Jiří Veselý is a Czech personality who is a professional tennis player. With his efforts and hard work, he achieved a career high of 35th in singles in April 2015. Currently. He is number 2 in Czech tennis in singles.
Early life
Jiří Veselý was born on July 10, 1993 and will be only 29 years old in 2022. The young and aspiring personality grew up in Pribram, Czech Republic where he spent his whole life growing up. Vesely is one of the few people who started athletics as a child. He turned professional in 2009 at the age of 16 and three years later he won the honor of the Australian Open Junior.
Vesely stated that his father was the main reason for his success and for what he is known for today. Although he has not revealed the identity of his parents, he resembles his parents as the idol behind his successful life story.
Vesely’s father was also a tennis player. He was the one who was always trying to push him towards games and athletics. Throughout his amazing career, his father was the main personality that made him keep doing things and working hard.
Vesely followed in his father’s footsteps and is now known for his exemplary achievements in tennis. Vesely grew up with five family members. There were his parents and two sisters named Aneta and Natalie in the family. When not working in the fields, he spent his time with family and siblings.
Jiří Veselý’s career
Vesely first began his professional life while participating in the Australian Open. He marked his journey beginning in 2011 when he competed in the Australian Open boys’ singles and defeated Luke Saville in straight sets. He later won the boys’ doubles at the Australian Open, where he teamed with Filip Horanský, defeating the pair of Ben Wagland and Andrew Whittington of Australia in the final.
Jiří Veselý, who won the French Open title in 2013 and became the youngest player with his performance, reached No. 1 in the combined world rankings in January 2011 and set the singles win/loss record of 125-45.
In February 2013, Vesely made his Davis Cup debut for the Czech Republic for the first time and to date has won nine singles on the ITF Futures Circuit and three challengers. Vesely is the youngest player in the top 100. After his success at the 2013 French Open, he reached the third round of a major for the first time at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, a month after the 2013 French Open.
In 2022, Vesely failed to defend his title in Pune, Maharashtra, which eliminated him from the top 100 tennis players rankings. Vesely, then ranked 23rd, qualified for the 2022 Dubai Tennis Championship. He defeated Hady Habib and Alexei Popyrin to enter the championship. He reached the quarterfinals and recorded a career win over No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic in straight sets. With this performance, he has reached the semifinals, which is his first win since Pune 2020.
Jiří Veselý biography | |
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| Real name | Jiří Veselý |
| date of birth | July 10, 1993 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 28 years |
| place of birth | Pribram, Czech Republic, Czech Republic |
| nationality | Czech |
| job | Professional tennis player |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | cancer |
Physical Statistics | |
| height | in feet inches – 6′ 4” – in centimeters – 198 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 94kg – in pounds – 207 pounds |
| shoe size | 11 (USA) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| eye color | hazel |
| body type | Sporty |
Family | |
| father | – |
| mother | – |
| sister | – |
| Brothers | – |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | – |
| University | – |
Relationship status | |
| marital status | Married |
| who is his wife | Denisa Vesela |
| children | Two (Sofinka and Patrik) |
Personal life
Jiří Veselý is a happily married man with a wife and two small children. After the birth of their first child in 2019, Vesely married his longtime girlfriend Denisa Veselá. Today the couple is the mother and father of two teenagers named Sofinka and Patrik. The couple exchanged wedding rituals on June 14, 2019. They became an officially announced couple and married after their 5th anniversary as a couple. It is said that the couple first met in 2014 when they were both at the same restaurant.
They got engaged and maintained their relationship for three years until 2017. While they are at the stadium and when Vesely is playing tennis, his girlfriend-turned-wife often seems to support her man in life. Denisa, who is believed to be a homemaker, raised two young children. The first is a daughter Sofinka, and the second – a son Patrik. Sofinka is their child, who was born on March 6, 2019, three months before the couple’s wedding. Later in April 2021, they welcomed their second child, Patrik.
Jiří Veselý net worth
Jiří Veselý’s net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. He started his career in 2009 and shortly thereafter became a global figure with his bravery and hard work. Vesely is the winner of the number one junior ranking, which he achieved in January 2011. Despite this, he was the winner of a $4 million cash prize.