Pavel Huťka (born 28 February 1949) is a Czech former professional tennis player[1] and current tennis trainer.[2][3]
Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia |
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Born | Šumperk, Czechoslovakia | 28 February 1949
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) |
Career
editHutka 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
editDoubles: 2 (0–2)
editResult | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editDoubles: (2)
editNo. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
edit- ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ^ www.magazintenis.cz 04,2012 "Trenér: Pavel Huťka"
- ^ Pavel Huťka
- ^ The Age, "Champion scrapes through", 4 June 1976, pg. 13
- ^ a b c d ATP Tour profile