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 .
Hernych now acts as a coach to the Czech tennis player and Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová , alongside Jiří Hřebec .
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)
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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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)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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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)
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; .
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