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Juice, Jack

Jack Sok ( born Jack Sock ; born September 24, 1992 in Lincoln , USA ) - American professional tennis player ; Olympic mixed doubles champion 2016 with Bettany Mattek-Sands ; the bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games in doubles with Steve Johnson ; a four-time winner of Grand Slam tournaments (three times in the men's doubles and one in the doubles); winner of the Final Tournament ATP-2018 in doubles; winner of 18 ATP tournaments (four of them in singles); winner of one junior grand slam singles tournament ( US Open 2010 ).

Jack Sok
Player gender
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Citizenship
Place of residenceKansas City , United States
Growth191 cm
Weight88 kg
Carier start2011
Working handright
Backhandtwo handed
TrainerMark Knowles
Prize money
Singles
Matches
Titlesfour
Highest positionNovember 8 (2017)
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australia3rd round (2017)
France4th round (2015)
Wimbledon3rd round (2016)
USA4th round (2016)
Double discharge
Matches
Titles14
Highest position2 (September 10, 2018)
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australia1/4 finals (2016)
France1/4 finals (2015)
Wimbledonvictory (2014, 2018)
USAvictory (2018)
Awards and medals
Olympic Games
GoldRio de Janeiro 2016mixed
BronzeRio de Janeiro 2016doubles

General Information

Jack is one of two sons Pam and Larry Sokov; his brother's name is Eric.

The American is a hereditary athlete: his father plays golf at his leisure, and his mother plays tennis. It was her forgetfulness that once led Juice Juice to try to play tennis. Favorite coverings are hard and ground, the best blow is forehand.

Sports career

Carier start

In late 2009, Jack Sok won his first futures tournament. In 2010, he manages to succeed in the junior US Open tournament. Here he makes his debut in the main competitions of the Grand Slam tournaments , but concedes in the first round Marco Chiudinelli 1-6, 4-6, 6-1, 1-6. In March 2011, he received a special invitation from the organizers of the tournament in Miami , where he lost to Carlos Berlock at the start 5-7, 6-7 (6). At the 2011 US Open in single-player competitions, Soku managed to overcome the first-round barrier and beat Mark Gickel 6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. In the second round, he was inferior to Andy Roddick 3-6, 3-6, 4-6 in three sets. The main success at this tournament was waiting for Jack in mixed doubles competitions. Together with Melanie Uden, he becomes the winner of the tournament and wins the first title in his career Grand Slam trophy.

The history of performance of Melanie Uden and Jack Sok at the 2011 US Open
Match results
RoundRivalsSowingScore
one  Vladimir Uglirzova
  Philip Polashek
6-4, 0-6, [11-9]
2  Lizel Huber
  Bob brian
one2-6, 6-3, [10-6]
1/4 finals  Barbora Zaglavova-Strytsova
  Philip Petsshner
6-3, 7-6 (3)
1/2 finals  Elena Vesnina
  Leander Paez
7No game
The final  Hisela Dulko
  Eduardo Schwank
eight7-6 (4), 4-6, [10-8]

Season 2012, Juice began with a win on futures. In February and March, he consistently performs in the main tour of the association , receiving an invitation from the organizers of the tournaments held in the United States. In these tournaments, he each time left at the stage of the first round. After that, he went to the professional court only in July at a tournament in Newport , where he reached the second round. A week after that, Sok played for the first time in the quarterfinals at the ATP singles competition, breaking into this stage in the tournament in Atlanta . At the US Open, Jack beat Florin Mayer and Flavio Cipoll and was thus able to qualify for the third round. The Spaniard Nicolas Almagro closed his way further. In mid-October, the American tennis player won the title in the Challenger Series tournament held in Tiburon . In November, he reached the finals of Challenger in Champaign .

In February 2013, at the tournament in Memphis, Sook reached the quarterfinals, and in the doubles with James Blake played in the final. A week later, Blake and Sok become the winners of the pair competitions in Delray Beach . In May, through qualifications, Jack made his way to the French Open , where he won Guillermo García-Lopez in the first round and lost to Tommy Haas in the second round. In July, Sok turns out to win the "Challenger" in Winnetka . This result allows the American for the first time to get into the Top-100 world ranking. At the US Open, like a year ago, he was able to qualify for the third round. At the end of the season, he remained two steps from the first hundred, taking 102nd place.

2014-15 Victory at Wimbledon and the first single title.

2014 Jack begins the season with the release of the quarter finals in Auckland and returns to the first hundred. At the Australian Open, he lost to Frenchman Gael Monfils in the second round. In February, at a tournament in Memphis, he again manages to go to the quarterfinal stage. The next time the American tennis player arrives at the quarter finals in April at the clay tournament in Houston . At the French Open, Juice passed Nicolas Almagro and Steve Johnson , but failed to beat Dusan Layovich in the third round. At the Wimbledon tournament, he lost to Milos Raonic in the second round. But in an alliance with another representative of Canada, Vashek Pospishil in the men's doubles, Jack Sok suddenly managed to win the Grand Slam title. In the final, Pospishil and Soku took all five sets to defeat the first pair of the world of Bob and Mike Bryan .

The history of the performance of Sleep and Juice at the Wimbledon 2014 tournament
StageRivals (seeding)RatingScore
1 round  Robin Hase
  Jesse Huta Galung
62/736-3 6-2 6-2
2 round  Rohan bopanna
  Aysam-ul-Hak Qureshi (8)
17/216-7 (3) 7-6 (5) 6-3 4-6 7-5
3 round  Mate Pavic
  Andre Sa
48/727-6 (3) 7-6 (3) 6-4
1/4  Alexander Peyia
  Bruno Soares (2)
3/36-4 3-6 7-6 (6) 6-4
1/2  Leander Paez
  Radek Stepanek (5)
13/107-6 (5) 6-3 6-4
The final  Bob brian
  Mike Brian (1)
eleven7-6 (5) 6-7 (3) 6-4 3-6 7-5
 
Juice at the tournament in Madrid 2015

After Wimbledon, Sook played at a tournament in Newport, where he was able to reach the semifinals. He gets to the same stage at the tournament in Atlanta, where, moreover, in doubles he takes the title together with Vashey Pospishil. At Masters in Cincinnati, their duet was able to reach the final, where they won revenge for the defeat at Wimbledon Brian brothers. At the US Open, Juice lost in the first round to Pablo Anduharu . At the very end of September at the tournament in Tokyo, he reached the quarterfinals. In October, at Masters in Shanghai, the American was able to beat the strong rivals of Bernard Tomic and Kay Nishikori , but in the third round he could not cope with the Frenchman Julien Benneto . At the tournament in Stockholm, he gets into the quarter-finals, and in the doubles enters the final. Breaking season for himself Sook finished already at the 42nd line in singles and 15th in the doubles ratings.

The start of the 2015 season Juice misses and returns to the tour in March at the Masters Series in Indian Wells . He was immediately able to show a good result: in single-player tournament, Jack went into the fourth round, where he lost to Roger Federer 3-6, 2-6. In doubles competitions, he was able to win a duet with his regular partner Vashek Pospisil. This allowed the Americans for the first time to get into the Top 10 pair rating. At the next Masters in Miami, he goes to the third round, where Dominic Tim outplays him. In pairs, Pospishil and Sok reached the final, where they could not defeat the Bryans brothers. In April, Jack won the first ever single title at the ATP tournaments in the Houston clay tournament. In the final, he was able to beat compatriot Sam Querrey with a score of 7-6 (9) 7-6 (2). Not bad advanced on the Juice grid at the French Open, managing to get through to the fourth round (his best result in Grand Slam tournaments at that time). The path to the quarter finals for him was closed by Rafael Nadal . In the doubles competition, Pospisil and Sok reached the quarterfinal.

At the Wimbledon 2015 tournament, Juice is eliminated already in the first round, and in pairs he was unable to defend last year’s title, losing with Pospishil at the third round stage. In July, at the grass tournament in Newport, Jack was able to reach the semi-finals. In August, he reached the quarter finals in Washington . In the ranking among single player, he rises to the Top 30. On the US Open Championship, Juice loses in the second round to Belgian tennis player Ruben Bemelmansu . In October, at the Beijing tournament, Pospisil and Sok won the doubles prize. At the end of the month at the tournament in Stockholm, he managed to reach the final by beating such tennis players as Pablo Carreño Busta , Fernando Verdasco , Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet . In the final, Jack concedes Tomas Berdykh 6-7 (1), 2-6. In the pair competitions of the tournament in Stockholm, he became a champion, playing in the tournament draw in an alliance with Nicolas Monroe . A week after that, Sook performed at the tournament in Basel , where he reached the semifinal, losing to Roger Federer there. At the end of the season in pairs Sok and Pospishil reached the Masters final in Paris . For the 2015 season, Juice was able to add in the single-player ranking and took the 26th position already. In the doubles ranking, he again finished the Top 20 (19th place).

2016 Gold Olympics in mixed.

Season 2016 Juice began with a performance at the Hopman Cup team tournament, where he finished fourth in the group as a member of the USA team. At the tournament in Auckland, he managed to reach the final and beat, including in the semifinals, David Ferrer . In the decisive match for the title, Jack lost to another Spaniard Roberto Bautista , refusing to continue the game in the second set with the score 1-6, 0-1 in favor of Roberto. At the Australian Open, he lost in the second round to Lukas Rosol , and in the doubles competition with Pospishil he went to the quarterfinals. In March, Pospisil and Sok failed to defend last year's title at Masters in Indian Wells, losing in the final to Nicolas May and Pierre-Yug Herbert . In April, he again played in the final at the tournament in Houston, but this time he could not become a champion, losing 6-3, 3-6, 5-7 to Juan Monaco . In May, Roland Garros Sok passes to the third round, where he is stopped by Albert Ramos . At the Wimbledon tournament at the same stage, he is inferior to the finalist of the draw Milos Raonic.

In July 2016, Sook reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Washington. In August, he performed at the Olympics , which was held in Rio de Janeiro . In singles, he flew out at the start, losing to the Japanese Taro Daniel . In the men's doubles with Steve Johnson, he was able to win a bronze medal. In the competition in the mixed doubles Juice waited for the triumph. He duet with Bethany Mattek-Sands was able to beat all rivals and become an Olympic champion.

The history of the performance of Mattek Sands and Juice at the 2016 Olympics
Match results
RoundRivalsSowingScore
one  Johanna Comte
  Jamie Murray
6-4 6-3
1/4 finals  Telyana Pereira
  Marcelo Melo
IP6-4 6-4
1/2 finals  Lucia Gradetskaya
  Radek Stepanek
IP6-4 7-6 (3)
The final  Venus Williams
  Rajiv Ram
IP6-7 (3) 6-1 [10-7]

At the US Open, Jack was able to reach the fourth round, beating, including in the third round of the champion of this tournament in 2014, Marina Cilic (6-4, 6-3, 6-3). in the fight for the quarter finals, he loses to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (3-6 3-6 7-6 (7) 2-6). At the tournament in Beijing in October at the doubles competition duet Bernard Tomic / Jack Sok reached the final. At Masters in Shanghai already in an alliance with compatriot John Izner he managed to win the main doubles trophy.

2018 season

Unsuccessful can be called the beginning of the year for American tennis player Jack Sok. Already in the first round of the Australian Open , D.Sok lost to Japanese Yuichi Sugita and had to leave the men's tournament.

Year-end rating

YearSingle
rating
Doubles
rating
20181062
2017eight39
201623sixteen
201526nineteen
20144215
2013102101
2012150168
2011381370
2010878687
2009699

According to the official ATP website for the last week of the year [2] .

Tournament appearances

Singles Performances

ATP Singles Finals (8)

Victory (4)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0 + 3 + 1)
Final of the ATP tour (0 + 1)
Olympiad (0 + 0 + 1)
ATP Masters 1000 (1 + 3)
ATP 500 (0 + 2)
ATP 250 (3 + 5)
Titles by
coatings
Titles by location
holding
tournament matches
Hard (3 + 11 + 2)Hall (1 + 3)
Soil (1 + 1)
Grass (0 + 2)Open air (3 + 11 + 2)
Carpet (0)
NodateTournamentCoatingRival in the finalScore
one.April 12, 2015Houston, United StatesPriming  Sam Querrey7-6 (9) 7-6 (2)
2January 14, 2017Auckland, New ZealandHard  Juan Souza6-3 5-7 6-3
3February 26, 2017Delray Beach, United StatesHard  Miloš RaonicNo game
four.November 5, 2017Paris, FranceHard (i)  Philip Krayinovich5-7 6-4 6-1

Defeats (4)

NodateTournamentCoatingRival in the finalScore
one.October 25, 2015Stockholm, SwedenHard (i)  Tomas Berdykh6-7 (1) 2-6
2January 16, 2016Auckland, New ZealandHard  Roberto Bautista Agut1-6 0-1 - failure
3April 10, 2016Houston, United StatesPriming  Juan Monaco6-3 3-6 5-7
four.October 23, 2016Stockholm, Sweden (2)Hard (i)  Juan Martin del Potro5-7 1-6

Challenger and Futures Singles Finals (7)

Victory (4)

Legend
Challengers (2)
Futures (2 + 2)
Titles by
coatings
Titles by location
holding
tournament matches
Hard (2)Hall (0)
Soil (2 + 2)
Grass (0)Open air (4 + 2)
Carpet (0)
NodateTournamentCoatingRival in the finalScore
one.November 22, 2009Amelia Island , USAPriming  Artem Sytak7-6 (5) 1-6 6-3
2January 15, 2012Plantation , USAPriming  Jason Kabler6-1 7-6 (5)
3October 14, 2012Tiburon , United StatesHard  Misha Zverev6-1 1-6 7-6 (3)
four.July 7, 2013Winnetka , United StatesHard  Bradley Clan6-4 6-2

Defeats (3)

NodateTournamentCoatingRival in the finalScore
one.January 30, 2011Weston , United StatesPriming  Phillip Simmonds2-6 2-6
2November 18, 2012Champaign , United StatesHard (i)  Tim Smychek6-2 6-7 (1) 5-7
3April 27, 2014Savannah , United StatesPriming  Nick Kiryos6-2 6-7 (4) 4-6
Performances in doubles

Grand Slam Finals in Doubles (3)

Victory (3)

NoYearTournamentCoatingPartnerRivals in the finalScore
one.2014WimbledonGrass  Vashek Pospisil  Bob brian
  Mike brian
7-6 (5) 6-7 (3) 6-4 3-6 7-5
22018Wimbledon (2)Grass  Mike brian  Michael venus
  Raven clasen
6-3 6-7 (7) 6-3 5-7 7-5
32018US OpenHard  Mike brian  Lukash Kubot
  Marcelo Melo
6-3 6-1

Final ATP Doubles Championship Finals (1)

Victory (1)

NoYearTournamentCoatingPartnerRivals in the finalScore
one.2018London , United KingdomHard (i)  Mike brian  Nicolas Mayu
  Pierre-South Herbert
5-7 6-1 [13-11]

ATP Tournament Finals in Doubles (24)

Victory (14)

NodateTournamentCoatingPartnerRivals in the finalScore
one.March 3, 2013Delray Beach, United StatesHard  James blake  Maxim Mirny
  Horia Tekeu
6-4 6-4
2July 5, 2014WimbledonGrass  Vashek Pospisil  Bob brian
  Mike brian
7-6 (5) 6-7 (3) 6-4 3-6 7-5
3July 27, 2014Atlanta, United StatesHard  Vashek Pospisil  Steve Johnson
  Sam Querrey
6-3 5-7 [10-5]
four.March 21, 2015Indian Wells, United StatesHard  Vashek Pospisil  Simone Bolelli
  Fabio Fognini
6-4 6-7 (3) [10-7]
five.October 11, 2015Beijing, ChinaHard  Vashek Pospisil  Daniel Nestor
  Edouard Roger-Wasslen
3-6 6-3 [10-6]
6October 25, 2015Stockholm, SwedenHard (i)  Nicholas Monroe  Michael venus
  Mate Pavic
7-5 6-2
7October 16, 2016Shanghai, ChinaHard  John isner  Henri continen
  John pierce
6-4 6-4
eight.October 30, 2016Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)  Marcel Granollers  Michael venus
  Robert Lindstedt
6-3 6-4
9.February 25, 2018Delray Beach, United States (2)Hard  Jackson Wheatrow  Nicholas Monroe
  John-patrick smith
4-6 6-4 [10-8]
ten.March 17, 2018Indian Wells, United States (2)Hard  John isner  Bob brian
  Mike brian
7-6 (4) 7-6 (2)
eleven.May 26, 2018Lyon, FrancePriming  Nick Kiryos  Roman Ebavy
  Matve Middelkop
7-5 2-6 [11-9]
12.July 14, 2018Wimbledon (2)Grass  Mike brian  Michael venus
  Raven clasen
6-3 6-7 (7) 6-3 5-7 7-5
13.September 7, 2018US OpenHard  Mike brian  Lukash Kubot
  Marcelo Melo
6-3 6-1
14.November 18, 2018ATP World Tour FinalHard (i)  Mike brian  Nicolas Mayu
  Pierre-South Herbert
5-7 6-1 [13-11]

Damages (10)

NodateTournamentCoatingPartnerRivals in the finalScore
one.February 24, 2013Memphis, United StatesHard (i)  James blake  Bob brian
  Mike brian
1-6 2-6
2August 17, 2014Cincinnati, United StatesHard  Vashek Pospisil  Bob brian
  Mike brian
3-6 2-6
3October 19, 2014Stockholm, SwedenHard (i)  Tret Conrad Huey  Eric Butorak
  Raven clasen
4-6 3-6
four.April 4, 2015Miami, United StatesHard  Vashek Pospisil  Bob brian
  Mike brian
3-6 6-1 [8-10]
five.November 8, 2015Paris, FranceHard (i)  Vashek Pospisil  Ivan Dodig
  Marcelo Melo
6-2 3-6 [5-10]
6March 19, 2016Indian Wells, United StatesHard  Vashek Pospisil  Nicolas Mayu
  Pierre-South Herbert
3-6 6-7 (5)
7May 15, 2016Rome, ItalyPriming  Vashek Pospisil  Bob brian
  Mike brian
6-2 3-6 [7-10]
eight.October 9, 2016Beijing, ChinaHard  Bernard Tomic  Pablo Carreno Busta
  Rafael Nadal
7-6 (6) 2-6 [8-10]
9.April 2, 2017Miami, United States (2)Hard  Nicholas Monroe  Lukash Kubot
  Marcelo Melo
5-7 3-6
ten.October 8, 2017Beijing, China (2)Hard  John isner  Henri continen
  John pierce
3-6 6-3 [7-10]

Doubles Challenger and Futures Finals (12)

Victory (2)

NodateTournamentCoatingPartnerRivals in the finalScore
one.November 14, 2010Pensacola , United StatesPriming  Dimitar Kutrovski  Devin britton
  Jordan cox
5-7 6-2 [10-8]
2February 6, 2011Palm Coast , United StatesPriming  Dimitar Kutrovski  Blake Stroud
  Gregory Wellett
6-3 3-6 [10-8]

Damages (10)

NodateTournamentCoatingPartnerRivals in the finalScore
one.June 27, 2010Chico , United StatesHard  Dimitar Kutrovski  Nima Roshan
  Jose statham
3-6 6-0 [8-10]
2July 18, 2010Peoria , United StatesPriming  Seku bangura  Benjamin rogers
  Taylor Voglaman
2-6 4-6
3November 21, 2010Amelia Island , USAPriming  Dimitar Kutrovski  Robbie Poole
  Mislav Hizak
2-6 6-7 (3)
four.January 30, 2011Weston , United StatesPriming  Dimitar Kutrovski  Kim hyung joon
  Cho Sung Jae
3-6 4-6
five.October 9, 2011Sacramento , United StatesHard  Nicholas Monroe  Carsten Ball
  Chris Guccione
6-7 (3) 6-1 [5-10]
6January 15, 2012Plantation , USAPriming  Nicholas Monroe  Jarmere jenkins
  Drew courtney
6-7 (3) 5-7
7January 29, 2012Honolulu , United StatesHard  Nicholas Monroe  Amer Delić
  Travis Rettenmeier
4-6 6-7 (3)
eight.February 11, 2012Dallas , United StatesHard (i)  Nicholas Monroe  Dominic Inglot
  Chris Eaton
7-6 (6) 4-6 [17-19]
9.November 4, 2012Charlottesville , United StatesHard (i)  Jarmere jenkins  Pier
  John-patrick smith
5-7 1-6
ten.July 7, 2013Winnetka , United StatesHard  Somdev Devvarman  Yuki bhambri
  Michael venus
6-2 2-6 [8-10]
Mixed doubles performances

Grand Slam Finals in Mixed Doubles (1)

Victory (1)

NoYearTournamentCoatingPartnerRivals in the finalScore
one.2011US OpenHard  Melanie uden  Hisela Dulko
  Eduardo Schwank
7-6 (4) 4-6 [10-8]

Mixed doubles finals of Olympic tournaments (1)

Victory (1)

NoYearTournamentCoatingPartnerRivals in the finalScore
one.2016Rio de Janeiro , BrazilHard  Bethany Mattek-Sands  Rajiv Ram
  Venus Williams
6-7 (3) 6-1 [10-7]
Team Tournaments

Team Tournament Finals (1)

Defeats (1)

NoYearTournamentTeamRival in the finalScore in the final
one.2017Hopman Cup  USA
C.Vandevege , J.Sok
  France
K.Mladenovich , R.Gaske
1-2

Tournament Performance History

As of June 3, 2019

In order to prevent confusion and doubling of the score, the information in this table is adjusted only at the end of the tournament or at the end of the player’s participation there.

Single tournaments
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019TotalB / P for
career
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open---TO2P-2P3Р1P1P0/54-5
French Open---2P3Р4P3Р1P1P-0/68-6
Wimbledon---TO2P1P3Р2P1P0/54-5
US Open1P2P3Р3Р1P2P4P1P2P0/910-9
Total0/10/10/10/20/40/30/40/40/40/10/25
B / P in the season0-11-12-13-24-44-38-43-41-40-126-25
Final tournament
ATP World Tour Finals-------1/2-0/12-2
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsNot conducted-Not conducted1PNot conducted0/10-1
Tournaments Masters
Indian wells--1P1P1P4P3Р1/23Р-0/79-7
MiamiTO1P-TO2P3Р3Р1/43Р-0/68-6
Monte Carlo----------0/00-0
Madrid-----2P3Р1P1P-0/43-4
Rome----TO1P2P3Р2P-0/44-4
Toronto / Montreal---TO2P3Р3Р2P1P0/56-5
Cincinnati--TO1P1P2P-1P1P0/81-8
Shanghai---TO3Р2P1/41P1P0/56-5
Paris----2P1P1/4P1/41511-4
Career statistics
Finals held0000023300eight
Tournaments won00000one0300four
B / P: total0-11-25-710-1327-2035-1837-2138-219-210-1153-105
Σ% wins0%33%42%43%57%66%64%64%43%0%59%

Notes

  1. ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ATP website
    <a href=" https://wikidata.org/wiki/Track:Q14580059 "> </a>
  2. Дже Jack Sook's weekly positions in ATP ratings (English) (HTML). atpworldtour.com. The appeal date is March 25, 2019.

Links

  • Profile on ATP website (eng.)
  • Profile on the ITF website
  • Profile on the Davis Cup website (eng.)
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sok,_Jack&oldid=100548842


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