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)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2008 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana – Doubles| | Valencia Open, Spain | International | Clay | Travis Parrott | Máximo González Juan Mónaco | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 1–1 | 2008 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | International | Clay | Jaroslav Levinský | Stéphane Bohli Stanislas Wawrinka | 3–6, 6–2, |
Win | 2–1 | 2008 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles| | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | International | Hard | Travis Parrott | Rohan Bopanna Max Mirnyi | 3–6, 7–6, |
Loss | 2–2 | 2009 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles| | U.S. National Indoor, United States | 500 Series | Hard | Travis Parrott | Mardy Fish Mark Knowles | 6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | 2009 Aegon International – Men's Doubles| | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Travis Parrott | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–3 | 2009 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Jaroslav Levinský | Robert Lindstedt Robin Söderling | 1–6, 6–3, |
Loss | 3–4 | 2009 International German Open – Doubles| | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | Marcelo Melo | Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | 2009 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Jaroslav Levinský | Marco Chiudinelli Michael Lammer | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | 2010 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles| | Halle Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | Martin Damm | Sergiy Stakhovsky Mikhail Youzhny | 6–4, 5–7, |
Win | 4–6 | 2010 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag – Doubles| | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Leoš Friedl | František Čermák Michal Mertiňák | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 5–6 | 2011 Serbia Open – Doubles| | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | František Čermák | Oliver Marach Alexander Peya | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–7 | 2011 International German Open – Doubles| | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | František Čermák | Oliver Marach Alexander Peya | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6–7 | 2011 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | František Čermák | Christopher Kas Alexander Peya | 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 6–8 | 2011 Proton Malaysian Open – Doubles| | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard | František Čermák | Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–9 | 2011 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | František Čermák | Andy Murray Jamie Murray | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–9 | 2011 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles| | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard | František Čermák | Carlos Berlocq David Marrero | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 8–9 | 2012 Qatar Open – Doubles| | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Lukáš Rosol | Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–10 | 2012 Heineken Open – Doubles| | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | František Čermák | Oliver Marach Alexander Peya | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–10 | 2012 BMW Open – Doubles| | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | František Čermák | Xavier Malisse Dick Norman | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 9–11 | 2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles| | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | Oliver Marach | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–12 | 2012 Erste Bank Open – Doubles| | Vienna Open, Austria | 250 Series | Hard | Julian Knowle | Andre Begemann Martin Emmrich | 4–6, 6–3, |
Loss | 9–13 | 2013 Qatar Open – Doubles| | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Julian Knowle | Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 10–13 | 2013 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles| | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard | Julian Knowle | Ivan Dodig Mate Pavić | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 11–13 | 2013 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles| | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Julian Knowle | Dustin Brown Christopher Kas | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 11–14 | 2019 Antalya Open – Doubles| | Antalya Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Grass | Ivan Dodig | Jonathan Erlich Artem Sitak | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 11–15 | 2019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Philipp Oswald | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12–15 | 2019 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles| | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | Philipp Oswald | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 13–15 | 2019 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles| | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Ivan Dodig | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 4–6, 6–4, |
Win | 14–15 | 2019 China Open – Men's Doubles| | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | Ivan Dodig | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 14–16 | Jan 2020 | Adelaide International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Ivan Dodig | Máximo González Fabrice Martin | 6–7, 3–6 |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 11 (5–6)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Algeria F1, Algiers | Futures | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 3–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | Iran F3, Tehran | Futures | Clay | Bastian Knittel | 3–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 1–2 | Slovak Rep. F3, Bratislava | Futures | Clay | Ján Krošlák | 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 54 (33–21)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Hungary F3, Miskolc | Futures | Clay | Ladislav Švarc | Xavier Audouy Nicolas Tourte | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 1–1 | Slovenia F1, Koper | Futures | Clay | Jiří Vencl | Antonio Baldellou-Esteva Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 2–6, 5–7 | |
Win | 2–1 | Germany F1, Kassel | Futures | Clay | Ladislav Švarc | Lucas Engel Markus Schiller | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | 2–2 | Hungary F4, Sopron | Futures | Clay | František Polyak | Nikola Ćirić Goran Tošić | 1–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 2–3 | Hungary F5, Budapest | Futures | Clay | Daniel Lustig | Antonio Baldellou-Esteva Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Loss | 2–4 | Hungary F6, Kaposvár | Futures | Clay | Daniel Lustig | Tomáš Banczi Peter Miklušičák | 7–5, 4–6, 6–7 | |
Win | 3–4 | Algeria F1, Algiers | Futures | Clay | Dušan Karol | Walid Jallali Alexander Satschko | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | |
Loss | 3–5 | Algeria F2, Algiers | Futures | Clay | Filip Zeman | Abdelhak Hameurlaine Slimane Saoudi | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 4–5 | Czech Rep. F4, Průhonice | Futures | Hard | Daniel Lustig | Michal Navrátil Mirko Zapletal | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 5–5 | Czech Rep. F5, Opava | Futures | Hard | Daniel Lustig | Evgeny Kirillov Alexander Krasnorutskiy | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 6–5 | Czech Rep. F6, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí | Futures | Hard | Daniel Lustig | Roman Kutáč Karel Tříska | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 7–5 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Carpet | Sergiy Stakhovsky | James Auckland Jasper Smit | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 | |
Win | 8–5 | Czech Rep. F2, Jablonec nad Nisou | Futures | Clay | Daniel Lustig | Marek Semjan Filip Zeman | 6–2, 6–0 | |
Win | 9–5 | Czech Rep. F3, Karlovy Vary | Futures | Clay | Daniel Lustig | Kamil Čapkovič Pavol Červenák | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 | |
Loss | 9–6 | Iran F1, Tehran | Futures | Clay | Viktor Bruthans | Daniel Köllerer Alexander Satschko | 6–2, 2–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 9–7 | Iran F2, Tehran | Futures | Clay | Viktor Bruthans | Daniel Köllerer Alexander Satschko | 5–7, 6–7 | |
Win | 10–7 | Slovak Rep. F1, Žilina | Futures | Clay | Daniel Lustig | Peter Miklušičák František Polyak | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Win | 11–7 | Slovak Rep. F2, Piešťany | Futures | Clay | Daniel Lustig | Marek Semjan Ján Stančík | 6–0, 7–5 | |
Win | 12–7 | Iran F4, Tehran | Futures | Clay | Alexander Satschko | Bastian Knittel Nils Muschiol | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 12–8 | Poland F12, Gliwice | Futures | Clay | Robert Godlewski | Denis Matsukevitch Deniss Pavlovs | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 13–8 | Russia F1, Sergiev Posad | Futures | Hard | David Klier | Alexander Krasnorutskiy Alexander Kudryavtsev | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Loss | 13–9 | Czech Rep. F4, Vendryně | Futures | Hard | Daniel Lustig | Lukáš Rosol Igor Zelenay | 1–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 14–9 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard | Igor Zelenay | Victor Ioniță Brian Wilson | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 15–9 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Lukáš Rosol | Leonardo Azzaro Flavio Cipolla | 6–1, 7–6 | |
Win | 16–9 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Igor Zelenay | Peter Gojowczyk Marc Sieber | 7–5, 7–5 | |
Win | 17–9 | Slovak Rep. F3, Bratislava | Futures | Clay | Igor Zelenay | Viktor Bruthans Ján Stančík | w/o | |
Loss | 17–10 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Igor Zelenay | Fabio Colangelo Philipp Marx | 6–3, 3–6, | |
Win | 18–10 | Trnava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Igor Zelenay | Diego Junqueira Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 19–10 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | Tomasz Bednarek | Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya | 6–2, 5–7, | |
Loss | 19–11 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | Igor Zelenay | Philipp Petzschner Björn Phau | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 19–12 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Carpet | Alessandro Motti | Flavio Cipolla Konstantinos Economidis | 6–4, 2–6, | |
Win | 20–12 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Travis Parrott | Jean-Julien Rojer Márcio Torres | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | 21–12 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Travis Parrott | Brendan Evans Alex Kuznetsov | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Loss | 21–13 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Jaroslav Levinský | Ross Hutchins Jim Thomas | 6–7, 6–3, | |
Loss | 21–14 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Travis Parrott | Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 22–14 | 2010 BMW Tennis Championship – Doubles| | Sunrise, USA | Challenger | Hard | Martin Damm | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 4–6, 6–1, |
Win | 23–14 | 2010 Ethias Trophy – Doubles| | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | Igor Zelenay | Ruben Bemelmans Yannick Mertens | 3–6, 6–4, |
Loss | 23–15 | 2010 Tashkent Challenger – Doubles| | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | Ross Hutchins Jamie Murray | 6–2, 4–6, |
Loss | 23–16 | 2010 Ritro Slovak Open – Men's Doubles| | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Travis Parrott | Colin Fleming Jamie Murray | 2–6, 6–3, |
Win | 24–16 | Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí | Futures | Clay | Patrik Rikl | Antonín Bolardt Tomáš Macháč | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Loss | 24–17 | Czech Republic F6, Brno | Futures | Clay | Patrik Rikl | Petr Nouza David Škoch | 3–6, 6–2, | |
Loss | 24–18 | 2018 Svijany Open – Doubles| | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Patrik Rikl | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 25–18 | Slovakia F3, Bratislava | Futures | Clay | Danylo Kalenichenko | Petr Michnev Antonín Štěpánek | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Win | 26–18 | Hungary F6, Győr | Futures | Clay | Danylo Kalenichenko | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul | 6–4, 3–6, | |
Loss | 26–19 | 2018 Città di Como Challenger – Doubles| | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Martin Kližan | Andre Begemann Dustin Brown | 6–3, 4–6, |
Loss | 26–20 | 2018 AON Open Challenger – Doubles| | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Martin Kližan | Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies | 2–6, 6–3, |
Win | 27–20 | 2018 Pekao Szczecin Open – Doubles| | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Karol Drzewiecki | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 27–21 | 2019 Koblenz Open – Doubles| | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Jürgen Melzer | Zdeněk Kolář Adam Pavlásek | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 28–21 | 2019 Hungarian Challenger Open – Doubles| | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Krawietz | Filippo Baldi Luca Margaroli | 7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 29–21 | 2019 Prosperita Open – Doubles| | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Luca Margaroli | Thiemo de Bakker Tallon Griekspoor | 6–4, 2–6, |
Win | 30–21 | 2019 Garden Open – Doubles| | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Philipp Oswald | Nikola Čačić Adam Pavlásek | Walkover |
Win | 31–21 | 2019 Lisboa Belém Open – Doubles| | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Philipp Oswald | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 32–21 | 2019 Moneta Czech Open – Doubles| | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Philipp Oswald | Jiří Lehečka Jiří Veselý | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 33–21 | 2019 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon – Doubles| | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | Philipp Oswald | Simone Bolelli Andrea Pellegrino | 6–4, 7–6 |