Jiri Lehecka Bio

• Nickname is Lehy.
• Father, Jiri, was a professional swimmer; mother, Romana, was professional track-and-field athlete; sister, Veronika.
• Started playing tennis with his mother and grandfather.
• Left home to begin training in Prostejov as a 15-year-old.
• Favourite shot is forehand, surface is hard and city on tour is Kitzbuhel.
• Lists Australian Open and US Open as his favourite tournaments.
• Tennis idol is Roger Federer.
• Favourite movie is Inception, TV show is Game of Thrones and actor is Leonardo DiCaprio.
• Lists fish as his favourite food and sweet desserts as his guilty pleasure.
• Favourite school subject was geography.
• Biggest passions outside tennis include hiking, cycling and skiing. "I have the genes to be a sportsman," he says. "Sport is my passion all the way, up and down."
• Credits coach Michal Navratil and his mental coach for having the biggest impact on his career. "I've had a lot of emotions on the tennis court and I'm just trying to be more positive each day," he says. "They have helped me with that. Be more positive and go 100 percent, and with that, the success will come."

Biographical information from ATP. Information might not be up to date.