Famous Slovak Tennis Players

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Dominika Cibulková
(Slovak Former Professional Tennis Player)
Dominika Cibulková
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Birthdate: May 6, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak retired tennis player who won eight WTA Tour singles titles during her playing career. In 2014, she became the first female player from her country to reach the final of a Grand Slam event when she reached the Australian Open finals where she lost to Li Na.

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Daniela Hantuchová
(Slovak Tennis Commentator and Retired Tennis Player)
Daniela Hantuchová
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Birthdate: April 23, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Poprad, Slovakia

Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak retired tennis player. She achieved popularity in 2002 when she won the WTA Tour title for the first time in her career; she defeated Martina Hingis in the finals of the Indian Wells Masters, becoming the lowest-ranked player to win the tournament. Also an accomplished doubles player, Hantuchová completed the Career Grand Slam in 2005.

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Marián Vajda
(Slovak Professional Tennis Coach and Former Player)
Marián Vajda
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Birthdate: March 24, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Považská Bystrica, Slovakia

Marián Vajda is a Slovak tennis coach and former player. He is best known as the former head coach of the current world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Vajda helped Djokovic win 20 Grand Slams and is deemed the most successful coach of all time. The Olympic Committee of Serbia honored Vajda with the best coach award in 2010 and 2011. 

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Magdaléna Rybáriková
(Retired Slovak Professional Tennis Player)
Magdaléna Rybáriková
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Birthdate: October 4, 1988
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Piešťany, Slovakia

Magdaléna Rybáriková is a Slovak former tennis player who won four WTA singles titles during her professional playing career that spanned 15 years. Magdaléna Rybáriková's best Grand Slam result came in 2017 when she reached the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first Slovak woman to do so; she lost to the eventual winner Garbiñe Muguruza.

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Miloslav Mečíř
(Slovakian Former Professional Tennis Player Who Won the Men's Singles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games)
Miloslav Mečíř
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Birthdate: May 19, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bojnice, Slovakia

Miloslav Mečíř is a Slovakian retired professional tennis player best known for winning the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1988 Olympic Games, earning Czechoslovakia its first ever medal at the event. In the same Olympics, Mečíř and Šrejber shared the bronze medal with Sweden's Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd as there was no bronze medal match.

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Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
(Slovak Tennis Player)
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
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Birthdate: September 13, 1994
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Košice, Slovakia

Anna Karolína Schmiedlová is a Slovak professional tennis player who has won three singles WTA Tour titles in her career so far. She has also won the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour titles on 12 occasions. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová competes in both singles and doubles events in Grand Slams and other prestigious tournaments like the Billie Jean King Cup.  

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Martin Kližan
(Slovak Former Professional Tennis Player)
Martin Kližan
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Birthdate: July 11, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Martin Kližan is a Slovak former tennis player who won six ATP titles during his professional career that spanned 14 years. Before turning pro in 2007, Martin Kližan won the French Open boys' singles title in 2006.

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Viktória Hrunčáková
(Slovak Professional Tennis Player)
Viktória Hrunčáková
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Birthdate: May 11, 1998
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Košice, Slovakia

Viktória Kužmová is a Slovak tennis player who has won 14 singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour so far. She has also won three doubles titles at the WTA Tour. Viktória Kužmová first achieved prominence in 2015 when she won the girls' doubles event alongside Aleksandra Pospelova at the US Open.

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Lukáš Lacko
(Former Professional Slovak Tennis Player)
Lukáš Lacko
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Birthdate: November 3, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Piešťany, Slovakia
Lukáš Lacko is a Slovak tennis player who represented his country at the 2012 Olympic Games. He also competes in Grand Slam tournaments and has achieved his best result thus far at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, where he has reached the third round. 
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Dominik Hrbatý
(Former Slovak Professional Tennis Player)
Dominik Hrbatý
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Birthdate: January 4, 1978
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Dominik Hrbatý is a Slovak former professional tennis player best known for his unique record of beating the Big Three in his first match against them, joining an elite list comprising only Nick Kyrgios, Lleyton Hewitt, and himself. Dominik Hrbatý is also known for winning the prestigious Hopman Cup in 2005 and 2009.

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Jarmila Wolfe
(Slovak-Australian Former Tennis Player)
Jarmila Wolfe
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Birthdate: April 26, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Jarmila Wolfe is a Slovak-Australian retired tennis player who won 14 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour titles and two WTA Tour titles during her playing career. Jarmila Wolfe is perhaps best known for winning the 2013 mixed doubles title at the Australian Open alongside fellow Australian player Matthew Ebden.

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Kristína Kučová
(Slovak Tennis Player)
Kristína Kučová
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Birthdate: May 23, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Kristína Kučová is a Slovak professional tennis player who has won 11 singles ITF Women's World Tennis Tour titles and one WTA Challenger title so far in her career. Kristína Kučová has also won five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit so far.

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Norbert Gombos
(Slovak Professional Tennis Player)
Norbert Gombos
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Birthdate: August 13, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Galanta, Slovakia

Norbert Gombos is a Slovak tennis player who plays for the men's national Davis Cup team. Gombos also competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and Grand Slam events. His best result so far in Grand Slam is reaching the third round at the French Open in 2020. Norbert Gombos is the current No. 2 singles player in Slovakia.

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Jana Cepelova
(Slovak Former Tennis Player)
Jana Cepelova
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Birthdate: May 29, 1993
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Košice, Slovakia

Jana Cepelova is a Slovak tennis player who has been inactive since 2020. She is best known for winning seven singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. Jana Čepelová was an outstanding junior player, earning silver and a bronze medal for Slovakia at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

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Jozef Kovalík
(Slovak Tennis Player)
Jozef Kovalík
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Birthdate: November 4, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Jozef Kovalík is a Slovak tennis player who came into prominence in 2010 when he won the bronze medal in the doubles event at the Summer Youth Olympics alongside fellow Slovak player Filip Horanský. Since turning professional in 2010, Jozef Kovalík has been competing in many prestigious tournaments, winning the Capri Watch Cup in 2016.

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Tereza Mihalíková
(Slovak Tennis Player)
Tereza Mihalíková
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Birthdate: June 2, 1998
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Topoľčany, Slovakia

Slovak tennis player Tereza Mihalíková soared to fame as a world junior no. 4 and later reached a career-high singles ranking of 349. Her first Junior Grand Slam win was at the 2015 Australian Open. Though she was a talented swimmer initially, she later took up tennis inspired by her aunt.

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Karol Kučera
(Slovak Retired Professional Tennis Player)
Karol Kučera
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Birthdate: March 4, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Karol Kučera is a Slovak retired professional tennis player who won six ATP singles titles during his playing career that spanned 13 years. Kučera is best known for reaching the semi-finals of the 1998 Australian Open. In the same year, he also won the prestigious Hopman Cup. Nicknamed the Little Cat, Kučera was known for his deceptive style of play. 

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Filip Polasek
(Slovak Professional Tennis Player)
Filip Polasek
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Birthdate: July 21, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Slovak Professional Tennis Player

Though Slovak tennis player Filip Polasek retired in 2013 due to ill health, he returned to tennis in 2018 and won his first Grand Slam in 2021. He has a career-high ranking of 7 in singles and has also become the first Grand Slam men’s singles or doubles champion from his country.

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Andrej Martin
(Slovak Professional Tennis Player)
Andrej Martin
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Birthdate: September 20, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Slovak tennis player Andrej Martin had a successful junior career, gaining the world number 8 rank. He also reached a career-high senior ranking of 93 in singles and was part of the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is now associated with charities such as Drahuskovo, a non-profit that works for autism-affected people.

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Rebecca Šramková
(Slovak Tennis Player)
Rebecca Šramková
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Birthdate: October 19, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Rebecca Šramková is a Slovak professional tennis player who has won 10 singles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour so far. She is best known for winning the 2016 Open de Biarritz, where she won against Martina Trevisan in the final.

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Kristína Schmiedlová
(Slovak Former Tennis Player)
Kristína Schmiedlová
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Birthdate: August 6, 1997
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Košice, Slovakia

Kristína Schmiedlová is a Slovak retired tennis player who won two singles titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Circuit before announcing her retirement at the age of 21. Kristína Schmiedlová is also known as the younger sister of Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.

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Filip Horanský
(Slovak Tennis Player)
Filip Horanský
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Birthdate: January 7, 1993
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Piešťany, Slovakia

Filip Horansky is a Slovak professional tennis player best known for winning the bronze medal in the boys' doubles event at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. He also won the boys' doubles event at the 2011 Australian Open. After turning professional in 2012, Filip Horansky has been competing in ATP Tours.

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Janette Husárová
(Slovak Former Tennis Player)
Janette Husárová
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Birthdate: June 4, 1974
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Former Slovak tennis star Janette Husárová, who had a career-best singles ranking of 31, is known for her partnership with Elena Dementieva, which won her a WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title. She was also part of the 2002 Fed Cup-winning Slovak team. The 3-time Olympian retired from tennis in 2016.

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Karina Habšudová
(Slovak Former Professional Tennis Player)
Karina Habšudová
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Birthdate: August 2, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bojnice, Slovakia

Karina Habsudova is a Slovak retired professional tennis player. A former world No. 10, Habšudová's best Grand Slam result came in 1996 when she reached the quarterfinals of the French Open. She is also known for winning the prestigious Hopman Cup in 1998 along with fellow Slovak player Karol Kučera.

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Chantal Škamlová
(Slovak Tennis Player)
Chantal Škamlová
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Birthdate: September 4, 1993
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Chantal Škamlová is a Slovak professional tennis player who has won 40 doubles titles and 12 singles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour so far. Chantal Škamlová came into prominence at the junior level when she won the girls' doubles event with Jana Čepelová at the 2010 Australian Open.

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Igor Zelenay
(Slovak Professional Tennis Player)
Igor Zelenay
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Birthdate: February 10, 1982
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Trenčín, Slovakia

With a career-high doubles ranking of 50, Slovak tennis player Igor Zelenay has established himself as a doubles specialist and is fond of hard courts. He began playing tennis at age 7, inspired by his sister, who is now a tennis coach. Ice hockey and fishing keep him engaged in his leisure.

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Romana Tabak
(Slovak Politician and Former Professional Tennis Player)
Romana Tabak
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Birthdate: May 7, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia

Romana Tabak is a Slovak politician and retired tennis player. Tabak won six singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour before retiring as a player to focus on her political career. Romana Tabak is currently a member of a political party named Ordinary People.