Patrik Rikl (born 6 January 1999) is a Czech tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 95 achieved on 9 September 2024. Rikl has won 5 ATP Challenger doubles titles.

Patrik Rikl
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25)
Bradenton, Florida, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two handed-backhand)
CoachMartin Štěpánek
Prize money$69,345
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 392 (1 October 2018)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles5 Challenger, 10 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 95 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 95 (9 September 2024)
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Rikl won the 2016 French Open boys' doubles title alongside Israeli Yshai Oliel. The pair defeated Chung Yun-seong and Orlando Luz in the final.[1]

Personal life

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Rikl is the son of Czech former tennis player David Rikl.[2]

Career

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Partnering with Petr Nouza, Rikl was runner-up in the doubles at the 2024 Stockholm Open, losing to top seeds Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten in the final.[3]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2024 Stockholm Open, Sweden 250 Series Hard (i)   Petr Nouza   Harri Heliövaara
  Henry Patten
5–7, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Boys' Doubles 2: (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 2016 Australian Open Hard   Lukáš Klein   Alex de Minaur
  Blake Ellis
6–3, 5–7, [10–12]
Win 2016 French Open Clay   Yshai Oliel   Chung Yun-seong
  Orlando Luz
6–3, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 9 (6–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2017 Czech Republic F7, Jablonec Futures Carpet   Lukas Klein 6–4, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jun 2018 Czech Republic F3, Most Futures Clay   Bruno Sant'Anna 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win 3–0 Sep 2018 Thailand F2, Nonthaburi Futures Hard   Sanjar Fayziev 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–1 May 2019 M15 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Vit Kopriva 2–6, 3–6
Win 4–1 May 2019 M25+H Jablonec, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Jiří Lehečka 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 5–1 Jul 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Nicolae Frunză 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Jul 2021 M25 Velenje, Slovenia World Tennis Tour Clay   Alexander Shevchenko 1–6, 2–6
Loss 5–3 Aug 2022 M25 Poznań, Poland World Tennis Tour Clay   Valerio Aboian 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–3 Jun 2023 M25 Poprad, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Andrew Paulson 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles: 29 (15–14)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–6)
ITF Futures (10–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–1)
Clay (8–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2015 Czech Republic F8, Opava Futures Carpet   Matej Vocel   Filip Dolezel
  Petr Michnev
1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2017 Hungary F8, Opava Futures Clay   Ondrej Krstev   Sora Fukuda
  Danylo Kalenichenko
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 2018 Turkey F1, Antalya Futures Hard   Michal Konecny   Altuğ Çelikbilek
  Jakob Sude
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [4–10]
Loss 0–4 May 2018 Czech Republic F2, Jablonec Futures Clay   Petr Nouza   Filip Duda
  Michael Vrbenský
3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win 1–4 Jun 2018 Czech Republic F3, Most Futures Clay   Petr Michnev   Tomáš Macháč
  Michael Vrbenský
6–2, 2–6, [10–7]
Win 2–4 Jul 2018 Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí Futures Clay   Filip Polášek   Tomáš Macháč
  Antonin Bolardt
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2–5 Jul 2018 Czech Republic F6, Brno Futures Clay   Filip Polášek   Petr Nouza
  David Škoch
3–6, 6–2, [12–14]
Loss 2–6 Aug 2018 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Filip Polášek   Sander Gillé
  Joran Vliegen
3–6, 4–6
Win 3–6 Mar 2020 M15 Trnava, Slovakia World Tennis Tour Hard   Jan Šátral   Kai Lemstra
  Christoph Negritu
6–3, 6–4
Win 4–6 Feb 2021 M15 St. Petersburg, Russia World Tennis Tour Hard   Andrew Paulson   Alexander Cozbinov
  Marat Deviatiarov
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 5–6 Feb 2021 M15 St. Petersburg, Russia World Tennis Tour Hard   Andrew Paulson   Artem Dubrivnyy
  Alexey Zakharov
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–2]
Loss 5–7 May 2021 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Andrew Paulson   Marc Polmans
  Sergiy Stakhovsky
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 5–8 May 2021 M25 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Andrew Paulson   Franco Agamenone
  Piotr Matuszewski
4–6, 3–6
Win 6–8 May 2021 M25 Jablonec, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay   Andrew Paulson   Uladzimir Ignatik
  Vitaliy Sachko
0–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 6–9 Jun 2022 M15 Alkmaar, Netherlands World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Vocel   Alexander Donski
  Karl Friberg
6–3, 3–3 (RET)
Win 7–9 Jul 2022 M15 Litija, Slovenia World Tennis Tour Clay   Matej Vocel   Tomislav Podvinski
  Alen Rogic-Hadzalic
6–0, 6–2
Win 8–9 Aug 2022 M15 Malmö, Sweden World Tennis Tour Hard   Matej Vocel   Filip Bergevi
  Mick Veldheer
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 9–9 Jul 2023 M25 Kassel, Germany World Tennis Tour Clay   Jiri Barnat   Murkel Dellien
  Stefan Latinovic
6–4, 6–4
Win 10–9 Oct 2023 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard   Andrew Paulson   Maximilian Neuchrist
  Jakub Paul
4–6, 7–6(9–7), [11–9]
Win 11–9 Nov 2023 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Timo Stodder   Mircea-Alexandru Jecan
  Dan Alexandru Tomescu
6–4, 6–2
Loss 11–10 Jan 2024 M25 Nußloch, Germany World Tennis Tour Carpet   Matej Vocel   Daniel Masur
  Kai Wehnelt
1–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 12–10 Feb 2024 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Hard (i)   Petr Nouza   Antoine Escoffier
  Joshua Paris
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 13–10 Feb 2024 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard   Petr Nouza   Sander Arends
  Sem Verbeek
6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss 13–11 May 2024 Tunis, Tunisia Challenger Clay   Michael Vrbenský   Federico Agustin Gómez
  Marcus Willis
6–4, 1–6, [6–10]
Loss 13–12 May 2024 Skopje, North Macedonia Challenger Clay   Andrew Paulson   Ryan Seggerman
  Patrik Trhac
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 13–13 Jun 2024 Milan, Italy Challenger Clay   Petr Nouza   Ryan Seggerman
  Patrik Trhac
6–2, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 13–14 Jul 2024 Salzburg, Austria Challenger Clay   Petr Nouza   Manuel Guinard
  Grégoire Jacq
6–2, 3–6, [12–14]
Win 14–14 Jul 2024 San Marino Challenger Clay   Petr Nouza   Theo Arribage
  Orlando Luz
1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win 15–14 Sep 2024 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay   Petr Nouza   George Goldhoff
  Fernando Romboli
6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Oliel wins first junior tennis grand slam title". The Jewish Chronicle.
  2. ^ Sedlák, Michal (29 July 2018). "Naděje Rikl. Geny pro čtyřhru zdědil po otci". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Heliovaara/Patten bolster Turin hopes with Stockholm triumph". ATPTour. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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