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David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles events. He also achieved a singles ranking of world No. 41 in May 1994.
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: 3R (1989)
French Open: 2R (1989)
Wimbledon: 2R (1989)
US Open: 1R (1988)
Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: SF (1989)
French Open: SF (1984)
Wimbledon: F (1983)
US Open: 1R (1988)
In singles, he won five Challenger tournaments and achieved his greatest slam performance in 1997, reaching the third round of Wimbledon.
Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005 and currently resides in London.
| 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| 3–6, 3–6 |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (4) |
| ATP International Series Gold (4) |
| ATP International Series (22) |
| Hard (8) |
| Clay (17) |
| Grass (3) |
| Carpet (2) |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Michiel Schapers | Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1992 | Newport, Rhode Island | Grass | Royce Deppe | Paul Annacone David Wheaton | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 1992 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Karel Nováček | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Mar 1993 | ATP Zaragoza | Carpet | Mike Bauer | Martin Damm Karel Nováček | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1993 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Mike Bauer | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 1993 | Movistar Open | Clay | Mike Bauer | Christer Allgårdh Brian Devening | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 1994 | Open Seat, Spain | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Jim Courier Javier Sánchez | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 1994 | BMW Open, Germany | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Boris Becker Petr Korda | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–3 | May 1994 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Wayne Ferreira Javier Sánchez | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 1994 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Mike Bauer | Alex Antonitsch Greg Rusedski | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Aug 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Jiří Novák | Libor Pimek Byron Talbot | 5–7, 6–1, 6–7 |
| Win | 8–4 | Sep 1995 | Bancolombia Open, Colombia | Clay | Jiří Novák | Steve Campbell MaliVai Washington | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–4 | Oct 1995 | Movistar Open | Clay | Jiří Novák | Shelby Cannon Francisco Montana | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Nov 1995 | ATP Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Jiří Novák | Emilio Sánchez Sergio Casal | 6–2, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Argentina Open, Argentina | Clay | Jiří Novák | Vince Spadea Christo van Rensburg | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 10–6 | Mar 1996 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Jiří Novák | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–6 | Sep 1996 | Bancolombia Open, Colombia | Clay | Nicolás Pereira | Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Jiří Novák | Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 12–7 | Oct 1997 | ATP Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–7 | Aug 1998 | San Marino | Clay | Jiří Novák | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 13–8 | Croatia Open, Croatia | Clay | Jiří Novák | Neil Broad Pieter Norval | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Win | 14–8 | Aug 1998 | ATP Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Jiří Novák | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 14–9 | Valencia Open, Spain | Clay | Jiří Novák | Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic | 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 15–9 | Nov 1998 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Jiří Novák | Daniel Orsanic David Roditi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 15–10 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jiří Novák | Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek | 5–7, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 15–11 | Portugal Open, Portugal | Clay | Jiří Novák | Tomás Carbonell Donald Johnson | 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 15–12 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Jiří Novák | Olivier Delaître Tim Henman | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 15–13 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Jiří Novák | Aleksandar Kitinov Brent Haygarth | 6–0, 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 16–13 | Feb 2000 | ATP Dubai, UAE | Hard | Jiří Novák | Robbie Koenig Peter Tramacchi | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 17–13 | Jul 2000 | ATP Gstaad, Switzerland | Hard | Jiří Novák | Jérôme Golmard Michael Kohlmann | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–13 | Jul 2000 | Mercedes Cup, Germany | Clay | Jiří Novák | Lucas Arnold Donald Johnson | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–13 | Oct 2000 | Eurocard Open, Germany | Hard | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Piet Norval | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–14 | Vienna Open, Austria | Hard | Jiří Novák | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nenad Zimonjić | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 19–15 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Jiří Novák | Jonas Björkman David Prinosil | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 19–16 | Copenhagen Open, Denmark | Hard | Jiří Novák | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 20–16 | Mar 2001 | Miami Masters, U.S. | Hard | Jiří Novák | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 21–16 | May 2001 | Saint Poelten, Austria | Clay | Petr Pála | Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic | 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12. | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8) | |
| Win | 22. | Jul 2001 | Canada Masters, Canada | Hard | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | Vienna Open, Austria | Hard | Jiří Novák | Martin Damm Radek Štěpánek | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 14. | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Loss | 15. | Mar 2002 | Acapulco | Clay | Martin Damm | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 1–6, 6–3, 2–10 |
| Win | 23. | May 2002 | Saint Poelten, Austria | Clay | Petr Pála | Mike Bryan Michael Hill | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 24. | Jun 2002 | ATP Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 25. | Jun 2002 | ATP Halle, Germany | Grass | David Prinosil | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 26. | Jul 2002 | Mercedes Cup, Germany | Clay | Joshua Eagle | David Adams Gastón Etlis | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 27. | Feb 2003 | ATP Dubai, UAE | Hard | Leander Paes | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 19. | Miami Masters, US | Hard | Leander Paes | Roger Federer Max Mirnyi | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 28. | Jul 2003 | ATP Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Leander Paes | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 29. | Jun 2004 | ATP Halle, Germany | Grass | Leander Paes | Tomáš Cibulec Petr Pála | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 30. | Jul 2004 | ATP Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Leander Paes | Marc Rosset Stanislas Wawrinka | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 20. | New York, US | Hard | Leander Paes | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | 0 / 7 | 9–7 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 15 | 20–15 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | F | QF | SF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 20–13 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | F | A | 0 / 12 | 15–12 |
| Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | ||
| Miami Masters | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | A | 2R | QF | W | 2R | F | QF | 1R | 1 / 10 | 15–9 | ||
| Monte Carlo | NME | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | A | A | F | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | ||
| Rome Masters | NME | 1R | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1 / 8 | 7–7 | ||
| Hamburg Masters | NME | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | SF | SF | A | 0 / 8 | 11–8 | ||
| Canada Masters | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | W | SF | QF | 2R | A | 1 / 7 | 10–6 | ||
| Cincinnati | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | ||
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | SF | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 1 / 6 | 10–5 | ||
| Paris Masters | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 894 | 676 | 220 | 122 | 109 | 71 | 99 | 27 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 499 !colspan=2 | ||
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