Ivo Minář  | | Country |  Czech Republic | | Residence | Prague, Czech Republic | | Date of birth | May 21, 1984 (1984-05-21) (age 25) | | Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | | Weight | 85 kg (190 lb) | | Turned pro | 2002 | | Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand | | Career prize money | US$1,015,448 | | Singles | | Career record | 32–63 | | Career titles | 0 | | Highest ranking | No. 62 (July 20, 2009) | | Current ranking | No. 90 (October 26, 2009) | | Grand Slam results | | Australian Open | 1r (2006, 2008, 2009) | | French Open | 2r (2009) | | Wimbledon | 2r (2005, 2009) | | US Open | 2r (2008) | | Doubles | | Career record | 11–15 | | Career titles | 1 | | Highest ranking | No. 120 (May 8, 2006) | | Last updated on: July 6, 2009. | Ivo Minář (born May 21, 1984 in Prague) is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20, 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62. His brother Jan is also a professional player, who has been ranked in the top 200 in the world. [edit] Career [edit] Early life and Junior Career Minář won the European junior championships in Klosters when he was 16, defeating fellow Czech Tomáš Berdych. [edit] Professional career In his career he has not won an ATP singles title, but has reached one singles final - in 2005 in Sydney, where he lost to Lleyton Hewitt of Australia. Later that year, he qualified for the tournament in Dubai and pushed World No. 1 Roger Federer to final set tie-break in the first round, losing 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–7(5). Minář tested positive for methylhexanamine in 11 July 2009 and was suspended eight months[1]. [edit] Playing style He is noted for his good serve[citation needed]. [edit] Singles titles [edit] Wins (7) | Legend (Singles) | | Grand Slam (0) | | Tennis Masters Cup (0) | | ATP Masters Series (0) | | ATP Tour (0) | | Challengers (6) | | Futures (1) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | February 24, 2003 |  Blenheim, New Zealand | Hard | Jan Minář | 6–4, 6–2 | | 2. | May 1, 2006 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay |  Marcel Granollers | 6–1, 6–0 | | 3. | August 27, 2007 |  Freudenstadt, Germany | Clay |  Eric Prodon | 7–5, 6–3 | | 4. | October 29, 2007 |  Busan, South Korea | Hard |  Viktor Troicki | 7–62, 76–7, 6–3 | | 5. | October 27, 2008 | Busan, South Korea | Hard |  Alex Bogomolov, Jr. | 6–1, 2–0, ret. | | 6. | March 23, 2009 |  Barletta, Italy | Clay | Santiago Ventura | 6–4, 6–3 | | 7. | April 20, 2009 |  Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Florian Mayer | 6–4, 6–3 | [edit] Runners-up (9) | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score | | 1. | November 3, 2003 | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic | Hard | Pavel Šnobel | 6–3, 6–2 | | 2. | March 9, 2004 |  Albufeira, Portugal | Hard |  Jeroen Masson | 6–2, 6–3 | | 3. | May 17, 2004 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Jan Hernych | 6–1, 6–4 | | 4. | November 22, 2004 |  Groningen, Netherlands | Hard | Peter Wessels | 6–3, 6–2 | | 5. | January 10, 2005 |  Sydney, Australia | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7–5, 6–0 | | 6. | May 31, 2005 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay |  Jarkko Nieminen | 6–1, 6–3 | | 7. | July 4, 2006 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Simone Bolelli | 7–5, 3–6, 7–60 | | 8. | September 17, 2007 |  Szczecin, Poland | Clay |  Sergio Roitman | 6–2, 7–5 | | 9. | October 20, 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Hyung-Taik Lee | 6–4, 6–0 | [edit] Doubles titles [edit] Wins (1) | Legend (Singles) | | Grand Slam (0) | | Tennis Masters Cup (0) | | ATP Masters Series (0) | | ATP Tour (1) | | Challengers (0) | | Futures (0) | [edit] Runners-up (1) [edit] References [edit] External links |
