Zdeněk Kolář
Kolář at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Czech Republic |
| Born | 9 October 1996 Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Zdenek Kolar Sr. |
| Prize money | US $1,171,811 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 111 (13 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 175 (24 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2018, 2022) |
| French Open | 2R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| US Open | Q3 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 110 (1 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 169 (24 November 2025) |
| Last updated on: 30 November 2025. | |
Zdeněk Kolář (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲɛk ˈkolaːr̝̊]; born 9 October 1996) is a Czech tennis player. Kolář has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 111 achieved on 13 June 2022 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 110 achieved on 1 August 2022.
Professional career
2016-2018: First ITF title and ATP debut
In 2016, Kolář won his maiden ITF title in Porec, Croatia.[1]
Kolář played his first main draw match in an ATP tournament, after qualifying for the 2018 Swedish Open. He was defeated in straight sets by defending champion and former Top 10 member David Ferrer.[2]
2021: Three Challenger titles
In 2021, Kolář won three ATP Challenger singles titles: in April in Oeiras Portugal, in August in Iasi Romania, in September in Szczecin Poland and four ATP Challenger doubles titles.[3]
2022-2023: Grand Slam debut and first win
In 2022, Kolář made his ATP main draw debut in doubles at Chile Open alongside Nikola Milojević. They reached the quarterfinals with a win over local wildcards Alejandro Tabilo and Gonzalo Lama.[2]
In his fifth qualifying attempt, Kolar finally reached the main draw of the 2022 French Open with a straight sets win over Franco Agamenone for his Grand Slam tournament main draw debut.[4] He won his first ATP and Grand Slam match defeating home favorite and wildcard Lucas Pouille.[5] He lost in the second round to fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets with three tiebreaks in a match that lasted over four hours.[6]
He entered the 2022 Wimbledon Championships main draw as a lucky loser but lost to Benjamin Bonzi.[7][8][9]
2025: Fifth Challenger title
Kolář won his fifth Challenger title and first since 2023 at the 2025 Genesis Trading Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria after defeating Murkel Dellien in the final.[10][11] Kolář claimed his sixth Challenger title in November at the 2025 Montemar Challenger in Alicante, Spain after beating first time Challenger finalist Gianluca Cadenasso in the final and returned to world´s Top 200 after this win.[12]
National representation
Kolář was nominated for the Czech Republic Davis Cup team in 2017 but did not play in a match.[13]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| 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.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 25 (13 titles, 12 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2016 | Croatia F2, Poreč | Futures | Clay | Yannick Maden | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2016 | Croatia F3, Pula | Futures | Clay | Pedro Martínez | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2016 | Hungary F3, Szeged | Futures | Clay | Germain Gigounon | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2016 | Czech Republic F2, Prague | Futures | Clay | Clement Geens | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2017 | Croatia F2, Poreč | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Bellotti | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2017 | Croatia F4, Opatija | Futures | Clay | Laslo Đere | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Apr 2017 | Kazakhstan F3, Shymkent | Futures | Clay | Mario Vilella Martínez | 4–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Apr 2017 | Kazakhstan F4, Shymkent | Futures | Clay | Danilo Petrović | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Jun 2017 | Poland F1, Sopot | Futures | Clay | Kamil Majchrzak | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–6 | Jul 2017 | Poland F5, Mrągowo | Futures | Clay | Laurynas Grigelis | 7–5, 1–0 ret |
| Loss | 4–7 | Aug 2017 | Poland F10, Poznań | Futures | Clay | Mats Moraing | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Sep 2017 | Hungary F8, Székesfehérvár | Futures | Clay | Enrique López Pérez | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Oct 2017 | Estonia F2, Tartu | Futures | Carpet (i) | Harri Heliövaara | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–9 | Oct 2024 | M15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | WTT | Hard (i) | Jasza Szajrych | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–9 | Jan 2025 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Guy den Ouden | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–10 | Feb 2025 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Daniel Michalski | 6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 7–10 | Jun 2025 | M15 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | WTT | Clay | Jakub Filip | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Constant Lestienne | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2021 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Gastão Elias | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2021 | Iași, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Hugo Gaston | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2021 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Kamil Majchrzak | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Challenger | Hard (i) | Liam Broady | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2023 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Máté Valkusz | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 2025 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | Murkel Dellien | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2025 | Alicante, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Gianluca Cadenasso | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 55 (30 titles, 25 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2015 | Croatia F5, Pula | Futures | Clay | Dominik Süč | Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov |
6–4, 0–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2015 | Poland F1, Koszalin | Futures | Clay | Petr Michnev | Grzegorz Panfil Marcin Gawron |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2015 | Croatia F18, Solin | Futures | Clay | Tomáš Toman | Stefan Kozlov Nino Serdarušić |
6–4, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2016 | Hungary F3, Szeged | Futures | Clay | Victor Vlad Cornea | Gábor Borsos Ádám Kellner |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2016 | Czech Republic F2, Prague | Futures | Clay | Petr Michnev | Oscar Otte Andreas Mies |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Matěj Vocel | Tomasz Bednarek Nikola Mektić |
4–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Win | 2–4 | Jul 2016 | Czech Republic F4, Pardubice | Futures | Clay | Jan Hernych | David Novák Roman Jebavý |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 2016 | Italy F24, Cornaiano | Futures | Clay | Bastian Malla | Jonathan Eysseric José Hernández-Fernández |
6–7(2–7), 6–2, [4–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2016 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Roman Jebavý | Andre Begemann Aliaksandr Bury |
7–5, 4–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 2–6 | Oct 2016 | Hungary F8, Balatonboglár | Futures | Clay | Pavel Nejedlý | Gábor Borsos Ádám Kellner |
6–3, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2016 | Andria, Italy | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Roman Jebavý | Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Mar 2017 | Croatia F2, Poreč | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Matej Sabanov Ivan Sabanov |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–6 | Mar 2017 | Croatia F3, Umag | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Hernán Casanova Juan Pablo Ficovich |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–6 | Apr 2017 | Kazakhstan F4, Shymkent | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Alexander Zhurbin Mario Vilella Martínez |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 1–3 | May 2017 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Laurynas Grigelis | Prajnesh Gunneswaran Vishnu Vardhan |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 2017 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Laurynas Grigelis | Tomasz Bednarek David Pel |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 2017 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Roman Jebavý | Igor Zelenay Matwé Middelkoop |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2018 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Gonçalo Oliveira | Gerard Granollers Marcel Granollers |
3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jul 2018 | Båstad, Sweden | Challenger | Clay | Gonçalo Oliveira | Harri Heliövaara Henri Laaksonen |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Oct 2018 | Almaty II, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | Lukáš Rosol | Timur Khabibulin Evgeny Karlovskiy |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jan 2019 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Adam Pavlásek | Jürgen Melzer Filip Polášek |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2019 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Laurynas Grigelis | Tomislav Brkić Dustin Brown |
7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 6–6 | May 2019 | Braga, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Kimmer Coppejans | Gerard Granollers Fabrício Neis |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Feb 2020 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Ocleppo | Luca Margaroli Andrea Vavassori |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Aug 2020 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Lukáš Rosol | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Arthur Rinderknech |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Sep 2020 | Prostejov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Lukáš Rosol | Sriram Balaji Divij Sharan |
6–2, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 8–8 | Oct 2020 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Harri Heliövaara | Roberto Cid Subervi Gonçalo Oliveira |
6-7(5-7), 6-4, [4-10] |
| Win | 9–8 | Nov 2020 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara |
6–3, 6-4 |
| Win | 10–8 | Feb 2021 | Potechefstroom, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | Peter Polansky Brayden Schnur |
6–4, 2–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 10–9 | Feb 2021 | Potechefstroom II, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Julien Cagnina | Raven Klaasen Ruan Roelofse |
4-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 10–10 | June 2021 | Prostejov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Roman Jebavý | Aleksandr Nedovyesov Gonçalo Oliveira |
6-1, 6-7(5-7), [6-10] |
| Win | 11–10 | Jul 2021 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Lehečka | Karol Drzewiecki Aleksandar Vukic |
6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 12–10 | Aug 2021 | City of San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | Luis David Martínez | Rafael Matos João Menezes |
1–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Win | 13–10 | Nov 2021 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jiří Lehečka | Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Win | 14–10 | Jan 2022 | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Manuel Guinard | Marc-Andrea Hüsler Dominic Stricker |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Win | 15–10 | Mar 2022 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | Franco Agamenone Manuel Guinard |
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–6] |
| Loss | 15–11 | April 2022 | Oeiras II, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Adam Pavlásek | Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral |
4-6, 0-6 |
| Win | 16–11 | Jul 2022 | Zug, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Adam Pavlásek | Karol Drzewiecki Patrik Niklas-Salminen |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 16–12 | Sep 2022 | Tulln an der Donau, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Denys Molchanov | Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–12 | Sep 2022 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Gonçalo Oliveira | Vladyslav Manafov Oleg Prihodko |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 17–13 | Apr 2023 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Denys Molchanov | Jacopo Berrettini Flavio Cobolli |
6–1, 5–7, [6–10] |
| Win | 18–13 | Sep 2023 | Tulln an der Donau, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Blaž Rola | Piotr Matuszewski Kai Wehnelt |
6–4, 4–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 18–14 | Sep 2023 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Martos Gornés | Andrew Paulson Vitaliy Sachko |
1–6, 6–7 (6–8) |
| Win | 19–14 | Oct 2023 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Karol Drzewiecki | Jaime Faria Henrique Rocha |
6–2, 7–6 (7–5) |
| Win | 20–14 | Nov 2023 | Matsuyama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Karol Drzewiecki | Toshihide Matsui Kaito Uesugi |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 20–15 | Mar 2024 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Roman Jebavý | Gregoire Jacq Manuel Guinard |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 21–15 | Apr 2024 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tseng Chun-hsin | Théo Arribagé Benjamin Bonzi |
1–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Loss | 21–16 | Jan 2025 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Neil Oberleitner | Kokoro Isomura Rio Noguchi |
6–7 (3–7), 6–7 (9–11) |
| Win | 6–6 | Feb 2025 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Manuel Mazza Andrea Picchione |
6–3, 7–6 (7–4) |
| Win | 7–6 | Feb 2025 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić | Gabriel Ghetu Ivan Gretskiy |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 21–17 | Mar 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda | Challenger | Clay | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | Jesper de Jong Max Houkes |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 21–18 | Mar 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda | Challenger | Clay | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | Siddhant Banthia Alexander Donski |
4–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 22–18 | Mar 2025 | Zadar, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Neil Oberleitner | Denys Molchanov Mick Veldheer |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Apr 2025 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Clay | Jakub Nicod | Patrick Kaukovalta Eero Vasa |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 23–18 | May 2025 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Luís Britto | Arklon Huertas del Pino Conner Huertas del Pino |
6–4, 7–6 (7–4) |
Notes
References
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