Daniela Hantuchova

Daniela Hantuchová is a retired professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles and doubles ranking of World Number 5. She also has a Career Grand Slam for mixed doubles, winning in all of the Grand Slams at least once.

Player Profile

Daniela Hantuchová was born on April 23, 1983, in Poprad, Czechoslovakia. She stands 181 cm tall and she is right-handed with a two-handed backhand. She represents Slovakia internationally. Currently, she resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Aside from tennis, she is also fascinated with skiing, ice skating, rollerblading, swimming, jet skiing and cooking.

She was coached by Nigel Sears and in her professional career, she earned a total of US$10,436,407 in prize money, which places her 45th in all-time rankings.

Career

Daniela turned pro with her training with coach Sears at Bollettieri Academy. Among court games, she loves to play in Wimbledon tournaments and her favorite surface is grass. She is a right-handed tennis player who plays a two-handed backhand.

She made her Grand Slam main draw debut in 2001. The next year, she was in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and the US Open. In 2018, she made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open.

As a women’s doubles player, she made it to the finals of the 2002 Australian Open while paired with Arantxa Sanchez. She reached her second women’s doubles Grand Slam finals in 2006. Then in 2009, she was in her second Australian Open finals for women’s doubles.

She has had better luck in the mixed doubles Grand Slams. She won the 2001 US Open, the 2002 Australian Open, and the 2005 French Open and US Open.

Hantuchová retired on July 6, 2017.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Record: 570–415 (57.9%)
• Career Titles: 7

• Highest Singles Ranking: 5 (January 27, 2003)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open - SF (2008)
• French Open - 4R (2002, 2006, 2010, 2011)
• Wimbledon - QF (2002)
• US Open - QF (2002, 2013)

Other Tournaments

• Tour Finals - RR (2002, 2007)
• Olympic Games - 3R (2012)

Doubles

• Career Record: 288–234 (55.2%)
• Career Titles: 9

• Highest Doubles Ranking: 5 (August 26, 2002)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open - F (2002, 2009)
• French Open - F (2006)
• Wimbledon - QF (2005)
• US Open - SF (2011)

Mixed Doubles

• Career Record: 40–14 (74%)
• Career Titles: 4

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances

• Australian Open - W (2002)
• French Open - W (2005)
• Wimbledon - W (2001)
• US Open - W (2005)

Team Competitions

• Fed Cup - W (2002)
• Hopman Cup - W (2005)

People Ask

What is Daniela Hantuchová's highest ranking?

>She reached a career-high singles ranking of Number 5 for both singles and doubles.

Has Daniela Hantuchová won a Grand Slam title?

>Yes. She has a Career Grand Slam for mixed doubles.

How many singles career titles does Daniela Hantuchová have?

>She won 7 career-level career titles.