Karol Beck : biography
April 3, 1982 –
Karol Beck (born April 3, 1982 in Zvolen) is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 36, achieved in August 2005.
Challenger Career Finals
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 6 August 2001 | Togliatti, Russia | Hard | AUT}} Alexander Peya | 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 8 July 2002 | Bristol, England | Grass | AUT}} Alexander Peya | 6–0, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 July 2002 | Manchester, England | Grass | BLR}} Vladimir Voltchkov | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Runner-up | 3. | 4 November 2002 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Carpet (I) | FRA}} Antony Dupuis | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Winner | 2. | 20 January 2003 | Heilbronn, Germany | Carpet (I) | AUT}} Jürgen Melzer | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 4. | 17 February 2003 | Andrezieux, France | Hard (I) | FRA}} Thierry Ascione | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 2 February 2004 | Wrocław, Poland | Hard (I) | CZE}} Jan Hernych | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 31 May 2004 | Surbiton, England | Grass | RSA}} Wesley Moodie | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 14 March 2005 | Sunrise, United States | Hard | ITA}} Davide Sanguinetti | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 13 October 2008 | Kolding, Denmark | Hard (I) | CRO}} Roko Karanušić | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 17 November 2008 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (I) | RUS}} Dmitry Tursunov | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 26 January 2009 | Heilbronn, Germany | Carpet (I) | GER}} Benjamin Becker | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | 6 July 2009 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Hard | BRA}} Thiago Alves | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 8 February 2010 | Bergamo, Italy | Hard (I) | LUX}} Gilles Müller | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 15 February 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | Carpet (I) | SRB}} Ilija Bozoljac | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 8. | 8 March 2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Hard (I) | FRA}} Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–1 ret. |
Winner | 9. | 11 October 2010 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | LUX}} Gilles Müller | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 9. | 13 March 2011 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Hard (I) | BIH}} Amer Delić | W/O |
Winner | 10. | 7 August 2011 | Segovia, Spain | Hard | FRA}} Grégoire Burquier | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 10. | 6 November 2011 | Eckental, Germany | Carpet (I) | USA}} Rajeev Ram | 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 17 June 2012 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Grass | SVN}} Grega Žemlja | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 4–6 |
Singles Performance Timeline
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | LQ | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 3–5 | |
French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | 0–5 | |
Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | LQ | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 7–8 | |
US Open | A | 1R | 4R | 1R | A | A | LQ | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 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 |