Daniela Hantuchova
Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Magdalena Rybarikova

Svk
Residence: Bratislava, Slovakia
DOB: October 4, 1988
Birthplace: Piestany, Slovakia
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Weight: 143 lbs. (65 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2005)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Vesnina); fell in Hobart qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Cibulkova).
2004 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first WTA qualifying at Portoroz and Hasselt; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Reached QF in first WTA main draw at Prague; fell 1r once and in qualifying once.

2007 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon).

2008 - First Top 100 season; SF at Tashkent (ret. vs. Cirstea w/illness); reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r four times (incl. Grand Slam main draw debut at Roland Garros); fell 1r three times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times; made Top 100 debut on August 4 (rose from No.102 to No.100); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - First Top 50 season; won first WTA title at Birmingham (d. Li in final); SF twice, at Hobart (l. to Benesova) and Pattaya City (l. to Mirza); QF four times, at Bad Gastein, New Haven, Seoul and Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other two majors); fell in RR stage at Bali (went 0-2 in RR); made Top 50 debut on January 19 (rose from No.57 to No.50) and reached career-high No.40 on June 22.

2010 - QF at Kuala Lumpur; reached 3r once and 2r eight times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying once.

2011 - Third Top 100 season; won second WTA title at Memphis (won when Marino ret. in final w/abdominal injury); runner-up at Guangzhou (l. to Scheepers in final); QF at Birmingham; reached 2r twice; fell 1r 10 times (incl. all four majors) and in qualifying twice; retired in Wimbledon 1r w/left knee injury then withdrew from Budapest, Bad Gastein and Carlsbad w/same injury; also withdrew from Kuala Lumpur w/abdominal strain and retired in Strasbourg 1r w/hip injury and Linz 1r w/illness.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2011 - Memphis, ITF/Prague 2-CZE; 2009 - Birmingham; 2008 - ITF/St. Petersburg-Vsevolozhsk-RUS, ITF/Patras-GRE; 2005 - ITF/Cairo 2-EGY, ITF/Mestre-ITA.
Finalist (1): 2011 - Guangzhou.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Monterrey-MEX (w/Pandzic).
Finalist (1): 2010 - Tashkent (w/Dulgheru).

ADDITIONAL
Slovak Fed Cup Team, 2005-11.
Coached by Martin Hromec; fitness coaches are Kristian Cupak, Michal Dubovec ... Father is Anton (business manager); mother is Maria; has two siblings, Filip and Nada; has a dog named Sindy ... Began playing tennis at age 8; was born in Piestany but moved to Bratislava at age 15 to train at national tennis center ... Favorite surfaces are grass, hard; favorite shots are serve, forehand ... Favorite foods are pizza, chicken; favorite drinks are cola, iced tea ... Favorite movie is Pretty Woman; favorite actors are Richard Gere, Tom Cruise ... Favorite group is Coldplay ... Favorite cities are New York and Paris; favorite tournaments are Wimbledon, US Open ... Most admires Roger Federer for being a great player and person; also admires Novak Djokovic, Martina Hingis ... If she weren't a tennis player, would like to study archaeology (likes Indiana Jones movies) ... Lucky charm is a toy bear ... Goal is to be Top 10 and eventually No.1.
-