Karol Beck (born 3 April 1982) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from Slovakia. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 36, achieved in August 2005. Beck reached the fourth round of the 2004 US Open and the quarterfinals of the 2005 Montreal Masters, defeating Nikolay Davydenko en route to both runs.
Career On 25 October 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St. Petersburg Open to Mikhail Youzhny 6–2, 6–2.
On 13 February 2006 the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced Beck had tested positive for clenbuterol during the 2005 Davis Cup semifinal for Slovakia against Argentina, which Slovakia won 4–1. As a consequence, the ITF suspended him from the game for two years until 31 October 2007.
2007 Beck finished serving his suspension and began playing again in November as an unranked player. He had to go through qualifying rounds in every tournament.
Without a ranking, he chose the Tunis challenger as his first tournament to qualify in. He qualified and won his first round match to get his first ranking points. The next week, he had a wild card entry into qualifying for the Dnipropetrovsk challenger, and qualified to pick up some more points.
He qualified a couple more times at challengers and futures tournaments before winning his final tournament of 2007, the Czech F6 Futures, to finish up the year at No. 581, after playing in just 5 tournaments.
2008 He began 2008 from where he left off in 2007, qualifying into and winning his first tournament, Germany's F1 Futures, to get into the top-500.
2009 Beck took part in the Wimbledon 2009, ranked as 143rd in the world. He was a lucky loser due to the withdrawal of then-World No. 1, Rafael Nadal. He was drawn against 21st seed Feliciano López in the first round and won a thrilling five set encounter 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 10–8 to reach the second round of a grand slam tournament for the first time since the 2005 Australian Open. In the second round, he would meet another Spaniard, this being Nicolás Almagro. He played another 5-setter, but this time, he lost 4–6, 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7.
ATP career finals Singles: 1 (0–1) LegendGrand Slam (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)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss1.Oct 2004St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet (i) Mikhail Youzhny2–6, 2–6
Doubles: 2 (0–2) LegendGrand Slam (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 (0–2)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss1.Feb 2010Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Harel Levy Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi2–6, 6–3, [10–5]Loss2.Jun 2010London, United KingdomGrass David Škoch Novak Djokovic Jonathan Erlich6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–3]
Challenger and Futures Finals Singles: 32 (17–15) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (10–11)ITF Futures Tour (7–4)Titles by surfaceHard (9–9)Clay (2–1)Grass (2–2)Carpet (4–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Croatia F2, ZagrebFuturesHard Lovro Zovko5–7, 4–6Loss0–2Togliatti, RussiaChallengerHard Alexander Peya2–6, 2–6Win1–2Russia F3, BalashikhaFuturesClay Orest Tereshchuk6–2, 6–3Win2–2Greece F2, KalamataFuturesHard Janko Tipsarević6–1, 6–4Win3–2Bristol, EnglandChallengerGrass Alexander Peya6–0, 6–3Loss3–3Manchester, EnglandChallengerGrass Vladimir Voltchkov4–6, 6–7(2–7)Loss3–4Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerCarpet Antony Dupuis6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)Win4–4Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerCarpet Jürgen Melzer6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)Loss4–5Andrezieux, FranceChallengerHard (i) Thierry Ascione4–6, 2–6Win5–5Wrocław, PolandChallengerHard (i) Jan Hernych6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2Win6–5Surbiton, EnglandChallengerGrass Wesley Moodie6–4, 6–4Win7–5Sunrise, United StatesChallengerHard Davide Sanguinetti6–2, 6–2Win8–5Czech Republic F6, OpavaFuturesCarpet Lukáš Rosol 2–6, 7–5, 7–5Win9–5Germany F1, NusslochFuturesCarpet Sébastien de Chaunac6–4, 6–4Loss9–6Kolding, DenmarkChallengerHard (i) Roko Karanušić4–6, 4–6Loss9–7Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard (i) Dmitry Tursunov4–6, 3–6Loss9–8Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerHard (i) Benjamin Becker4–6, 4–6Win10–8Pozoblanco, SpainChallengerHard Thiago Alves6–4, 6–3Win11–8Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Gilles Müller6–4, 6–4Win12–8Belgrade, SerbiaChallengerCarpet Ilija Bozoljac7–5, 7–6(7–4)Loss12–9Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard (i) Édouard Roger-Vasselin7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–1 ret.Win13–9Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Gilles Müller6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5Loss13–10Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard (I) Amer DelićwalkoverWin14–10Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Grégoire Burquier6–4, 7–6(7–4)Loss14–11Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet Rajeev Ram4–6, 2–6Loss14–12Nottingham, Great BritainChallengerGrass Grega Žemlja6–7(3–7), 6–4, 4–6Loss14–13Czech Republic F6, Jablonec nad NisouFuturesCarpet Uladzimir Ignatik2–6, 3–6Loss14–14Germany F2, StuttgartFuturesHard Uladzimir Ignatik 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)Win15–14France F7, Saint-RaphaëlFuturesHard Maxime Authom7–6(11–9), 6–4Win16–14Turkey F10, AntalyaFuturesHard Mate Delić6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3Loss16–15Austria F5, Bad WaltersdorfFuturesClay Dušan Lojda 3–6, 7–5, 4–6Win17–15Slovakia F3, PiešťanyFuturesClay Ivo Klec6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles: 43 (27–16) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (19–9)ITF Futures Tour (8–7)Titles by surfaceHard (16–11)Clay (8–5)Grass (1–0)Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Slovak Republic Masters, PiešťanySatellitesClay Igor Zelenay Branislav Sekáč Martin Štěpánek 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)Win2–0Finland F2, HelsinkiFuturesCarpet Igor Zelenay Jarkko Nieminen Tero Vilen6–2, 6–4Loss2–1United States F28, MalibuFuturesHard Igor Zelenay Lassi Ketola Kim Tiilikainen4–6, 6–7(3–7)Win3–1United States F29, Laguna NiguelFuturesHard Cedric Kauffmann Kelly Gullett Djalmar Sistermans6–2, 6–3Win4–1Czech Republic F2, Jablonec nad NisouFuturesClay Branislav Sekáč Martin Hromec Martin Štěpánek 6–3, 3–6, 6–2Loss4–2Slovenia F3, KranjFuturesClay Branislav Sekáč Igor Brukner Josef Neštický4–6, 5–7Win5–2Oberstaufen, GermanyChallengerClay Branislav Sekáč Thomas Strengberger Clemens Trimmel 2–6, 6–1, 6–0Win6–2Togliatti, RussiaChallengerHard Igor Zelenay Abdul Hamid Makhkamov Dmitriy Tomashevich 7–5, 4–6, 6–3Win7–2Russia F1, BalashikhaFuturesClay Igor Zelenay Alexey Kedryuk Orest Tereshchuk 0–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss7–3Zabrze, PolandChallengerClay Igor Zelenay Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann1–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss7–4Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerHard Igor Zelenay Lukáš Dlouhý David Miketa 1–6, 6–4, 3–6Loss7–5United States F2, Delray BeachFuturesHard Ladislav Švarc Graydon Oliver Travis Rettenmaier2–6, 4–6Win8–5Osaka, JapanChallengerHard Cedric Kauffmann Laurence Tieleman JohnVan Lottum7–5, 6–1Loss8–6Greece F1, SyrosFuturesHard Michal Mertiňák Thierry Ascione Florent Serra 6–3, 4–6, 2–6Win9–6Greece F2, KalamataFuturesHard Michal Mertiňák Tapio Nurminen Marko Tkalec6–1, 6–2Win10–6Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Jaroslav Levinský Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto 3–6, 6–4, 6–1Win11–6Manchester, Great BritainChallengerGrass Aisam Qureshi John Hui Anthony Ross6–3, 7–6(7–2)Loss11–7Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Sander Groen Tim Crichton Todd Perry7–5, 6–7(3–7), 4–6Loss11–8Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard Tomáš Zíb Jamie Delgado Arvind Parmar6–7(6–8), 1–6Win12–8Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerHard Jaroslav Levinský Aleksandar Kitinov Lovro Zovko7–5, 6–2Win13–8Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Jaroslav Levinský Jordan Kerr Tom Vanhoudt6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win14–8Dnipropetrovsk, UkraineChallengerHard Jaroslav Levinský Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)Win15–8Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerHard Jaroslav Levinský Benedikt Dorsch Philipp Petzschner6–3, 6–2Win16–8Besançon, FranceChallengerHard Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch Igor Zelenay2–6, 7–5, [10–7]Win17–8Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard Jaroslav Levinský Chris Haggard Pavel Vízner7–6(8–6), 6–4Win18–8Rhodes, GreeceChallengerHard Jaroslav Levinský Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds6–3, 6–3Win19–8Pozoblanco, SpainChallengerHard Jaroslav Levinský Colin Fleming Ken Skupski2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]Loss19–9Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard Jiří Krkoška Jonathan Marray Jamie Murray1–6, 7–6(7–2), [8–10]Loss19–10Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Leoš Friedl Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin7–5, 3–6, [7–10]Win20–10Trnava, SlovakieChallengerClay Lukáš Rosol Alexander Peya Martin Slanar4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]Loss20–11Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Filip Polášek Ross Hutchins Jamie Murray6–2, 4–6, [8–10]Win21–11Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Édouard Roger-Vasselin Matthias Bachinger Frank Moser6–1, 6–3Loss21–12Astana, KazakhstanChallengerHard Kamil Čapkovič Konstantin Kravchuk Denys Molchanov4–6, 3–6Win22–12Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Lukáš Dlouhý Adrián Menéndez Maceiras John Peers3–6, 6–2, [10–6]Win23–12Ortisei, ItalyChallengerCarpet Rik de Voest Rameez Junaid Michael Kohlmann6–3, 6–4Win24–12Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard Andrej Martin Claudio Grassi Amir Weintraub6–3, 3–6, [10–8]Loss24–13Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaChallengerHard Mirza Bašić Konstantin Kravchuk Tomislav Brkić3–6, 5–7Win25–13Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard Michal Mertiňák Konstantin Kravchuk Denys Molchanov4–6, 7–5, [10–6]Win26–13Turkey F10, AntalyaFuturesHard Maximilian Neuchrist George Coupland Andreas Mies6–2, 6–3Win27–13Slovakia F3, PiešťanyFuturesClay Filipp Kekercheni Danylo Kalenichenko Gonçalo Oliveira6–2, 2–6, [10–8]Loss27–14Slovakia F4, TrnavaFuturesClay Filipp Kekercheni Jakub Filipsky Jan Šátral3–6, 2–6Loss27–15Slovakia F1, TrnavaFuturesClay Artem Dubrivnyy Danylo Kalenichenko Filipp Kekercheni0–6, 1–6Loss27–16Estonia F3, TallinnFuturesHard Artem Dubrivnyy Niels Lootsma BoticVan de Zandschulp
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–LGrand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenA1R2R3RAAAQ2Q11R1RA3–5 French OpenA1R1R1RAAAQ11RA1RA0–5 Wimbledon2R1R3R1RAAQ12R2R3R1RQ27–8 US OpenA1R4R1RAAQ21RQ11R1RQ13–6Win–loss1–10–46–42–40–00–00–01–21–22–30–40–013–24Career statisticsTitles–Finals0–00–00–10–00–00–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–1Year-end ranking117664457N/A582145114103101141360
Doubles Tournament2002200320042005200620072008200920102011W–LGrand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAA1R3RAAAAAA2–2 French OpenA1R2R2RAAAAAA2–3 Wimbledon1R2RA3RAAA1R1R1R3–6 US OpenAA2R2RAAAAAA2–2Win–loss0–11–22–36–40–00–00–01–11–11–112–13
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
External links
Beck World Ranking History