Janette Husárová

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Janette Husárová
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Husárová at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceBratislava, Slovakia
Born (1974-06-04) 4 June 1974 (age 47)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,402,865
Singles
Career record291–246 (54.2%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 31 (13 January 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (2002)
French Open3R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon1R (1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003)
US Open2R (2001, 2002)
Doubles
Career record502–324 (60.8%)
Career titles25 WTA, 16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 3 (21 April 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2004, 2008)
French OpenQF (2003, 2004, 2007)
WimbledonQF (2003)
US OpenF (2002)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2002)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open1R (2014)
Wimbledon2R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup17–12 (58.6%)

Janette Husárová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈɦusaːrɔʋaː]; born 4 June 1974) is a retired Slovak tennis player.

On 13 January 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 31. On 21 April 2003, she peaked at No. 3 in the doubles rankings.

She won the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002, partnering with Elena Dementieva. With Dementieva, she reached the final of US Open doubles competition in the same year, losing to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.

Playing for Slovakia in the Fed Cup, Husárová has a win/loss record of 17–12. Together with Daniela Hantuchová, she was a member of the Slovak team winning the Fed Cup in 2002.

In her career, Husárová won 25 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the season-ending WTA Championships and three Tier I tournaments (Berlin, Moscow (2002) and Tokyo (2005)), as well as four singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

In February 2016, Husárová announced her retirement from professional tennis.[1]

Significant finals[]

Grand Slam final[]

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2002 US Open Hard Russia Elena Dementieva Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–1

WTA Championships final[]

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[]

Result Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2002 Los Angeles Carpet (i) Russia Elena Dementieva Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3

WTA career finals[]

Doubles: 43 (25 titles, 18 runner-ups)[]

Before 2009 Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
WTA Championships (1–0)
Tier I (3–4) Premier M (0–0)
Tier II (4–5) Premier 5 (0–0)
Tier III (5–0) Premier (0–1)
Tier IV & V (11–6) International (1–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 17 October 1993 Montpellier, France Carpet (i) Belgium Dominique Monami United States Meredith McGrath
Germany Claudia Porwik
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 1. 21 July 1996 Internazionali di Palermo, Italy Clay Austria Barbara Schett Argentina Florencia Labat
Germany Barbara Rittner
6–1, 6–2
Win 2. 11 August 1996 Austrian Open, Linz Clay Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva Czech Republic Lenka Cenková
Czech Republic Kateřina Šišková
6–4, 7–5
Win 3. 5 January 1997 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Belgium Dominique Monami Poland Aleksandra Olsza
Germany Elena Wagner
6–2, 6–(5–7), 6–3
Loss 2. 5 January 1998 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard France Julie Halard-Decugis Japan Nana Miyagi
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 3. 12 January 1998 Hobart International, Australia Hard France Julie Halard-Decugis Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 4. 23 February 1998 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Argentina Paola Suárez Venezuela Melissa Mazzotta
Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4. 9 May 1999 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay France Amélie Cocheteux Romania Cătălina Cristea
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
6–1, 6–2
Loss 5. 10 October 1999 Brasil Open, São Paulo Clay Argentina Florencia Labat Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–7(1–7), 7–5, 7–5
Loss 6. 20 February 2000 Brasil Open, São Paulo Clay Argentina Florencia Labat Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Paola Suárez
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 5. 14 May 2000 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Italy Tathiana Garbin Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova
Ukraine Anna Zaporozhanova
6–3, 6–1
Win 6. 7 January 2001 Brisbane International, Australia Hard Italy Giulia Casoni United States Katie Schlukebir
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(11–9), 7–5
Win 7. 25 February 2001 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Italy Tathiana Garbin Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win 8. 22 April 2001 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Italy Tathiana Garbin Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić
6–1, 6–3
Win 9. 15 July 2001 Internazionali di Palermo, Italy Clay Italy Tathiana Garbin Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 7. 4 February 2002 Paris Indoors, France Carpet (i) Russia Elena Dementieva France Nathalie Dechy
United States Meilen Tu
w/o
Win 10. 17 February 2002 Qatar Ladies Open, Doha Hard Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario France Alexandra Fusai
Netherlands Caroline Vis
6–3, 6–3
Loss 8. 4 March 2002 Indian Wells Masters,
United States
Hard Russia Elena Dementieva United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 6–0
Win 11. 12 May 2002 German Open, Berlin Clay Russia Elena Dementieva Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 9. 28 July 2002 Stanford Classic, United States Hard Spain Conchita Martínez United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 6–1
Win 12. 4 August 2002 San Diego Open, United States Hard Russia Elena Dementieva Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 6–4
Loss 10. 24 August 2002 New Haven Open,
United States
Hard Italy Tathiana Garbin Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss 11. 26 August 2002 US Open, New York Hard Russia Elena Dementieva Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–1
Loss 12. 24 September 2002 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Argentina Paola Suárez United States Alexandra Stevenson
United States Serena Williams
6–3, 7–5
Win 13. 6 October 2002 Kremlin Cup, Russia Carpet (i) Russia Elena Dementieva Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokić
Russia Nadia Petrova
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Win 14. 27 October 2002 Luxembourg Open Hard (i) Belgium Kim Clijsters Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková
Germany Barbara Rittner
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 15. 11 November 2002 WTA Tour Championships,
Los Angeles
Hard (i) Russia Elena Dementieva Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 13. 13 April 2003 Charleston Open,
United States
Clay Spain Conchita Martínez Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–0, 6–3
Win 16. 28 February 2004 Dubai Championships,
United Arab Emirates
Hard Spain Conchita Martínez Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 14. 5 March 2004 Qatar Ladies Open, Doha Hard Spain Conchita Martínez Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 17. 18 April 2004 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
6–3, 6–2
Loss 15. 3 May 2004 German Open, Berlin Clay Spain Conchita Martínez Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win 18. 31 October 2004 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) Russia Elena Likhovtseva France Nathalie Dechy
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
6–2, 7–5
Win 19. 6 February 2005 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet Russia Elena Likhovtseva United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Corina Morariu
6–4, 6–3
Win 20. 23 July 2006 Internazionali di Palermo, Italy Clay Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Giulia Gabba
6–0, 6–0
Win 21. 30 July 2006 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 22. 6 January 2007 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Argentina Paola Suárez Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
India Shikha Uberoi
6–0, 6–2
Win 23. 30 September 2007 Luxembourg Open Hard (i) Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Israel Shahar Pe'er
6–4, 6–2
Loss 16. 18 May 2008 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 24. 13 July 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay France Alizé Cornet Germany Vanessa Henke
Romania Raluca Olaru
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
Win 25. 5 May 2012 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
6–4, 6–2
Loss 17. 3 March 2013 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur Hard China Zhang Shuai Japan Shuko Aoyama
Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [12–14]
Loss 18. 5 August 2013 Carlsbad Open, United States Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
4–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals[]

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (4–7)[]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 10 June 1991 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Italy Barbara Romanò 5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 20 April 1992 ITF Aveiro, Portugal Hard Japan Hiroko Hara 6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 27 April 1992 ITF Leiria, Portugal Hard France Cécile Dorey 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 8 June 1992 ITF Nicolosi, Italy Clay Italy Laura Lapi 0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 17 May 1993 ITF Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Clay Austria Judith Wiesner 3–6, 5–7
Winner 6. 14 August 1995 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay Austria Sandra Dopfer 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 21 August 1995 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Slovakia Katarína Studeníková 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 25 September 1995 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia Clay Poland Magdalena Grzybowska 6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 9. 8 November 1998 ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Clay Argentina Paola Suárez 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Runner-up 10. 23 November 1998 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Spain Mariam Ramón Climent 1–6, 1–4 ret.
Winner 11. 6 June 1999 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Hungary Petra Mandula 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 27 (16–11)[]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 25 February 1991 ITF Valencia, Spain Clay Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Málková Spain Rosa Bielsa
Spain Janet Souto
2–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 1 April 1991 ITF Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Málková Soviet Union Elena Makarova
Soviet Union Irina Sukhova
6–1, 7–5
Winner 3. 8 April 1991 ITF Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Málková Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivona Horvat
Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová
6–0, 7–6(11)
Winner 4. 13 May 1991 ITF Munich, Germany Clay Soviet Union Irina Zvereva Czechoslovakia Ivana Havrlíková
Czechoslovakia Pavlína Rajzlová
7–5, 6–2
Winner 5. 13 May 1991 ITF Capua, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Monika Kratochvílová Spain María Carmen García
Spain Eva Jiménez
6–1, 6–1
Winner 6. 10 June 1991 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Monika Kratochvílová Italy Gabriella Boschiero
Italy Federica Riccadonna
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 24 February 1992 ITF Castellón, Spain Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivona Horvat Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová
Czechoslovakia Pavlína Rajzlová
5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Runner-up 8. 16 November 1992 ITF Mount Gambier,
Australia
Clay Czechoslovakia Eva Martincová Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Louise Stacey
6–7(7), 7–6(4), 6–7(3)
Winner 9. 15 March 1993 ITF San Luis Potosí,
Mexico
Hard United States Sandra Cacic Canada Mélanie Bernard
Canada Caroline Delisle
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 10. 22 March 1993 ITF St. Simons,
United States
Clay Australia Justine Hodder Canada Mélanie Bernard
Canada Caroline Delisle
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 11. 5 July 1993 ITF Erlangen, Germany Clay Australia Danielle Thomas Russia Elena Makarova
Russia Eugenia Maniokova
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 12. 12 July 1993 ITF Winnipeg, Canada Hard Japan Hiromi Nagano Canada Mélanie Bernard
Canada Caroline Delisle
w/o
Winner 13. 13 June 1994 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Slovakia Radka Zrubáková Slovakia Patrícia Marková
Slovakia Katarína Studeníková
6–2, 7–5
Winner 14. 27 June 1994 ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay Finland Nanne Dahlman Czech Republic Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková
Czech Republic Lenka Němečková
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 15. 10 July 1994 Erlangen, Germany Clay Slovenia Tina Križan Sweden Maria Lindström
Sweden Maria Strandlund
2–6, 2–6
Winner 16. 28 September 1997 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Hungary Virág Csurgó Belarus Olga Glouschenko
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
6–0, 6–0
Runner-up 17. 7 June 1998 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Spain Mariam Ramón Climent
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 18. 4 October 1998 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard South Africa Nannie de Villiers Argentina María Fernanda Landa
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Winner 19. 15 March 1999 ITF Reims, France Clay (i) Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis Spain Gisela Riera
Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
Winner 20. 15 March 1999 ITF Dinan, France Clay (i) Hungary Rita Kuti-Kis Spain Mariam Ramón Climent
Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–4, 6–2
Winner 21. 1 August 2011 ITF Trnava, Slovakia Hard Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Slovakia Jana Čepelová
Slovakia Lenka Wienerová
7–6(2), 6–1
Runner-up 22. 10 September 2011 ITF Biella, Italy Clay Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Russia Ekaterina Lopes
3–6, 6–0, [3–10]
Winner 23. 23 September 2011 ITF Foggia, Italy Clay Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Spain Leticia Costas
Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez
6–1, 6–2
Winner 24. 21 November 2011 ITF Helsinki, Finland Hard (i) Finland Emma Laine Hungary Tímea Babos
Ukraine Irina Buryachok
5–7, 7–5, [11–9]
Runner-up 25. 19 December 2011 ITF Ankara, Turkey Hard Hungary Katalin Marosi Russia Nina Bratchikova
Croatia Darija Jurak
4–6, 2–6
Winner 26. 5 March 2012 ITF Irapuato, Mexico Hard Hungary Katalin Marosi Italy Maria Elena Camerin
Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
6–2, 6–7(9), [10–7]
Winner 27. 12 March 2012 ITF Nassau, Bahamas Hard Hungary Katalin Marosi Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
United Kingdom Anne Keothavong
6–1, 3–6, [10–6]

Grand Slam performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (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)

Singles[]

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Career W–L
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 1R 2R A LQ 2R 4R 2R LQ LQ 6–7
French Open A A LQ 1R A 1R LQ LQ 3R 3R 1R LQ A 4–5
Wimbledon A 1R A 1R A A A LQ 1R 1R 1R A A 0–5
US Open LQ 1R A 1R A LQ A LQ 2R 2R 1R LQ A 2–5
Win–Loss 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 4–4 6–4 1–4 0–0 0–0 12–22

Doubles[]

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Career W-L
Australian Open A 1R A A A 1R A 1R 2R 1R 2R QF 2R A 1R QF A A A A 1R 1R A 1R 9–13
French Open A A 2R A A 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R QF QF 3R 3R QF 1R 1R A A 2R 3R 2R 3R A 23–17
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R QF 3R 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R A A 1R 1R 1R 1R A 13–16
US Open 1R 2R A 1R A 1R A 3R 2R F QF QF 1R 3R 2R 3R 1R A A 2R 1R 2R 1R A 22–18
Win–Loss 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–4 1–2 3–4 4–4 6–4 10–4 11–4 5–4 5–3 6–4 6–4 0–3 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–4 2–4 2–3 0–1 67–64

References[]

  1. ^ "Si ritira Janette Husarova".

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