Vladimír
Cernik (Černík)
Male
Czechoslovakia
1917-07-09
Roudnice, Czechoslovakia
2002-04-02
Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America
Cernik participated at the tennis tournament in Gstaad in the summer of 1949, he and Jaroslav Drobny were attacked by communist power when they were asked to withdraw from the Gstaad tournament and return home. Because they were afraid they could no longer travel and wanted to continue playing tennis, both decided to emigrate on July 15, 1949. It was not easy for both tennis players to gain citizenship after emigration, which would allow them both to play international tennis.
Cernik and Drobny with Swiss passport together arrived in Australia, but since the government did not give them Australian affiliation to play, Drobny flew to Egypt at the invitation of King Farouk I. and Cernik remained in Australia for some time. He then moved to the US, where he led University Carolina tennis team in 1957–58. He got married for the second time. He died in Palm Beach, Florida.
He played in the Davis Cup from 1947 to 1949 and still holds the record for the best pair of Czech doubles with a record of 11 wins for two losses, his partner was Jaroslav Drobný. In 1947 and 1948, he reached the inter-zone final.
His career best at majors were at Wimbledon in 1949 and in 1951 at Roland Garros when he reached the last 16.
1934 - 1955
6
228
145
1950 - Viareggio (Amateur)
1950 - Villars (Amateur)
1950 - Gstaad (ATP)
1950 - South West India (Amateur)
1950 - San Pellegrino (Amateur)
1946 - Gstaad (ATP)
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jorge Tobon
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Victor Muvdu
6-2
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Herbert (Herb) Flam 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
11-9
6-4
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Koon Hung Ip
6-4
4-6
4-6
7-5
6-2
Round 2
Jozsef Asboth 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-1
9-11
1-6
11-9
6-3
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jean Ducos de la Haille
3-6
6-3
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Milan Matous
6-4
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Gardnar Mulloy
6-3
8-6
6-3
Round 4
Mervyn Rose 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Stewart C. (Stan) Clark
4-6
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
John W. (Peter) Cawthorn
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Frank Sedgman 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
2-6
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jose Maria Draper Torres
6-4
7-5
6-1
Round 2
Harold Melville (Hal) Burrows jr 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
7-5
6-8
6-4
8-6
Quarterfinals
Straight Clark 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
8-6
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Nadim
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Budge Patty 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
8-6
0-6
6-2
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Georg Brandt
6-0
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Gottfried von Cramm 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
3-6
6-2
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Soren Pedersen
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Kurt Nielsen
6-3
1-6
2-6
6-2
6-2
Final
Budge Patty 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
?
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
O. Nankivell
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Don Tregonning
6-3
8-6
Semifinals
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Rolando Del Bello
7-5
6-2
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Straight Clark
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Dick Savitt 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
1-6
10-8
6-4
1-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Torsten Johansson 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
2-6
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Louis Haensch
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Felicisimo Ampon 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Bishop
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Vistosi
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Enzo Pautassi 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-2
3-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jacques Peten
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
8-6
8-6
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
E. Ottohauser
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Keith Lavarack
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Czeslaw Spychala
6-0
6-3
Final
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
2-6
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Hugo Budinger
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Herbert Gies
6-4
6-0
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Engelbert Koch
4-6
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Wladyslaw Skonecki 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
7-5
4-6
6-1
Round 1
Art Larsen 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
8-6
7-5
6-2
Preliminary Round
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
M. Savonnet
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Doury
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Angelo Parri
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mario Belardinelli
6-3
6-2
Round 4
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Gianni Cucelli
6-0
4-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
9-7
6-2
ret.
Round 2
Tony Mottram 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
D. Trey
6-0
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Renato Gori
5-7
6-2
4-6
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Eric Sturgess 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
4-6
3-6
6-3
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Andre de Coninck
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Anderson
6-3
6-0
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jean Paul Jauffret
6-2
6-1
Round 4
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Adrian Quist
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Lennart Bergelin
6-2
0-6
6-3
Semifinals
Budge Patty 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Franco Zampori
6-3
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Renato Gori
6-2
6-3
1-6
6-1
Round 4
Lennart Bergelin 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-8
6-2
7-5
6-4
Round 3
Mario Belardinelli 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
S. Konig
6-4
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Brian W. Rooke
6-2
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Geoff Brown 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
0-6
6-4
7-5
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Philippe Washer
4-6
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Gottfried von Cramm 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-1
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Torben Ulrich
6-2
6-2
4-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
Adrian Quist 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-0
1-6
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Bellini
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Bruschi
?
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Milan Matous
6-4
6-2
7-5
Final
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Marcello Del Bello
1-6
8-6
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
David Lurie
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra
6-3
4-6
6-4
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Art Larsen
6-2
2-6
6-3
Final
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
10-8
Semifinals
Robert Abdesselam 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
J.F. Verdes Montenegro
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Cesar Carmona
6-4
7-5
Semifinals
Felicisimo Ampon 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Philippe Washer
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Felicisimo Ampon 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
James Matthew (Jimmy) Mehta
7-5
6-4
Semifinals
Naresh Kumar 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Renato Gori
6-0
7-5
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Rolando Del Bello
6-1
6-2
Final
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Gianni Cucelli
7-5
6-1
11-9
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Rolando Del Bello
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Eric Sturgess 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
F. Ortiz
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Maimone
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Erwin Balestra
6-0
6-1
Final
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra
5-7
6-0
6-1
2-6
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
L. Paolazzi
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Carletto (Carlos) Sada 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
8-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Finn Bekkevold
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mahinder Singh
6-3
6-0
6-0
Final
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Govindji Vasant
6-3
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Y. Kruger
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Schmeil
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Henry Zalzal
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Renato Gori
4-6
8-6
6-2
Final
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Irvin Dorfman
6-4
8-6
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Erwin Balestra
9-7
7-5
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Rolando Del Bello
6-4
2-6
7-5
Semifinals
Gianni Cucelli 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Luis Barril
3-6
6-4
4-6
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jacques Delire
6-1
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Milan Matous
6-1
3-6
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Pedro Masip
6-3
6-4
6-3
Final
Gottfried von Cramm 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
6-1
7-9
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Gianni Clerici
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Renato Scaunich
6-2
7-5
Semifinals
Rolando Del Bello 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
10-12
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jacques Peten
6-1
7-5
Final
Milan (Misko) Branovic 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Geoff Paish
8-6
6-2
3-6
1-6
6-2
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
William W. (Bill) Robertson
6-2
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Sydney Levy
6-2
3-6
6-4
6-8
Round 4
Ted Schroeder 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
8-6
8-6
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Brendan Hubert (Bren) Macken
6-1
6-1
9-11
6-3
Round 2
Ted Schroeder 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
8-6
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Basri
6-0
6-1
Round 4
Frank Parker 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Frank Parker 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
?
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Georgios Nikolaides
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Frank Parker 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-8
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Frank Murphy
6-0
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Ernesto Juan Della Paolera
6-2
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Enrique Jorge (Ricky) Morea 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
7-5
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Tudorel Badin
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jan Dostal
6-3
4-6
6-0
Semifinals
Wladyslaw Skonecki 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
5-7
6-8
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Borbolla
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Rafael Ortega
3-6
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Frank Parker 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Farkunda
6-4
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
S.N. Deb
6-1
6-2
2-6
6-4
Round 3
Narendra Nath 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
9-11
6-0
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Ernesto Juan Della Paolera
6-2
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Enrique Jorge (Ricky) Morea 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
7-5
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Earl Cochell
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Eric Sturgess 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-2
1-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Maneco (Manoel) Fernandes 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
w.o.
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Robert Van Meegeren
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Robert Van Meegeren
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Guy Delhomme
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Franjo Puncec
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Giulio Caccia
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Philippe Washer
5-7
8-6
8-6
Final
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
11-9
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
C. Kruger
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Eberli
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Fausto Gardini 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
4-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Kurt Nielsen 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-1
11-9
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jason Morton
7-5
6-4
Semifinals
Earl Cochell 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-1
4-6
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Ferruccio Quintavalle
6-2
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Douglas G. Snart
7-5
6-4
6-2
Round 3
John Bromwich 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Mario Belardinelli 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Thomas L. (Tommy) Boys
6-2
6-2
6-4
Round 2
W.Eugene (Gene) Garrett 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-3
4-6
6-2
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Mercier
0-6
6-1
6-4
Round 4
Paul Féret 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
5-7
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Frank Parker 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
5-7
6-4
6-3
6-8
8-6
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
J.P. de Bodt
4-6
6-3
6-2
6-0
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Josip Palada
8-6
3-6
2-6
6-3
ret.
Quarterfinals
Budge Patty 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
8-6
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Nello Centonze 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jacques Michod
6-3
7-5
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Antoine (Coco) Gentien
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Andre Najar
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jacques Weiss
1-6
9-7
6-1
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Guido Caputo
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Giovanni (Vanni) Canepele 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
5-7
6-2
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Alexander M. Hamburger
6-1
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Geoff Brown 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
2-6
6-1
4-6
6-1
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Robert Salvet
6-0
6-4
Round 4
Robert (Bob) Falkenburg 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
0-6
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Tibor Frigyesy 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
w.o.
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Ronald Stanley McKenzie
8-6
6-4
6-2
Round 3
James (Jim) Brink 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-2
3-6
4-6
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
F. Bodin
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Giulio Caccia
7-5
8-6
Round 3
Budge Patty 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-1
2-6
6-4
Round 2
Frank Parker 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-2
6-2
8-6
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Vojtech Vodicka
3-6
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Tom Brown 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-3
6-8
6-4
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Renato Bossi
6-0
8-6
Quarterfinals
Lennart Bergelin 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Octavio Martinez sr
6-1
6-0
Round 3
Pancho Gonzales 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
8-6
7-9
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jacques Michod
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Sefik Fenmen
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Kho Sin-Khie 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
0-6
6-3
11-9
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Eric Filby
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jost Spitzer
6-2
3-6
10-8
Semifinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Gaston Wampach
6-0
6-2
Final
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Bohuslav Hyks jr
6-2
0-6
1-6
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Milos Solc 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
?
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Milos Solc
?
Semifinals
Josef Siba 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
?
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Henry Billington
8-10
6-3
3-6
6-0
6-4
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jost Spitzer
7-5
7-5
6-2
Round 3
Henner Henkel 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
2-6
1-6
6-0
6-4
Quarterfinals
Konrad Eppler 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Mr. Hoppe
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Hans Redl 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
4-6
8-6
6-3
Round 3
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Jürgen Boesser
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Johannes Pohlhausen
6-2
2-6
6-3
Semifinals
Willi Stingl 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
8-6
6-3
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Hans Freitag
2-6
6-1
8-6
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Helmut Gottsche
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Fritz Kuhlmann Sr
6-2
1-0
ret.
Semifinals
Roderich Menzel 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
w.o.
Semifinals
Emil Szentpetery 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
6-4
8-6
Round 1
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Konrad Meffert
w.o.
Round 2
Vladimir Cernik 1 *
Enrique Maier
7-5
3-6
4-6
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Harry Gottschewsky 1 *
Vladimir Cernik
7-5
6-3
6-1