Ivo Werner
Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia West Germany |
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Residence | Switzerland/Karlsruhe |
Born | Krnov, Czechoslovakia | 19 August 1960
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) |
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 acquired citizenship two years later.[2]
Tour career
Werner made his first
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
- ^ "ITF Pro Circuit Profile". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ Magazín Tenis - April 2007 (Czech)
- ^ a b c d e f "ATP World Tour Profile". Atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- Sydney Morning Herald, "Unfit Noah sunk by the man who blitzed Becker", 18 January 1988
- ^ "Korda, 30, wins first Grand Slam title". BBC News. 1 February 1998.