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Tomas Berdych, Czech Tennis Star Worth Watching in 2010

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Began playing tennis at age five…Father, Martin, was a train engineer, mother, Hana, is a doctor…Began playing at tennis center in hometown of Valasske Mezirici, a town of just 30,000 and soon became a top junior...Won Czech Republic 12-under junior title and moved to city of Prostejov where there were more practice partners and better coaching ...Commuted home often to keep his ties to his old school...Won 14-under nationals and at 16, he won the prestigious 18-under national title in the city of Parovbice, which boasts Ivan Lendl as a former champion...Big fan of ice hockey and follows Detroit Red Wings...Has met many of Czech players from NHL and 1998 Olympic gold medal team, including Martin Straka, Jaromir Jagr and Dominik Hasek, since all of them are big tennis fans and have on several occasions come to Prostejov to play...Takes his laptop computer with him on the road and also enjoy movies and music... Favorite surface is hard court and his strengths are forehand and serve...Has a 3-1 career Davis Cup record in three ties…Coached by countryman and former Top 50 ATP pro Jaroslav Navratil until end 2008, then Tomas Krupa, former Stepanek's coach.

 

2002 - Tomas Berdych is a 17-year-old from the Czech Republic. He is a right-hander with a two-handed backhand. He currently the #15 ranked junior in the world and has been as high as #11. His junior's win-loss record this year is a stellar 33-9 with 4 titles. But he has had limited success in the grand slams. At the beginning of this year, Berdych had only 1 ATP ranking point. His first pro-level action of the year was at the challenger in Prague in May. There he received a wild card and made it to the quarterfinals. That week saw him get a huge 617 spot jump in the rankings. He got a couple of more points when he won matches in Slovakia F4 and Czech Republic F4. Then at Czech Republic F5, he took his first pro title of any kind, defeating 5 fellow Czechs on his way to victory. That got him to #545. But he wasn't done yet as he took advantage of an increase of futures events in the Czech Republic this year by taking another title at Czech Republic F8 a few weeks ago in November. This time it got his ranking up to #409. This past week he reached the quarterfinals at Czech F10 and his year-end ranking is #398, up from #1383, making him one of the ranking movers of the year! Berdych still has some junior's eligibility left but he will be another to watch in the coming years.

  Tomas Berdych Results in Davis Cup

2003 CZE d. THA 4-1 in Thailand

World Group - Play-off - 1st Round

Muang Thong Thani Exhibition Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

19 Sep - 21 Sep 2003 - hard

2004 ESP d. CZE 3-2 in Czech Republic

World Group - 1st Round

Brno Exhibition Center, Hall B, Brno, Czech Republic

06 Feb - 08 Feb 2004 - carpet

2004 CZE d. PAR 5-0 in Paraguay

World Group - Play-off - 1st Round

Court Central del Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare, Paraguay

24 Sep - 26 Sep 2004 - clay

2005 - ARG d. CZE 5-0 in Argentina

World Group - 1st Round

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina

04 Mar - 06 Mar 2005 - clay

2005 - GER d. CZE 3-2 in Czech Republic

World Group - Play-off - 1st Round

Arena Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic

23 Sep - 25 Sep 2005 - clay

2006 - CZE d. MAR 5-0 in Morocco

Europe/Africa Group I - Quarterfinal

Oudja, Morocco

07 Apr - 09 Apr 2006 - clay

2006 - CZE d. NED 4-1 in Netherlands

World Group - Play-off - 1st Round

Groenoordhallen, Leiden, Netherlands

22 Sep - 24 Sep 2006 - carpet

2007 USA d. CZE 4-1 in Czech Republic

World Group - 1st Round

CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic

09 Feb - 11 Feb 2007 - clay

2007 CZE d. SUI 3-2 in Czech Republic

World Group - Play-off - 1st Round

Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic

21 Sep - 23 Sep 2007 - carpet

2008 CZE d. BEL 3-2 in Czech Republic

World Group - 1st Round

CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic

08 Feb - 10 Feb 2008 - carpet

2008 RUS d. CZE 3-2 in Russia

World Group - Quarterfinal

Small Sports Arena "Luzhniki", Moscow, Russia

11 Apr - 13 Apr 2008 - clay

2009 CZE d. FRA 3-2 in Czech Republic

World Group - 1st Round

CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic

06 Feb - 8 Mar 2009 - carpet (Teraflex)

2009 CZE d. ARG 3-2 in Czech Republic
World Group - Quarterfinal
CEZ Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic
10 July - 12 July 2009 - carpet (Teraflex)

2009 CZE d. CRO 4-1 in Croatia
World Group - Semifinal
Sportska Dvorana "Zatika", Porec
18 Sep - 20  Sep 2009 - clay (Red Clay) - Indoors

2009 ESP d. CZE 5-0 in Spain

World Group - Final

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona

04 Dec - 06 Dec 2009 - Indoor clay

2010 CZE d. BEL 4-1 in Belgium

World Group - 1st Round

Expodroom Bree - Bree, Belgium

05 March - 07 March 2010

2010 CZE d. CHI 4-1 in Chile
World Group - Quarterfinal
Enjoy Tennis Center, Coquimbo, Chile
09 July - 11 July 2010
(non-playing Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek)