9, her highest ranking in over four years. [8] She also suffered from a weight problem during this period. She finished the year ranked no. She lost in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford and in the second round of the following week's tournament, the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles. In the doubles, she and partner Arantxa Snchez Vicario were seeded thirteenth and reached the final, where they lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. The following month at the Miami Masters, the Amelia Island Championships and the Family Circle Cup, Hantuchov lost in the second round, to Cara Black, Janette Husrov, and Mary Pierce, respectively. Her final tournament of the year was the Philadelphia Championships. At the Tier-I Zurich Open, Hantuchov defeated Dinara Safina in the first round, before losing to Agnieszka Radwaska. Her first match after that was at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, where she received a wild card and retired in her first-round match against Lesia Tsurenko. Hantuchov then lost to Nicole Vaidiov in the first round of the Tier-II Sydney International and reached her second consecutive Australian Open fourth round, where she lost to world No. Then, the Miami Masters, beating Tsvetana Pironkova and losing to sixth seed Errani. Hantuchov then played in the Dubai Championships, where she lost to eventual runner-up Virginie Razzano in the third round. 1, Jennifer Capriati, but they lost in the second round. Hantuchov is also a playable character in Virtua Tennis 2009. [25] He was replaced by Angel Giminez. Daniela Hantuchova is an unmarried woman. Traveling back to Europe, Hantuchov played in the Tier II Luxembourg Open. This loss, however, did not prevent Hantuchov from rising to world No. 5. Until the 2009 US Open, Hantuchov endorsed Nike sportswear and had her own line with them for her tournament wear, like players such as Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams. In her next four tournaments, the Birmingham Classic, Wimbledon, the Austrian Open and the US Open, she did not advance beyond the qualifying rounds. For the first time since 2000, Hantuchov had to play the qualifying round to enter the main draw at the Australian Open. In March, Hantuchov reached the second round in back-to-back tournaments. [44] They reached the quarterfinals, again losing to the third seeds and eventual champions Kops-Jones and Spears. Two weeks later, Hantuchov lost both of her Fed Cup matches against the Czech Republic in Bratislava on clay, losing to Vaidiov and Lucie afov. Daniela Hantuchova has not entered into a marriage and does not currently have any children. In 2005, she completed the Career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, becoming only the fifth female tennis player to do so. Hantuchov was unseeded at the French Open and lost to Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano in the first round. She also lost the first doubles round alongside Arantxa Parra Santonja. Update Celebrity Profile. [18] Though widely considered to be a "sex symbol",[13][19] Hantuchov has never considered herself as such, saying that modelling is "just fun to do from time to time".[20]. Her mother now lives at home and is very happy with her family. Starting off the spring clay-court season, as a wildcard at the Amelia Island Championships, Hantuchov defeated eighth-seeded Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the second round. She also lost the third-place match to Kimiko Date-Krumm. She faced second seed Victoria Azarenka and lost. At the Pilot Pen Tennis, she fell to Dinara Safina. She lost to former doubles partner Sugiyama in the third round, despite leading 30 in the third set. At the Guangzhou International Open, she lost in the first round to fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. Following a highly successful tennis career that saw Daniela Hantuchov reach a career-high ranking of World No. At the Morocco Open, Hantuchov lost in the first round to Christina McHale. However, Hantuchov rebounded at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she upset fourth seed Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals, but fell to second seed Andrea Petkovic in the semifinals in three sets. In the second round, Hantuchov lost to qualifier Urszula Radwaska. Tennis Interviews Daniela Hantuchova declared in a BBC interview who is the hidden hero behind Simona Haleps success and why Darren Cahill says that they are like a married couple. At the Rome Masters, Hantuchov lost in the singles to eventual finalist Amlie Mauresmo in the third round. At the Western & Southern Open, Hantuchov beat Zheng Jie in the first round, but lost to seventh seed Sara Errani in straight sets. At the final Grand Slam of the year, Hantuchov defeated 1997 French Open champion Iva Majoli in round three, and world No. [22] Following the match, her extremely thin physique was noticed for the first time publicly, and some wondered about Hantuchov's health. At Pattaya, she successfully defended her title by defeating fourth seed Maria Kirilenko in the final. At the Australian Open, Hantuchov was seeded 19th and defeated home favorite Casey Dellacqua in their first-round match. On clay, Hantuchov was upset in the third round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston by Christina McHale. She won them both, beating Bojana Jovanovski and Vesna Dolonc in straight sets, helping her team progress to the quarterfinals. This time, they were unsuccessful, losing to Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Likhovtseva. Wife Or Partner Personal Life On Chelseas Newest Signing. She won three qualifying matches before beating Iroda Tulyaganova and Nadia Petrova in the first and second rounds, respectively. [14][15] She was trained as a classical pianist. In the first round of the main draw, she lost to sixth seed Petra Kvitov. Hantuchov was ranked No. She beat qualifier Richl Hogenkamp in the first round. She is also not married. [3][4] Hantuchov has also produced a web series for Tennis Channel and is hosting a podcast about sports and entertainment. Hantuchov's first tournament of the year was at the Auckland Open, where she lost in the second round to Virginie Razzano. They were due to face Petra Mandula and Patricia Wartusch in the final, but they withdrew and Hantuchov and Habudov won in a walkover. In doubles, she partnered Barbora Zhlavov-Strcov and won against Lucie Hradeck and Michalla Krajicek, but lost in round two against Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. Hantuchov began the Australian Open Series in the first round of the Brisbane International, where she lost in an upset to Ashleigh Barty. Hantuchov finished the year at world No. She reached the semifinals of the Tier-I-event in Montreal, losing to Amlie Mauresmo, and New Haven, losing to world No. She won the mixed doubles, completing a career grand slam in mixed doubles. Hantuchov was at one point down 36, 24 and faced four match points in the final set, but came back to win. In Dubai, she upset fifth seed Dementieva through retirement, after winning the first set 64. In mixed doubles, Hantuchov and Leander Paes beat Ajla Tomljanovi and James Duckworth in the first round and eighth seeds Elena Vesnina and Mahesh Bhupathi in the second round. She recovered in time for Wimbledon, but lost in the second round to unseeded Alisa Kleybanova. Hantuchov withdrew from her first tournament of the year at the Brisbane International due to a left Achilles strain. 31, with a 2424 winloss record. So, she is currently single and not in a relationship with anyone. 6 Mingle: Angelique Kerber Bremen, West Germanys Angelique Kerber has been one of the best During the spring, Hantuchov switched her racquet brand from Prince to Head. At the Wuhan Open, she was given a wild card into the main draw. Is Daniela Hantuchova Married To Her Boyfriend? Hantuchov's next tournament was the Indoors in Paris. She then beat Victoria Duval in the second round and Israeli qualifier Julia Glushko in a tough match in the third round. However, she lost to world No. She defeated Dinara Safina in the first round, before losing to world No. However, Hantuchov fell to 13th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round.[37]. She was the third-seeded player at Antwerp, where she again reached the quarterfinals. Despite this, she fell to Anna Chakvetadze in the first round of the Dubai Championships the following week. However, she and partner Karina Habudov won the doubles tournament. She was 46 against top-10 players, beating Schnyder twice, Safina, and Kuznetsova, with losses to Sharapova (twice), Clijsters, Henin-Hardenne, Dementieva, and Nadia Petrova. She then competed in the Pan Pacific Open and the China Open, where she reached the second round in both, before losing in three sets to 11th seed Agnieszka Radwaska and 13th seed Nadia Petrova, respectively. At the Cincinnati Masters, Hantuchov received a wild card, but lost in the first round to Andrea Petkovic. Hantuchov's next three tournaments were the Miami Open, where she received a wildcard and lost in the first round to Elena Dementieva; the MPS Group Championships, where she lost in the first qualifying round to Pavlina Nola, and the Belgian Open, where she lost in the first round to Kim Clijsters. The former tennis pro is not in a relationship and has never been married. Hantuchov turned professional in this year and took part in several ITF tournaments. The losses were to Clijsters, Mauresmo, Chakvetadze (twice), Kuznetsova (twice), Vaidiov, Serena Williams, Ivanovic (twice), and Sharapova. Is Daniela Hantuchova Married To Her Boyfriend Or Single? Hantuchov, however, struggled in her next four events. Most Famous For: Listed as one of the world's sexiest tennis player. On clay at Amelia Island, Hantuchov lost to Sybille Bammer in the quarterfinals. Daniela, who hails from Slovakia and played tennis professionally for many years before retiring, is currently a tennis pundit. In doubles, Hantuchov and Hingis received a wild card, but lost a re-match against top seeds Errani and Vinci. In doubles, she and Hingis reached the second round, losing to first seeds Errani and Roberta Vinci. At the Australian Open, she was the 28th seed, but lost in the first round to Regina Kulikova in three sets. [57] Playing a $25,000 ITF tournament in Rancho Santa Fe, Hantuchov was defeated in the second round by Kayla Day. Hantuchov next competed on European red clay at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the Madrid Open and the Italian Open. Seeded 25th at the Wimbledon, Hantuchov fell to fourth seed Victoria Azarenka in the third round. Hantuchov played three Fed Cup matches for Slovakia in April, and then in the German Open in May, where she lost in the second qualifying round to Francesca Schiavone. Tennis Interviews Daniela Hantuchova declared in a BBC interview who is the hidden hero behind Simona Haleps success and why Darren Cahill says that they are like a married couple. She then lost to eventual champion and second seed Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals. At the Adidas International, Hantuchov was knocked out in the second round by Meghann Shaughnessy and went on to play at the Australian Open. 38 at the Gold Coast Hardcourts, where she lost to Justine Henin in the second round. Hantuchov played her first-round match at the Stanford Classic, winning in three sets against defending champion Aleksandra Wozniak. Unseeded for the first time since 2001 at the Miami Open, Hantuchov lost to 22nd-seeded Anna Chakvetadze in the second round. Hantuchov reached the quarterfinals of Sydney in 2006 with a win over top-ten player Patty Schnyder and got to the semifinals of Auckland. In the Western & Southern Open, she lost to Flavia Pennetta, after upsetting seventh seed Vera Zvonareva. Her final event was the Luxembourg Open, where she lost to Anna Kournikova in the second round. 1 Amlie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals. She had a relationship with Wesley Sneijder, who is a Dutch football. 6 Mingle: Angelique Kerber Bremen, West Germanys Angelique Kerber has been one of the best After a first-round loss at the US Open to Pauline Parmentier, Hantuchov reached the quarterfinals of the Bell Challenge and the Generali Ladies Linz losing to Marina Erakovic and top seed Petra Kvitov, respectively. At the Tier-I San Diego Classic, she lost to world No. 25, defeating Tatiana Poutchek, Barbara Schett, Justine Henin, Lisa Raymond, and Emmanuelle Gagliardi en route to the final, where she beat world No. 6 Justine Henin, only to be beaten in her second consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal by Serena Williams (who again went on to win the title). In her final event of the year, in Linz, Hantuchov made her tenth quarterfinal, losing to Schnyder. The Slovakian beauty Daniela still baffles a lot of her fans and keep them wondering on who her boyfriend can be. The Slovakian beauty Daniela still baffles a lot of her fans and keep them wondering on who her boyfriend can be. She went 2417 on hardcourts, 54 on clay, 32 on grass, and 22 on carpet. Hantuchov then defeated Schnyder in a straight-sets final. Hantuchov also has endorsed four racquet brands. This is the first time Hantuchov had lost in the first round of the Australian Open, except her first appearance. She upset seventh-seeded Anna Chakvetadze in the third round, before losing to second-seeded Kuznetsova in the semifinals. (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (WL) winloss record. She went 511 against the top ten, with victories over Zvonareva, Azarenka, Wozniacki, Li Na, and Bartoli. She reached the semifinals of the 2008 Australian Open, her best result in a Grand Slam tournament. Following Wimbledon, Hantuchov went 68 for the rest of the year, 04 against top-ten players She ended the year with an overall record of 2823, and she fell to No. September 7, 2022 0 Daniela Hantuchova has not entered into a marriage and does not currently have any children. 3 and defending champion Vera Zvonareva. In 2016, she married German soccer player Bastian Schweinsteiger; the couple currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. She lost to fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals. She faced eighth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the third round and lost. She also entered her first WTA tournament in October, that year's Eurotel Slovak Open, losing in the singles to Sabine Appelmans in the first round. She upset second seed and world No. She said: "I think 2012 has been a difficult year for me. However, the pair lost to Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai in the final. [49], In March, Hantuchov hired Peter Lundgren, who coached Roger Federer from 2000 to 2003. 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