Eighth seed Machac, who won gold in mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics, became the third player from his country to win an ATP 500 title, following Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek.
Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic upset Spain's Fernando Verdasco 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to claim the men's singles title at the inaugural Brisbane International.
The Indian challenge ended at the Roger Cup after Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek suffered a second-round defeat at the hands of Andy Murray and Colin Fleming in Montreal.
Leander Paes won his eighth Grand Slam men's doubles title when he and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Rep[ublic beat the second seeded Austria-Brazil pairing of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the US Open men's doubles final 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday.
Leander Paes's dream of winning ATP year-end finals remained unfulfilled as the veteran Indian crashed out of the prestigious event along with Czech partner Radek Stepanek after losing a must-win Group B match in London.
Novak Djokovic has parted company with coach Radek Stepanek days after the departure of head coach Andre Agassi from his team, the former world number one announced on Wednesday.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Radek Stepanek lost 6-7 (4), 6-3, 14-12 to Mike and Bob Bryan in Hamburg.
The Indo-Czech duo lost lost 3-6, 5-7 to top seeds Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi in Monte Carlo Masters semi-final
Mahesh Bhupathi and Radek Stepanek beat Leander Paes-Martin Damm to reach Monte Carlo quarterfinals
They sailed into the semi-finals of the Master Series with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over the Swiss pair of Roger Federer and Yves Allegro.
Indian tennis star Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek were seeded fourth in the men's doubles event of the Wimbledon championships, starting in London on Monday.
Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek suffered their first defeat at the year-end ATP World Tour finals, losing their second Group B match to David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco at the O2 Arena in London on Wednesday.
Fourth seeds Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek crashed out of the Wimbledon Championships as they were stunned by Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in a grueling weather-hit five-setter.
The Indo-Czech duo was beaten by fifth seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski of Poland in the second round of the Barcelona Open.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek fought their way to the semi-finals of the ATP Miami Masters with a 7-6(6), 6-4 win over Spaniards David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco.
Radek Stepanek shook off a leg injury on his way to a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Mardy Fish in the San Jose Open final on Sunday, the Czech fourth seed picking up his fourth career title with the win.
Fifth seeds Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were eliminated from the ATP Cincinnati Masters following their defeat to Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock, in Cincinnati on Wednesday.
They went down 1-6, 4-6 to Hanley and Ullyet in the Artois Championship.
The Indo-Czech pair shocked seventh seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram of Israel in the third round at the French Open.
The Indo-Czech pair lost to second seeds Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi in the second round in Monte Carlo.
They went down to France's Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia in a nail-biting final at the Dubai Open.
The pair weathered a tough opening set to beat Safin and his compatriot 7-5, 6-3.
Playing their first tournament together in five months, third seeds Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek suffered an upset defeat against Jamie Murray and John Peers in the quarter-finals of the Aegon International.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek went through several anxious moments before getting the better of Daniele Bracciali and Jonathan Erlich in the first round of the men's doubles at Wimbledon on Friday, even as the pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Daniela Hantuchova lost in the mixed doubles
Seventh seeds Leander Paes-Radek Stepanek caused a major upset, beating formidable top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan 6-4, 6-4, but Mahesh Bhupathi-Rohan Bopanna went down 2-6, 4-6 to second seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor.
The duo beat James Blake and Jeff Morrison of the U.S. in the first round of the ATP International tennis championship in Florida.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi progressed to the semi-finals of the Sydney International, but Leander Paes failed to rescue his 2014 season from a poor start as he and Czech partner Radek Stepanek crashed out in the first round.
Andy Murray remained on course for a hat-trick of titles at the Shanghai Masters despite the best efforts of tricky Czech Radek Stepanek on Friday.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek outplayed Daniele Bracciali and Frantisek Cermak in straight sets to storm into final of the ATP Japan Open in Tokyo.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek overcame a second-set lapse to defeat Andy and Jamie Murray and enter the semi-finals of the US $1,280,565 ATP Japan Open, in Tokyo, on Friday. The top seeded Indo-Czech pair defeated the British brothers 6-4, 3-6, 10-2 in 77 minutes.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek upset Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6(1), 6-2 to win the Australian Open doubles title on Saturday and foil the American twins' bid for a record 12th Grand Slam crown.
Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek stormed into the semifinals of the US Open men's doubles event after getting the better of Julian Knowle of Austria and Slovakia's Filip Polasek in straight sets in New York.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek downed Jonathan Erlich and Richard Gasquet in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Indian Wells Masters tournament.
India's Leander Paes and his partner Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic were knocked out in the men's doubles quarter-finals of BMW Open by the Austrian-Brazilian combine of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in Munich, on Thursday.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were routed 2-6, 0-6 by top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan as the Indian challenge ended at the ATP Monaco Masters.
Veteran Indian star Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek sailed into the Australian Open quarter-finals after a straight-set win over the unseeded pair of Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus in the men's doubles competition in Melbourne on Sunday.
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Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek upset defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan to move into the men's doubles final of the US Open on Thursday. The pair, seeded fourth, bested the top seeded American dup 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The Indo-Czech pair beat Germany's Andreas Beck and Dominik Meffert in the quarter-finals.
The second seeded pair suffered a straight set loss against Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi of Belarus.
Defending champions Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were knocked out of the Australian Open after going down in straight sets in their opening round men's doubles match in Melbourne, on Thursday. The second-seeded Indo-Czech pair lost 3-6, 5-7 to South Africa's Kevin Anderson and Israel's Jonathan Erlich in 89 minutes.
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