Lukáš Lacko

Lukáš Lacko

Country	Slovakia
Residence	Piešťany, Slovakia
Born	(1987-11-03) 3 November 1987 (age 25) Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)
Turned pro	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,268,894
Singles
Career record	45–65
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 44 (14 January 2013)
Current ranking	No. 81 (4 March 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2012)
French Open	2R (2010)
Wimbledon	3R (2012)
US Open	1R (2010, 2011, 2012)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record	6-19
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 170 (5 July 2010)
Last updated on: January 8, 2013.

Lukáš Lacko (English: /ˈluːkɑːʃ ˈlɑːtskoʊ/ LOO-kahsh LAHT-skoh; born November 3, 1987) is a professional Slovak tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 48, achieved in January 2013.

Tennis career [edit]

Juniors [edit]

As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win/loss record of 88-39, reaching as high as No. 3 in the combined junior world rankings in February 2005.

Junior Grand Slam results:

Australian Open: QF (2005)
French Open: SF (2005)
Wimbledon: 1R (2004)
US Open: 2R (2005)

Pro tour [edit]

At the 2010 Australian Open, he lost in the second round to World No. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal 2–6, 2–6, 2–6.^[1] At the 2010 French Open, he played and won the longest match of his career in the first round against American Michael Yani with the score at 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 12–10. The 4 hour, 56 minute match stretched over the course of two days, and tied the record for the most games played in the Open Era at the French Open.^[2]

Lacko continued his 2nd round streak in 2010 majors by defeating the 24th seed Marcos Baghdatis in four sets. He then lost a very tight five set 2nd round match against Jérémy Chardy.

Lacko played in the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships and upset former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4 to advance to the quarterfinals.^[3]

At the 2011 Qatar Open, he lost in the second round to Rafael Nadal, despite achieving the rare feat of winning a set against Nadal 6-0.^[4]

He reached his first singles ATP final in Zagreb 2012, where he lost to Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets.

ATP career finals [edit]

Singles: 1 (0–1) [edit]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	5 February 2012	Zagreb, Croatia	Hard (i)	Mikhail Youzhny	2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1) [edit]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	September 23, 2012	St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard (i)	Igor Zelenay	Rajeev Ram Nenad Zimonjić	2–6, 6–4, [6–10]

ATP Challenger Tour (6–5) [edit]

Singles [edit]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	7 August 2006	Binghamton, New York, United States	Hard	Scott Oudsema	6–7(5–7), 2–6
Runner-up	2.	7 May 2007	Rijeka, Croatia	Clay	Marin Čilić	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	6 August 2007	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Mischa Zverev	4–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	15 October 2007	Kolding, Denmark	Hard (I)	Gilles Müller	7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner	2.	18 May 2009	Fergana, Uzbekistan	Hard	Samuel Groth	4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Winner	3.	26 October 2009	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Dušan Lojda	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	8 November 2010	Urtijëi, Italy	Carpet (I)	Michal Przysiezny	3–6, 5–7
Winner	4.	25 September 2011	İzmir, Turkey	Hard	Marsel İlhan	6–4, 6–3
Winner	5.	20 November 2011	Bratislava, Slovakia	Hard	Ričardas Berankis	7–6(9–7), 6–2
Runner-up	5.	14 October 2012	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Uladzimir Ignatik	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner	6.	18 November 2012	Helsinki, Finland	Hard	Jarkko Nieminen	6–3, 6–4

Doubles (3) [edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	April 24, 2006	Dharwad, India	Hard	Kamil Čapkovič	Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana	6–3, 7–5
2.	September 7, 2009	St. Remy, France	Hard	Jiří Krkoška	Ruben Bemelmans Niels Desein	6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
3.	November 19, 2011	Bratislava, Slovakia	Hard	Jan Hájek	Lukáš Rosol David Škoch	7–5, 7–5

Singles Performance Timeline [edit]

Current till 2013 Australian Open.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	1R	1R	A	2R	1R	3R	2R	3–5
French Open	Q1	Q1	A	2R	Q1	1R		1–2
Wimbledon	Q1	A	1R	2R	1R	3R		3–4
US Open	Q3	Q2	Q3	1R	1R	1R		0–3
Win–Loss	0–1	0–1	0–1	3–4	0–3	4–4	1–1	8–15
Career Statistics
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1
Year-End Ranking	139	325	82	89	112	51

Doubles Performance Timeline [edit]

Current as far as the 2013 Australian Open.

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	1R	1R		1R	0–3
French Open	1R		1R		0–1
Wimbledon	3R	1R	1R		2–3
US Open	2R		1R		1–2
Win–Loss	3–4	0–2	0–3	0–1	3–10

References [edit]

1. ^ "Rafael Nadal defeats Lukas Lacko – Australian Open 2010 Second Round". Retrieved January 20, 2010. 
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ "Hewitt exits early in Atlanta". Retrieved Jul 23, 2010. 
4. ^ "Nadal, Federer advance in Qatar". Retrieved January 1, 2013. 

External links [edit]

• Lukáš Lacko at the Association of Tennis Professionals

v t e Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Slovak male singles tennis players as of February 18, 2013 Martin Kližan (28 3) Lukáš Lacko (74 2) Karol Beck (171 29) Andrej Martin (179 3) Pavol Červenák (229 ) Kamil Čapkovič (324 2) Norbert Gomboš (341 2) Miloslav Mečíř, Jr. (370 1) Jozef Kovalík (379 11) Ivo Klec (407 2)