Jakub Záhlava

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Jakub Herm-Záhlava, born May 12, 1980 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, is a former professional tennis player who competed for Germany. He is the cousin of Czech player Sandra Záhlavová. Záhlava played in two ATP Tour main draws, in Bucharest in 2000 and Stuttgart in 2001. He won the Wolfsburg Challenger in 2002 as a qualifier, defeating the second seed Jürgen Melzer on the way to the title. During his career he also beat players such as Marin Čilić, Ivo Karlović, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Janko Tipsarević. He played in the German Bundesliga for Mannheim. As a coach, he has worked with Michael Berrer, Louk Sorensen and Tatjana Maria; he was married to Barbora Strýcová from 2006 to 2015, who he also coached. He currently coaches at Schüttler Waske Tennis-University near Frankfurt, Germany.