{{Infobox tennis biography | name = Ivo Werner | image = | caption = | country = {{flagicon|TCH}} Czechoslovakia<br />{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany | residence = Switzerland/Karlsruhe | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|8|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = Krnov, Czechoslovakia | death_date = | death_place = | height ={{height|m=1.80}} | turnedpro = | 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10001492 |title=ITF Pro Circuit Profile |publisher=Itftennis.com |date= |accessdate=2020-07-01}}</ref> Werner, who is now a tennis coach, immigrated to West Germany in 1982 and acquired citizenship two years later.<ref>''Magazín Tenis'' - April 2007 (Czech)</ref>
==Tour career== Werner made his first Grand Prix quarter-final in 1986, at Metz.<ref name=ATP>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/ivo-werner/w013/overview |title=ATP World Tour Profile |publisher=Atpworldtour.com |date= |accessdate=2020-07-01}}</ref> He was a quarter-finalist again the following year, at the Guarujá Open.<ref name=ATP/> Also in 1987, he reached the doubles semi-finals of the Heineken Open, with David Lewis as his partner.<ref name=ATP/>
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.<ref name=ATP/> 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.<ref>''Sydney Morning Herald'', [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QoFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xuQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3162,2918291 "Unfit Noah sunk by the man who blitzed Becker"], 18 January 1988</ref> In the doubles, Werner and David Lewis reached the round of 16, where they were defeated by Andrew Castle and Roberto Saad.<ref name=ATP/> The match was another close one, decided 16–14 in the final set.<ref name=ATP/>
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 February 1998|title=Korda, 30, wins first Grand Slam title|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/tennis/52383.stm|access-date=|work=BBC News}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}}
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