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

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. From 2009 until 2010 his doubles partner was Czech

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. He won five tournaments with him in the 2009 season. Subsequently he partnered up with

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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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