Michael Vrbenský
Czech tennis player (born 1999)
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Michael Vrbenský (born 26 December 1999) is a Czech tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 277 achieved on 15 July 2024 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 97 achieved on 24 November 2025.[1] Vrbenský has won 11 ATP Challenger doubles titles, including 7 titles in 2025, tied for the second-most titles for that season.
Country(sports)
Czech Republic
Czech RepublicBorn26 December 1999
Nymburk, Czech Republic
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
| Country (sports) | Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 December 1999 Nymburk, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $258,611 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 Challenger, 11 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 277 (15 July 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 586 (17 November 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 11 Challenger, 13 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 97 (24 November 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 97 (24 November 2025) |
| Last updated on: 24 November 2025. | |
Career
Vrbenský won 11 ATP Challenger doubles titles, his first titles being with fellow Czech partners at the 2019 Liberec Open and at the 2021 ATP Prague Open with Jonáš Forejtek, at the 2023 Sibiu Open with Andrew Paulson and in 2024 and in 2025 again in Liberec and in Nottingham with Forejtek.[2]
Vrbenský made his ATP main draw singles debut as qualifier at the 2021 Antalya Open with two straight sets victories. He then lost in the first round to former Top 10 member Fabio Fognini in two tight sets. Vrbenský made his Top 100 debut in the doubles rankings on 24 November 2025, after winning two consecutive ATP Challenger titles in Japan, his sixth and seventh of the season.[1]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 19 (11–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Poland F1, Wisła | Futures | Clay |  Zizou Bergs |
6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Austria F3, Wels | Futures | Clay |  Nerman Fatić |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2018 | Czech Republic F7, Liberec | Futures | Carpet (i) |  Julian Ocleppo |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2019 | M15 Székesfehérvár, Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Duje Ajduković |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Ivan Nedelko |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Sep 2019 | M25+H Říčany, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Vít Kopřiva |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–3 | Oct 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Peter Heller |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Oct 2019 | M15 Prague, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Manuel Guinard |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2020 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Giovanni Fonio |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jul 2022 | M15 Bern, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sebastian Prechtel |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jul 2022 | M25 Kassel, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sebastian Fanselow |
7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 |
| Win | 7–5 | Sep 2022 | M25 Szabolcsveresmart, Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș |
6–1, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 8–5 | Sep 2022 | M15 Budapest, Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Matyas Füle |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–5 | Sep 2023 | M25 Maribor, Slovenia | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Nicolas Zanellato |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Sep 2023 | M25 Maribor, Slovenia | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Juan Bautista Torres |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2023 | M25 Telavi, Georgia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Martin Krumich |
3–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 10–7 | Apr 2024 | M15 Split, Croatia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Luka Mikrut |
7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 11–7 | Jun 2024 | M15 Saarlouis, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Lucas Gerch |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 11–8 | Aug 2024 | M25 Poznań, Poland | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Daniel Michalski |
7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 39 (26–13)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | Czech Republic F10, Prague | Futures | Hard (i) | Matěj Vocel |
Karol Drzewiecki Szymon Walków |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2018 | Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden | Futures | Carpet (i) | Jan Mertl |
 Marc-Andrea Hüsler Jakub Paul |
6–4, 6–7(7–9), [8–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2018 | Czech Republic F2, Jablonec nad Nisou | Futures | Clay | Filip Duda |
Patrik Rikl Petr Nouza |
6–3, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2018 | Czech Republic F3, Most | Futures | Clay | Tomáš Macháč |
Patrik Rikl Petr Michnev |
2–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 2018 | Austria F3, Wels | Futures | Clay | Filip Duda |
David Škoch Petr Nouza |
7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 2019 | M25 Oberentfelden, Switzerland | Futures | Carpet (i) | Marek Jaloviec |
Albano Olivetti Edan Leshem |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jun 2019 | M15 Kaltenkirchen, Germany | Futures | Clay | Petr Nouza |
Daniel Dutra da Silva Christian Lindell |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2019 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Jonáš Forejtek |
 Nikola Ćaćić Antonio Šančić |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Sep 2019 | M15 Székesfehérvár, Hungary | Futures | Clay | Petr Nouza |
 Danylo Kalenichenko David Pichler |
5–7, 6–1, [17–15] |
| Win | 6–4 | Sep 2019 | M25+H Říčany, Czech Republic | Futures | Clay | Jonáš Forejtek |
Petr Nouza  Niels Lootsma |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2019 | M15 Prague, Czech Republic | Futures | Hard (i) | Marek Gengel |
Vít Kopřiva Jaroslav Pospíšil |
2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 8–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Clay | Daniel Michalski |
Max Houkes  David Jordà Sanchis |
6–1, 2–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 9–4 | Mar 2020 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | Futures | Clay | Jonáš Forejtek |
Fábián Marozsán Péter Nagy |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–4 | Apr 2021 | M25 Meerbusch, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Jiří Lehečka |
 Viktor Durasovic Markus Eriksson |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 11-4 | Aug 2021 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Jonáš Forejtek |
Evgeny Karlovskiy Evgenii Tiurnev |
6-1, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–4 | Feb 2022 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dalibor Svrčina |
 Francisco Cabral Peter Heller |
3–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 12–5 | Mar 2022 | M25 Opatija, Croatia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Riccardo Bonadio |
Zvonimir Babić  Petros Tsitsipas |
3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Loss | 12–6 | Jun 2022 | M15 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine |
 Alexander Donski David Pichler |
7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–12] |
| Win | 13–6 | Sep 2022 | M25 Szabolcsveresmart, Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Andrew Paulson |
Georgii Kravchenko Petr Nouza |
6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 14–6 | Sep 2022 | M15 Budapest, Hungary | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Antonin Bolardt |
Matthew William Donald  Matthew Southcombe |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 15–6 | Feb 2023 | M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Matěj Vocel |
 August Holmgren Christian Sigsgaard |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–6 | Sep 2023 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Andrew Paulson |
Piotr Matuszewski Kai Wehnelt |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 16–7 | Apr 2024 | M15 Dubrovnik, Croatia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | David Pichler |
Neil Oberleitner Adrian Oetzbach |
6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–8 | May 2024 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Patrik Rikl |
Federico Agustin Gómez Marcus Willis |
6–4, 1–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 16–9 | May 2024 | Augsburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | David Pichler |
Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner |
6–3, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 17–9 | Jul 2024 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Jonáš Forejtek |
 Miloš Karol Tomáš Lánik |
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–4] |
| Loss | 17–10 | Aug 2024 | M15 Poznań, Poland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Jiří Barnát |
Szymon Kielan Filip Pieczonka |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 18–10 | Jan 2025 | Nottingham, UK | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jonáš Forejtek |
Jiří Barnát Filip Duda |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 19–10 | May 2025 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Hynek Bartoň |
 Siddhant Banthia Alexander Donski |
5–7, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 20–10 | May 2025 | Skopje, North Macedonia | Challenger | Clay | Andrew Paulson |
Sriram Balaji  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |
2–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | 21–10 | Jul 2025 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Andrew Paulson |
Jiří Barnát Filip Duda |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 22–10 | Aug 2025 | Cordenos, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrew Paulson |
 Boris Arias Murkel Dellien |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 23–10 | Nov 2025 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Neil Oberleitner |
 Pruchya Isaro Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha |
6–7(1–7), 7–6(10–8), [10–4] |
| Win | 24–10 | Nov 2025 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Neil Oberleitner |
 Masamichi Imamura Ryuki Matsuda |
7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
| Win | 25–10 | Apr 2026 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Andrew Paulson |
 George Goldhoff Trey Hilderbrand |
2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 25–11 | May 2026 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Hynek Bartoň |
Sergio Martos Gornés Szymon Walków |
6–1, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Loss | 25–12 | Jun 2026 | Târgu Mureș, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Stefan Latinović |
Thijmen Loof Kaito Uesugi |
6–2, 6–7(0–7), [6–10] |
| Win | 26–12 | Jun 2026 | Brașov, România | Challenger | Clay | Maximilian Neuchrist |
Iñigo Cervantes Denys Molchanov |
6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 26–13 | Sep 2026 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Patrik Niklas-Salminen |
Íñigo Cervantes Denys Molchanov |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), [7–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jurij Rodionov |
 Hsu Yu-hsiou Axel Geller |
4–6, 4–6 |
