Ivo Werner

Ivo Werner (born 19 August 1960) is a former professional tennis player originally from Czechoslovakia who competed for both his native country as well as West Germany.[1] Werner, who is now a tennis coach, immigrated to West Germany in 1982 and got citizenship two years later.[2]

Ivo Werner
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
West Germany
ResidenceSwitzerland/Karlsruhe
Born (1960-08-19) 19 August 1960
Krnov, Czechoslovakia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$33,382
Singles
Career record5–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 175 (2 Feb 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record7–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 139 (25 Jan 1988)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1988)

Tour career

Werner made his first Grand Prix quarter-final in 1986, at Metz.[3] He was a quarter-finalist again the following year, at the Guarujá Open.[3] Also in 1987, he reached the doubles semi-finals of the Heineken Open, with David Lewis as his partner.[3]

At the 1988 Australian Open, Werner made it through qualifying and met world number 62 Michiel Schapers in the opening round of the main draw.[3] He won the first two sets and twice served for the match in the third, but the match would go into a fifth set, which he lost 10–12.[4] In the doubles, Werner and David Lewis reached the round of 16, where they were defeated by Andrew Castle and Roberto Saad.[3] The match was another close one, decided 16–14 in the final set.[3]

Coaching

Werner is the current coach of the Switzerland Davis Cup team and was the coach of Petr Korda when the Czech player won the 1998 Australian Open.[5]

References
  1. "ITF Pro Circuit Profile". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. Magazín Tenis - April 2007 (Czech)
  3. "ATP World Tour Profile". Atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  4. Sydney Morning Herald, "Unfit Noah sunk by the man who blitzed Becker", 18 January 1988
  5. "Korda, 30, wins first Grand Slam title". BBC News. 1 February 1998.
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