Country (sports) | Czech Republic |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born |
Kolín, Czechoslovakia |
23 February 1975
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1993 |
Retired | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,553,302 |
Singles | |
Career record | 230–246 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 22 (5 May 1997) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1999) |
French Open | 4R (1999) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1996) |
US Open | 2R (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 9–25 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 286 (26 July 2004) |
Bohdan Ulihrach (born 23 February 1975) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.
Ulihrach turned professional in 1993. He won his first top-level singles title in July 1995 at Prague, where he defeated Javier Sánchez in the final. His second followed three months later at Montevideo, where he beat Alberto Berasategui in the final.
In 1996, Ulihrach was part of the Czech Republic team which finished runners-up at the World Team Cup. In 1997, Ulihrach beat the then-World No. 1 Pete Sampras en route to his first hardcourt final at the Indian Wells Masters. He was defeated in the final by Michael Chang. Ulihrach reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in May 1997.
Ulihrach reached the fourth round at both the Australian Open and the French Open, in 1999.
In 2003 he was cleared of a doping charge.
At the 2007 French Open, Ulihrach beat the No. 24 seed Dominik Hrbatý in the first round in five sets.