iri Novak was born on March 22nd, 1975, in Zlin (Czech Republic). He began playing tennis at age six ; in 1993, he was both runner-up and doubles winner at the European Championships in Lisbon, and he got as far as the quarterfinals in Wimbledon juniors. He also turned Pro that very same year. The year later, he won his first ATP title in Prague, on the road to a very successful tennis career. He married Katerina in 1999, and he became the father of twins, who both inherited the names of respectively their father and mother. However, his tennis career goes on and Novak is now considered one of the best players in the world, and surely the best player of his homeland..