Jan Kodeš Jr.
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| name = Jan Kodeš
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| fullname = Jan Kodeš Jr.
| country_represented = {{TCH}} (1990-1992)
{{CZE}} (from 1993)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|3|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia
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| careerprizemoney = $59,054
| singlesrecord = 1–5
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 324 (6 May 1991)
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| doublesrecord = 9–13
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 140 (22 May 1995)
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| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1995)
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Jan Kodeš Jr. (born 11 March 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.
Biography
Born in Prague, he is the son of Czech tennis great Jan Kodeš.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/2893|title=New Jan Kodes Book Provides A Journey To The Mysterious World Of Tennis From Behind The Iron Curtain|last=Cvekl|first=Ales|date=29 July 2010|publisher=World Tennis Magazine|accessdate=26 April 2017}}
A highly rated junior in the late 1980s, at his peak he was the number two junior in Czechoslovakia, behind Martin Damm. It was with Damm that he made the boys doubles final at the 1989 US Open, which they lost to South Africans Wayne Ferreira and Grant Stafford. He was the Czechoslovak national junior champion in 1989.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/16/sports/sports-world-specials-tennis-kodes-all-smiles.html|title=Kodes All Smiles|last=Rogers|first=Thomas|date=16 July 1990|work=New York Times|accessdate=26 April 2017}}
Kodeš turned professional in 1990 and in his first year on tour made the second round at Prague, with a win over Cédric Pioline. In 1991 he defeated Thomas Enqvist to win the Prague Challenger. He won two further Challenger titles during his career, both in doubles. As a doubles player he twice made the semi-finals of ATP Tour tournaments, at Prague in 1993 and Ostrava in 1994, both beside Tomáš Anzari. He also competed in the main draw of the doubles at the 1995 French Open, with countryman Damm.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120333270/|title=Tennis French Open|date=3 June 1995|work=Sydney Morning Herald|page=57|accessdate=26 April 2017}}
Challenger titles
=Singles: (1)=
| class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No. !Year !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Opponent !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| 1.
|1991 |Prague, Czechoslovakia |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist |5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
=Doubles: (2)=
| class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No. !Year !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| 1.
|1994 |Rogaška, Slovenia |Carpet |{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Anzari |{{flagicon|GBR}} Barry Cowan |6–4, 6–3 |
| 2.
|1996 |Plzeň, Czech Republic |Clay |{{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Luxa |{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Davín |1–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
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Category:Czech male tennis players