Igor Brukner Explained

Igor Brukner
Birth Date:1979 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Czech Republic
Retired:2005
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$16,516
Singlesrecord:0–0
Singlestitles:0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highestsinglesranking:No. 520 (14 August 2000) [1]
Doublesrecord:0–0
Doublestitles:0
1 Challenger, 11 Futures
Highestdoublesranking:No. 259 (14 May 2001)
Updated:7 May 2021

Igor Brukner (born 4 October 1979) is a retired Czech professional tennis player.

Brukner reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 520 achieved on 14 August 2000, and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 259 achieved on 14 May 2001. He never qualified nor received direct entry for an ATP Tour main draw match, thus playing exclusively on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures Tour, the latter being the most prevalent.

Brukner reached 1 career singles final on the ITF Futures Circuit and won the title at the 2001 Slovakia F5 futures tournament. Additionally, he reached 13 career doubles finals with a record of 12 wins and 1 loss including a 1–0 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. He won the 2001 Kamnik ATP Challenger tournament held on clay courts in Slovenia alongside compatriot Jaroslav Levinsky defeating Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez and Vincenzo Santopadre by a score of 6–3, 1–6, 6–4.[2]

Brukner served as head coach for former WTA player Klára Koukalová also from the Czech Republoc, who reached World No. 20 in the singles rankings and won 7 career WTA titles.[3]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentclass=unsortableScore
Win1–0style=background:#cffcffSlovakia F5, Bratislavastyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Juraj Hasko7–5, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 13 (12–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (11–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (10–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Win1–0style=background:#cffcffHungary F3, Budapeststyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Oliver Marach Marton Ott
Zoltan Nagy
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss1–1style=background:#cffcffGeorgia F1, Tbilisistyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Martin Hromec Alexey Kedryuk
Orest Tereshchuk
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win2–1style=background:#cffcffGeorgia F2, Tbilisistyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Martin Hromec Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky
Artem Derepasko
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6)
Win3–1style=background:#cffcffHungary F6, Budapeststyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Oliver Marach Konstantinos Economidis
Anastasios Vasiliadis
6–4, 6–4
Win4–1style=background:#cffcffPoland F4, Łódźstyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Petr Dezort Jan Hájek
Marian Leysek
6–1, 6–4
Win5–1style=background:#cffcffCzech Republic F1, Znojmostyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Martin Hromec Ronald Dueller
Christopher Kas
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win6–1style=background:#cffcffFrance F22, Saint-Dizierstyle=background:#cffcffFuturesHard Martin Hromec Ronald Dueller
Nick Beirnaert
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win7–1style=background:#cffcffKuwait F1, Mishrefstyle=background:#cffcffFuturesHard Martin Hromec Kamil Patel
Rogier Wassen
6–4, 6–3
Win8–1style=background:#cffcffSlovenia F3, Kranjstyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Josef Neštický Karol Beck
Branislav Sekáč
6–4, 7–5
Win9–1style=background:#cffcffLatvia F1, Jūrmalastyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Ivan Cerović Lauri Kiiski
Tero Vilen
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win10–1Kamnik, SloveniaChallengerClay Jaroslav Levinský Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez
Vincenzo Santopadre
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win11–1style=background:#cffcffSlovakia F2, Prievidzastyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Jan Hájek František Babej
Branislav Sekáč
6–3, 4–3 ret.
Win12–1style=background:#cffcffSlovakia F3, Nové Zámkystyle=background:#cffcffFuturesClay Jan Hájek Vitali Shvets
Nikolay Mishin
7–5, 7–6(7–4)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Igor Brukner | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  2. Web site: Igor Brukner Men's Doubles Activity . ITF Tennis . 7 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Klara Koukalova: I want to come back to the top 40 . Empire Slovak Open . 7 May 2021.