Érik Chvojka
Biography
Érik Chvojka (born October 26, 1986 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. He is of Czech descent. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 204 on August 27, 2012 and a career-high 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 and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (6–6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2007 | Mexico F10, Ciudad Obregón | Futures | Hard | Ignacio Coll-Riudavets (ESP) | 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2008 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | Michael Yani (USA) | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2008 | Germany F6, Ingolstadt | Futures | Hard | Jeroen Masson (BEL) | 6–1, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 2010 | Australia F9, Kalgoorlie | Futures | Hard | Brydan Klein (AUS) | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 4–1 | Apr 2011 | Australia F3, Ipswich | Futures | Clay | James Lemke (AUS) | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Apr 2011 | Australia F4, Bundaberg | Futures | Clay | James Lemke (AUS) | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | May 2011 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay | Ervin Eleskovic (SWE) | 6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jul 2011 | Canada F4, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | Vasek Pospisil (CAN) | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2011 | Turkey F27, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Michel Konecny (CZE) | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Oct 2011 | Turkey F28, Adana | Futures | Hard | Daniel Berta (SWE) | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2012 | Australia F1, Toowoomba | Futures | Hard | Zhang Ze (CHN) | 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 6–6 | Jul 2012 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Denis Kudla (USA) | 7–5, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Oct 2012 | Sweden F7, Jönköping | Futures | Hard (i) | Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Doubles: 33 (16 titles, 17 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) |
| ITF Futures (15–16) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2005 | USA F25, Laguna Niguel | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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) | Futures | 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 | Futures | Clay | Bruno Rodriguez (MEX) | Jan Masik (CZE) Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE) |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2007 | Germany F5, Ingolstadt | Futures | Clay | Filip Zeman (CZE) | Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE) Martin Slanar (AUT) |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jun 2007 | Germany F6, Marburg | Futures | 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 | Futures | Hard | Filip Zeman (CZE) | Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (ROU) Daniel Lustig (CZE) |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jan 2008 | Portugal F1, Albufeira | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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 | Futures | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE) | James Ludlow (USA) Colin O'Brien (IRL) |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–5 | Jun 2008 | Germany F6, Ingolstadt | Futures | Clay | Alexander Sadecky (SUI) | Damian Hume (RSA) Jean Zietsman (GER) |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jul 2008 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Olivier Charroin (FRA) | Alessandro da Col (ITA) Andrea Stoppini (ITA) |
2–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Loss | 7–7 | Feb 2009 | Croatia F2, Zagreb | Futures | Hard (i) | Milos Raonic (CAN) | Victor Ioniță (ROU) Denis Matsukevich (RUS) |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Mar 2009 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | Kaden Hensel (AUS) | Frédéric de Fays (BEL) Germain Gigounon (BEL) |
7–5, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 7–9 | Mar 2009 | Canada F3, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Michal Pazicky (SVK) | Daniel Chu (CAN) Adil Shamasdin (CAN) |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [7–10] |
| Loss | 7–10 | Jun 2009 | Germany F7, Trier | Futures | Clay | Patrick Taubert (GER) | Dustin Brown (JAM) Kevin Deden (GER) |
6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 8–10 | Jul 2009 | Germany F9, Römerberg | Futures | Clay | Roman Jebavý (CZE) | Kevin Deden (GER) Martin Emmrich (GER) |
6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 8–11 | Oct 2010 | Australia F8, Port Pirie | Futures | Hard | Mikal Statham (NZL) | Jared Easton (AUS) Joel Lindner (AUS) |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–11 | Feb 2011 | Australia F1, Mildura | Futures | Grass | Sadik Kadir (AUS) | Matthew Barton (AUS) Colin Ebelthite (AUS) |
4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 9–12 | Apr 2011 | Australia F4, Bundaberg | Futures | Clay | Jose Rubin Statham (NZL) | Matt Reid (AUS) Michael Venus (NZL) |
6–2, 2–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 9–13 | Jun 2011 | Poland F4, Bytom | Futures | Clay | Roman Jebavý (CZE) | Andriej Kapaś (POL) Błażej Koniusz (POL) |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–13 | Jul 2011 | Canada F4, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | Chris Letcher (AUS) | Peter Aarts (USA) Kamil Pajkowski (CAN) |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–14 | Oct 2011 | Turkey F26, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Michal Konecny (CZE) | David Rice (GBR) Sean Thornley (GBR) |
6–7(9–11), 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–15 | May 2012 | Czech Republic F2, Most | Futures | Clay | Marek Michalicka (CZE) | Jaroslav Pospíšil (CZE) Jiří Veselý (CZE) |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–15 | Jul 2012 | Canada F3, Kelowna | Futures | Hard | Greg Ouellette (USA) | Philip Bester (CAN) Kamil Pajkowski (CAN) |
6–7(8–10), 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 11–16 | Jul 2012 | Canada F4, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | Greg Ouellette (USA) | Nicolas Meister (USA) Pedro Zerbini (BRA) |
6–3, 4–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 12–16 | Apr 2013 | Greece F2, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Mathieu Rodrigues (FRA) | José Checa-Calvo (ESP) Adrian Sikora (SVK) |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–16 | Apr 2013 | Greece F3, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Salvatore Caruso (ITA) | Julien Cagnina (BEL) Germain Gigounon (BEL) |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–16 | May 2013 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay | Patrik Rosenholm (SWE) | Christian Lindell (SWE) Stefan Milenkovic (SWE) |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 15–16 | Jul 2013 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Peter Polansky (CAN) | Adam El Mihdawy (USA) Ante Pavić (CRO) |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15–17 | Sep 2013 | Sweden F5, Danderyd | Futures | Hard (i) | Lucas Renard (SWE) | Isak Arvidsson (SWE) Micke Kontinen (FIN) |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 16–17 | Oct 2013 | Sweden F7, Jönköping | Futures | Hard (i) | Patrik Rosenholm (SWE) | Jesper Brunström (SWE) Milos Sekulic (SWE) |
7–5, 6–1 |