Daniela Hantuchová, Tennis Player, - Biography,
Slovak tennis player.
Height 5' 11 1/4" (1.81 m)
Weight
123 lbs. (56 kg)
Born 23 April 1983 Poprad, Slovakia
Turned Pro May
1999
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money $4,238,807
Results
in singles Career record: 272-167 Career titles: 1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking:
No.5 (January 27, 2003)
Grand Slam highlights
Australian Open QF (2003)
French
Open 4r (2002,2006)
Wimbledon QF (2002)
U.S. Open QF (2002)
Results in
doubles Career record: 41-32 Career titles: 8 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking: No.
5 (August 26, 2002)
Daniela Hantuchova is a Slovak professional tennis player.
The Englishman Nigel Sears has twice been her coach. She is currently working
with a number of coaches who work under the Sanchez-Casal Academy. Her WTA Tour
mentor in the Partners for Success program was Martina Navratilova, who was her
doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of 15 January 2007 she is
ranked #18 in the world in singles & #14 in the world in doubles.
Overall
Hantuchová
has won one WTA singles tournament in her career, in 2002 at the Tier I Pacific
Life Open, defeating Martina Hingis 6-3 6-4 in the final. She has reached four
other finals in her career-(Filderstadt 2002 losing to Kim Clijsters, Eastbourne
2004 losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova, Los Angeles 2005 where she lost to Clijsters
again, & 2006 Zurich open, losing to Maria Sharapova in 3 sets), but has yet
to win a second singles title.
2002
She made her breakthrough in 2002 beating
top 10 players Justine Henin-Hardenne in the fourth round & Martina Hingis
in the final at Indian Wells. Winning the title catapulted her onto the world
stage, with Ace Tennis Magazine even touting her as being the next contender for
the Williams sisters' throne. In the same year, she reached the quarterfinals
of Wimbledon & the US Open (losing to Serena Williams both times). She also
reached the quarterfinals at the following year's Australian Open (losing to Venus
Williams). She also reached the final of Filderstadt but lost to Kim Clijsters
in the final & even though Hantuchová was unable to add another singles
title to the one at Indian Wells, consistent performances enabled her to reach
a career high of #5 in the world (she was the first ever Slovak woman to reach
this level).
2003
At Wimbledon 2003, however, Hantuchová suffered
the most public of breakdowns during her match with Shinobu Asagoe in the second
round. She lost the match 10-12 in the final set & was seen crying between
points as early as the 14th game. She continued to cry after the match, &
suffered a sudden dip in her form in subsequent matches. She also suffered significant
weight loss during 2003 & into 2004. Her breakdown at Wimbledon was widely
believed to be due to not being able to deal with such high hopes at such a young
age.
2004
In 2004, Hantuchová showed a rise in her fortunes when
she reached the final at Eastbourne. Ranked no.54 & as a wild card, she beat
top seed Amelie Mauresmo in the semi-finals 4-6 6-4 6-4. However she lost in the
final to Svetlana Kuznetsova while she was a set up & serving for the match.
This was to be a turning point in her career, as she pulled herself out of the
low 60s in her ranking, finishing the year inside the top 30, despite a setback
right at the end of the year when she was surprisingly defeated in Quebec by unknown
Canadian Melanie Gloria, a player ranked outside the top 1,000.
2005
In
2005 she had her best year since her breakthrough in 2002, getting to the final
of Los Angeles & also reaching three semifinals & six quarterfinals on
the WTA tour. She finished the year inside the top 20.
2006
In 2006, Hantuchová
reached the quarterfinals of Sydney with a win over top 10 player Patty Schnyder
& the semifinals of Auckland, as well as shocking the tennis world at the
Australian Open with her 6-1, 7-6 (5) victory over defending champion & seven-time
Grand Slam tournament champion Serena Williams, before losing to 4th-seeded Maria
Sharapova in straight sets.
Since then, she has been unable to find a consistent
level of form, though she reached the fourth-round at the Australian Open, French
Open, & Wimbledon. However, her fourth-round streak ended when she was beaten
by a resurgent Serena Williams at the second round of the US Open. Hantuchová
showed what she is capable of producing the week before Stuttgart beating an inform
Tatiana Golovin in straight sets before losing out to Dinara Safina. The following
week Hantuchová reached the quarterfinals of Stuttgart with an easy victory
over top 10 player Dinara Safina in the 2nd round, the same player to whom she
had lost convincingly the previous week. This was her first top 10 defeat since
January. In October 2006, Hantuchová reached the final of the Zurich Open.
In the first round, she upset 6th seed Patty Schnyder. In the second round, she
defeated her doubles parter Ai Sugiyama. Daniela was then scheduled to play World
No.1 Amelie Mauresmo in the quarter finals. However, Mauresmo withdrew due to
a right shoulder injury. In the semi finals, Daniela upset World No.4 Svetlana
Kuznetsova 6-4 6-2 to reach the final of the Tier I event. In the final, Daniela
lost in a tight 3 setter to 2nd seed Maria Sharapova. Sharapova winning 6-1 4-6
6-3. The weeks on the tour leading up to this tournament were the culmination
of Hantuchová's turn up in form which propelled her back into the worlds
top 20 after a brief period outside the top group. But the injury she suffered
to her right rib after Mary Pierce hit a shot at her in doubles caused her undoubtedly
her most serious injury of her career & also to retire in her match against
Vesnina in Linz.
2007
Daniela started off 2007 in Auckland at the ASB Classic
where she is seeded 3rd. Daniela beat her Slovak compatriot Dominika Cibulkova
in the first round, 6-1 3-6 6-2. Her run in the tournament was short-lived as
she lost the following day to Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano 1-6 5-7 in the 2nd
round. In her second tournament of the season, Sydney, Daniela lost in the 1st
round to eighth-seeded Nicole Vaidisova 6-1 6-4. At the 2007 Australian Open,
Hantuchová made it to the round of 16 where she lost to Kim Clijsters 6-1,7-5
in straight sets.
Doubles
Her biggest successes have so far come in mixed
doubles. In this event, she won the 2001 Wimbledon with Leoš Friedl, the
2002 Australian Open with Kevin Ullyett, the 2005 Roland Garros with Fabrice Santoro,
& 2005 US Open with Mahesh Bhupathi. She was runner-up in the 2002 Wimbledon
with Ullyett, & reached the semi-finals at the French Open in 2004 with Todd
Woodbridge. At the 2005 US Open she completed a career mixed doubles Grand Slam
with Mahesh Bhupathi when they beat Katarina Srebotnik & Nenad Zimonjic in
the final in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. This makes her only the 4th women in tennis
history (behind Court, King & Navratilova) to complete a career Gland Slam
in mixed doubles. In Perth, Western Australia also in 2005, Hantuchová
won the Hopman Cup with Dominik Hrbatý.
Hantuchová's other achievements
include winning eight doubles titles (as of May 21 2006). Hantuchová currently
plays doubles with Ai Sugiyama, with some fans affectionately referring to the
team as 'Hantuyama'. They have won 3 titles together in Rome, Doha, & Birmingham
as well as reaching the final at Roland Garros in 2006. 'Hantuyama' won 'Fans
favorite doubles team 2005' at the Stars for Stars in Miami.
Hantuchová
had won over US$4,121,409 in prize money by the end of 2006.
Grand Slam mixed
doubles finals (5)
Wins (4)
Year Championship Partner Opponent in Final
Score in Final
2001 Wimbledon Leos Friedl Mike Bryan Liezel Huber 4-6 6-3 6-2
2002
Australian Open Kevin Ullyett Gaston Etlis Paola Suarez 6-3 6-2
2005 French
Open Fabrice Santoro Leander Paes Martina Navratilova 3-6 6-3 6-2
2005 US Open
Mahesh Bhupathi Nenad Zimonjic Katarina Srebotnik 6-4 6-2
Runner-up (1)
Year
Championship Partner Opponent in Final Score in Final
2002 Wimbledon Kevin
Ullyett Elena Likhovtseva Mahesh Bhupathi 2-6 6-1 1-6
WTA Tour titles (9)
She looks tall, & I think good at times.
This site was written in February 2007
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