Biography
They say perfection in a profession starts early. This is a fact that Daniela Hantuchova understood early as she rose up to her current success in the tennis career. Born in 23rd of April 1983 to a computer scientist father, Igor and Toxicologist mother, Mrs. Marianna, Daniela Hantuchova qualified for the university entry but declined to pursue her career in Tennis.
She is sister to Vinniella Hanuchova, who was a tennis champion in Alor setar hence her role model. However, in spite of her commitment to her career in Tennis, Daniela Hantuchova performance drastically declined, though temporarily, in 2003 after her parents separated. She suffered a lot, grieving this on the court hence going down to position 81 in the world. She even suffered from weight problems to an extent she was accused of being anorexic, a claim that she denied.
Born in Czechoslovakia in 1983 at Poprad, Daniela Hantuchova is currently a professional tennis player who resides in Monte Carlo in Monaco. She is 5ft 11 ½ inches with a prize worth of $7,059,872. Her current coach today is Larri Passos with Martina Navratilova, who was her double partner temporarily in 2005, being a tour mentor in her WTA.
Born in Czechoslovakia in 1983 at Poprad, Daniela Hantuchova is currently a professional tennis player who resides in Monte Carlo in Monaco. She is 5ft 11 ½ inches with a prize worth of $7,059,872. Her current coach today is Larri Passos with Martina Navratilova, who was her double partner temporarily in 2005, being a tour mentor in her WTA.
Daniela Hantuchova in 2002 started at position 38 in the world in the Gold Coast where she was known as an up coming player. She lost to Justine Henin. She continued with the struggle and became position 26 in the world and went to the Indian Wells where she defeated Justine Henin. She was the lowest ranked player when she won the Tier I event. Through the years since her rise to glory in 2002, Daniela Hantuchova has been hardworking and committed to her career, wins and losses being her motivator through out.
This year (2010) however, Daniela Hantuchova started at Brisbane International where she was seeded 4th and got upset by being unseeded by Andrea Petkovic at the quarterfinals. She further went down to number five seed at Medibank International which was held in Sydney. She seeded at 22nd in Australia Open and fell further to seed 16th and eventual semifinalist Li Na in the third round.
In Dubai in 2010, Daniela Hantuchova upset number 5 seed Dementieva to retirement after wining the 1st set. However, the event was not as memorable as she fell in the 3rd round to Anastasia Pavyuchenkova.
When it comes to her style in playing tennis, Daniela Hantuchova has been characterized as being aggressive all-rounder with long and fluid strokes. Her strong points have been noted to be her serve, forehand, backhand and her ability to hit the volleys with fluid speed. Due to her method of playing, she prefers the faster playing grass and hard courts over the clay courts which are slower.
Every thing has a weakness and this does not exempt Daniela Hantuchova. Her weaknesses have been noted to be her movement round the court as well as her mental fragility which has cost her a lot in her previous matches as well as her career. However, she has notably improved on this within the last years.
This year (2010) however, Daniela Hantuchova started at Brisbane International where she was seeded 4th and got upset by being unseeded by Andrea Petkovic at the quarterfinals. She further went down to number five seed at Medibank International which was held in Sydney. She seeded at 22nd in Australia Open and fell further to seed 16th and eventual semifinalist Li Na in the third round.
In Dubai in 2010, Daniela Hantuchova upset number 5 seed Dementieva to retirement after wining the 1st set. However, the event was not as memorable as she fell in the 3rd round to Anastasia Pavyuchenkova.
When it comes to her style in playing tennis, Daniela Hantuchova has been characterized as being aggressive all-rounder with long and fluid strokes. Her strong points have been noted to be her serve, forehand, backhand and her ability to hit the volleys with fluid speed. Due to her method of playing, she prefers the faster playing grass and hard courts over the clay courts which are slower.
Every thing has a weakness and this does not exempt Daniela Hantuchova. Her weaknesses have been noted to be her movement round the court as well as her mental fragility which has cost her a lot in her previous matches as well as her career. However, she has notably improved on this within the last years.
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