Cervara, 45, is best known for his long partnership with Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, whom he coached from 2017 to 2025.
Under Cervara, Medvedev won 20 men's singles titles, including the 2021 US Open, and spent 16 weeks as world No. 1 in 2022.
A video posted on social media earlier on Monday showed Cervara working with Hurkacz during a training session. The appointment was later confirmed by the Polish player's team.
Hurkacz, 29, parted ways with Chilean coach Nicolas Massu in late March following a prolonged slump.
His last tournament with Massu was the Miami Open, where he lost in the first round, his seventh consecutive defeat.
The losing streak followed an early exit at the Australian Open and included first-round losses in Montpellier, Rotterdam, Dubai, Indian Wells and even a lower-tier Challenger event in Cap Cana—the worst run of his professional career.
Massu, an Olympic gold medallist in the men's singles and doubles at the 2004 Athens Games, had been working with Hurkacz since November 2024.
Their biggest success together was reaching the final of the Geneva Open in Switzerland in May last year, where Hurkacz lost to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.
Hurkacz, a former world No. 6, also struggled with injuries that sidelined him for much of the second half of last season.
He returned at the start of 2026 and helped Poland win the mixed-team United Cup, but his form declined soon after.
He showed signs of recovery this month at the Monte-Carlo Masters clay-court tournament in the south of France, where he reached the round of 16, a result that helped him climb 11 spots to No. 63 in the world rankings.
Cervara most recently had a brief coaching stint with American Nishesh Basavareddy after parting ways with Medvedev, though that partnership lasted only a few months, Poland's PAP news agency reported.
Hurkacz’s first tournament under Cervara will be the Madrid Open, which begins on Wednesday.
Former Czechoslovak tennis star Ivan Lendl remains a consultant to Hurkacz's team.
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Source: IAR, PAP