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Jerry Turek

Jerry Turek
Country (sports) Canada
Born (1975-04-02) 2 April 1975 (age 49)
Czechoslovakia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$19,055
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1089 (14 August 1995)
Doubles
Career record1–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 183 (11 June 2001)

Jerry Turek (born 2 April 1975) is a former Canadian tennis player.

Turek has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 1089, achieved on 14 August 1995. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 183 achieved on 11 June 2001.

Turek made his ATP main draw debut at the 1998 Canadian Open receiving a wild card that granted him direct entry in the doubles main draw. Partnering compatriot Simon Larose, the pair lost in the first round to American pairing Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana in three sets.

Turek reached 11 career doubles finals, with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses which includes a 2–1 record in ATP Challenger finals. He was never able to reach a single final in his career, at any level.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 11 (7–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1999 USA F3, Tallahassee Futures Clay Canada Simon Larose United States Rob Givone
United States Glenn Weiner
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1999 Canada F3, Montreal Futures Hard United States Jeff Laski United States Wynn Criswell
South Africa Louis Vosloo
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 2–1 Sep 1999 USA F16, Waco Futures Hard Canada Frédéric Niemeyer United States Jason Cook
Australia Matthew Breen
6–3, 6–4
Win 3–1 Apr 2000 USA F9, Mt Pleasant Futures Hard United States Gavin Sontag Australia Grant Doyle
New Zealand James Greenhalgh
7–6(7–3), 7–5
Loss 3–2 Jul 2000 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Canada Frédéric Niemeyer South Korea Lee Hyung-Taik
South Korea Yong-Il Yoon
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 3–3 Sep 2000 France F17, Bagneres de Bigorre Futures Hard Canada Dave Abelson South Africa Rik De Voest
Canada Frédéric Niemeyer
3–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Dec 2000 USA F30, Scottsdale Futures Hard United States Gavin Sontag United States Zack Fleishman
United States Jeff Williams
6–4, 6–0
Win 5–3 Feb 2001 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard United States Gavin Sontag Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dusan Vemic
Croatia Lovro Zovko
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 6–3 Apr 2001 USA F9, Stone Mountain Futures Hard United States Gavin Sontag United States Brandon Hawk
United States Robert Kendrick
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–4 Apr 2001 USA F10, Elkin Futures Hard United States Gavin Sontag Australia Matthew Breen
South Africa Gareth Williams
3–6, 4–6
Win 7–4 May 2001 Antwerp, Belgium Challenger Clay Spain Juan Giner Netherlands Dennis Van Scheppingen
Netherlands Edwin Kempes
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–3