Jakub Menšík
Menšík at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005
Prostějov, Czech Republic
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTomáš Josefus
Prize money$259,065
Singles
Career record4–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 151 (11 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 154 (6 November 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
US Open3R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 402 (12 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 533 (2 October 2023)
Last updated on: 6 November 2023.

Jakub Menšík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈmɛnʃiːk]; born 1 September 2005) is a Czech tennis player.

Menšík has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 151 achieved on 11 September 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 402 achieved on 12 June 2023. He is currently the No. 4 Czech player in men's singles.[1]

On the junior tour, Menšík has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of World No. 3 achieved on 31 January 2022. He reached the final of the 2022 Australian Open Junior singles event.

Career

Juniors

He lost in the final of the Junior 2022 Australian Open to Bruno Kuzuhara after suffering from thigh muscle cramps.[2][3]

2023: Maiden Challenger, Grand Slam debut and third round

In May 2023 he won his first Challenger, the 2023 Sparta Prague Open defeating Dominik Koepfer in just his sixth Challenger main-draw appearance, becoming the youngest Czech Challenger champion in history at 17 years old. The only previous 17-year-old Czech champion was former World No. 4 Tomáš Berdych, who captured two Challenger titles in 2003.[4][5]

He competed in the first qualifying round of the US Open, beating Fabio Fognini 1–6, 6–1, 6–1. He then defeated Leandro Riedi in the second round, and then qualified on his debut for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time with a two set victory against compatriot Zdeněk Kolář.[6] He then won his first Major match defeating Grégoire Barrère becoming the youngest man since Borna Ćorić in 2014 to win a main draw match at the US Open.[7] He reached the third round defeating fellow first time Major qualifier Titouan Droguet a day before his 18th birthday, before losing to Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the third round.

2024: Australian Open debut and first win

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his debut at this Major[8] and defeated former top 10 player Denis Shapovalov in straight sets.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(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.

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Singles

Tournament 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open A 1R 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Win–loss 2–1 0 / 1 2–1 67%

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard United States Bruno Kuzuhara 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (6–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (5–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2022 M15 Allershausen, Germany World Tennis Tour Clay Germany Peter Heller 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win 2–0 Nov 2022 M25 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Ukraine Oleksandr Ovcharenko 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 3–0 Nov 2022 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Georgia (country) Saba Purtseladze 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–0 Dec 2022 M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Robert Strombachs 6–4, 6–0
Win 5–0 Apr 2023 M25 Trnava, Slovakia World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Sweden Karl Friberg 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 6–0 May 2023 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Germany Dominik Koepfer 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–1 Jan 2024 Canberra, Australia Challenger Hard Germany Dominik Koepfer 3–6, 2–6

Doubles 1 (1–0)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 M15 Bytom, Poland World Tennis Tour Clay Poland Olaf Pieczkowski Australia Matthew Romios
Australia Brandon Walkin		 7–6(7–3), 7–5

Record against top 10 players

Menšík's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 5 ranked players
United States Taylor Fritz 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (1–6, 2–6, 0–6) at 2023 US Open
Number 10 ranked players
Canada Denis Shapovalov 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–3, 7–5, 7–5) at 2024 Australian Open
Total 1–1 50% 1–1
(50%)		 0–0
( – )		 0–0
( – )		 * Statistics correct as of 15 January 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "Rankings | Singles".
  2. ↑ "Terrifying end to Aus Open final as 16yo wheelchaired off court after Boys' Singles final". Fox Sports. January 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ "'Tough to watch': Australian Open rocked by 'devastating' scenes". au.sports.yahoo.com. 29 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jakub Mensik, 17, Claims Prague Challenger in Just 6th Outing | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. ↑ "Mensik, Nishikori Among Five Challenger Player Storylines From 2023 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. ↑ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html
  7. ↑ "Meet Jakub Mensik, the 17-Year-Old Taking the US Open by Storm | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  8. ↑ "#NextGenATP stars Mensik & Prizmic qualify for Australian Open, Goffin books spot".


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