Daniela Hantuchova
Posted on Nov 25, 2007 under Sports Stars |Name : Daniela Hantuchova
Profession : Tennis Player
Date of Birth : 24 April 1983
Place of Birth : Poprad, Slovakia
Height : 1.81 m
Weight : 56 Kg.
Handed : Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
Best Known As : Wimbledon mixed doubles winner 2001
Biography
Sanex WTA Tour Singles Titles: 1
Sanex WTA Tour Doubles Titles: 4
Grand Slam Titles: 2 mixed
ITF Women’s Circuit Singles tTitles: 3 singles
Career Prize Money: $317,000 (As of end of 2001)
Career Win/Loss Record: 89-42 (As of end of 2001)
Coached by Nigel Sears…All-court style of play…Father, Igor, is a computer scientist; mother, Marianna, is a toxicologist; brother, Igor, is a university student…Entire family plays tennis…Speaks Slovak, English and German…Other sports interests include skiing, basketball and skating…Enjoys music and playing piano as hobbies…Favorite city is Rome…Admires Miroslav Mecir for his style of play. Daniela Hantuchova won her first WTA singles title at Indian Wells in 2002, and by the end of that year was ranked #8 in the world in women’s singles. Hantuchova’s first full season of professional tennis was 1999, the year she turned 16. She won the mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon in 2001 (with Leos Friedl) and at the Australian Open in 2002 (with Kevin Ullyett). Hantuchova stands 5′11%22 tall, and her extra-long legs have earned her the frequent attention of photographers.
