Ivan Kley

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Ivan Kley

| image =

| fullname =

| country_represented = {{BRA}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|06|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|4|3|1958|06|29|df=yes}}

| death_place = Itajai, Santa Catarina, Brazil

| height = 6 ft 0 in

| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney = $196,614

| singlesrecord = 14–40

| singlestitles =

| highestsinglesranking = No. 81 (29 December 1986)

| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1985, 1987)

| Wimbledonresult = 1R (1987)

| doublesrecord = 29–44

| doublestitles = 1

| highestdoublesranking = No. 56 (29 July 1985)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1985, 1987)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1985)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1985)

}}

Ivan Kley (29 June 1958 – 3 April 2025){{cite web |url=https://tenisbrasil.uol.com.br/ex-81-do-ranking-ivan-kley-tem-mal-subito-e-falece-em-itajai.html |title=Ex-81 do ranking, Ivan Kley tem mal súbito e falece em Itajaí |website=Tênis Brasil |access-date=4 April 2025}} was a professional tennis player from Brazil.{{Cite web |title=Ivan Kley {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/k013/overview |access-date=16 May 2024 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}

During his career, he won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world number 56 in 1985.

He served as coach and high-performance technical coordinator for the tennis team at Itamirim Clube de Campo,{{cite web |url=http://cbt-tenis.com.br/capacitacao.php?cod=5 |title=Capacitação - Confederação Brasileira de Tênis |access-date=10 August 2022 |website=cbt-tenis.com.br}} located in Itajaí, in the state of Santa Catarina.{{cite web |url=http://www.itamirim.com/tenis |title=Itamirim |access-date=10 August 2022 |website=itamirim.com}}

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 representing Brazil against Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

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. He achieved a unique feat by winning, on the same day, the national titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in Brazil.

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, including André Ghem, and continued to compete in seniors tournaments until his death.

Personal life

He was the father of singer Vitor Kley.{{cite web |title=Hitmaker of 'O Sol' wanted to be a tennis player like his father, top 100 in the world |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/tenis/ultimas-noticias/2018/09/30/dono-do-hit-o-sol-queria-ser-tenista-como-o-pai-top-100-do-mundo.htm |website=UOL |first=Luiza |last=Oliveira |access-date=13 October 2019}}

Death

On 3 April 2025, Kley died in Itajaí from a pulmonary embolism.{{cite web |url=https://tenisbrasil.uol.com.br/ex-81-do-ranking-ivan-kley-tem-mal-subito-e-falece-em-itajai.html |title=Ex-81 do ranking, Ivan Kley tem mal súbito e falece em Itajaí |website=Tênis Brasil |access-date=4 April 2025}}