Radek Stepanek (born November 27, 1978 in Karviná) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He uses the serve-and-volley tennis strategy. His sponsors include Volkl, Alea, and Ceské dráhy. Career Stepanek turned professional in 1996. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Stepanek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top level doubles. 2006 was Štepánek's best year to date, he found himself on the verge of getting into the top ten of ATP rankings, as he defeated Jose Acasuso in the semifinals of the Masters Series event in Hamburg. Radek Stepanek went on to lose the final in straight sets against Spain's Tommy Robredo. At that point, he achieved a career-high ATP world ranking of No. 11 in singles.
This performance helped Stepanek break into the top 10 and achieve his highest world ranking of No. 8. However after Wimbledon, Stepanek was out of action for the rest of the year due to a chronic neck injury. In the second round of the 2007 U.S. Open, Radek Stepanek played a superb match against third seed Novak Djokovic, which he ended up losing in the ultimate tie-break of the fifth set. Although he lost the match, his defeat was a close one [7-6 (4), 6–7 (5), 7–5, 5–7, 6–7 (2)]. In 2008, he achieved some good results such as reaching the final in San Jose but lost to Andy Roddick. He also made it to the semifinals in the Rome masters losing to Novak Djokovic after he retired.
Radek Stepanek had been engaged to Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis, but split up in August 2007. He also owns a condominium in Bradenton, Florida. He is coached by former Australian Open champion Petr Korda. Stepanek is currently dating Czech tennis player Nicole Vaidisova. ATP Tour Titles (14) Grand Slam (0)
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