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Czech tennis player
A.K.A.
Tomas Anzari
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
24 June 1970(Třinec, Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic)
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Residences
Olomouc, Olomouc District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
The details
Biography
Introduction
Tomáš Anzari (born Třinec, 24 June 1970) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic and writer on psychology and stress in sports. He was also known as Tomáš Zdražila.
Career
Anzari, with countryman David Rikl, won the boys' doubles at the ITF World Championships in 1988, the same year that they were number-one-ranked juniors. The pair were runners-up in the 1988 Wimbledon Championships, losing the boys' doubles final to Jason Stoltenberg and Todd Woodbridge. He remained with Rikl after turning professional and at the 1990 French Open, their first Grand Slam tournament in the men's, they reached the third round. It would remain Anzari's best performance in a Grand Slam.
He reached eight doubles semi-finals on the ATP Tour, but only once made it into the final, in 1992, when he and Carl Limberger were runners-up at the BMW Open.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Titles by setting |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters Series(0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour World Series (0–1) |
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Titles by setting |
| Outdoor (0–1) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters Series(0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour World Series (0–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outdoor (0–1) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | May 1992 | Munich, Germany | World Series | Clay | Carl Limberger | David Adams Menno Oosting | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Dec 1994 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Carpet | Karol Kučera | 0–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 23 (14–9)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (10–6) |
| Grass (1–0) |
| Carpet (2–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jan 1990 | Heilbronn, West Germany | Challenger | Carpet | David Rikl | Byron Talbot Jörgen Windahl | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | Mar 1990 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | David Rikl | Eduardo Masso Christian Miniussi | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5 | |
| Win | Apr 1990 | Zaragoza, Spain | Challenger | Clay | David Rikl | Carlos Costa Francisco Roig | 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Win | Apr 1991 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Dimitri Poliakov | Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jun 1991 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Josef Čihák | David Rikl Éric Winogradsky | 1–6, 7–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Jul 1991 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Josef Čihák | Juan Carlos Báguena Andrés Gómez | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Win | Aug 1991 | Pescara, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Josef Čihák | Johan Donar John Sobel | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Sep 1991 | Merano, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Josef Čihák | Carlos Costa Christian Miniussi | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Apr 1992 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Carl Limberger | Brian Devening Bent-Ove Pedersen | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jun 1992 | Yvetot, France | Challenger | Clay | Jaime Oncins | Mikael Tillström Mårten Renström | 6–7, 7–5, 2–6 | |
| Win | Oct 1992 | Reggio Calabria, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Brent Haygarth | João Cunha-Silva Dimitri Poliakov | 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 1992 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Carpet | Joost Winnink | Christian Saceanu Kent Kinnear | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | May 1994 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | João Cunha-Silva | Kirk Haygarth Bill Behrens | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Nov 1994 | Rogaška, Slovenia | Challenger | Carpet | Jan Kodeš | Barry Cowan Andrew Richardson | 6–5, 6–3 | |
| Loss | May 1995 | Sliema, Malta | Challenger | Hard | Patrick Baur | Marius Barnard Lionel Barthez | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Jul 1995 | Ostend, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Emanuel Couto | Clinton Ferreira Aleksandar Kitinov | 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Mar 1997 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Petr Luxa | Trey Phillips Chris Wilkinson | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Jun 1997 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | David Roditi | Paul Rosner Brandon Coupe | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | Aug 1997 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | David Rikl | Jordi Burillo László Markovits | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Apr 1998 | Espinho, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Alberto Martín | Jens Knippschild Stephen Noteboom | 6–7, 5–7 | |
| Loss | May 1998 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Alberto Martín | Marius Barnard Stephen Noteboom | 6–7, 7–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Dec 1999 | Jaipur, India | Challenger | Grass | Satoshi Iwabuchi | Ivo Karlović Yuri Schukin | 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 | |
| Win | Mar 2000 | Bombay, India | Challenger | Hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | Maxime Boyé Eyal Erlich | 7–6, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
| 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.
Singles
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 | Q3 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Stuttgart | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Paris | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |||||||||||
| French Open | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 12 | 6–12 | 85% | |||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Stuttgart | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||||
| Hamburg | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Rome | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% | |||||||||||
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | David Rikl | Todd Woodbridge Jason Stoltenberg | 4–6, 6–1, 5–7 |