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Karol Beck
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceZvolen, Slovakia
Born (1982-04-03) 3 April 1982 (age 42)
Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2018 (last match in 2020)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,110,846
Singles
Career record65–116
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 36 (22 August 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2005)
French Open1R (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012)
Wimbledon3R (2004, 2011)
US Open4R (2004)
Doubles
Career record33–51
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 62 (17 October 2010)
Last updated on: 22 October 2018.

Karol Beck (born 3 April 1982) is a male former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. 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

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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 the beta agonist 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.[1]

2007

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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 Dnepropetrovsk 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

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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

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Beck took part in the 2009 Wimbledon Championships 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

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Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Legend
Grand 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)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Oct 2004 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Russia Mikhail Youzhny 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

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Legend
Grand 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)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Feb 2010 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Israel Harel Levy India Rohan Bopanna
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 2. Jun 2010 London, United Kingdom Grass Czech Republic David Škoch Serbia Novak Djokovic
Israel Jonathan Erlich
6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–3]

Challenger and Futures Finals

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Singles: 32 (17–15)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10–11)
ITF Futures Tour (7–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–9)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (2–2)
Carpet (4–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2001 Croatia F2, Zagreb Futures Hard Croatia Lovro Zovko 5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2001 Togliatti, Russia Challenger Hard Austria Alexander Peya 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2001 Russia F3, Balashikha Futures Clay Ukraine Orest Tereshchuk 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–2 Apr 2002 Greece F2, Kalamata Futures Hard Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Janko Tipsarević 6–1, 6–4
Win 3–2 Jul 2002 Bristol, England Challenger Grass Austria Alexander Peya 6–0, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Jul 2002 Manchester, England Challenger Grass Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 3–4 Nov 2002 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Carpet France Antony Dupuis 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 4–4 Jan 2003 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Austria Jürgen Melzer 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 4–5 Feb 2003 Andrezieux, France Challenger Hard (i) France Thierry Ascione 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–5 Feb 2004 Wrocław, Poland Challenger Hard (i) Czech Republic Jan Hernych 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–5 Jun 2004 Surbiton, England Challenger Grass South Africa Wesley Moodie 6–4, 6–4
Win 7–5 Mar 2005 Sunrise, United States Challenger Hard Italy Davide Sanguinetti 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–5 Dec 2007 Czech Republic F6, Opava Futures Carpet Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 9–5 Jan 2008 Germany F1, Nussloch Futures Carpet France Sébastien de Chaunac 6–4, 6–4
Loss 9–6 Oct 2008 Kolding, Denmark Challenger Hard (i) Croatia Roko Karanušić 4–6, 4–6
Loss 9–7 Nov 2008 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard (i) Russia Dmitry Tursunov 4–6, 3–6
Loss 9–8 Jan 2009 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Hard (i) Germany Benjamin Becker 4–6, 4–6
Win 10–8 Jul 2009 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Hard Brazil Thiago Alves 6–4, 6–3
Win 11–8 Feb 2010 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Luxembourg Gilles Müller 6–4, 6–4
Win 12–8 Feb 2010 Belgrade, Serbia Challenger Carpet Serbia Ilija Bozoljac 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 12–9 Mar 2010 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Hard (i) France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–1 ret.
Win 13–9 Oct 2010 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Luxembourg Gilles Müller 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5
Loss 13–10 Mar 2011 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Hard (I) Bosnia and Herzegovina Amer Delić walkover
Win 14–10 Aug 2011 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard France Grégoire Burquier 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 14–11 Nov 2011 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet United States Rajeev Ram 4–6, 2–6
Loss 14–12 Jun 2012 Nottingham, Great Britain Challenger Grass Slovenia Grega Žemlja 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 4–6
Loss 14–13 Nov 2013 Czech Republic F6, Jablonec nad Nisou Futures Carpet Belarus Uladzimir Ignatik 2–6, 3–6
Loss 14–14 Jan 2014 Germany F2, Stuttgart Futures Hard Belarus Uladzimir Ignatik 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 15–14 March 2014 France F7, Saint-Raphaël Futures Hard Belgium Maxime Authom 7–6(11–9), 6–4
Win 16–14 Apr 2014 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Hard Croatia Mate Delić 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3
Loss 16–15 Jul 2014 Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf Futures Clay Czech Republic Dušan Lojda 3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 17–15 Aug 2014 Slovakia F3, Piešťany Futures Clay Slovakia Ivo Klec 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 43 (27–16)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (19–9)
ITF Futures Tour (8–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (16–11)
Clay (8–5)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2000 Slovak Republic Masters, Piešťany Satellites Clay Slovakia Igor Zelenay Slovakia Branislav Sekáč
Czech Republic Martin Štěpánek
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 Oct 2000 Finland F2, Helsinki Futures Carpet Slovakia Igor Zelenay Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Finland Tero Vilen
6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Nov 2000 United States F28, Malibu Futures Hard Slovakia Igor Zelenay Finland Lassi Ketola
Finland Kim Tiilikainen
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–1 Dec 2000 United States F29, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard France Cedric Kauffmann United States Kelly Gullett
Netherlands Djalmar Sistermans
6–2, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jun 2001 Czech Republic F2, Jablonec nad Nisou Futures Clay Slovakia Branislav Sekáč Slovakia Martin Hromec
Czech Republic Martin Štěpánek
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Jun 2001 Slovenia F3, Kranj Futures Clay Slovakia Branislav Sekáč Czech Republic Igor Brukner
Czech Republic Josef Neštický
4–6, 5–7
Win 5–2 Jul 2001 Oberstaufen, Germany Challenger Clay Slovakia Branislav Sekáč Austria Thomas Strengberger
Austria Clemens Trimmel
2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Win 6–2 Aug 2001 Togliatti, Russia Challenger Hard Slovakia Igor Zelenay Uzbekistan Abdul Hamid Makhkamov
Uzbekistan Dmitriy Tomashevich
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Win 7–2 Aug 2001 Russia F1, Balashikha Futures Clay Slovakia Igor Zelenay Kazakhstan Alexey Kedryuk
Ukraine Orest Tereshchuk
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–3 Sep 2001 Zabrze, Poland Challenger Clay Slovakia Igor Zelenay Austria Julian Knowle
Germany Michael Kohlmann
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 7–4 Nov 2001 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Hard Slovakia Igor Zelenay Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Czech Republic David Miketa
1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 7–5 Jan 2002 United States F2, Delray Beach Futures Hard Slovakia Ladislav Švarc United States Graydon Oliver
United States Travis Rettenmaier
2–6, 4–6
Win 8–5 Mar 2002 Osaka, Japan Challenger Hard France Cedric Kauffmann Italy Laurence Tieleman
Netherlands JohnVan Lottum
7–5, 6–1
Loss 8–6 Apr 2002 Greece F1, Syros Futures Hard Slovakia Michal Mertiňák France Thierry Ascione
France Florent Serra
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win 9–6 Apr 2002 Greece F2, Kalamata Futures Hard Slovakia Michal Mertiňák Finland Tapio Nurminen
Slovenia Marko Tkalec
6–1, 6–2
Win 10–6 May 2002 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 11–6 Jul 2002 Manchester, Great Britain Challenger Grass Pakistan Aisam Qureshi Hong Kong John Hui
Australia Anthony Ross
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 11–7 Aug 2002 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Netherlands Sander Groen Australia Tim Crichton
Australia Todd Perry
7–5, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 11–8 Aug 2002 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb United Kingdom Jamie Delgado
United Kingdom Arvind Parmar
6–7(6–8), 1–6
Win 12–8 Nov 2002 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Croatia Lovro Zovko
7–5, 6–2
Win 13–8 May 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský Australia Jordan Kerr
Belgium Tom Vanhoudt
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 14–8 Nov 2004 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský Romania Andrei Pavel
Romania Gabriel Trifu
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Win 15–8 Feb 2009 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský Germany Benedikt Dorsch
Germany Philipp Petzschner
6–3, 6–2
Win 16–8 Mar 2009 Besançon, France Challenger Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský Czech Republic David Škoch
Slovenia Igor Zelenay
2–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win 17–8 Mar 2009 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský South Africa Chris Haggard
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 18–8 May 2009 Rhodes, Greece Challenger Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský United States Rajeev Ram
United States Bobby Reynolds
6–3, 6–3
Win 19–8 Jul 2009 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]
Loss 19–9 Feb 2010 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Czech Republic Jiří Krkoška United Kingdom Jonathan Marray
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
1–6, 7–6(7–2), [8–10]
Loss 19–10 May 2010 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Czech Republic Leoš Friedl France Nicolas Mahut
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 20–10 Sep 2010 Trnava, Slovakie Challenger Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol Austria Alexander Peya
Austria Martin Slanar
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
Loss 20–11 Oct 2010 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Czech Republic Filip Polášek United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 21–11 Jul 2011 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard France Édouard Roger-Vasselin Germany Matthias Bachinger
Germany Frank Moser
6–1, 6–3
Loss 21–12 Jul 2012 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Slovakia Kamil Čapkovič Russia Konstantin Kravchuk
Ukraine Denys Molchanov
4–6, 3–6
Win 22–12 Sep 2012 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Australia John Peers
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 23–12 Nov 2012 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Carpet South Africa Rik de Voest Australia Rameez Junaid
Germany Michael Kohlmann
6–3, 6–4
Win 24–12 Feb 2013 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Slovakia Andrej Martin Italy Claudio Grassi
Israel Amir Weintraub
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 24–13 Mar 2013 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Hard Slovakia Mirza Bašić Bosnia and Herzegovina Konstantin Kravchuk
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić
3–6, 5–7
Win 25–13 Feb 2014 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Slovakia Michal Mertiňák Russia Konstantin Kravchuk
Ukraine Denys Molchanov
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win 26–13 Apr 2014 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Hard Austria Maximilian Neuchrist United Kingdom George Coupland
Germany Andreas Mies
6–2, 6–3
Win 27–13 Aug 2014 Slovakia F3, Piešťany Futures Clay Ukraine Filipp Kekercheni Ukraine Danylo Kalenichenko
Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira
6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 27–14 Aug 2014 Slovakia F4, Trnava Futures Clay Ukraine Filipp Kekercheni Czech Republic Jakub Filipsky
Czech Republic Jan Šátral
3–6, 2–6
Loss 27–15 Jul 2016 Slovakia F1, Trnava Futures Clay Russia Artem Dubrivnyy Ukraine Danylo Kalenichenko
Ukraine Filipp Kekercheni
0–6, 1–6
Loss 27–16 Nov 2016 Estonia F3, Tallinn Futures Hard Russia Artem Dubrivnyy Netherlands Niels Lootsma
Netherlands BoticVan de Zandschulp

Performance timelines

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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.

Singles

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 2R 3R A A A Q2 Q1 1R 1R A 3–5
French Open A 1R 1R 1R A A A Q1 1R A 1R A 0–5
Wimbledon 2R 1R 3R 1R A A Q1 2R 2R 3R 1R Q2 7–8
US Open A 1R 4R 1R A A Q2 1R Q1 1R 1R Q1 3–6
Win–loss 1–1 0–4 6–4 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–4 0–0 13–24
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
Year-end ranking 117 66 44 57 N/A 582 145 114 103 101 141 360

Doubles

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 3R A A A A A A 2–2
French Open A 1R 2R 2R A A A A A A 2–3
Wimbledon 1R 2R A 3R A A A 1R 1R 1R 3–6
US Open A A 2R 2R A A A A A A 2–2
Win–loss 0–1 1–2 2–3 6–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 12–13

See also

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