Ivo Minář
Ivo Minář is a former 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.
Minář was a member of the winning Czech Republic team in the 2012 Davis Cup.
Minář also worked as coach of Czech tennis player Kristýna Plíšková.
Career
Minář won the European junior championships in Klosters when he was 16, defeating fellow Czech Tomáš Berdych.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, 3–6, 6–7.Minář tested positive for methylhexanamine on 11 July 2009 and was suspended eight months.
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 16 January 2005 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 0–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 10 May 2009 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Challenger finals
Singles: 17 (9–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 23 May 2004 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 28 November 2004 | Groningen, Netherlands | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 June 2005 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 7 May 2006 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 5. | 9 July 2006 | Biella, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 6–7 |
Winner | 6. | 2 September 2007 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 September 2007 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 8. | 4 November 2007 | Busan, South Korea | Hard | ![]() | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | 26 October 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 10. | 2 November 2008 | Busan, South Korea | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 2–0, ret. |
Winner | 11. | 29 March 2009 | Barletta, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 26 April 2009 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 8 May 2010 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 14. | 27 June 2010 | Marburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 15. | 5 September 2010 | Como, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 16. | 20 March 2011 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 17. | 22 April 2012 | Santos, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | February 13, 2006 | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |