Jan Kodeš

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Jan Kodeš
Tour Finals
RR (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
WCT FinalsSF (1974)
Doubles
Career record313-183
Career titles17
Highest rankingNo. 12 (21 May 1979)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1977)

Jan Kodeš (born 1 March 1946) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time major singles champion, Kodeš was one of the premier players in the early 1970s.

Kodeš's greatest success was achieved on the

International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF).[1][2][3]

Kodeš never played at the

Open Era
, he won nine top-level singles titles and 17 doubles titles.

Kodeš was inducted into the

Career statistics

Grand Slam finals: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1970 French Open Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
Win 1971 French Open (2) Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 1971 US Open Grass United States Stan Smith 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–7(3–5)
Win 1973 Wimbledon Grass Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6–1, 9–8(7–5), 6–3
Loss 1973 US Open (2) Grass Australia John Newcombe 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open Absent 0 / 0 0–0
French Open 2R 4R 1R[a] 4R W W QF QF 4R 4R 3R 4R 3R 2R 2R 1R 2 / 16 43–13 76.79
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R SF W QF 2R A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1 / 15 19–14 57.58
US Open A A A 2R A F 2R F 4R 4R QF 3R A 2R A A 0 / 9 27–9 75.00
Win–loss 1–2 3–2 0–1 5–3 7–1 13–2 9–3 17–2 10–3 7–3 6–2 5–3 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–2 3 / 40 89–36 71.20

walkover
in the first round, after Kodeš withdrew, does not count as a Kodeš loss (nor a Gentil win).

Open era finals

Singles (9 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1970 St. Petersburg, U.S. Clay Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Win 2. 1970 French Open, Paris Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 1. 1970
Rome
, Italy
Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–8
Loss 2. 1971 Nice, France Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 8–10, 9–11, 1–6
Win 3. 1971 Catania, Italy Clay France Georges Goven 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
Loss 3. 1971 Rome WCT, Italy Clay Australia Rod Laver 5–7, 3–6, 3–6
Win 4. 1971 French Open, Paris Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 4. 1971 US Open, New York Grass United States Stan Smith 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 5. 1971 Stockholm WCT, Sweden Hard (i) United States Arthur Ashe 1–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss 6. 1972 Nice, France Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 0–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 1972 Rome, Italy Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–4, 1–6, 5–7, 2–6
Win 5. 1972
Barcelona
, Spain
Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Win 6. 1973 Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i) New Zealand Brian Fairlie 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 8. 1973 Vancouver, Canada Carpet (i) United States Tom Gorman 6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Win 7. 1973 Wimbledon, London Grass Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6–1, 9–8, 6–3
Loss 9. 1973 US Open, New York Grass Australia John Newcombe 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 10. 1973 Prague, Czechoslovakia Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 0–6, 5–7
Loss 11. 1974 Acapulco, Mexico Carpet (i) Netherlands Tom Okker 2–6, 6–7
Loss 12. 1975 Hampton, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Jimmy Connors 6–3, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 13. 1975 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–3, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 14. 1975 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Chile Jaime Fillol 4–6, 6–1, 0–6, 5–7
Loss 15. 1975
Kitzbühel
, Austria
Clay Italy Adriano Panatta 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 4–6
Win 8. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Italy Adriano Panatta 6–2, 3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 9. 1976
Basel
, Switzerland
Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 16. 1976 Nice, France Clay Italy Corrado Barazzutti 2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–7, 6–8
Loss 17. 1976 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–7, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 18. 1976 Aviles, Spain Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss 19. 1977 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (17 titles, 24 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1970 Båstad, Sweden Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
2–6, 6–2, 12–12 ret.
Loss 2. 1970
Kitzbühel
, Austria
Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
8–10, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 1970
Phoenix
, U.S.
Hard United States Charlie Pasarell Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Ray Ruffels
6–7, 3–6
Loss 4. 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
5–7, 2–6, 7–5, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 1971 Macon, U.S. Carpet Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
3–6, 6–7
Loss 6. 1971 Catania, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal France Pierre Barthès
France François Jauffret
6–7, 6–2, 3–6
Win 1. 1971
Indianapolis
, U.S.
Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović United States Clark Graebner
United States Erik van Dillen
7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Win 2. 1972
Nice
, France
Clay United States Stan Smith South Africa Frew McMillan
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 3. 1972
Hamburg
, West Germany
Clay Romania Ilie Năstase South Africa Bob Hewitt
Romania Ion Țiriac
4–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 7. 1972
Montreal
, Canada
Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
6–7, 3–6
Win 4. 1973
Los Angeles
, U.S.
Hard Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–4
Win 5. 1973 Prague, Czechoslovakia Mateflex Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník Hungary Róbert Machán
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 7–6
Win 6. 1974 Palm Desert, U.S. Hard Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník United States Raymond Moore
New Zealand Onny Parun
6–4, 6–4
Win 7. 1974 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec Japan Kenichi Hirai
Japan Toshiro Sakai
6–1, 6–4
Loss 8. 1975
Salisbury
, U.S.
Carpet United Kingdom Roger Taylor United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–7, 2–6
Win 8. 1975
Munich
, West Germany
Clay Poland Wojciech Fibak Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
West Germany Karl Meiler
7–5, 6–3
Loss 9. 1975
Hamburg
, West Germany
Clay Poland Wojciech Fibak Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
3–6, 6–7
Win 9. 1975 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay France François Jauffret West Germany Harald Elschenbroich
Austria Hans Kary
6–2, 6–3
Loss 10. 1975
Montreal
, Canada
Hard Romania Ilie Năstase South Africa Cliff Drysdale
South Africa Raymond Moore
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win 10. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Spain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–4, 3–6, 9–7
Win 11. 1976 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 12. 1977
Baltimore
, U.S.
Carpet Australia Ross Case Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
3–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 12. 1977
Monte Carlo
, Monaco
Clay France François Jauffret Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 13. 1977 French Open, Paris Clay Poland Wojciech Fibak United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–7, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 13. 1977
Barcelona
, Spain
Clay Poland Wojciech Fibak South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–0, 6–4
Loss 14. 1977
Vienna
, Austria
Carpet Poland Wojciech Fibak South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
4–6, 3–6
Loss 15. 1977 Oviedo, Spain Carpet Mexico Raúl Ramírez United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 1–6
Loss 16. 1978 Springfield, U.S. Carpet United States Marty Riessen
Robert Lutz
United States
Stan Smith
3–6, 3–6
Loss 17. 1978
Nice
, France
Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd France Patrice Dominguez
France François Jauffret
4–6, 0–6
Loss 18. 1978
Rome
, Italy
Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd Paraguay Víctor Pecci
Chile Belus Prajoux
7–6, 6–7, 1–6
Win 14. 1978
Stuttgart
, West Germany
Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–3, 7–6
Loss 19. 1978 Aix-en-Provence, France Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–7, 1–6
Win 15. 1978 Madrid, Spain Clay Poland Wojciech Fibak Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win 16. 1979 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Loss 20. 1979 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd Netherlands Tom Okker
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
1–6, 3–6
Loss 21. 1979
Indianapolis
, U.S.
Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd United States Gene Mayer
United States John McEnroe
4–6, 6–7
Loss 22. 1980
Barcelona
, Spain
Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy United States Steve Denton
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 23. 1980 Cologne, West Germany Carpet Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd South Africa Bernard Mitton
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
4–6, 1–6
Win 17. 1982 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
7–6, 6–4
Loss 24. 1983 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 2–6, 3–6

At results above are not shown wins and runner-ups from 1965 to 1969, such as tournaments in Santiago, Viňa del Mar, São Paulo, Lyon, Cannes, Luxembourg, Split, Varna, Plovdiv, Paris (Racing Club) or International championships of Czechoslovakia in Bratislava. The draws of players were always minimum 32 players, same as at contemporary ATP Tour events, but they are not listed in ATP Annuals, since ATP was founded at 1972.

References

Further reading

Jan Kodeš, with Petr Kolar, A Journey to Glory from behind the Iron Curtain, New Chapter Press, Chicago, 2010,

External links