Pavel Huťka
Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia |
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Born | (1949-02-28) 28 February 1949 (age 75) Šumperk, Czechoslovakia |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 38–61 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 103 (31 Dec 1978) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1977) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1979) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 36–51 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1977) |
Pavel Huťka (born 28 February 1949) is a Czech former professional tennis player[1] and current tennis trainer.[2][3]
Career
Hutka held a match point against Italy's Adriano Panatta in the opening round of the 1976 French Open, but lost 10–12 in the fifth set.[4] The Italian went on to win the tournament.
He made the third round of the 1977 French Open (beating Jan Šimbera and Brian Teacher) and appeared in a further three French Opens, without matching that effort.[5]
Hutka was a doubles finalist at Kitzbuhel in 1979.[5] He and partner Pavel Složil lost the final to Mike Fishbach and Chris Lewis.[5]
On the Grand Prix singles circuit he made three quarter-finals at Munich in 1975, Nice in 1978 Nice and Stuttgart in 1979.[5]
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1977 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | Vladimír Zedník | Hans Gildemeister Belus Prajoux | not played, shared |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1978 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Pavel Složil | Mike Fishbach Chris Lewis | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1980 | Zell Am See, Austria | Clay | Jiří Hřebec | Wayne Pascoe Dave Siegler | 3–6, 7–5, 7–6, 6–2 |
2. | 1981 | Bara, Spain | Clay | Jiří Hřebec | Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco | 7–5, 4–6, 9–7 |
References
External links
- Pavel Huťka at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Pavel Huťka at the International Tennis Federation