Karina Habšudová
Karina Habšudová | |||||||||||||
Nation: | Slovakia | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | 2nd August 1973 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 170 cm | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 1,878,228 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 304: 226 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 1 WTA , 6 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 10 (February 10 1997) | ||||||||||||
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Double | |||||||||||||
Career record: | 155: 171 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 7 WTA, 2 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 32 (May 28, 2001) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Karina Habšudová (born August 2, 1973 in Bojnice ) is a former Slovak tennis player .
Career
Habšudová started playing tennis at the age of ten. As a junior she was at the top of the world rankings for some time, in 1991 she won the title at the US Open .
In her professional career she won a total of one single and seven double titles on the WTA Tour . There were also tournament victories in ITF tournaments, six in singles and two in doubles.
In 1998 she won the Hopman Cup for Slovakia together with Karol Kučera .
She won 26 of her 40 games for the Slovak Fed Cup team , 18 of them in singles.
Personal
Habšudová worked as a sports journalist for several years after her professional career. She later took care of her two daughters as a housewife. Today she bears the family name Cíleková .
Tournament victories
singles
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | July 11, 1999 | Pörtschach | WTA Tier IVb | sand | Silvija Talaja | 2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4 |
Double
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Partner | Final opponents | Result |
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1. | September 14, 1996 | Carlsbad | WTA Tier IV | sand | Helena Suková |
Eva Martincová Elena Pampoulova |
3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2 |
2. | July 19, 1997 | Prague | WTA Tier IV | sand | Ruxandra Dragomir |
Eva Martincová Helena Vildová |
6: 1, 5: 7, 6: 2 |
3. | July 11, 1998 | Prague | WTA Tier III | sand | Silvia Farina |
Květa Hrdličková Michaela Paštiková |
2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2 |
5. | July 18, 1998 | Warsaw | WTA Tier III | sand | Olga Lugina |
Liezel Huber Karin Kschwendt |
7: 6, 7: 5 |
6th | July 10, 1999 | Pörtschach | WTA Tier IVb | sand | Silvia Farina |
Olga Lugina Laura Montalvo |
6: 4, 6: 4 |
7th | October 28, 2000 | Bratislava | WTA Tier IVb | Hard court (hall) | Daniela Hantuchová |
Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch |
without a fight |
Web links
- WTA profile of Karina Habšudová (English)
- ITF profile of Karina Habšudová (English)
- Fed Cup stats by Karina Habšudová (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karin Habšudová: Z kolotoča tenisovej hviezdy mi nič nechýba at zena.sme.sk, February 8, 2007 (accessed April 23, 2012)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Habšudová, Karina |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bojnice |