Jan Hernych (born 7 July 1979) is a Czech former professional tennis player and tennis coach. Hernych turned professional in 1998 and achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 59 in April 2009. He won one doubles title on the ATP Tour and was runner-up in 's-Hertogenbosch in 2006.

Jan Hernych
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (1979-07-07) 7 July 1979 (age 45)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,179,237
Singles
Career record79–118
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (27 April 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2011)
French Open2R (2005)
Wimbledon2R (2005, 2007, 2014)
US Open2R (2006, 2009)
Doubles
Career record22–25
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 70 (12 June 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2006)
French Open2R (2006, 2009)
Wimbledon2R (2005, 2006)
US Open3R (2005)
Last updated on: 2 May 2021.

Hernych now acts as a coach to the Czech tennis player and Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová, alongside Jiří Hřebec.

Career

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In 2005, he was the first professional opponent of Andy Murray at the Torneo Godo, a match he won in three sets.

In 2006 he contested his first final on the tour, losing to Mario Ančić in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

In May 2009 at the BMW Open in Munich, Germany, he joined forces with countryman Ivo Minář to win their first title together in doubles.

In January 2011 at the Australian Open, Hernych posted his best-ever showing in singles play at a Grand Slam event, reaching the 3rd round for the first time. As a qualifier, he defeated Denis Istomin and No. 30 seed Thomaz Bellucci before losing to Robin Söderling.

Hernych has reached 25 singles finals in tenure as a professional tennis player, with his first final coming in 1998 and his most recent being in 2016, a span of almost twenty years. He has a record of 12 wins and 13 losses, including an 0–1 record in ATP Tour-level finals and 8–8 in Challenger finals.

ATP Tour career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2006 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 250 Series Grass   Mario Ančić 0–6, 7–5, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2009 BMW Open, Germany 250 Series Clay   Ivo Minář   Ashley Fisher
  Jordan Kerr
6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 24 (12–12)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (8–8)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (6–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1998 Poland F2, Zabrze Futures Clay   Carlos Gómez-Díaz 6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jul 1999 Slovenia F1, Kranj Futures Clay   Frantisek Babej 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Sep 2000 Czech Republic F2, Karlovy Futures Clay   Zbynek Mlynarik 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 2–2 Feb 2001 Andrezieux, France Challenger Hard   Nenad Zimonjić 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 2–3 May 2001 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Slava Doseděl 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 3–3 Oct 2001 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard   Vince Spadea 7–5, 7–5
Loss 3–4 Sep 2002 Waco, United States Challenger Hard   Hermes Gamonal 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Sep 2003 Mandeville, United States Challenger Hard   Dmitry Tursunov 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–6 Feb 2004 Wrocław, Poland Challenger Hard   Karol Beck 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 2–6
Win 4–6 May 2004 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Ivo Minář 6–1, 6–4
Win 5–6 May 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Jiří Vaněk 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–6 Sep 2007 Trnava, Slovakia Challenger Clay   Tomáš Zíb 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 7–6 May 2008 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Lukáš Dlouhý 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 7–7 May 2008 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Jiří Vaněk 3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 8–7 Nov 2008 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard   Stéphane Bohli 6–2, 6–4
Win 9–7 Mar 2010 Jersey, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Jan Minar 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 9–8 Nov 2011 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Carpet   Rajeev Ram 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)
Win 10–8 Mar 2012 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Hard   Jan Mertl 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 10–9 Jun 2013 Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou Futures Clay   Jan Mertl 4–6, 5–7
Loss 10–10 Mar 2014 Greece F1, Heraklion Futures Hard   Jozef Kovalík 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 11–10 Mar 2014 Greece F2, Heraklion Futures Hard   Yann Marti 7–5, 6–3
Win 12–10 Oct 2014 Turkey F34, Antalya Futures Hard   Ricardo Rodriguez 6–3, 7–5
Loss 12–11 Oct 2014 Czech Republic F4, Jablonec nad Nisou Futures Carpet   Nikola Mektić 4–6, 4–6
Loss 12–12 Feb 2016 Wrocław, Poland Challenger Hard   Marco Chiudinelli 3–6, 6–7(9–11)

Performance timelines

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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.

Singles

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Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A A Q1 2R 2R 1R A 1R A 3R Q2 Q2 Q2 1R 0 / 6 4–6 40%
French Open Q3 Q2 A A 2R 1R 1R Q2 1R Q1 Q3 Q1 A Q1 Q3 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 Q2 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R Q2 A Q1 A 2R Q1 0 / 7 3–7 30%
US Open Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 1R 2R Q3 1R 2R Q2 Q1 Q1 Q3 A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 2–4 1–3 0–2 1–4 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0 / 21 10–21 32%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A 2R 3R 2R 3R Q1 1R A A A A A A 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Miami Masters A A A 3R 1R 1R 1R A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A Q2 A 2R Q1 A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Hamburg Masters A A A A A A Q1 A Not Masters Series 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Masters A A A A Q1 Q2 A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Rome Masters A A A A Q1 A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada Masters A A A QF Q1 2R Q1 A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 1R Q2 A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Shanghai Masters Not Held A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A Q1 A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 6–3 2–2 3–4 2–2 0–0 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 15 15–15 50%
Career statistics
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR W–L Win%
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 9–12 18–23 17–21 7–15 4–8 11–24 0–1 3–2 2–1 5–5 1–1 2–2 0 / 0 79–118 40%
Year-end ranking 178 214 248 83 74 75 156 81 113 241 168 193 219 199 186 $2,179,237
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