Pavel Vízner
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| Country (sports) |
 Czech Republic
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| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Born |
15 July 1970 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1990 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,337,009 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 435 (23 August 1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 394–359 |
| Career titles | 16 |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (5 November 2007) |
Pavel Vízner (born 15 July 1970) is a retired professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World No. 5 in November 2007.
While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988 and 1989 before professionalism in 1990, he won his first title in Prague in 1993 on the Challenger circuit, defeating Swedes Tomas Nydahl and Mikael Tillström in the final, partnered by David Rikl, also a player with a higher doubles ranking and ultimately more success. He won another minor title in Guayaquil, Ecuador later in 1995.
Pavel broke through in 1996, winning a total of five titles; three of them being major titles. His first major title that he won was at Sankt Pölten, with Sláva Doseděl where they defeated David Adams and Menno Oosting in the final. His next title he won with Paul Kilderry over Anders Järryd and number 7 doubles player Mark Knowles in a tournament in Rosmalen, Netherlands. En route, he and partner Kilderry beat the 4th, 7th, 12th, and 14th-ranked doubles players. He won another title yet again in Gstaad, Switzerland, beating David Macpherson and Trevor Kronemann in the final, aside Jiří Novák (a doubles talent in a later day) In Grand Slam men's doubles performance, he participated in the French Open and the U.S. Open, and made the third round at Wimbledon. He ended 1996 ranked 28, having had broken into the top 100 for doubles.
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