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Daniela Hantuchová

Hantuchová at the 2008 US Open
Nickname(s)	Danka (in Slovak) Dani (in English)
Country	Slovakia
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth	April 23, 1983 (1983-04-23) (age 26)
Place of birth	Poprad, Slovakia, (then CSSR)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	62 kg (140 lb; 9.8 st)1
Turned pro	1999
Plays	Right-handed; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money	$6,765,695
Singles
Career record	393–242
Career titles	3 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 5 (January 27, 2003)
Current ranking	No. 22 (March 8, 2010)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	SF (2008)
French Open	4R (2002, 2006)
Wimbledon	QF (2002)
US Open	QF (2002)
Doubles
Career record	213–149
Career titles	8 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 5 (August 26, 2002)
Australian Open	F (2002, 2009)
French Open	F (2006)
Wimbledon	QF (2005)
US Open	3R (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Mixed Doubles
Career record	39–13
Career titles	4
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (2002)
French Open	W (2005)
Wimbledon	W (2001)
US Open	W (2005)
Last updated on: March 8, 2010.

Daniela Hantuchová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈdanɪjɛla ˈɦantuxɔvaː]; 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.² 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 February 22, 2010, Hantuchová is ranked World No. 24 in singles.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2.1 Singles 2.2 Doubles 3 Career statistics 4 Endorsements 4.1 Product endorsement and equipment 4.2 Video games 5 Achievements 5.1 Team achievements 5.2 Special achievements 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Personal life

Hantuchová was born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) to father Igor, a computer scientist and mother Marianna, a toxicologist.¹ Hantuchová's performances temporarily worsened, as a result of her parents splitting up in 2003.³ At the Wimbledon that year, she lost to the 81st ranked player in the world, failing to convert match points and weeping on court.^{citation needed} She also suffered from weight problem during this period.⁴⁵ She was suspected of being anorexic,³⁶ however Hantuchová denied this.⁷

Hantuchová speaks six languages and was trained as a classical pianist.³ She is thought to be a perfectionist and places a lot of pressure on herself during her training.³ She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis.^{citation needed}

She appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition alongside Maria Kirilenko and Tatiana Golovin in a pictoral entitled Volley of the Dolls.⁸

Career

Singles

Hantuchová has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career, the first in 2002 at the Tier I Pacific Life Open, defeating Martina Hingis 6–3 6–4 in the final, and in 2007 at the same tournament, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final 6–3 6–4 ending a five-year title drought. Her most recent title came at the Generali Ladies Linz in Austria, where she defeated Patty Schnyder 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

She has reached seven 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, the 2006 Zurich Open losing to Maria Sharapova, in Bali 2007 losing to Lindsay Davenport, in Luxembourg 2007 to Ana Ivanović and Monterrey 2010 to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

She has also achieved reasonable results in the Grand Slam events. Her career-best is a semifinal appearance at the 2008 Australian Open. As well as this, she has reached three other Grand Slam quarterfinals: at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2002 and the Australian Open in 2003. She has reached three Grand Slam doubles finals and is only one of five women to have a career Mixed Doubles Grand Slam.

Doubles

Hantuchová's biggest successes have so far come in mixed doubles. In this event, she won the 2001 Wimbledon championships with Leoš Friedl, the 2002 Australian Open with Kevin Ullyett, the 2005 French Open with Fabrice Santoro, and 2005 US Open with Mahesh Bhupathi. She was runner-up at Wimbledon in 2002 with Ullyett, and she reached the semifinals 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 and Nenad Zimonjić in the final in straight sets 6–4, 6–2. She is only the fifth woman (after Hart, Court, King and Navrátilová) to complete a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles. In Perth, Western Australia in 2005, Hantuchová won the Hopman Cup with Dominik Hrbatý.

Hantuchová's other achievements include winning eight women's doubles titles. From 2005 to early 2007 she played doubles with Ai Sugiyama, with some fans affectionately referring to the team as "Hantuyama".⁹ They have won three titles together; in Rome, Doha, and Birmingham, as well as reaching the final at the French Open in 2006 (Hantuchová's first Grand Slam doubles final was in 2002 with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario at the Australian Open). "Hantuyama" won the award for "Fan Favorite Doubles Team of 2005" at the Stars for Stars in Miami.

In early 2007, the partnership between Sugiyama and Hantuchová ended, though the pair continued playing together (at Dubai and Doha) because Hantuchová, eager to play doubles with Martina Hingis, wanted to give Sugiyama time to find a new partner. Hingis and Hantuchová only played once (reaching the semifinals of Miami) due to Hingis's subsequent injury which kept her out until Wimbledon. Thereafter she partnered Nadia Petrova and Ana Ivanović in the bigger tournaments before reuniting with Hingis for the summer hardcourt tournaments in North America. They reached the third round of the US Open in their first attempt together at a grand slam. In the absence of Hingis in Bali she played doubles with Lindsay Davenport. Through the start of the 2008 season she played with Davenport, Ivanović, Martina Hingis and rejoined Ai Sugiyama for the 2008 Pacific Life Open and 2009 season until Sugiyama's retirement at the 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan.

Career statistics

Endorsements

Product endorsement and equipment

Until the 2009 US Open, Hantuchová was endorsed by Nike sportswear and had her own line with them for her tournament wear, similar to players such as Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams. From the 2009 US Open onwards, Hantuchová began endorsing Adidas sportswear.

Hantuchová also has endorsed three racquet brands. She was first endorsed by Babolat from being a junior until late 2003, then Yonex until the 2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo when she then used the Prince Ozone Seven Racquets from the 2007 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.

Video games

Hantuchová has been in many sports/tennis related video games with such players as Maria Sharapova, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams and Anna Kournikova. Some of the titles are Top Spin (both Xbox and Play Station 2 versions), Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 and Virtua Tennis 3. Hantuchová is currently ranked third behind Serena Williams and Ana Ivanović in a poll for new downloadable players for Top Spin 3. Hantuchová is also a playable character in Virtua Tennis 2009.

Achievements

Team achievements

• 2000 Eurotel Doubles Champion
• 2002 Fed Cup Champion (Slovakia)
• 2004 Hopman Cup Finalist (with Karol Kučera)
• 2004 Athens Olympic Games
• 2005 Hopman Cup Champion (with Dominik Hrbatý)
• 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Special achievements

• 2001 WTA Newcomer of the Year Award
• 2002 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year Award
• 2003 Laureus World Sports Academy Award nominee for World Newcomer of the Year Award

See also

• Slovakia Fed Cup team

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Daniela Hantuchová

• Daniela Hantuchová official web site
• Daniela Hantuchová profile on the WTA Tour's official website
• Daniela Hantuchová at the International Tennis Federation
• Daniela Hantuchová at the Fed Cup

Awards
Preceded by Dája Bedáňová	WTA Newcomer of the Year 2001	Succeeded by Svetlana Kuznetsova
Preceded by Justine Henin-Hardenne	WTA Most Improved Player of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Nadia Petrova

v • d • e Australian Open mixed doubles champions (1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen & Ann Haydon-Jones / Fred Stolle • (1987) Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart • (1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh • (1989) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh • (1990) Natalia Zvereva / Jim Pugh • (1991) Jo Durie / Jeremy Bates • (1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde • (1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Todd Woodbridge • (1994) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Andrei Olhovskiy • (1995) Natalia Zvereva / Rick Leach • (1996) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Mark Woodforde • (1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach • (1998) Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob • (1999) Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams • (2000) Rennae Stubbs / Jared Palmer • (2001) Corina Morariu / Ellis Ferreira • (2002) Daniela Hantuchová / Kevin Ullyett • (2003) Martina Navrátilová / Leander Paes • (2004) Elena Bovina / Nenad Zimonjić • (2005) Samantha Stosur / Scott Draper • (2006) Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi • (2007) Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor • (2008) Tiantian Sun / Nenad Zimonjić • (2009) Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi  • (2010) Cara Black / Leander Paes

v • d • e French Open mixed doubles champions (1968) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay • (1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen • (1970) Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt • (1971) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay • (1972) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kim Warwick • (1973) Françoise Durr / Jean-Claude Barclay • (1974) Martina Navrátilová / Iván Molina • (1975) Fiorella Bonicelli / Thomas Koch • (1976) Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick • (1977) Mary Carillo / John McEnroe • (1978) Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil • (1979) Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt • (1980) Anne Smith / Billy Martin • (1981) Andrea Jaeger / Jimmy Arias • (1982) Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd • (1983) Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher • (1984) Anne Smith / Dick Stockton • (1985) Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt • (1986) Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach • (1987) Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario • (1988) Lori McNeil / Jorge Lozano • (1989) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen • (1990) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jorge Lozano • (1991) Helena Suková / Cyril Suk • (1992) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mark Woodforde • (1993) Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy • (1994) Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting • (1995) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Todd Woodbridge • (1996) Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana • (1997) Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi • (1998) Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob • (1999) Katarina Srebotnik / Piet Norval • (2000) Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams • (2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomas Carbonell • (2002) Cara Black / Wayne Black • (2003) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan • (2004) Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet • (2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro • (2006) Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić • (2007) Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram • (2008) Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan • (2009) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan

v • d • e Wimbledon (Open Era) Mixed Doubles champions (1968) Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court • (1969) Fred Stolle / Ann Haydon-Jones • (1970) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals • (1971) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King • (1972) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals • (1973) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King • (1974) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King • (1975) Marty Riessen / Margaret Court • (1976) Tony Roche / Françoise Durr • (1977) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens • (1978) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve • (1979) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens • (1980) John Austin / Tracy Austin • (1981) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve • (1982) Kevin Curren / Anne Smith • (1983) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull • (1984) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull • (1985) Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova • (1986) Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan • (1987) Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie • (1988) Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison • (1989) Jim Pugh / Jana Novotná • (1990) Rick Leach / Zina Garrison • (1991) John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie • (1992) Cyril Suk / Larisa Savchenko Neiland • (1993) Mark Woodforde / Martina Navratilova • (1994) Todd Woodbridge / Helena Suková • ( 1995) Jonathan Stark / Martina Navratilova • (1996) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková • (1997) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková • (1999) Max Mirnyi / Serena Williams • (1999) Leander Paes / Lisa Raymond • (2000) Donald Johnson / Kimberly Po • (2001) Leoš Friedl / Daniela Hantuchová • (2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva • (2003) Leander Paes / Martina Navratilova • (2004) Wayne Black / Cara Black • (2005) Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce • (2006) Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva • (2007) Jamie Murray / Jelena Janković • (2008) Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur • (2009) Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld

v • d • e US Open mixed doubles champions (1968) Mary Ann Eisel / Peter Curtis • (1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen • (1970) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen • (1971) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson • (1972) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen • (1973) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson • (1974) Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters • (1975) Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton • (1976) Billie Jean King / Phil Dent • (1977) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan • (1978) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan • (1979) Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt • (1980) Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen • (1981) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren • (1982) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren • (1983) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald • (1984) Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson • (1985)Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt • (1986)Raffaella Reggi / Sergio Casal • (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Emilio Sánchez Vicario • (1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh • (1989) Robin White / Shelby Cannon • (1990) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / Todd Woodbridge • (1991) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen • (1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde • (1993) Helena Suková / Todd Woodbridge • (1994) Elna Reinach / Patrick Galbraith • (1995) Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena • (1996) Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith • (1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach • (1998) Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi • (1999) Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi • (2000) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer • (2001) Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge • (2002) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan • (2003) Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan • (2004) Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan • (2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi • (2006) Martina Navrátilová / Bob Bryan • (2007) Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi • (2008) Cara Black / Leander Paes • (2009) Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott

Persondata
NAME	Hantuchová, Daniela
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	April 23, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH	Poprad, Slovakia, (then CSSR)
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH