Jaromir Becka
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West GermanyPrague, Czechoslovakia
| Full name | Jaromir Becka |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | West Germany |
| Born | 6 July 1963 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $48,013 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 13–18 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 137 (21 May 1984) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 9–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 147 (13 June 1988) |
Jaromir Becka (born 6 July 1963) is a Czechoslovak born former professional tennis player from Germany.
Originally from Prague in what was then Czechoslovakia, Becka emigrated to West Germany and was based in Pullach, Munich.[1] He was the Munich Junior Champion in 1980, then in 1981 was the National Indoor Junior Champion and a member of the Valeria Cup team.[2]
Becka made the quarter-finals of two Grand Prix tournaments in 1983, the Tel Aviv Open and Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse.[3][4] Also that year he came close to beating Vitas Gerulaitis at the Munich WCT tournament.[1] After winning the first set comfortably, he lost the next two in tiebreaks.[1]
In 1984 he reached the quarter-finals of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships and had a win over Roscoe Tanner in Cleveland.[5][6]
He won two titles on the Challenger circuit, both in doubles, at Thessaloniki in 1986 and Heilbronn in 1988.
Formerly a coach of Carsten Arriens, Becka now runs a tennis school in Munich.[7]
