Ivo Werner Explained

Ivo Werner
Birth Date:19 August 1960
Birth Place:Krnov, Czechoslovakia
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$33,382
Singlesrecord:5–12
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 175 (2 Feb 1987)
Australianopenresult:1R (1988)
Doublesrecord:7–13
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 139 (25 Jan 1988)
Australianopendoublesresult: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 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]

Notes and References

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