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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
Residence	Switzerland/Karlsruhe
Born	(1960-08-19) 19 August 1960 (age 62) Krnov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$33,382
Singles
Career record	5–12
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 175 (2 Feb 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	7–13
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 139 (25 Jan 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (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

External links

• Ivo Werner at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Ivo Werner at the International Tennis Federation

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