Ivan Kley
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Ivan Kley (29 June 1958 – 3 April 2025) was a Brazilian professional tennis player.[1]
During his career, he won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world number 56 in 1985.
Kley served as coach and high-performance technical coordinator for the tennis team at Itamirim Clube de Campo,[2] located in Itajaí, in the state of Santa Catarina.[3]
Tennis career
A right-hander, he began playing tennis at the age of eight. His professional career lasted fifteen years, from age 17 in 1975 until 1990.
Kley participated in three Davis Cup ties[2] representing Brazil against Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela.[3]
In singles, he won a title in Campos do Jordão and was runner-up in Forest Hills, in the United States. In doubles, he won the ATP event at the Torneo Conde de Godó in Spain.
His best singles ranking on the ATP Tour was No. 81, and his best doubles ranking was No. 56.[2][3] He achieved a unique feat by winning, on the same day, the national titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in Brazil.[2]
He developed his own training method for tennis players, aiming to help them progress in the sport. He coached several prominent players at both junior and professional levels,[2] including André Ghem, and continued to compete in seniors tournaments until his death.
Personal life and death
Ivan Kley was the father of singer Vitor Kley.[4]
On 3 April 2025, Kley died in Itajaí from a pulmonary embolism. He was 66.[5]
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1985 | Forest Hills, U.S. | Clay | Template:Flagicon Givaldo Barbosa | Template:Flagicon Ken Flach Template:Flagicon Robert Seguso |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 1985 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Template:Flagicon Givaldo Barbosa | Template:Flagicon Jorge Bardou Template:Flagicon Alberto Tous |
7–6, 6–4 |
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Template:ATP
- Template:ITF
- Pages with script errors
- 1958 births
- 2025 deaths
- Brazilian male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Novo Hamburgo
- Tennis players from Rio Grande do Sul
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Tennis players at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games tennis players for Brazil
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen