Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová (born saturdays April 23rd 1983 with Poprad) is a player of Slovak Tennis . His/her father is professor of data processing at the university of Bratislava and his mother specialist in toxicology.
Daniela also has a brother, fore-mentioned Igor, which finished its studies of economy successfully.
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Biography
Its beginnings
Daniela began tennis at the 4 years age thanks to his/her paternal grandmother, Helena, excellent player, who taught him the bases from the play and registered it in Slavia STU, one of the largest clubs of Bratislava, where there are many beaten ground courts and indoor. Its first professor was Joseph Bulko.At the 14 years age, Daniela leaves a few winters to the the United States in the famous academy Nick Bollettieri to Bradenton, in Florida to polish its mental there.
At the 16 years age, in 1999, Daniela launch out on the professional circuit and gain 2 tournaments challengers (Jackson and Fano).
Daniela carries out its first performance with the Tournoi of Luxembourg in 2000 by beating for the first time of its career a player of signal 10: Nathalie Tauziat.
In 2001, Daniela is its first successes, it is for the first time in the final table of a tournament of the Large Slam to the Open of Australia where it loses against the Russian Anna Kournikova. She takes down its first title in mixed double with Wimbledon at the sides of Leos Friedl. She misses little gaining the match the opponent with Jennifer Capriati with Toronto, Jennifer owe her safety only with the crispation of Daniela at the time to conclude. Daniela also reaches the 1/4 of finale with Leipzig and Zurich.
2002: the revelation
Beginning 2002, with Open about Australia, Daniela worries seriously Venus Williams in 16th of finale: it will incline finally 6-4 with the 3rd set. In mixed double, with Kevin Ullyett, it gains its second title. Into double ladies, Daniela and its partner Arantxa Sanchez Vicario reach the final and fail against the pair Hingis/Kournikova.In March 2002, Daniela gains its first title with Indian Wells, very prestigious tournament equipped with 2,100,000 dollars. It beats finally Martina Hingis, ex-number 1 world. For this day, its life has completely changed. It causes many interest near the fans but also the photographers who appreciate his elegance and his kindness. Its popularity grows of tournaments in tournaments.
At the end of 2002, Daniela gains with the team of Slovakia the Fed Cup, a first for its country. Daniela likes to play for its country, moreover its child's dream is to take part in the Olympic Games.
2003: year of transition
2003, year of all the vexations for Daniela. In spite of a good start of season with a quarterfinal with the Open of Australia and a semi-final with Antwerp, Daniela fails very early in the tournaments in which it takes part, losing matches against players against which it should never have lost like Shinobu Asagoe with Wimbledon or Ashley Harkleroad with Roland Garros. Moreover, the press wonders on the thinness of Daniela and its food mode. One speaks even about Anorexia nervosa.Daniela finishes the year in the 19th world place. It gained any title, neither into simple, nor in double. In short, a year to be forgotten for Daniela. At the end of 2003, Daniela puts a term at its collaboration with Nigel Sears and associates the services of Harold Solomon, ex-coach of Jennifer Capriati.
2004
Unfortunately, this association did not last very a long time, Daniela preferring to separate from Harold in February 2004.At the end of February, Daniela goes back with Nigel Sears.
Season 2004 of Daniela will be marked by one 1/4 of finale with Tokyo, a final with Eastbourne after having beaten into 1/2 finale Amélie Mauresmo, one 3rd turn with Wimbledon and the US Open. Daniela explains in particular that its worrying weight loss and its loss of confidence in it at the time of season 2003 were caused by the separation of his/her parents, information which it a long time kept for it. At the end of 2004, Daniela points with the 31e world rank.
2005
Beginning 2005, Daniela gains with Dominik Hrbatý the Hopman Cup. It connects by one 3rd turn with the Open of Australia loser of accuracy against Ielena Dementieva 4/6 7/5 4/6. With Tokyo, Svetlana Kouznetsova stops it into 1/4 of finale. With Doha in Qatar, only a Maria Sharapova boosted stops it into 1/2 finale. Good the perfs continues with Dubai where it obtains its first victory of the year over a signal 10: Alicia Molik (n°8) and a place in 1/4 of finale, lost vis-a-vis number 4 world Serena Williams. Following these excellent results, Daniela reinstates signal 25.With Roland Garros, it is aligned for the first time with Fabrice Santoro in mixed double. It is a master stroke, they gain the tournament finally by beating the pair Navratilova/Paes 3-6 6-3 6-2.
After one 3rd turn with Wimbledon, Daniela makes a superb American summer by reaching the 1/2 finales with Cincinnati, 1/4 with Stanford and New Haven, finale with Los Angeles with great victories against Ielena Dementieva and Patty Schnyder. It also reaches in double the 1/2 with Toronto and the final with San Diego with Have Sugiyama.
With the US Open, Daniela gains its 4th title in mixed double, this time at the sides of Mahesh Bhupathi.
Daniela is then 17th world player, row which it had not reached any more since January 2004.
2006
The season 2006 starts rather well since the Slovak one which plays its first tournament of the year with Auckland in New Zealand reaches the semi-finals beaten by the Russian Vera Zvonareva 6/2,6/2With the tournament of Sydney, it is qualified for the quarters by in particular beating the young Indian hope Sania Mirza (6/4,2/6,6/2) and the Swiss woman Patty Schnyder in three sets 3/6,6/3,6/4. She will have to give up in quarters vis-a-vis Nicole Vaidišová whereas she was carried out 6/3,3/1.
To Open from Australia, it will pass the two first turns rather easily (3/6,6/3,6/0 vis-a-vis Saori Obata and 6/4,6/1 vis-a-vis Akgul Amanmuradova). With the third turn, the Slovaque young person must face Serena Williams which it never yet beat in three confrontations. Daniela leaves the big game vis-a-vis Serena obviously not at best its form and beats the American one in two sets 6/1,7/6. In eighth of finale, she is opposed to Maria Sharapova but inclines herself in two sets 6/4,6/4.
She presents herself to Roland Garros with many doubts and uncertainties. However, the first tower vis-a-vis Lourdes Dominguez Lino will be a demonstration of Hantuchova miss since it will gain 6/1,6/4. The two following turns will be much more delicate (3/6,6/2,6/3 vis-a-vis Emmanuelle Gagliardi with the second round and 6/3,3/6,10/8 vis-a-vis Nathalie Dechy). She thus arrives in eighth of exhausted finale and it is logically that Daniela is inclined vis-a-vis a player fresher and stronger than she: the Belgian Kim Clijsters in two sets 6/1,6/4. The Slovak one will connect on the Tournoi of Eastbourne, beaten as of the first turn in two sets 6/4,7/6 vis-a-vis Elena Likhovtseva.
Daniela is thus presented to Wimbledon without large reference mark, but it will be left its two nevertheless first turns in three sets: 6/4,4/6,6/1 vis-a-vis Maria Elena Camerin and 6/3,4/6,7/5 vis-a-vis Jamea Jackson. The third turn will be also delicate, but the Slovak one will be left there in two sets vis-a-vis the Slovenien Katarina Srébotnik 6/4,7/6. The eighth of finales are offered then to Slovak which hopes for this time to exceed this course. It will not be the case, because it will be beaten by the Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne in two dry sets 6/3,6/1.
Daniela then tackles the American summer, i.e. the American tournaments of preparation before the US Open. Elimination with the first turn of the tournament of Stanford by Shenay Perry (6/2,0/6,6/3), a eighth of finale in San Diego beaten by the young Czech wonder Nicole Vaidišová 6/4,6/2, eliminated with the second round from the tournament from Los Angeles by returning the Serena Williams 1/6,6/3,6/3. The Slovak one is also eliminated in eighth from finale from the tournament from Montreal by large returning from the circuit Martina Hingis, and finally it is beaten with the second round of New Haven by Elena Dementieva 6/2,5/7,6/0.
Daniela thus arrives at the US Open with much of matches in legs but few garnered victories. The Slovak one will pass the first tower vis-a-vis Bethanie Mattek 7/5,6/3. It reaches the second round where it must face American the Serena Williams. It will be beaten 7/5,6/3 after having carried out 5/1 in the first sleeve. It is a great disappointment for the Slovak one. Daniela will connect on the tournament of Bali, but it will have left as of the first turn by Melinda Czink 7/5,6/2. The Slovaque young person will engage with the tournament of Luxembourg where she will carry out a pretty performance with the first turn by beating the Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin, recent quarter of finalist to US Open, in two sets 7/6,6/3. Daniela will be beaten with the second round by Dinara Safina 7/5,6/3. In Stuttgart, the Slovak one will start to take again some colors by reaching the quarterfinals, beating with the passage Dinara Safina (6/2,6/2). It is Nadia Petrova which will put an end to its course in two dry sets (6/2,6/4). It is in Zurich which Daniela will prove to us that his good level returned, puiqu' it reached there the final while beating with the passage Patty Schnyder with the first turn (6/2,7/5) and Svetlana Kuznetsova in semi-finals (6/4,6/2). It is only a boosted Maria Sharapova which will prevent it from making control on the title since the Russian will beat Daniela in three sets 6/1,4/6,6/3. The following week, Daniela will give up with the first tower vis-a-vis Elena Vesnina whereas it was carried out 4/3 in the first set. Daniela finishes the year in the 17th world place but its end of season lets predict that it will try to go higher in 2007.
2007
This year 2007 starts rather badly for the Slovak one since it will not do better than a second round with Auckland where it is beaten with the second round by Virginia Razzano 6/1,7/5. Then with Sydney, it is beaten with the first turn by Nicole Vaidišová 6/1,6/4. She thus arrives at the Open of Australia without much of garnered matches. In spite of that, it will easily pass the first tower vis-a-vis Alizé Horn (6/4,6/1) but that will become complicated with the second round which it finally passes at the expense of Emilie Loit (4/6,6/3,6/4). She will be largely helped by her service, which will also enable him to pass the third tower vis-a-vis Ashley Harkleroad (6/7,7/5,6/3) whereas the latter carried out 4/0 in the second set. Daniela will be unfortunately eliminated in eighth from finale by its pet peeve Kim Clijsters that it forever beaten in nine confrontations. It is beaten 6/1,7/5.
With Tokyo, the Slovak one is eliminated as of the first turn by Roberta Vinci 6/4,6/4. With Dubai, the Slovak one will erase this against-performance by a quarterfinal where it will be beaten by the world n°3 Amélie Mauresmo in 3 sets 6/3,3/6,6/4. Moreover, Daniela announced to stop playing the double with Have Sugiyama, surely preferring to devote itself to its career into simple. To Doha, the Slovak one goes until in semi-final where it is beaten by Svetlana Kuznetsova 6/4,6/2 not without to have made a beautiful performance in quarters by beating Martina Hingis 1/6,6/4,6/4 after to be carried out 6/1,4/1.
With Indian Wells, the Slovak one confirms its return to the best level by allocating the second title of its career, by beating the Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, however largely favorite, 6/3,6/4. 5 years after having glané its very first title there, Daniela proves that this tournament thus succeeds to him well. With Miami, the Slovak one will stop with the third turn where it is eliminated by Vera Zvonareva 6/2,6/4.
At this point in time begins for it the season from ground beaten with the tournament from Amelia Island where it goes until in quarterfinals. It is eliminated there by Sybille Bammer 2/6,6/2,6/2. The Slovaque young person takes part in the Fed Cup for his country to pass in the world group. She loses her two matches vis-a-vis Lucie Safarova 7/6,4/6,6/3 and vis-a-vis Nicole Vaidisova 6/2,6/7,6/3, the two sizes of Czech tennis. Slovakia loses 5-0.
Daniela continues its season on beaten ground with Berlin where it carries out a large against-performance since it is curtly eliminated as of the first turn by Zuzana Ondraskova 6/1,6/3. But, fortunately the following week, with the tournament of Rome, it is reassured by carrying out very a good performance, since it reaches the semi-finals, eliminated in two sets by Svetlana Kuznetsova 6/4,6/2, and while having all the same left easily a player Signal 10: Anna Chakvetadze 6/2,6/3. Because of a wound, Daniela gives up taking part in the tournament of Strasbourg, preferring to concentrate on Roland Garros. Daniela Hantuchova thus arrives at Roland Garros and it impresses as of its 1st match vis-a-vis Jelena Kostanic Tosic which it crushes 6/1,6/3. Its 2nd turn is more delicate to manage but it is left there in two sets tightened vis-a-vis Russian Olga Poutchkova 7/6,6/3. Daniela reaches the 3rd turn where it is eliminated in 3 sets at the end of a combat of more than 3 hours vis-a-vis Anabel Medina Garrigues 4/6,7/6,7/5.
To Birmingham, for its 1st tournament on grass of the season, Daniela Hantuchova goes until in quarterfinals of the tournament where it is eliminated in 3 sets by the Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 5/7,6/4,7/5. However, the Slovaque young person learns that it will turn over in Signal 10 at the conclusion of the tournament, thing which had not arrived to him since 2003. To Wood-the-Duke, the Slovaque young person will go until in semi-finals where it will be made beat by Anna Chakvetadze 6/3,6/4. To note that its performance in quarterfinals must be recognized since it beat Anna Ivanovic, finalist little front time to Roland Garros, 6/3,6/1. With Wimbledon, it is eliminated by Serena Williams in eighth from finale in three sets 6-2, 6-7, 6-2.
She begins well her American summer since she arrives in semi-final of Stanford where she is eliminated by young Russian Anna Chakvetadze in three sets 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. She is then eliminated in eighth from finale from the tournaments from San Diego by Venus Williams in two dry sets 6-0, 6-3 and of Los Angeles by Elena Dementieva also in two sets 6-3, 4-1 per abandonment of the Slovak one. She will not pass either the eighth of finale of New Haven since she is eliminated by Agnes Szavay 7-5, 6-3. With the US Open it is eliminated with the first turn by Julia Vakulenko in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
It returns in force to Bali since it PERT finally vis-a-vis American Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. It continues with Calcutta and PERT in semi-final vis-a-vis Maria Kirilenko 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Launched well it arrives again finally of Luxembourg but PERT vis-a-vis the Serb young person Anna Ivanovic in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. She is then eliminated in Stuttgart by Elena Dementieva in eighth from finale in two sets 6-4, 6-4 and in Zurich also in eighth of finale but this time by Polish the Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 6-3. It PERT of the points to the classification since it was finalist the year spent vis-a-vis Maria Sharapova. However, Daniela Hantuchova will finally carry out a very beautiful operation while being essential of Linz where it beats the Swiss woman Patty Schnyder in two sets 6/4,6/2. She allocates the 3rd title of her career, the 2nd this season and 1st out of Indian Wells. Moreover, it is qualified for the Masters of Madrid which brings together the 8 best world players in the same tournament. Daniela plays the tournament for the 2nd time of its career, the first time being in 2002. Daniela Hantuchova is found in the group made up of Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova. Daniela will not be able to be qualified for the semi-finals of the Masters since it will be beaten by Maria Sharapova (6/4,7/5) and Anna Ivanovic (6/2,7/6). She will finish nevertheless the year on a victory since she will gain the match without stake which she delivered against Svetlana Kuznetsova (7/6,6/0).
Daniela thus finishes the year in Signal 10 and gained two titles moreover, things which it had not made any more since 2002. She also took part in the Masters of Madrid what proves as she is part from now on of the best players of the world. Daniela surely made the best season of its career in 2007 and one can believe that in 2008, the Slovak one will be also a frightening adversary and a player has to beat.
Description of its play
Daniela Hantuchova has a rather complete play. Indeed, Slovak striking its blows flat in right blow as in reverse. In spite of that, it can play with the effects such as the slice . Thanks to its experiment in double, Daniela plays net very well and does not hesitate to use of deadened to break the rate/rhythm of the exchanges. Daniela has also a good service which is worth to him to gain points more easily. Its large defects are a lack of power in its strike. Admittedly, its strike are played flat but they would be more incisors with more power. The Slovak young person has also a play at the risks i.e. she thus plays the lines, in a bad day, its play can be completely destabilized. Lastly, its mental is friable. If it very largely carries out, it can crack at the time to conclude or in the key moments from the match.
Prize list
Course in Large Slam
Cut of the Federation
Classifications at the end of the season (simple)
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