Jiri Vesely Bio

Started playing tennis aged four on his own at home against the wall after watching his father, Jiri, a tennis coach, play
Mother, Irena, is a shoe company manager; has two sisters, Aneta and Natalie
Idols growing up were Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych
Favourite surfaces are hard and clay courts, favourite shot is serve
If he wasn't a tennis player, he would do something related to sports
Supports Slavia Prague football club
Fitness coach is Jozef Ivanko (since 2008). Named ATP Star of Tomorrow Award presented by Emirates in November 2013
This new category, replacing the player-voted Newcomer of the Year, is awarded to the youngest player who finished in the Top 100 of Emirates ATP Rankings (as of 28 October)
Began season ranked outside the Top 250, broke into the Top 100 on 8 July � two days before his 20th birthday � and reached a career-high No. 78 by August. The Czech made his tour-level main draw debut as a qualifier at Roland Garros and also won three ATP Challenger Tour titles from five finals

Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2013.