Vasek Pospisil is a Canadian professional tennis player who was born on June 23, 1990, in Verron, Canada. After moving to Canada from Czechoslovakia before Vasek was born, parents Milos and Mila always encouraged their sons to take a vested interest in tennis, with father Milos coaching the boys in their early years.
Vasek started out on the tennis courts by acting as a ball boy for his brother at the age of just three years old. After a success-filled junior career, with the Canadian reaching the final of both Boys’ tournaments at the US Open and Australian Open, Pospisil was ready for a move to professionals.
Despite officially turning pro in 2007, it wasn’t until 2011 that the Canadian got his first taste of a singles main draw match at an ATP event. It was at the home tournament, the ATP Masters 1000 event in Montreal, the Canadian Open, where Pospisil first graced the ATP courts with his presence, beating Juan Ignacio Chela in the first round before falling to an in-form Roger Federer in the second.
This same season, he got his first win at the Grand Slam level on the singles side of the game, beating Lukas Rosol in the first round of the US Open. Despite an injury-plagued start to the 2013 season, the Canadian’s progress was not hampered, with him chipping away at more and more main draw games on the ATP stage, all the while soaring up the rankings.
2014 brought yet more success for Pospisil, with him becoming a Grand Slam champion, partnering American Jack Sock, they won the Wimbledon men’s doubles title at SW19. Just a few weeks later, Pospisil reached the first ATP singles final of his career, getting to the final two at the Citi Open in Washington, eventually losing to then-world number seven Milos Raonic.
His progress did not stop there, with 2015 bringing with it a first Grand Slam quarterfinal in singles at Wimbledon. The next few years brought mixed results, with the Canadian being victim to a loss of form and the odd injury that ultimately prevented him from really propelling himself to that next level.
He remains committed to the sport, however, and his love for the game is enough to see him still enjoying being a valued member of the ATP Tour. Still, in search of that coveted first ATP singles title, Pospisil may be running out of time before having to call time on what has still been a glittering career.
