/AAnnual win–lossN/A0–00–00–00–013–77–75–74–610–89–93–52–12–50–0N/A56–55 Year-end ranking32510354160582111852620143113651204N/A
Best Grand Slam results details Singles
Australian Open1994 Australian OpenRoundOpponentRankScore1R Christian BergströmNo. 856–3, 1–1 ret.No. 1042R Andrea Gaudenzi No. 666–3, 6–2, 6–23R Wayne Ferreira (13)No. 186–4, 2–6, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
French Open1994 French OpenRoundOpponentRankScore1R Javier SánchezNo. 247–6(7–3), 0–6, 6–2, 6–4No. 612R Magnus Gustafsson (13)No. 130–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–43R Jacco EltinghNo. 626–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–61998 French OpenRoundOpponentRankScore1R Sjeng SchalkenNo. 541–6, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5No. 772R Jan-Michael GambillNo. 666–4, 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–0)3R Marat Safin (Q)No. 1163–6, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Wimbledon Championships1994 WimbledonRoundOpponentRankScore1R Gérard SolvèsNo. 1186–4, 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2No. 512R Mark WoodfordeNo. 546–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–43R Yevgeny Kafelnikov (15)No. 164–6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–44R Pete Sampras (1)No. 14–6, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
US Open1995 US OpenRoundOpponentRankScore1R Martin SinnerNo. 526–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)No. 672R Sergi Bruguera (11)No. 116–2, 6–3, 6–43R Nicolás Pereira (Q)No. 1054–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)4R Patrick McEnroeNo. 426–7(8–10), 3–6, 4–61997 US OpenRoundOpponentRankScore1R Laurence Tieleman (Q)No. 3394–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2No. 832R Michael Sell (Q)No. 2394–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–23R Mark Philippoussis (14)No. 197–6(7–4), 7–5, 6–24R Greg RusedskiNo. 206–7(2–7), 2–6, 2–6
Doubles
Australian Open1999 Australian Openwith Yevgeny Kafelnikov (10th seed)RoundOpponentsRankScore1R Jeff Coetzee Sander GroenNo. 129No. 1166–4, 2–6, 6–3No. 232R Jiří Novák David RiklNo. 30No. 386–3, 6–7(0–7), 9–73R Lucas Arnold Ker Pavel VíznerNo. 107No. 626–3, 3–6, 6–4QF Todd Woodbridge (2) Mark Woodforde (2)No. 6No. 66–7(3–7), 3–6, 1–6
French Open1996 French Openwith Yevgeny Kafelnikov (7th seed)RoundOpponentsRankScore1R Jérôme Golmard Lionel RouxNo. 330No. 2496–0, 6–3No. 222R Kelly Jones Chris WoodruffNo. 87No. 1556–3, 6–33R Luis Lobo (10) Javier Sánchez (10)No. 26No. 257–6(10–8), 7–5QF Donald Johnson Francisco MontanaNo. 98No. 686–2, 7–6(10–8)SF Jared Palmer Jonathan StarkNo. 74No. 486–4, 7–6(7–4)F Guy Forget (5) Jakob Hlasek (5)No. 19No. 96–2, 6–31997 French Openwith Yevgeny Kafelnikov (4th seed)RoundOpponentsRankScore1R Rikard Bergh David EkerotNo. 125No. 616–1, 5–7, 6–3No. 52R Tom Nijssen Stephen NoteboomNo. 74No. 946–1, 6–43R Wayne Black Jim GrabbNo. 141No. 386–4, 7–6(7–4)QF Karsten Braasch Jens KnippschildNo. 72No. 834–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3SF Jacco Eltingh (2) Paul Haarhuis (2)No. 4No. 37–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)F Todd Woodbridge (1) Mark Woodforde (1)No. 1No. 17–6(14–12), 4–6, 6–3
Wimbledon Championships1998 Wimbledonwith Yevgeny Kafelnikov (7th seed)RoundOpponentsRankScore1R Nick Gould (WC) Mark Petchey (WC)No. 328No. 2556–3, 6–0No. 172R Brandon Coupe David DiLuciaNo. 74No. 1256–1, 6–43R Nicklas Kulti (10) David Macpherson (10)No. 20No. 196–7(3–7), 3–6
US Open1997 US Openwith Yevgeny Kafelnikov (4th seed)RoundOpponentsRankScore1R Óscar Ortiz (Q) André Sá (Q)No. 142No. 1726–3, 6–2No. 62R Patrik Fredriksson Tom VanhoudtNo. 113No. 904–6, 6–2, 6–13R Donald Johnson (13) Francisco Montana (13)No. 27No. 301–6, 6–3, 6–4QF John-Laffnie de Jager (Q) Robbie Koenig (Q)No. 163No. 2227–5, 7–5SF Mahesh Bhupathi (10) Leander Paes (10)No. 19No. 237–6, 7–6F Jonas Björkman (11) Nicklas Kulti (11)No. 26No. 297–6, 6–3
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