Czech and Belgian tennis player
Libor Pimek| Country (sports) |  Czechoslovakia
 Belgium |
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| Residence | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium |
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| Born | (1963-08-03)3 August 1963 (age 62)
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| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1982 |
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| Retired | 1999 |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Prize money | $1,509,018 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 126–121 |
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| Career titles | 1 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 21 (22 Apr 1985) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| French Open | 2R (1984) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (1983,1988) |
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| US Open | 3R (1987) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 316–356 |
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| Career titles | 17 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 15 (29 Jul 1996) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 3R (1994) |
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| French Open | QF (1996) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1983) |
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| US Open | 3R (1991) |
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| Mixed doubles |
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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 1R (1991, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
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| French Open | QF (1991, 1996) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1991, 1992, 1993) |
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| US Open | 2R (1995) |
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Libor Pimek (born 3 August 1963) is a former professional maletennis player.[1]
Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round, losing toSwedeMats Wilander in straight sets. He won one singles tournament during his career at theBavarian Open, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in April 1985 (and No. 15 in doubles in July 1996).[2]
Pimek competed as a Czechoslovak early in his career, competing for the country a few times in theDavis Cup in the mid-1980s, before representingBelgium internationally. As a Davis Cup player for Belgium, he won 4 ties (Israel 1994, Denmark and France 1997, The Netherlands 1998)
Singles (1 win, 1 loss)
[edit]Doubles (17 wins, 12 losses)
[edit]| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1. | Mar 1983 | Nice, France | Clay | Bernard Boileau |  Bernard Fritz
Jean-Louis Haillet | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1984 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Stanislav Birner |  Marcel Freeman
Tim Wilkison | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | Sep 1984 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd |  Michael Mortensen
 Mats Wilander | 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 3. | Jul 1985 | Boston, U.S. | Hard |  Slobodan Živojinović |  Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Sep 1985 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Blaine Willenborg |  David Felgate
Steve Shaw | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | Jun 1986 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Blaine Willenborg |  Carlos Di Laura
 Claudio Panatta | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | Aug 1986 | Saint-Vincent, France | Clay | Pavel Složil | Bud Cox
Michael Fancutt | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | Sep 1990 | Bordeaux, France | Clay |  Tomás Carbonell |  Mansour Bahrami
Yannick Noah | 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | Feb 1991 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet |  Michiel Schapers | Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Aug 1991 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Daniel Vacek | Vojtěch Flégl
Cyril Suk | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Mar 1992 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Hendrik Jan Davids | Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | Mar 1992 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids | Luke Jensen
Laurie Warder | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 8. | Jul 1992 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids | Petr Korda
Cyril Suk | w/o |
| Loss | 6. | Sep 1992 | Cologne, Germany | Clay | Ronnie Båthman |  Horacio de la Peña
Gustavo Luza | 7–6, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9. | Jun 1993 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Tomás Carbonell | Mark Koevermans
Greg Van Emburgh | 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7. | Jul 1993 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids | Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | 6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10. | Aug 1993 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Hendrik Jan Davids |  Jorge Lozano
 Jaime Oncins | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 11. | Sep 1993 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Menno Oosting |  George Cosac
Ciprian Porumb | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 8. | May 1995 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Vincent Spadea |  Byron Black
Jonathan Stark | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Jun 1995 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay |  Byron Talbot | Bill Behrens
Matt Lucena | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 12. | Jul 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Byron Talbot | Jiří Novák
David Rikl | 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 13. | Jan 1996 | Zagreb, Croatia | Hard(i) | Menno Oosting | Martin Damm
Hendrik Jan Davids | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 14. | Mar 1996 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Byron Talbot | Wayne Arthurs
Andrew Kratzmann | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10. | May 1996 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Byron Talbot | Byron Black
 Grant Connell | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 15. | Jul 1996 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Byron Talbot | Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 16. | Jul 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Byron Talbot | David Adams
Menno Oosting | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11. | Mar 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Byron Talbot | Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | Jul 1997 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Andrew Kratzmann | Paul Kilderry
 Nicolás Lapentti | 6–3, 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 17. | Sep 1997 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Andrew Kratzmann | Hendrik Jan Davids
Daniel Orsanic | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
