Filip Polášek


Filip Polášek is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He is primarily a doubles specialist reaching career-high rankings of World No. 7 in doubles in February 2020 and World No. 555 in singles in November 2007. In 2019 Polášek won his first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati with partner Ivan Dodig.

Career

2008: First ATP titles

Polášek reached his first ATP final at the 2008 Valencia Open with partner Travis Parrott, they fell to Máximo González and Juan Mónaco in two tight sets 5–7, 5–7. Later that year at the Swiss Open Gsaad he won his first title with partner Jaroslav Levinský in three sets. In October Polášek won his second title of the year at the St. Petersburg Open with Travis Parrott.

2013: Retirement due to injury

In 2013 Polášek reached three ATP finals with partner Julian Knowle, winning the later two the Zagreb Indoors and the Grand Prix Hassan II.
In November 2013 Polášek retired from professional tennis at the age of 28 due to nerve issues and loose discs in his back.

2018: Return to tennis

Several years after retirement and allowing his body to heal through less strenuous activities such as coaching tennis and ski touring Polášek hit with Mike Bryan, and started playing some club matches again and the pain of his previous injuries didn't seem to be reoccurring. He asked to take some time off from the coaching academy he taught at and started playing some futures and then challengers. By the end of September 2019 Polášek's doubles ranking had risen to within the top 200 for the first time in five years.

2019: First Masters 1000 title

Polášek claimed his first ATP title in 6 years in Kizbühel, partnering with Philipp Oswald. At Wimbledon he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal partnering with Ivan Dodig in just their second tournament together. They then went on to capture their first Masters 1000 title as a team, and Polášek's first career masters title at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati defeating Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the final 4–6, 6–4, 10–6.
Polášek and Dodig then went on to take their second title as a team defeating defending champions Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo to take the China Open title in Beijing.

Significant finals

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 30 (14 titles, 16 runners-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–12008 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana – Doubles|Valencia Open,
Spain
InternationalClay Travis Parrott Máximo González
Juan Mónaco
5–7, 5–7
Win1–12008 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles|Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland
InternationalClay Jaroslav Levinský Stéphane Bohli
Stanislas Wawrinka
3–6, 6–2,
Win2–12008 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|St. Petersburg Open,
Russia
InternationalHard Travis Parrott Rohan Bopanna
Max Mirnyi
3–6, 7–6,
Loss2–22009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles|U.S. National Indoor,
United States
500 SeriesHard Travis Parrott Mardy Fish
Mark Knowles
6–7, 1–6
Loss2–32009 Aegon International – Men's Doubles|Eastbourne International,
United Kingdom
250 SeriesGrass Travis Parrott Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
4–6, 4–6
Win3–32009 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles|Swedish Open,
Sweden
250 SeriesClay Jaroslav Levinský Robert Lindstedt
Robin Söderling
1–6, 6–3,
Loss3–42009 International German Open – Doubles|German Open,
Germany
500 SeriesClay Marcelo Melo Simon Aspelin
Paul Hanley
3–6, 3–6
Loss3–52009 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles|Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland
250 SeriesClay Jaroslav Levinský Marco Chiudinelli
Michael Lammer
5–7, 3–6
Loss3–62010 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles|Halle Open,
Germany
250 SeriesGrass Martin Damm Sergiy Stakhovsky
Mikhail Youzhny
6–4, 5–7,
Win4–62010 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag – Doubles|Croatia Open,
Croatia
250 SeriesClay Leoš Friedl František Čermák
Michal Mertiňák
6–3, 7–6
Win5–62011 Serbia Open – Doubles|Serbia Open,
Serbia
250 SeriesClay František Čermák Oliver Marach
Alexander Peya
7–5, 6–2
Loss5–72011 International German Open – Doubles|German Open,
Germany
500 SeriesClay František Čermák Oliver Marach
Alexander Peya
4–6, 1–6
Win6–72011 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles|Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland
250 SeriesClay František Čermák Christopher Kas
Alexander Peya
6–3, 7–6
Loss6–82011 Proton Malaysian Open – Doubles|Malaysian Open,
Malaysia
250 SeriesHard František Čermák Eric Butorac
Jean-Julien Rojer
1–6, 3–6
Loss6–92011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles|Japan Open,
Japan
500 SeriesHard František Čermák Andy Murray
Jamie Murray
1–6, 4–6
Win7–92011 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles|Kremlin Cup,
Russia
250 SeriesHard František Čermák Carlos Berlocq
David Marrero
6–3, 6–1
Win8–92012 Qatar Open – Doubles|Qatar Open,
Qatar
250 SeriesHard Lukáš Rosol Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber
6–3, 6–4
Loss8–102012 Heineken Open – Doubles|Auckland Open,
New Zealand
250 SeriesHard František Čermák Oliver Marach
Alexander Peya
3–6, 2–6
Win9–102012 BMW Open – Doubles|Bavarian Championships,
Germany
250 SeriesClay František Čermák Xavier Malisse
Dick Norman
6–4, 7–5
Loss9–112012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles|Open de Nice Côte d'Azur,
France
250 SeriesClay Oliver Marach Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–7, 3–6
Loss9–122012 Erste Bank Open – Doubles|Vienna Open,
Austria
250 SeriesHard Julian Knowle Andre Begemann
Martin Emmrich
4–6, 6–3,
Loss9–132013 Qatar Open – Doubles|Qatar Open,
Qatar
250 SeriesHard Julian Knowle Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber
5–7, 4–6
Win10–132013 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles|Zagreb Indoors,
Croatia
250 SeriesHard Julian Knowle Ivan Dodig
Mate Pavić
3–6, 3–6
Win11–132013 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles|Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco
250 SeriesClay Julian Knowle Dustin Brown
Christopher Kas
6–3, 6–2
Loss11–142019 Antalya Open – Doubles|Antalya Open,
Turkey
250 SeriesGrass Ivan Dodig Jonathan Erlich
Artem Sitak
3–6, 4–6
Loss11–152019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles|Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland
250 SeriesClay Philipp Oswald Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
4–6, 3–6
Win12–152019 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles|Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria
250 SeriesClay Philipp Oswald Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
6–4, 6–4
Win13–152019 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles|Cincinnati Masters,
United States
Masters 1000Hard Ivan Dodig Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
4–6, 6–4,
Win14–152019 China Open – Men's Doubles|China Open,
China
500 SeriesHard Ivan Dodig Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo
6–3, 7–6
Loss14–16Jan 2020Adelaide International,
Australia
250 SeriesHard Ivan Dodig Máximo González
Fabrice Martin
6–7, 3–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Algeria F1, AlgiersFuturesClay Lamine Ouahab3–6, 0–6
Loss0–2Iran F3, TehranFuturesClay Bastian Knittel3–6, 5–7
Win1–2Slovak Rep. F3, BratislavaFuturesClay Ján Krošlák6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 54 (33–21)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Hungary F3, MiskolcFuturesClay Ladislav Švarc Xavier Audouy
Nicolas Tourte
6–3, 6–3
Loss1–1Slovenia F1, KoperFuturesClay Jiří Vencl Antonio Baldellou-Esteva
Germán Puentes Alcañiz
2–6, 5–7
Win2–1Germany F1, KasselFuturesClay Ladislav Švarc Lucas Engel
Markus Schiller
6–4, 6–2
Loss2–2Hungary F4, SopronFuturesClay František Polyak Nikola Ćirić
Goran Tošić
1–6, 2–6
Loss2–3Hungary F5, BudapestFuturesClay Daniel Lustig Antonio Baldellou-Esteva
Germán Puentes Alcañiz
5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Loss2–4Hungary F6, KaposvárFuturesClay Daniel Lustig Tomáš Banczi
Peter Miklušičák
7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Win3–4Algeria F1, AlgiersFuturesClay Dušan Karol Walid Jallali
Alexander Satschko
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss3–5Algeria F2, AlgiersFuturesClay Filip Zeman Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Slimane Saoudi
4–6, 4–6
Win4–5Czech Rep. F4, PrůhoniceFuturesHard Daniel Lustig Michal Navrátil
Mirko Zapletal
6–4, 6–2
Win5–5Czech Rep. F5, OpavaFuturesHard Daniel Lustig Evgeny Kirillov
Alexander Krasnorutskiy
6–4, 6–1
Win6–5Czech Rep. F6, Frýdlant nad OstravicíFuturesHard Daniel Lustig Roman Kutáč
Karel Tříska
6–3, 6–4
Win7–5Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerCarpet Sergiy Stakhovsky James Auckland
Jasper Smit
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Win8–5Czech Rep. F2, Jablonec nad NisouFuturesClay Daniel Lustig Marek Semjan
Filip Zeman
6–2, 6–0
Win9–5Czech Rep. F3, Karlovy VaryFuturesClay Daniel Lustig Kamil Čapkovič
Pavol Červenák
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Loss9–6Iran F1, TehranFuturesClay Viktor Bruthans Daniel Köllerer
Alexander Satschko
6–2, 2–6, 6–7
Loss9–7Iran F2, TehranFuturesClay Viktor Bruthans Daniel Köllerer
Alexander Satschko
5–7, 6–7
Win10–7Slovak Rep. F1, ŽilinaFuturesClay Daniel Lustig Peter Miklušičák
František Polyak
6–4, 6–1
Win11–7Slovak Rep. F2, PiešťanyFuturesClay Daniel Lustig Marek Semjan
Ján Stančík
6–0, 7–5
Win12–7Iran F4, TehranFuturesClay Alexander Satschko Bastian Knittel
Nils Muschiol
6–3, 6–3
Loss12–8Poland F12, GliwiceFuturesClay Robert Godlewski Denis Matsukevitch
Deniss Pavlovs
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win13–8Russia F1, Sergiev PosadFuturesHard David Klier Alexander Krasnorutskiy
Alexander Kudryavtsev
7–6, 7–6
Loss13–9Czech Rep. F4, VendryněFuturesHard Daniel Lustig Lukáš Rosol
Igor Zelenay
1–6, 1–6
Win14–9France F5, PoitiersFuturesHard Igor Zelenay Victor Ioniță
Brian Wilson
6–4, 6–4
Win15–9Košice, SlovakiaChallengerClay Lukáš Rosol Leonardo Azzaro
Flavio Cipolla
6–1, 7–6
Win16–9Oberstaufen, GermanyChallengerClay Igor Zelenay Peter Gojowczyk
Marc Sieber
7–5, 7–5
Win17–9Slovak Rep. F3, BratislavaFuturesClay Igor Zelenay Viktor Bruthans
Ján Stančík
w/o
Loss17–10Düsseldorf, GermanyChallengerClay Igor Zelenay Fabio Colangelo
Philipp Marx
6–3, 3–6,
Win18–10Trnava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Igor Zelenay Diego Junqueira
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
6–1, 6–4
Win19–10Mons, BelgiumChallengerHard Tomasz Bednarek Philipp Petzschner
Alexander Peya
6–2, 5–7,
Loss19–11Rennes, FranceChallengerCarpet Igor Zelenay Philipp Petzschner
Björn Phau
2–6, 2–6
Loss19–12Belgrade, SerbiaChallengerCarpet Alessandro Motti Flavio Cipolla
Konstantinos Economidis
6–4, 2–6,
Win20–12San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Travis Parrott Jean-Julien Rojer
Márcio Torres
6–2, 6–1
Win21–12León, MexicoChallengerHard Travis Parrott Brendan Evans
Alex Kuznetsov
6–4, 6–1
Loss21–13Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Jaroslav Levinský Ross Hutchins
Jim Thomas
6–7, 6–3,
Loss21–14Aachen, GermanyChallengerCarpet Travis Parrott Michael Kohlmann
Alexander Waske
4–6, 4–6
Win22–142010 BMW Tennis Championship – Doubles|Sunrise, USAChallengerHard Martin Damm Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes
4–6, 6–1,
Win23–142010 Ethias Trophy – Doubles|Mons, BelgiumChallengerHard Igor Zelenay Ruben Bemelmans
Yannick Mertens
3–6, 6–4,
Loss23–152010 Tashkent Challenger – Doubles|Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Karol Beck Ross Hutchins
Jamie Murray
6–2, 4–6,
Loss23–162010 Ritro Slovak Open – Men's Doubles|Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Travis Parrott Colin Fleming
Jamie Murray
2–6, 6–3,
Win24–16Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad OrlicíFuturesClay Patrik Rikl Antonín Bolardt
Tomáš Macháč
7–6, 7–6
Loss24–17Czech Republic F6, BrnoFuturesClay Patrik Rikl Petr Nouza
David Škoch
3–6, 6–2,
Loss24–182018 Svijany Open – Doubles|Liberec, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Patrik Rikl Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
3–6, 4–6
Win25–18Slovakia F3, BratislavaFuturesClay Danylo Kalenichenko Petr Michnev
Antonín Štěpánek
6–3, 6–2
Win26–18Hungary F6, GyőrFuturesClay Danylo Kalenichenko Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul
6–4, 3–6,
Loss26–192018 Città di Como Challenger – Doubles|Como, ItalyChallengerClay Martin Kližan Andre Begemann
Dustin Brown
6–3, 4–6,
Loss26–202018 AON Open Challenger – Doubles|Genova, ItalyChallengerClay Martin Kližan Kevin Krawietz
Andreas Mies
2–6, 6–3,
Win27–202018 Pekao Szczecin Open – Doubles|Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay Karol Drzewiecki Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán
6–3, 6–4
Loss27–212019 Koblenz Open – Doubles|Koblenz, GermanyChallengerHard Jürgen Melzer Zdeněk Kolář
Adam Pavlásek
3–6, 4–6
Win28–212019 Hungarian Challenger Open – Doubles|Budapest, HungaryChallengerHard Kevin Krawietz Filippo Baldi
Luca Margaroli
7–5, 7–6
Win29–212019 Prosperita Open – Doubles|Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Luca Margaroli Thiemo de Bakker
Tallon Griekspoor
6–4, 2–6,
Win30–212019 Garden Open – Doubles|Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Philipp Oswald Nikola Čačić
Adam Pavlásek
Walkover
Win31–212019 Lisboa Belém Open – Doubles|Lisbon, PortugalChallengerClay Philipp Oswald Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán
7–5, 6–2
Win32–212019 Moneta Czech Open – Doubles|Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Philipp Oswald Jiří Lehečka
Jiří Veselý
6–4, 7–6
Win33–212019 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon – Doubles|Lyon, FranceChallengerClay Philipp Oswald Simone Bolelli
Andrea Pellegrino
6–4, 7–6

Doubles performance timeline

Current through the 2020 Australian Open.