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{{Infobox player
|image = ÉrikChvojka.png
|birthdate = October 26, 1986
|birthplace = Kirkland, Québec, Canada
|dateofdeath =
|placeofdeath =
|from = Montréal, Québec, Canada
|residence =
|height = 6’1” (1,85m)
|styleofplay = Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
|turnedpro = 2004
|retired = 2014
|bestatpsinglesranking = No. 204 (August 27, 2012)
|bestatpdoublesranking = No. 266 (August 26, 2013)
|bestitfjuniorranking =
|canadiantennishalloffame =
|cdntennisprofile = [http://www.cdntennis.ca/erikchvojka Profile on CdnTennis.ca]
}}

==Biography==
==Biography==
'''Érik Chvojka''' (born October 26, 1986 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. He is of Czech descent. Chvojka's first ATP World Tour main-draw singles appearance was a close three-set loss in the first round of the 2011 [[Rogers Cup]] to world No. 21 Alexandr Dolgopolov. He has also made the main draw of the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy in Romania as a lucky loser, but lost to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the first round. He retired in 2014.
'''Érik Chvojka''' (born October 26, 1986 in Kirkland, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 204 on August 27, 2012 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 266 on August 26, 2013.


Chvojka's first ATP World Tour main-draw singles appearance was a close three-set loss in the first round of the 2011 [[Canadian Open|Rogers Cup]] to world No. 21 Alexandr Dolgopolov. He has also made the main draw of the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy in Romania as a lucky loser, but lost to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the first round. He retired in 2014.
==ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals==

===Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runners-up)===
==ATP Challenger Tour finals==
===Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (0–1)
|-
|Clay (0–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Opponent
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>0–1</small>
|Jul 2012
|style="background:moccasin;"|Lexington, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|$50,000
|Hard
|Denis Kudla (USA)
|7–5, 5–7, 1–6
|}

===Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (1–1)
|-
|Clay (0–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>0–1</small>
|Jul 2008
|style="background:moccasin;"|Lexington, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|$50,000
|Hard
|Olivier Charroin (FRA)
|Alessandro da Col (ITA) <br /> Andrea Stoppini (ITA)
|2–6, 6–2, [8–10]
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>1–1</small>
|Jul 2013
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Championnats de Granby|Granby]], Canada
|style="background:moccasin;"|$50,000
|Hard
|[[Peter Polansky]] (CAN)
|Adam El Mihdawy (USA) <br /> Ante Pavić (CRO)
|6–4, 6–3
|}

==ITF Circuit finals==
===Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runners-up)===
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Legend
!Legend
|- style="background:moccasin;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|ITF $15,000 tournaments (3–3)
|ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
|- style="background:#cffcff;"
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|ITF Futures (6–6)
|ITF $10,000 tournaments (3–3)
|}
|
{|class="wikitable"
!Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (6–3)
|-
|Clay (0–3)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
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|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
|}


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|<small>1–0</small>
|<small>1–0</small>
|Oct 2007
|Oct 2007
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Mexico F10, Ciudad Obregón
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Mexico F10, Ciudad Obregón
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Ignacio Coll-Riudavets (ESP)
|Ignacio Coll-Riudavets (ESP)
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|<small>2–0</small>
|<small>2–0</small>
|Mar 2008
|Mar 2008
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F1, Gatineau
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Canada F1, Gatineau
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard (i)
|Hard (i)
|Michael Yani (USA)
|Michael Yani (USA)
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|<small>3–0</small>
|<small>3–0</small>
|Jun 2008
|Jun 2008
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F6, Ingolstadt
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Germany F6, Ingolstadt
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Jeroen Masson (BEL)
|Jeroen Masson (BEL)
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|<small>4–0</small>
|<small>4–0</small>
|Nov 2010
|Nov 2010
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F9, Kalgoorlie
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Australia F10, Kalgoorlie
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Brydan Klein (AUS)
|Brydan Klein (AUS)
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|<small>4–1</small>
|<small>4–1</small>
|Apr 2011
|Apr 2011
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F3, Ipswich
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Australia F3, Ipswich
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Clay
|Clay
|James Lemke (AUS)
|James Lemke (AUS)
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|<small>4–2</small>
|<small>4–2</small>
|Apr 2011
|Apr 2011
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F4, Bundaberg
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Australia F4, Bundaberg
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Clay
|Clay
|James Lemke (AUS)
|James Lemke (AUS)
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|<small>4–3</small>
|<small>4–3</small>
|May 2011
|May 2011
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F1, Karlskrona
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Sweden F1, Karlskrona
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Clay
|Clay
|Ervin Eleskovic (SWE)
|Ervin Eleskovic (SWE)
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|<small>4–4</small>
|<small>4–4</small>
|Jul 2011
|Jul 2011
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F4, Saskatoon
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Canada F4, Saskatoon
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard
|Hard
|[[Vasek Pospisil]] (CAN)
|[[Vasek Pospisil]] (CAN)
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|<small>4–5</small>
|<small>4–5</small>
|Oct 2011
|Oct 2011
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F27, Antalya
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Turkey F27, Antalya
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Michel Konecny (CZE)
|Michel Konecny (CZE)
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|<small>5–5</small>
|<small>5–5</small>
|Oct 2011
|Oct 2011
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F28, Adana
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Turkey F28, Adana
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Daniel Berta (SWE)
|Daniel Berta (SWE)
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|<small>6–5</small>
|<small>6–5</small>
|Feb 2012
|Feb 2012
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F1, Toowoomba
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Australia F1, Toowoomba
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Zhang Ze (CHN)
|Zhang Ze (CHN)
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>6–6</small>
|<small>6–6</small>
|Jul 2012
|style="background:moccasin;"|Lexington, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|Denis Kudla (USA)
|7–5, 5–7, 1–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>6–7</small>
|Oct 2012
|Oct 2012
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F7, Jönköping
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Sweden F7, Jönköping
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard (i)
|Hard (i)
|Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE)
|Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE)
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|}
|}


==ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures doubles titles (16)==
===Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runners-up)===
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Legend
!Legend
|- style="background:moccasin;"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|ITF $15,000 tournaments (4–6)
|ATP Challenger Tour (1)
|- style="background:#cffcff;"
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|ITF Futures (15)
|ITF $10,000 tournaments (11–10)
|}
|
{|class="wikitable"
!Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (10–8)
|-
|Clay (4–8)
|-
|Grass (1–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
|}


{|class="sortable wikitable"
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!class="unsortable"|No.
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!Date
!Date
!Tournament
!Tournament
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!class="unsortable"|Score
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1.
|<small>1–0</small>
|Oct 2005
|Oct 2005
|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F25, Laguna Niguel
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|USA F25, Laguna Niguel
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Philip Gubenco (CAN)
|Philip Gubenco (CAN)
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|7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 4–6, 6–1
|7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 4–6, 6–1
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2.
|<small>2–0</small>
|Mar 2006
|Mar 2006
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F2, Rock Forest
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Canada F2, Rock Forest
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard (i)
|Hard (i)
|Philip Gubenco (CAN)
|Philip Gubenco (CAN)
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|7–5, 6–4
|7–5, 6–4
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3.
|<small>3–0</small>
|Mar 2006
|Mar 2006
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F3, Montréal
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Canada F3, Montréal
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard (i)
|Hard (i)
|Philip Gubenco (CAN)
|Philip Gubenco (CAN)
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|7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 4–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>
|7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 4–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4.
|<small>4–0</small>
|Mar 2007
|Mar 2007
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F3, Rock Forest
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Canada F3, Rock Forest <small>(2)</small>
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard (i)
|Hard (i)
|[[Vasek Pospisil]] (CAN)
|[[Vasek Pospisil]] (CAN)
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|7–5, 6–3
|7–5, 6–3
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5.
|<small>4–1</small>
|May 2007
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Clay
|Bruno Rodriguez (MEX)
|Jan Masik (CZE) <br /> Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE)
|5–7, 5–7
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>4–2</small>
|Jun 2007
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Germany F5, Ingolstadt
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Clay
|Filip Zeman (CZE)
|Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE) <br /> Martin Slanar (AUT)
|5–7, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>4–3</small>
|Jun 2007
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Germany F6, Marburg
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Clay
|Philipp Piyamongkol (GER)
|Kornél Bardóczky (HUN) <br /> Dénes Lukács (HUN)
|5–7, 7–5, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>4–4</small>
|Dec 2007
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Filip Zeman (CZE)
|Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (ROU) <br /> Daniel Lustig (CZE)
|5–7, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>5–4</small>
|Jan 2008
|Jan 2008
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Portugal F1, Albufeira
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Portugal F1, Albufeira
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Denys Molchanov (UKR)
|Denys Molchanov (UKR)
|Bas van der Valk (NED) <br /> Boy Westerhof (NED)
|Bas van der Valk (NED) <br /> Boy Westerhof (NED)
|6–4, 5–7, [14–10]
|6–4, 5–7, [14–12]
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6.
|<small>5–5</small>
|May 2008
|May 2008
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Czech Republic F1, Teplice
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Clay
|Hard
|[[Vasek Pospisil]] (CAN)
|Roman Jebavý (CZE) <br /> Filip Zeman (CZE)
|4–6, 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, [8–10]
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>6–5</small>
|May 2008
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Clay
|Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE)
|Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE)
|James Ludlow (USA) <br /> Colin O'Brien (IRL)
|James Ludlow (USA) <br /> Colin O'Brien (IRL)
|6–4, 6–3
|6–4, 6–3
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7.
|<small>7–5</small>
|Jun 2008
|Jun 2008
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F6, Ingolstadt
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Germany F6, Ingolstadt
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Clay
|Clay
|Alexander Sadecky (SUI)
|Alexander Sadecky (SUI)
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|7–5, 6–4
|7–5, 6–4
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|8.
|<small>7–6</small>
|Feb 2009
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Croatia F2, Zagreb
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard (i)
|[[Milos Raonic]] (CAN)
|Victor Ioniță (ROU) <br /> Denis Matsukevich (RUS)
|4–6, 5–7
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>7–7</small>
|Mar 2009
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Canada F1, Gatineau
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard (i)
|Kaden Hensel (AUS)
|Frédéric de Fays (BEL) <br /> Germain Gigounon (BEL)
|7–5, 1–6, [4–10]
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>7–8</small>
|Mar 2009
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Canada F3, Sherbrooke
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard (i)
|Michal Pazicky (SVK)
|Daniel Chu (CAN) <br /> [[Adil Shamasdin]] (CAN)
|6–4, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, [7–10]
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>7–9</small>
|Jun 2009
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Germany F7, Trier
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Clay
|Patrick Taubert (GER)
|Dustin Brown (JAM) <br /> Kevin Deden (GER)
|6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>8–9</small>
|Jul 2009
|Jul 2009
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F9, Römerberg
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Germany F9, Römerberg
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Clay
|Clay
|Roman Jebavý (CZE)
|Roman Jebavý (CZE)
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|6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
|6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|9.
|<small>8–10</small>
|Oct 2010
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Australia F8, Port Pirie
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard
|Mikal Statham (NZL)
|Jared Easton (AUS) <br /> Joel Lindner (AUS)
|4–6, 2–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>9–10</small>
|Feb 2011
|Feb 2011
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F1, Mildura
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Australia F1, Mildura
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Grass
|Grass
|Sadik Kadir (AUS)
|Sadik Kadir (AUS)
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|4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
|4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|10.
|<small>9–11</small>
|Apr 2011
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Australia F4, Bundaberg
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Clay
|Jose Rubin Statham (NZL)
|Matt Reid (AUS) <br /> Michael Venus (NZL)
|6–2, 2–6, [4–10]
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>9–12</small>
|Jun 2011
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Poland F4, Bytom
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Clay
|Roman Jebavý (CZE)
|Andriej Kapaś (POL) <br /> Błażej Koniusz (POL)
|5–7, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>10–12</small>
|Jul 2011
|Jul 2011
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F4, Saskatoon
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Canada F4, Saskatoon
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Chris Letcher (AUS)
|Chris Letcher (AUS)
|Peter Aarts (USA) <br /> Kamil Pajkowski (CAN)
|Peter Aarts (USA) <br /> Kamil Pajkowski (CAN)
|6–4, 6–2
|6–4, 6–2
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|11.
|<small>10–13</small>
|Oct 2011
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Turkey F26, Antalya
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Michal Konecny (CZE)
|David Rice (GBR) <br /> Sean Thornley (GBR)
|6–7<sup>(9–11)</sup>, 3–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>10–14</small>
|May 2012
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Czech Republic F2, Most
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Clay
|Marek Michalicka (CZE)
|Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE) <br /> Jiří Veselý (CZE)
|1–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>11–14</small>
|Jul 2012
|Jul 2012
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F3, Kelowna
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Canada F3, Kelowna
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Greg Ouellette (USA)
|Greg Ouellette (USA)
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|6–7<sup>(8–10)</sup>, 6–4, [10–8]
|6–7<sup>(8–10)</sup>, 6–4, [10–8]
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|12.
|<small>11–15</small>
|Jul 2012
|style="background:#ccccff;"|Canada F4, Saskatoon
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard
|Greg Ouellette (USA)
|Nicolas Meister (USA) <br /> Pedro Zerbini (BRA)
|6–3, 4–6, [10–12]
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>12–15</small>
|Apr 2013
|Apr 2013
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F2, Heraklion
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Greece F2, Heraklion
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Mathieu Rodrigues (FRA)
|Mathieu Rodrigues (FRA)
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|6–1, 6–3
|6–1, 6–3
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|13.
|<small>13–15</small>
|Apr 2013
|Apr 2013
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Greece F3, Heraklion
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Greece F3, Heraklion
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Hard
|Salvatore Caruso (ITA)
|Salvatore Caruso (ITA)
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|6–4, 6–2
|6–4, 6–2
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|14.
|<small>14–15</small>
|May 2013
|May 2013
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F1, Karlskrona
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Sweden F1, Karlskrona
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Clay
|Clay
|Patrik Rosenholm (SWE)
|Patrik Rosenholm (SWE)
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|6–1, 6–1
|6–1, 6–1
|-
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|15.
|<small>14–16</small>
|Jul 2013
|Sep 2013
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby|Granby]], Canada
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Sweden F5, Danderyd
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|Hard (i)
|[[Peter Polansky]] (CAN)
|Lucas Renard (SWE)
|Adam El Mihdawy (USA) <br /> Ante Pavić (CRO)
|Isak Arvidsson (SWE) <br /> Micke Kontinen (FIN)
|6–4, 6–3
|5–7, 2–6
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|16.
|<small>15–16</small>
|Oct 2013
|Oct 2013
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F7, Jönköping
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|Sweden F7, Jönköping
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard (i)
|Hard (i)
|Patrik Rosenholm (SWE)
|Patrik Rosenholm (SWE)
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|7–5, 6–1
|7–5, 6–1
|}
|}

==Singles performance timeline==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Tournament!!2012!!2013!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"|'''Grand Slam tournaments'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Australian Open
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q1
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q1
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|French Open
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q1
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Wimbledon
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q3
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|US Open
|style="background:#ecf2ff;"|Q1
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Win–Loss
|0–0
|0–0
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.cdntennis.ca/erikchvojka Profile on CdnTennis.ca]

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[[Category:Canadian male tennis players]]
[[Category:Canadian retired tennis players]]

Latest revision as of 23:45, 16 February 2022

Érik Chvojka
Birthdate October 26, 1986
Birthplace Kirkland, Québec, Canada
From Montréal, Québec, Canada
Height 6’1” (1,85m)
Style of play Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro 2004
Retired 2014
Best ATP singles ranking No. 204 (August 27, 2012)
Best ATP doubles ranking No. 266 (August 26, 2013)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca

Biography

Érik Chvojka (born October 26, 1986 in Kirkland, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 204 on August 27, 2012 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 266 on August 26, 2013.

Chvojka's first ATP World Tour main-draw singles appearance was a close three-set loss in the first round of the 2011 Rogers Cup to world No. 21 Alexandr Dolgopolov. He has also made the main draw of the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy in Romania as a lucky loser, but lost to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the first round. He retired in 2014.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2012 Lexington, United States $50,000 Hard Denis Kudla (USA) 7–5, 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2008 Lexington, United States $50,000 Hard Olivier Charroin (FRA) Alessandro da Col (ITA)
Andrea Stoppini (ITA)
2–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 1–1 Jul 2013 Granby, Canada $50,000 Hard Peter Polansky (CAN) Adam El Mihdawy (USA)
Ante Pavić (CRO)
6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $15,000 tournaments (3–3)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2007 Mexico F10, Ciudad Obregón $10,000 Hard Ignacio Coll-Riudavets (ESP) 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Win 2–0 Mar 2008 Canada F1, Gatineau $10,000 Hard (i) Michael Yani (USA) 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 Jun 2008 Germany F6, Ingolstadt $15,000 Hard Jeroen Masson (BEL) 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
Win 4–0 Nov 2010 Australia F10, Kalgoorlie $15,000 Hard Brydan Klein (AUS) 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 4–1 Apr 2011 Australia F3, Ipswich $15,000 Clay James Lemke (AUS) 2–6, 0–6
Loss 4–2 Apr 2011 Australia F4, Bundaberg $15,000 Clay James Lemke (AUS) 2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 May 2011 Sweden F1, Karlskrona $10,000 Clay Ervin Eleskovic (SWE) 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss 4–4 Jul 2011 Canada F4, Saskatoon $15,000 Hard Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 5–7, 2–6
Loss 4–5 Oct 2011 Turkey F27, Antalya $10,000 Hard Michel Konecny (CZE) 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–5 Oct 2011 Turkey F28, Adana $10,000 Hard Daniel Berta (SWE) 6–3, 6–1
Win 6–5 Feb 2012 Australia F1, Toowoomba $15,000 Hard Zhang Ze (CHN) 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6–6 Oct 2012 Sweden F7, Jönköping $10,000 Hard (i) Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) 4–6, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 31 (15 titles, 16 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $15,000 tournaments (4–6)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (11–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (10–8)
Clay (4–8)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2005 USA F25, Laguna Niguel $10,000 Hard Philip Gubenco (CAN) Lester Cook (USA)
Robert Steckley (CAN)
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–1
Win 2–0 Mar 2006 Canada F2, Rock Forest $10,000 Hard (i) Philip Gubenco (CAN) Izak van der Merwe (RSA)
Jeremy Wurtzman (USA)
7–5, 6–4
Win 3–0 Mar 2006 Canada F3, Montréal $10,000 Hard (i) Philip Gubenco (CAN) Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (CAN)
Izak van der Merwe (RSA)
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 4–0 Mar 2007 Canada F3, Rock Forest (2) $10,000 Hard (i) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) Christoph Palmanshofer (AUT)
Jason Zimmermann (USA)
7–5, 6–3
Loss 4–1 May 2007 Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou $10,000 Clay Bruno Rodriguez (MEX) Jan Masik (CZE)
Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE)
5–7, 5–7
Loss 4–2 Jun 2007 Germany F5, Ingolstadt $15,000 Clay Filip Zeman (CZE) Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE)
Martin Slanar (AUT)
5–7, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Jun 2007 Germany F6, Marburg $10,000 Clay Philipp Piyamongkol (GER) Kornél Bardóczky (HUN)
Dénes Lukács (HUN)
5–7, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 4–4 Dec 2007 Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo $10,000 Hard Filip Zeman (CZE) Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (ROU)
Daniel Lustig (CZE)
5–7, 4–6
Win 5–4 Jan 2008 Portugal F1, Albufeira $10,000 Hard Denys Molchanov (UKR) Bas van der Valk (NED)
Boy Westerhof (NED)
6–4, 5–7, [14–12]
Loss 5–5 May 2008 Czech Republic F1, Teplice $10,000 Clay Vasek Pospisil (CAN) Roman Jebavý (CZE)
Filip Zeman (CZE)
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [8–10]
Win 6–5 May 2008 Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou $10,000 Clay Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE) James Ludlow (USA)
Colin O'Brien (IRL)
6–4, 6–3
Win 7–5 Jun 2008 Germany F6, Ingolstadt $15,000 Clay Alexander Sadecky (SUI) Damian Hume (RSA)
Jean Zietsman (GER)
7–5, 6–4
Loss 7–6 Feb 2009 Croatia F2, Zagreb $15,000 Hard (i) Milos Raonic (CAN) Victor Ioniță (ROU)
Denis Matsukevich (RUS)
4–6, 5–7
Loss 7–7 Mar 2009 Canada F1, Gatineau $10,000 Hard (i) Kaden Hensel (AUS) Frédéric de Fays (BEL)
Germain Gigounon (BEL)
7–5, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss 7–8 Mar 2009 Canada F3, Sherbrooke $10,000 Hard (i) Michal Pazicky (SVK) Daniel Chu (CAN)
Adil Shamasdin (CAN)
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [7–10]
Loss 7–9 Jun 2009 Germany F7, Trier $10,000 Clay Patrick Taubert (GER) Dustin Brown (JAM)
Kevin Deden (GER)
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 8–9 Jul 2009 Germany F9, Römerberg $10,000 Clay Roman Jebavý (CZE) Kevin Deden (GER)
Martin Emmrich (GER)
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 8–10 Oct 2010 Australia F8, Port Pirie $15,000 Hard Mikal Statham (NZL) Jared Easton (AUS)
Joel Lindner (AUS)
4–6, 2–6
Win 9–10 Feb 2011 Australia F1, Mildura $15,000 Grass Sadik Kadir (AUS) Matthew Barton (AUS)
Colin Ebelthite (AUS)
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 9–11 Apr 2011 Australia F4, Bundaberg $15,000 Clay Jose Rubin Statham (NZL) Matt Reid (AUS)
Michael Venus (NZL)
6–2, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss 9–12 Jun 2011 Poland F4, Bytom $15,000 Clay Roman Jebavý (CZE) Andriej Kapaś (POL)
Błażej Koniusz (POL)
5–7, 4–6
Win 10–12 Jul 2011 Canada F4, Saskatoon $15,000 Hard Chris Letcher (AUS) Peter Aarts (USA)
Kamil Pajkowski (CAN)
6–4, 6–2
Loss 10–13 Oct 2011 Turkey F26, Antalya $10,000 Hard Michal Konecny (CZE) David Rice (GBR)
Sean Thornley (GBR)
6–7(9–11), 3–6
Loss 10–14 May 2012 Czech Republic F2, Most $10,000 Clay Marek Michalicka (CZE) Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE)
Jiří Veselý (CZE)
1–6, 4–6
Win 11–14 Jul 2012 Canada F3, Kelowna $15,000 Hard Greg Ouellette (USA) Philip Bester (CAN)
Kamil Pajkowski (CAN)
6–7(8–10), 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 11–15 Jul 2012 Canada F4, Saskatoon $15,000 Hard Greg Ouellette (USA) Nicolas Meister (USA)
Pedro Zerbini (BRA)
6–3, 4–6, [10–12]
Win 12–15 Apr 2013 Greece F2, Heraklion $10,000 Hard Mathieu Rodrigues (FRA) José Checa-Calvo (ESP)
Adrian Sikora (SVK)
6–1, 6–3
Win 13–15 Apr 2013 Greece F3, Heraklion $10,000 Hard Salvatore Caruso (ITA) Julien Cagnina (BEL)
Germain Gigounon (BEL)
6–4, 6–2
Win 14–15 May 2013 Sweden F1, Karlskrona $10,000 Clay Patrik Rosenholm (SWE) Christian Lindell (SWE)
Stefan Milenkovic (SWE)
6–1, 6–1
Loss 14–16 Sep 2013 Sweden F5, Danderyd $10,000 Hard (i) Lucas Renard (SWE) Isak Arvidsson (SWE)
Micke Kontinen (FIN)
5–7, 2–6
Win 15–16 Oct 2013 Sweden F7, Jönköping $10,000 Hard (i) Patrik Rosenholm (SWE) Jesper Brunström (SWE)
Milos Sekulic (SWE)
7–5, 6–1

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 2012 2013 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0

External links