Jonáš Forejtek

Jonáš Forejtek (born 10 March 2001) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.[1] Forejtek has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 217, achieved on 1 August 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 302, achieved on 28 February 2022. Forejtek has reached five career singles finals, with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses all on the ITF Futures Tour. Additionally, he has reached five career doubles finals, with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss which includes a 2–0 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.

Jonáš Forejtek
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23)
Plzeň, Czech Republic
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSláva Doseděl
Prize money$134,148
Singles
Career record3–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 217 (1 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 346 (3 April 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 302 (28 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 463 (6 February 2023)
Team competitions
Davis Cup2–0
Last updated on: 3 April 2023.

Junior career

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In 2019, Forejtek reached three junior grand slam finals, one in singles and two in doubles, winning them all. At the 2019 Australian Forejtek and compatriot partner Dalibor Svrčina won the boys' doubles title beating Americans Emilio Nava and Cannon Kingsley 7–6(7–5), 6–4 in the finals. At the 2019 Wimbledon Championships he partnered with another compatriot Jiří Lehečka capturing his second boys' grand slam doubles title, defeating Govind Nanda and Liam Draxl 7–5, 6–4 in the championship match. At the 2019 US Open, he defeated Emilio Nava 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–2 in the final to win the boys’ singles championship.

Forejtek was the World No. 1 male junior player according to the ITF combined singles and doubles junior rankings, achieving this feat on 9 September 2019.

Professional career

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2019

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As wildcard entrants, Forejtek and fellow Czech Michael Vrbenský won the doubles title at the 2019 Svijany Open challenger tournament in Liberec, Czech Republic. Impressively, they defeated the number 3 seeds in the quarterfinals (second round), the number 1 seeds in the semifinals and then claimed the title by bettering the number 2 seeds Nikola Ćaćić and Antonio Šančić 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

2020–2021: ATP and top 300 debut

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Forejtek made his ATP debut at 2020 Sofia Open receiving a wildcard entry into the singles main draw. He proceeded to claim an upset victory over former World No. 3 Marin Čilić in the first round, losing just 5 games. He was then defeated by another former top 10 player Richard Gasquet in the second round.

Forejtek made his debut in the top 300 on 1 November 2021 at World No. 294.

2022: Top 250 debut

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He made his top 250 debut on 16 May 2022 at No. 226 following a semifinal showing as a qualifier at the 2022 Heilbronner Neckarcup Challenger in Germany.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win2019US OpenHard Emilio Nava6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2019Australian OpenHard Dalibor Svrčina Cannon Kingsley
Emilio Nava
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win2019WimbledonGrass Jiří Lehečka Liam Draxl
Govind Nanda
7–5, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 7 (3–4)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2018Czech Republic F9, Valašské MeziříčíFuturesHard Karol Drzewiecki3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Apr 2019M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Christopher O'Connell6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Win1–2Aug 2019M25 Vogau, AustriaWorld Tennis TourClay Camilo Ugo Carabelli7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–4
Loss1–3Jan 2020M25 Nussloch, GermanyWorld Tennis TourCarpet Ruben Bemelmans7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win2–3Feb 2020M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo6–4, 6–3
Win3–3Sep 2023M15 Buschhausen, GermanyWorld Tennis TourClay Louis Wessels6–4, 6–3
Loss3–4Sep 2023M25 Pardubice, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Louis Wessels4–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (5–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2018Czech Republic F7, LiberecFuturesCarpet Jan Mertl Marek Gengel
Petr Nouza
6–2, 3–6, [3–10]
Win1–1Aug 2019Liberec, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Michael Vrbenský Nikola Ćaćić
Antonio Šančić
6–4, 6–3
Win2–1Aug 2019M25 Vogau, AustriaWorld Tennis TourClay Jan Mertl Vít Kopřiva
Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–4, 7–5
Win3–1Sep 2019M25+H Říčany, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Michael Vrbenský Niels Lootsma
Petr Nouza
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win4–1Mar 2020M25 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Michael Vrbenský Fábián Marozsán
Péter Nagy
6–3, 6–4
Win5–1Aug 2021Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Michael Vrbenský Evgeny Karlovskiy
Evgenii Tiurnev
6-1, 6-4
Loss5–2Jan 2022Forlì, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Jelle Sels Victor Vlad Cornea
Fabian Fallert
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [7–10]

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2020 Sofia Open

Tournament2019202020212022SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonANHAQ10 / 00–0
US OpenAAAQ10 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00 / 00-0
National representation
Olympic GamesNot HeldANH0 / 00–0
Davis CupZ1RRA0 / 12–0
Career statistics
2019202020212022Career
Tournaments0101
Titles–Finals0–00–00–00–0
Overall win–loss2–01–10–03–1
Year-end ranking53636230426175%

References

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  1. ^ "Jonáš Forejtek – ITF Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
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Awards
Preceded by Czech Junior Athlete of the Year
2019
Succeeded by