Jonáš Forejtek (born 10 March 2001) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.[1] Forejtek has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 226, achieved on 16 May 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 302, achieved on 28 February 2022. Forejtek has reached five career singles finals, with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses all on the ITF Futures Tour. Additionally, he has reached five career doubles finals, with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss which includes a 2–0 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.
Junior career
In 2019, Forejtek reached three junior grand slam finals, one in singles and two in doubles, winning them all. At the 2019 Australian Forejtek and compatriot partner Dalibor Svrčina won the boys' doubles title beating Americans Emilio Nava and Cannon Kingsley 7–6(7–5), 6–4 in the finals. At the 2019 Wimbledon Championships he partnered with another compatriot Jiri Lehecka capturing his second boys' grand slam doubles title, defeating Govind Nanda and Liam Draxl 7–5, 6–4 in the championship match. At the 2019 US Open, he defeated Emilio Nava 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–2 in the final to win the boys’ singles championship.
Forejtek was the World No. 1 male junior player according to the ITF combined singles and doubles junior rankings, achieving this feat on 9 September 2019.
Professional career
2019
As wildcard entrants, Forejtek and fellow Czech Michael Vrbensky won the doubles title at the 2019 Svijany Open challenger tournament in Liberec, Czech Republic. Impressively, they defeated the number 3 seeds in the quarterfinals (second round), the number 1 seeds in the semifinals and then claimed the title by bettering the number 2 seeds Nikola Cacic and Antonio Sancic 6–4, 6–3 in the final.
2020-2021: ATP and top 300 debut
Forejtek made his ATP debut at 2020 Sofia Open receiving a wildcard entry into the singles main draw. He proceeded to claim an upset victory over former World No. 3 Marin Čilić in the first round, losing just 5 games. He was then defeated by another former top 10 player Richard Gasquet in the second round.
Forejtek made his debut in the top 300 on 1 November 2021 at World No. 294.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
| Legend (singles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (2–3) |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (2–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
|
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Loss |
0–1 |
Nov 2018 |
Czech Republic F9, Valašské Meziříčí |
Futures |
Hard |
 Karol Drzewiecki |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss |
0–2 |
Apr 2019 |
M15 Antalya, Turkey |
World Tennis Tour |
Clay |
 Christopher O'Connell |
6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win |
1–2 |
Aug 2019 |
M25 Vogau, Austria |
World Tennis Tour |
Clay |
 Camilo Ugo Carabelli |
7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss |
1–3 |
Jan 2020 |
M25 Nussloch, Germany |
World Tennis Tour |
Carpet |
 Ruben Bemelmans |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| Win |
2–3 |
Feb 2020 |
M15 Antalya, Turkey |
World Tennis Tour |
Clay |
 Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo |
6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 7 (5–2)
| Legend (doubles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–1) |
| ITF Futures Tour (3–1) |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (5–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
|
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Loss |
0–1 |
Oct 2018 |
Czech Republic F7, Liberec |
Futures |
Carpet |
 Jan Mertl |
Marek Gengel
Petr Nouza |
6–2, 3–6, [3–10] |
| Win |
1–1 |
Aug 2019 |
Liberec, Czech Republic |
Challenger |
Clay |
Michael Vrbenský |
 Nikola Ćaćić
 Antonio Šančić |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win |
2–1 |
Aug 2019 |
M25 Vogau, Austria |
World Tennis Tour |
Clay |
Jan Mertl |
Vít Kopřiva
Jaroslav Pospíšil |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win |
3–1 |
Sep 2019 |
M25+H Ricany, Czech Republic |
World Tennis Tour |
Clay |
Michael Vrbenský |
 Niels Lootsma
Petr Nouza |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win |
4–1 |
Mar 2020 |
M25 Antalya, Turkey |
World Tennis Tour |
Clay |
Michael Vrbenský |
 Fábián Marozsán
Péter Nagy |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win |
5–1 |
Aug 2021 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Challenger |
Clay |
Michael Vrbenský |
 Evgeny Karlovskiy
Evgenii Tiurnev |
6-1, 6-4 |
| Loss |
5–2 |
Jan 2022 |
Forlì, Italy |
Challenger |
Hard (i) |
Jelle Sels |
 Victor Vlad Cornea
 Fabian Fallert |
4-6, 7-6(8-6), [7-10] |
Performance timeline
Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
G |
F-S |
SF-B |
NMS |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Singles
Current through the 2020 Sofia Open
References
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