Tennis in Slovakia

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Chapters: Slovak tennis coaches, Slovak tennis players, Tennis tournaments in Slovakia, Tennis venues in Slovakia, Daniela Hantuchová, Jarmila Groth, Dominik Hrbatý, Dominika Cibulková, Magdaléna Rybáriková, Karol Beck, Janette Husárová, Slovakia Fed Cup team, Zuzana Zlochová, Lenka Wienerová, Romana Tabak, Jana Cepelová, LukáS Lacko, Michal Mertinák, Michaela Pochabová, Henrieta Nagyová, Slovak Open, Karol Kucera, Lubomíra Kurhajcová, 2010 Ritro Slovak Open, Marián Vajda, KoSice Open, Michaela Honcová, Zuzana Kucová, Kristína Kucová, Martina Suchá, VSZ Slovak Open, Ludmila Cervanová, Kamil Capkovic, Marek Semjan, Filip PoláSek, Pavol Cervenák, ATP Challenger Trophy, Miloslav Mecír Jr., 2009 Tatra Banka Slovak Open, Slovakia Davis Cup team, 2009 KoSice Open, Igor Zelenay, Andrej Martin, 2010 KoSice Open, WTA Bratislava, Lenka Juríková, Ivo Klec, Karina HabSudová, Ján KroSlák, Martin Klizan, Sibamac Arena, Martin Hromec, Katarína Studeníková. Excerpt: Daniela Hantuchová (Slovak pronunciation: ; born April 23, 1983) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top ten. She is currently coached by Larri Passos. Her WTA Tour mentor in the "Partners for Success" program was Martina Navrátilová, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of April 18, 2011, Hantuchová is ranked World No. 36 in singles. In 2005, she became the fifth female tennis player to have won the mixed doubles title in all four Grand Slam tournaments during her career. Hantuchová was born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) to father Igor, a computer scientist, and mother Marianna, a toxicologist. When her parents split up in 2003, Hantuchová's performances temporarily worsened. At Wimbledon that year, failing to convert match points and weeping on court. She also suffered from a weight problem during this period. She was suspected of being anorexic, however Hantuchová denied this. Hantuchová speaks three languages (Slovak, English and German), and was trained as a classical pianist. She is thought to be a perfectionist and puts a lot of pressure on herself during her training. She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis. She appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition alongside Maria Kirilenko and Tatiana Golovin in a pictoral entitled Volley of the Dolls. Hantuchová started the year as the world number 38, being known as a new up-and-coming player, in the Gold Coast where she lost to World No. 7 Justine Henin in the second round in a three setter 1-6, 6-0, 6-3. After reaching the last 16, after qualifying, in Sydney, Hantuchová went on to play at the Australian Open losing in the third round to the second seed Venus Williams 3-6, 6-0, 6-4. After climbing the rankings to world number 26, having competed in Paris and Antwerp (reaching the round of