Daniel Vacek


Daniel Vacek 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

Doubles (25 titles, 15 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.1990Umag, YugoslaviaClay Vojtěch Flégl Andrei Cherkasov
Andrei Olhovskiy
6–4, 6–4
Win2.1990Prague, CzechoslovakiaClay Vojtěch Flégl George Cosac
Florin Segărceanu
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win3.1990San MarinoClay Vojtěch Flégl Jordi Burillo
Marcos Aurelio Górriz
6–1, 4–6, 7–6
Loss1.1991Prague, CzechoslovakiaClay Libor Pimek Vojtěch Flégl
Cyril Suk
4–6, 2–6
Loss2.1991Berlin, GermanyCarpet Jan Siemerink Petr Korda
Karel Nováček
6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Loss3.1992Wellington, New ZealandHard Michiel Schapers Jared Palmer
Jonathan Stark
3–6, 3–6
Loss4.1993Copenhagen, DenmarkCarpet Martin Damm David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win4.1993New Haven, United StatesHard Cyril Suk Steve DeVries
David Macpherson
7–5, 6–4
Win5.1994Marseille, FranceCarpet Jan Siemerink Martin Damm
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss5.1994Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson
6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Loss6.1994Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Menno Oosting Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
6–7, 4–6
Win6.1994Toulouse, FranceHard Menno Oosting Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss7.1995Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyCarpet Cyril Suk Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith
2–6, 2–6
Win7.1995Nice, FranceClay Cyril Suk Luke Jensen
David Wheaton
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win8.1995Rome, ItalyClay Cyril Suk Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman
6–3, 6–4
Win9.1995Long Island, United StatesHard Cyril Suk Rick Leach
Scott Melville
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss8.1995Bucharest, RomaniaClay Cyril Suk Mark Keil
Jeff Tarango
4–6, 6–7
Win10.1995Basel, SwitzerlandHard Cyril Suk Mark Keil
Peter Nyborg
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss9.1995Essen, GermanyCarpet Cyril Suk Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
5–7, 4–6
Win11.1996Prague, Czech RepublicClay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win12.1996French Open, ParisClay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jakob Hlasek
Guy Forget
6–2, 6–3
Loss10.1996Halle, GermanyGrass Yevgeny Kafelnikov Byron Black
Grant Connell
1–6, 5–7
Win13.1996Basel, SwitzerlandHard Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Adams
Menno Oosting
6–3, 6–4
Win14.1996Vienna, AustriaCarpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov Pavel Vízner
Menno Oosting
7–6, 6–4
Loss11.1996Paris Masters, FranceCarpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Loss12.1997St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet David Prinosil Andrei Olhovskiy
Brett Steven
4–6, 3–6
Win15.1997Hong KongHard Martin Damm Karsten Braasch
Jeff Tarango
6–3, 6–4
Win16.1997Tokyo, JapanHard Martin Damm Justin Gimelstob
Patrick Rafter
2–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win17.1997French Open, ParisClay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win18.1997Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win19.1997US Open, New YorkHard Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti
7–6, 6–3
Loss13.1998London, EnglandCarpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov Martin Damm
Jim Grabb
4–6, 5–7
Loss14.1998Los Angeles, United StatesHard Jeff Tarango Patrick Rafter
Sandon Stolle
4–6, 4–6
Win20.1998Vienna, AustriaCarpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager
7–5, 6–3
Loss15.1998Moscow, RussiaCarpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jared Palmer
Jeff Tarango
4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win21.1999Auckland, New ZealandHard Jeff Tarango Jiří Novák
David Rikl
7–5, 7–5
Win22.1999St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet Jeff Tarango Menno Oosting
Andrei Pavel
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win23.1999Tokyo, JapanHard Jeff Tarango Wayne Black
Brian MacPhie
4–3 ret.
Win24.1999Moscow, RussiaCarpet Justin Gimelstob Andriy Medvedev
Marat Safin
6–2, 6–1
Win25.2002Barcelona, SpainClay Michael Hill Lucas Arnold Ker
Gastón Etlis
6–4, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

A = did not attend tournament