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Leoš Friedl
Singles

Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Dusejov, Czech Republic
Born	(1977-01-01) 1 January 1977 (age 47) Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1997
Retired	2011
Plays	Right-handed
Coach	Lubomir Gerla
Prize money	$1,221,403
Career record	3–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 353 (13 November 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2000)
Wimbledon	Q1 (1998)
Doubles
Career record	254–242
Career titles	16 8 Challenger, 8 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 14 (8 August 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2002, 2004)
French Open	QF (2001)
Wimbledon	3R (2005, 2009)
US Open	QF (2006)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2004, 2005, 2006)
French Open	2R (2003, 2006)
Wimbledon	W (2001)
US Open	SF (2003)

Leoš Friedl (born 1 January 1977) is a retired Czech tennis player.

Friedl's career-high ATP doubles ranking was No. 14, achieved on 8 August 2005. He often partnered in doubles with František Čermák. His career-high ATP singles ranking was No. 353, achieved on 13 November 2000.

In his career, he won 16 ATP Tour doubles titles and the 2001 Wimbledon mixed-doubles title with Daniela Hantuchová, where they beat Mike Bryan and Liezel Huber, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2.

Friedl coached Karolína Plíšková from July to December 2022.

Significant finals
- Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
ATP career finals
- Doubles: 32 (16 titles, 16 runner-ups)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
- Singles: 1 (0–1)
- Doubles: 34 (16–18)
Performance timelines
- Doubles
- Mixed doubles
See also

Significant finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2001	Wimbledon	Grass	Daniela Hantuchová	Mike Bryan Liezel Huber	4–6, 6–3, 6–2

ATP career finals

Doubles: 32 (16 titles, 16 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (4–0)
ATP 250 Series (12–16)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (16–11)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (16–16)
Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2000	San Marino Open, San Marino	International Series	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Gastón Etlis Jack Waite	7–6^(7–1), 7–5
Loss	1–1	Aug 2001	Long Island Open, United States	International Series	Hard	Radek Štěpánek	Jonathan Stark Kevin Ullyett	1–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Jul 2002	Sopot Open, Poland	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Jeff Coetzee Nathan Healey	7–5, 7–5
Loss	2–2	Sep 2002	Palermo, Italy	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	2–3	Jan 2003	Chennai, India	International Series	Hard	František Čermák	Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann	6–7^(1–7), 6–7^(3–7)
Loss	2–4	Jan 2003	Auckland, New Zealand	International Series	Hard	Tomáš Cibulec	David Adams Robbie Koenig	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 3–6
Loss	2–5	Feb 2003	Santiago, Chile	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Agustín Calleri Mariano Hood	3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win	3–5	Apr 2003	Casablanca, Morocco	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher	6–3, 7–5
Loss	3–6	Jul 2003	Gstaad, Switzerland	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Leander Paes David Rikl	3–6, 3–6
Loss	3–7	Aug 2003	Sopot Open, Poland	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 3–6
Loss	3–8	Sep 2003	Palermo, Italy	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–3), 3–6
Loss	3–9	Feb 2004	Bahia, Brazil	International Series	Clay	Tomas Behrend	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	2–6, 2–6
Loss	3–10	Apr 2004	Estoril, Portugal	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Juan Ignacio Chela Gastón Gaudio	2–6, 1–6
Loss	3–11	May 2004	St. Pölten, Austria	International Series	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Mariano Hood Petr Pála	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win	4–11	Jul 2004	Kitzbühel, Austria	Championship Series	Clay	František Čermák	Lucas Arnold Ker Martín García	6–3, 7–5
Win	5–11	Aug 2004	Sopot Open, Poland	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Sebastián Prieto Martín García	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	6–11	Feb 2005	Buenos Aires, Argentina	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Sebastián Prieto José Acasuso	6–2, 7–5
Win	7–11	Feb 2005	Bahia, Brazil	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Ignacio González King José Acasuso	6–4, 6–4
Win	8–11	Apr 2005	Casablanca, Morocco	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Martín García Luis Horna	6–4, 6–3
Win	9–11	May 2005	Estoril, Portugal	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Robredo	6–3, 6–4
Loss	9–12	Jun 2005	Rosmalen, Netherlands	International Series	Grass	Tomáš Cibulec	Cyril Suk Pavel Vízner	3–6, 4–6
Win	10–12	Jul 2005	Gstaad, Switzerland	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler	7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(13–11)
Win	11–12	Jul 2005	Kitzbühel, Austria	Championship Series	Clay	Andrei Pavel	Christophe Rochus Olivier Rochus	6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–0
Loss	11–13	Jan 2006	Sydney, Australia	International Series	Hard	František Čermák	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	1–6, 4–6
Loss	11–14	Feb 2006	Santiago, Chile	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto	6–7^(2–7), 4–6
Win	12–14	Feb 2006	Buenos Aires, Argentina	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Vasilis Mazarakis Boris Pašanski	6–1, 6–2
Win	13–14	Mar 2006	Acapulco, Mexico	Championship Series	Clay	František Čermák	Potito Starace Filippo Volandri	7–5, 6–2
Loss	13–15	May 2006	Estoril, Portugal	International Series	Clay	Lucas Arnold Ker	Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner	3–6, 1–6
Win	14–15	Aug 2006	Sopot Open, Poland	International Series	Clay	František Čermák	Sebastián Prieto Martín García	6–3, 7–5
Loss	14–16	May 2007	Pörtschach, Austria	International Series	Clay	David Škoch	Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle	6–7^(6–8), 7–5, [5–10]
Win	15–16	Jul 2007	Stuttgart, Germany	Championship Series	Clay	František Čermák	Guillermo García López Fernando Verdasco	6–4, 6–4
Win	16–16	Aug 2010	Umag, Croatia	250 Series	Clay	Filip Polášek	František Čermák Michal Mertiňák	6–3, 7–6^(9–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2004	Czech Republic F6, Hrotovice	Futures	Hard	Jakub Hasek	5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 34 (16–18)

Legend
ATP Challenger (8–16)
ITF Futures (8–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (11–14)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (4–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1998	Austria F1, Bergheim	Futures	Carpet	Martin Štěpánek	Markus Menzler Markus Wislsperger	7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Win	2–0	Jun 1998	Germany F9, Villingen	Futures	Clay	Steven Randjelovic	Adriano Ferreira Cristiano Testa	6–4, 6–4
Win	3–0	Jul 1998	Slovenia F1, Kranj	Futures	Clay	Petr Kovačka	Boris Borgula Vladimir Platenik	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–1	Jul 1998	Slovenia F2, Portorož	Futures	Clay	Petr Kovačka	Andrej Kračman Blaž Trupej	4–6, 5–7
Win	4–1	Aug 1998	Slovenia F4, Ljubljana	Futures	Clay	Petr Kovačka	Jan Vacek Jan Hernych	6–3, 6–2
Loss	4–2	Aug 1998	Nettingsdorf, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Tomáš Krupa Borut Urh	1–6, 4–6
Win	5–2	Sep 1998	Alpirsbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Marcus Hilpert Filippo Veglio	6–1, 7–6
Loss	5–3	Sep 1998	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Juan Ignacio Carrasco Jairo Velasco	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	5–4	Sep 1998	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Radek Štěpánek	Gábor Köves Thomas Strengberger	4–6, 4–6
Win	6–4	Feb 1999	Great Britain F1, Leeds	Futures	Carpet	Borut Urh	Régis Lavergne Ivan Ljubičić	7–6, 7–5
Win	7–4	Feb 1999	Great Britain F2, Chigwell	Futures	Carpet	Borut Urh	David Sherwood Tom Spinks	7–6, 6–1
Loss	7–5	Feb 1999	Great Britain F3, Eastbourne	Futures	Carpet	Régis Lavergne	James Davidson Kyle Spencer	6–7, 4–6
Loss	7–6	Apr 1999	Nice, France	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Sebastián Prieto Martín García	6–7, 4–6
Win	8–6	Jul 1999	Slovenia F1, Kranj	Futures	Clay	Petr Kovačka	Tomáš Čatár Vladimir Platenik	5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win	9–6	Jul 1999	Slovenia F2, Portorož	Futures	Clay	Petr Kovačka	Ivo Karlović Goran Orešić	7–5, 6–4
Loss	9–7	Aug 1999	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Petr Dezort	Petr Kovačka Pavel Kudrnáč	0–6, 1–6
Loss	9–8	Sep 1999	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Daniel Fiala	Harel Levy Noam Okun	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	10–8	Feb 2000	Hamburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Tomáš Cibulec	Marc Gienke Florian Jeschonek	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	10–9	Feb 2000	Wolfsburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Tomáš Cibulec	Jan-Ralph Brandt Martin Sinner	5–7, 6–3, 6–7^(7–9)
Win	11–9	Apr 2000	Cagliari, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Andrea Gaudenzi Diego Nargiso	6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Win	12–9	Apr 2000	Maia, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Petr Pála Pavel Vízner	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	12–10	Aug 2000	Poznań, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Petr Pála Pavel Vízner	3–6, 0–6
Loss	12–11	Aug 2000	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	František Čermák Ota Fukárek	4–6, 3–6
Win	13–11	Sep 2000	Graz, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Pavel Kudrnáč Petr Kovačka	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win	14–11	Jul 2002	Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	David Škoch	Tim Crichton Todd Perry	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win	15–11	Aug 2002	San Marino, San Marino	Challenger	Clay	David Škoch	Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi	6–2, 6–4
Loss	15–12	Sep 2002	Szczecin, Poland	Challenger	Clay	David Škoch	José Acasuso Andrés Schneiter	4–6, 5–7
Loss	15–13	Nov 2002	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Carpet	David Škoch	Scott Humphries Mark Merklein	6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	15–14	Apr 2007	Marrakech, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Tomáš Cibulec Jordan Kerr	2–6, 4–6
Loss	15–15	May 2007	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	David Škoch	Tomáš Cibulec Jordan Kerr	4–6, 2–6
Loss	15–16	Jun 2007	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Tomáš Cibulec	Ramón Delgado Juan Pablo Guzmán	6–7^(8–10), 1–6
Loss	15–17	Nov 2009	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Hard	David Škoch	Philipp Marx Igor Zelenay	4–6, 4–6
Loss	15–18	May 2010	Bordeaux, France	Challenger	Clay	Karol Beck	Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin	7–5, 3–6, [7–10]
Win	16–18	Aug 2010	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Dušan Vemić	Brian Battistone Andreas Siljeström	7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–3)

Performance timelines

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	A	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Doubles

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	3R	2R	3R	1R	2R	1R	2R	A	1R	A	0 / 9	8–9	47%
French Open	A	QF	1R	3R	3R	3R	2R	2R	A	2R	1R	A	0 / 9	12–9	57%
Wimbledon	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	3R	1R	2R	A	3R	1R	1R	0 / 11	8–11	42%
US Open	1R	2R	1R	3R	1R	2R	QF	2R	A	3R	1R	A	0 / 10	10–10	50%
Win–loss	0–2	6–4	3–4	6–4	4–4	5–4	5–4	3–4	1–1	5–3	0–4	0–1	0 / 39	38–39	49%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	Q1	A	A	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 5	2–5	29%
Miami	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 8	1–8	11%
Monte Carlo	A	1R	1R	SF	2R	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 6	4–6	40%
Rome	A	Q1	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 5	2–5	29%
Madrid	NH		A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Canada	A	2R	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 5	3–5	38%
Cincinnati	A	1R	A	2R	2R	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 5	3–5	38%
Hamburg	A	A	1R	2R	1R	2R	QF	A	A	NMS			0 / 5	3–5	38%
Win–loss	0–0	1–4	0–4	6–6	4–7	4–8	3–8	0–2	0–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 41	18–41	31%

Mixed doubles

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	2R	2R	2R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 4	3–4	43%
French Open	A	A	2R	1R	1R	2R	A	A	1R	A	0 / 5	2–5	29%
Wimbledon	W	1R	SF	3R	3R	2R	2R	A	A	1R	1 / 8	13–7	65%
US Open	A	A	SF	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 4	3–4	50%
Win–loss	6–0	0–1	8–3	2–4	2–4	2–4	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–1	1 / 21	21–20	51%