Michal Mertiňák (born 11 October 1979) is a retired professional

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player from

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. He turned professional in 1999, and has won six doubles titles in his career on the

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. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 12 in February 2010. He played in the

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for

, who finished runner-up to

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. Mertiňák played two ties in the final, including losing the deciding fifth rubber to

Mario Ančić Mario Ančić (; born 30 March 1984) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who currently works as a private equity vice president in New York City. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking ...

. From 2009 until 2010 his doubles partner was Czech František Čermák. He has won five tournaments with him in the 2009 season. Now he partners up with André Sá.

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed doubles

ATP career finals

Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (6–8)

Doubles: 41 (19–22)

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