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David Rikl

CZE Age 55 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Left-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1989–1999

David Rikl represented Czechia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 41. In TennisDB's records, David Rikl finished with a career record of 53–92 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

41 (May 2, 1994)

Elo peak

1687 (51st percentile)

Career record

53–92 (36.6%)

Career titles

Prize money

$3,063,353

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

David Rikl's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Kenneth Carlsen #112	6-1 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1999*	R32	Libéma Open	ATP 250	Grass
Magnus Gustafsson #46	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 1997*	R16	China Open	ATP 250	Hard
David Wheaton #152	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 1997*	R32	China Open	ATP 250	Hard
Stefan Koubek #171	6-2 1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 1997*	R64	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Richard Krajicek #5	4-6 3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 1997*	R32	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

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David Rikl's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Andrei Chesnokov	2	2	4	May 25, 1994	H2H
Jiri Novak	2	1	3	Aug 8, 1996	H2H
Thomas Muster	0	3	3	Apr 11, 1996	H2H
Cedric Pioline	2	1	3	Apr 29, 1994	H2H
Richard Krajicek	0	2	2	Jun 29, 1997	H2H

Career Results

David Rikl career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1989	18	1	1	2	50.0%	777	400
1990	19	0	1	1	0.0%	401	313
1991	20	1	3	4	25.0%	313	163
1992	21	5	7	12	41.7%	163	151
1993	22	7	13	20	35.0%	151	95
1994	23	19	28	47	40.4%	95	80
1995	24	7	13	20	35.0%	80	83
1996	25	10	21	31	32.3%	83	150
1997	26	3	4	7	42.9%	150	173
1999	28	0	1	1	0.0%	862	868
Career		53	92	145	36.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

David Rikl career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1989	18	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1990	19	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	20	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1992	21	0	2	2	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	7	12	41.7%
1993	22	1	4	5	20.0%	5	7	12	41.7%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	7	13	20	35.0%
1994	23	7	14	21	33.3%	9	8	17	52.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	19	28	47	40.4%
1995	24	0	4	4	0.0%	5	8	13	38.5%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	7	13	20	35.0%
1996	25	3	5	8	37.5%	7	15	22	31.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	10	21	31	32.3%
1997	26	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	13	32	45	28.9%	32	46	78	41.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	6	8	14	42.9%	53	92	145	36.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

David Rikl career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1989	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1990	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1991	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1992	21	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	7	11	36.4%
1993	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	4	2	6	66.7%	7	12	19	36.8%
1994	23	1	3	4	25.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	6	10	16	37.5%	8	7	15	53.3%	18	28	46	39.1%
1995	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	7	13	20	35.0%
1996	25	0	4	4	0.0%	0	0	—	—	5	11	16	31.2%	5	6	11	45.5%	10	21	31	32.3%
1997	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
1999	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		1	11	12	8.3%	3	14	17	17.6%	22	39	61	36.1%	25	26	51	49.0%	51	90	141	36.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 141/145 (97.2%) of David Rikl's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

David Rikl performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	20	2/4	2.0	4.5	58.4%	69.4%	48.3%	66.3%	33.3%	60.9%	31.4%
1992	21	11/12	1.5	3.7	55.8%	61.4%	43.4%	57.2%	40.8%	53.2%	40.0%
1993	22	18/20	1.8	3.6	56.0%	64.5%	45.1%	51.7%	47.0%	56.1%	36.7%
1994	23	43/47	2.8	3.8	56.8%	64.9%	49.0%	55.1%	40.8%	58.2%	35.4%
1995	24	20/20	3.8	4.4	53.3%	67.9%	49.0%	55.8%	44.4%	59.4%	39.0%
1996	25	27/31	2.1	3.3	58.8%	64.2%	45.1%	56.8%	40.0%	56.5%	36.7%
1997	26	7/7	5.4	5.9	55.2%	67.9%	44.5%	60.4%	56.0%	57.4%	39.2%
1999	28	1/1	3.0	5.0	53.4%	82.1%	50.0%	33.3%	66.7%	67.1%	34.9%
Career		129/145	2.7	3.9	56.4%	65.2%	46.9%	55.6%	43.0%	57.4%	36.9%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 129/145 (89.0%) of David Rikl's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

David Rikl advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1989	18	1504	102.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	0.00	—	1–1	—	+0.28
1990	19	1492	101.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	-0.02
1991	20	1474	99.3	-0.87	-1.37	0.804	47.8%	+55	—	—	30.0%	-1.50	1–1	—	—	+0.56
1992	21	1503	110.9	-3.14	-0.80	0.856	47.2%	—	+80	—	41.4%	-0.90	3–2 (60%)	0–1	—	+0.71
1993	22	1532	121.2	-2.57	-0.92	0.837	46.7%	-53	+80	—	37.0%	-1.04	2–3 (40%)	4–3 (57%)	100.3	+0.11
1994	23	1536	126.2	-2.08	-2.48	0.847	47.1%	-44	+135	—	38.9%	-0.83	5–8 (38%)	5–12 (29%)	95.3	+0.69
1995	24	1534	123.3	-1.30	-0.19	0.959	49.3%	-48	+102	—	42.0%	-0.48	1–5 (17%)	4–3 (57%)	96.2	+0.78
1996	25	1529	123.0	-3.53	-0.97	0.843	46.6%	-13	+41	—	39.0%	-0.89	3–9 (25%)	4–5 (44%)	93.6	+0.07
1997	26	1578	115.2	-1.18	+1.34	0.921	48.9%	-56	—	+29	50.0%	0.00	0–1	1–0	—	-0.27
1999	28	1565	98.3	-0.24	+1.75	1.063	50.0%	—	—	—	33.3%	0.00	0–1	—	—	+0.03
Career		1687	125.9	-2.34	-1.19	0.867	47.4%	-37	+85	+29	39.5%	-0.81	15–30 (33%)	19–25 (43%)	91.8	+2.03

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

David Rikl Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1990	19	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	22	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1994	23	R64	R64	R128	R128	2–4 (33%)
1995	24	R128	R64	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1996	25	R128	R64	R128	R64	2–4 (33%)
1997	26	—	—	R32	—	2–1 (67%)
W-L		1–3 (25%)	3–4 (43%)	2–3 (40%)	1–3 (25%)	7–13 (35%)

Masters 1000

David Rikl Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	HAM	IW	MC	MIA	ITA	W-L Win %
1991	20	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1994	23	R64	R64	—	R64	QF	R128	R64	3–6 (33%)
1995	24	—	—	—	—	R32	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
1996	25	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–4 (56%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–11 (31%)

ATP 500

David Rikl ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	STU	WAS	MEM	NEW	W-L Win %
1992	21	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1993	22	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1994	23	R64	—	—	R32	R64	0–3 (0%)
1995	24	—	—	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1996	25	R64	R16	—	R64	—	2–3 (40%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–9 (18%)

ATP 250

David Rikl ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	SWE	BAS	BEI	BUC	BUE	DUB	EST	HAL	LIB	AUS	MTP	MRS	MUN	NWP	SEL	STG	UMA	VIE	ATH	BOG	BRA	CAS	DUT	JAK	LON	LOS	MEX	MON	MOS	NIC	OST	PRA	SAN	SOU	ST.	TEL	TOU	ZAR	W-L Win %
1989	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1991	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1992	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	5–6 (45%)
1993	22	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	SF	R16	—	R32	—	R32	7–11 (39%)
1994	23	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	R32	QF	—	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	14–15 (48%)
1995	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–8 (38%)
1996	25	R32	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	5–12 (29%)
1997	26	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–5 (50%)	4–3 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	39–59 (40%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

May 2, 1994

First Top 100

Dec 6, 1993

First Top 50

Apr 25, 1994

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

David Rikl ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1987	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	877	878
1988	17	876	875	883	876	879	892	885	894	927	918	—	774
1989	18	773	775	781	588	594	530	531	450	419	378	379	400
1990	19	382	379	385	376	371	359	361	318	335	318	313	313
1991	20	267	266	195	193	194	209	153	144	150	161	161	163
1992	21	172	165	198	142	135	136	169	148	143	155	150	151
1993	22	153	146	130	169	132	111	115	126	129	123	102	95
1994	23	59	56	58	46	51	50	50	65	63	60	72	80
1995	24	105	110	115	149	157	144	145	92	92	80	86	83
1996	25	93	102	105	100	98	103	94	134	125	148	148	150
1997	26	187	189	179	210	209	250	219	170	186	170	171	173
1998	27	173	175	182	180	178	176	256	531	550	863	869	862
1999	28	856	858	854	844	861	823	869	867	871	874	873	868
2000	29	864	859	865	854	863	852	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

David Rikl's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Stephane Simian	FRA	41	1,692	0	125	45	80	36.0%	1991–1998	Match log
Karsten Braasch	GER	38	1,731	0	161	68	93	42.2%	1989–2000	Match log
Martin Sinner	GER	42	1,678	2	127	49	78	38.6%	1989–1998	Match log
Gianluca Pozzi	ITA	40	1,783	1	431	173	258	40.1%	1986–2001	Match log
Jordi Burillo	ESP	43	1,728	1	220	91	129	41.4%	1990–1998	Match log
Luis Herrera	MEX	49	1,668	0	110	43	67	39.1%	1990–1997	Match log
Stefano Pescosolido	ITA	42	1,764	2	263	107	156	40.7%	1988–2004	Match log
Thierry Champion	FRA	44	1,757	0	264	102	162	38.6%	1984–1997	Match log
Christian Ruud	NOR	39	1,772	0	231	100	131	43.3%	1992–2001	Match log
Jeff Tarango	USA	42	1,788	2	534	240	294	44.9%	1987–2002	Match log
Markus Zoecke	GER	48	1,743	1	167	66	101	39.5%	1989–1995	Match log
Jean-Philippe Fleurian	FRA	37	1,759	0	262	106	156	40.5%	1985–1997	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is David Rikl?: David Rikl is 55 years old, born on February 27, 1971.
Which country does David Rikl represent?: David Rikl represents Czechia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is David Rikl?: David Rikl is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does David Rikl use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: David Rikl uses a two-handed backhand.
Is David Rikl left-handed or right-handed?: David Rikl plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has David Rikl won?: David Rikl has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has David Rikl won?: TennisDB does not group any of David Rikl's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is David Rikl's highest ATP ranking?: David Rikl's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 41, first achieved on May 2, 1994.
What is David Rikl's career win-loss record?: David Rikl has a career ATP singles record of 53 wins and 92 losses (36.6%).
How much career prize money has David Rikl earned?: David Rikl has earned at least $3,063,353 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of David Rikl's career appear in TennisDB?: David Rikl appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1989 through 1999.
On which surface does David Rikl have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, David Rikl's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 41.0% (32–46).
Who has David Rikl faced most often?: David Rikl's most frequent opponent is Andrei Chesnokov, with a head-to-head record of 2–2 across 4 meetings.