Matej Liptak talking about Daniela, the other Slovakian players and the Fed Cup tie against France:

From the old-new season, a personal coach Lukas Lacko Liptak, in 2011, Daniela Hantuchova coach, the current performance Sloveniek stated: "Especially Daniela showed at the beginning of a great season form. I am very happy to be doing it early in the year. I firmly believe that It passed into the match. Dominika during the Australian tour has also acted very solid. Unfortunately, losing close games. If they achieve favorable results, would also benefit from the self-esteem, it may just serve to duel with France. Perhaps the during the week of preparation in the form of our hráčok even better. Actual results Magda and Jana are a little disappointing for me. I believe that is conscientiously to prepare and meet the expectations. No other player will not offer me the results of the nomination as a possibility. Maybe if I had to There our best tennis players, I thought of Janette Husarova in debla, but it was only a hypothesis. I think that, despite a weaker form January Rybarikova Cepelova and the squad are the four players that are there," said former coach Karol Beck and Petra Kvitova Liptak.

"That game three years ago in Limoges was diametrically different. France possessed an entirely different cadres, had it the former world champion Amelie Mauresmo was a big favorite. Nevertheless, we had 2-1, but then we lost two balanced pitch matches. Contributed to Nathalie and the Dechy while she and Mauresmo are then parted. For them it was a nice end of their careers," sighed Liptak, adding, "Now, while your opponent has top toys if we expect the absence of Marion Bartoli. Regardless, we must well prepared. hráčok Young to be the other guests, you never know what the improvements are and where they can move. Cornet, and Razzano, Rezai were previously able to get into the Top 20 In the meantime, have some stagnation, but may arouse for maximum performance. Being in the Fed Cup favorite is not enough."

Liptak noted that the SR team fought last year full of good results, although it ultimately did not succeed twice: "It can be seen as that, especially after the defeat of the April Serb We want udobriť fans. We have not even done everything possible to We meet the audience. Unfortunately, in two high quality matches that eventually we consistently failed. Czechs then won the trophy, Serb was in Bratislava in the strongest composition with two by former world leaders and even though we were very close to victory.'ll try to fix it, if We prepare our fans disappointment. I do not think we would be any trauma that could occur. Perhaps the heads remained rather an experience that should play until the last ball and take every fiftín well, does not allow a score. Tennis is so : and the winner is whoever gets the ball last. If it sometimes looks easy, yet, it does not really even win. We must learn from last year, use this experience in a positive way."
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Dani is leading the WTA in aces 2012

50 aces / 15 match

10 Things You May Not Know About Daniela Hantuchova

By: Elena Scuro

One of the most familiar faces in tennis is 28-year-old Daniela Hantuchova. Since 1999, the Slovakian has traveled around the world with the WTA Tour and is known to be one of the kindest and hardest working players. Get to know a little bit more about her:

1. Defending Champion Finally Defended: Hantuchova has won five WTA titles but it wasn’t until last weekend that she successfully defended a title. She won the Pattaya Open, defeating Maria Kirilenko 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the final.

2. Career Mixed Doubles Grand Slam: In 2005, Hantuchova became the fifth female tennis player to win the mixed doubles title in all four Grand Slam tournaments during her career: 2001 Wimbledon (with Leos Friedl), 2002 Australian Open (with Kevin Ullyett), 2005 French Open (with Fabrice Santoro) and 2005 US Open (with Mahesh Bhupathi).

3. She’s multi-lingual: Hantuchova speaks Slovak, German, English and a few Italian words. “With Slovak you can understand some other languages, like Czech, Slovenian, Croatian,” she said. “The first language I learned was actually German, because we're so close to Germany and Austria, so in school that's the first language they teach you in Slovakia.”

4. Tennis Preference: Per her WTA profile, Hantuchova’s favorite surface is grass and her favorite event is Wimbledon.

5. She’s A Foodie: Per her web site, Hantuchova lists her favorite foods as “whatever my mom cooks. When I travel I love Italian - pizza, pasta - I also like sushi and crepes with Nutella!”

6. She’s Been In Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition: In 2009, Hantuchova appeared alongside fellow tennis players Maria Kirilenko and Tatiana Golovin in Sports Illustrated’s famed Swimsuit Edition. The pictorial was entitled “Volley of the Dolls.” On being in the magazine, Hantuchova said “It was very, very exciting. I think it is every girl's dream to be part of SI, and it was a fantastic experience.”

7. Dream Boys And Deal Breakers: Hantuchova said her dream guy is “someone who has the best heart, makes me laugh and is the best person inside.” When it comes to deal breakers, she doesn’t like “when the guy is late, speaks only about himself and doesn't open the door for me.”

8. A Young Beethoven: Hantuchova studied classical piano between ages 6 and 14.

9. Italian Influences: Hantuchova has a thing for Italy. Her favorite city is Rome, her favorite movie is Gladiator and her favorite designers include Armani, Cavalli and Missoni.

10. Wiser With Age: At age 28, Hantuchova has said she’s more confident, relaxed, calmer and mentally stronger on court. “I stay focused on my game without worrying about my opponent or doubting myself.”

Hantuchova: "Olympics is why I play"
09 Mar 2012

There is no question that the hype is building ahead of the Olympic tennis event at London 2012 despite that fact that there are still more than four months to go until the summer showpiece kicks off.
Roger Federer has gone as far as to say “it’s going to be a massive Olympic Games for our generation” and for one player in particular the Swiss’s words ring oh so true.

Daniela Hantuchova, the 28-year-old from Slovak Republic, credits the Olympic Games for her interest in a sport that has seen her rise to fame as well as a career-high singles ranking of No. 5 in the world.

“The first time I watched tennis on TV was when Miloslav Mecir won the gold medal in Seoul in 1988 and that was the reason why I started to play tennis,” she said. “It’s the most special event for me and I don’t think you can ask for more than having the Olympics in Wimbledon.”

Hantuchova’s favourite surface is grass and she has reached the quarterfinals of both the singles and doubles events at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Being in the final throes of her career, the Slovak knows that this could be her last chance to win an Olympic medal and she is not going to let anything distract her – even with such a lot going on in London come Games-time.

“I go there to perform well so obviously during my event I will be very focused on just tennis,” she explained. “I think it’s going to be awesome and the English public are always great and they always treated me very nicely so I’m really looking forward to playing in front of them.”

Once her event is over Hantuchova revealed she would love to go and watch the swimming and the athletics – her two favourite events – and that she will be keeping an eye out for a chance to meet the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt.

She will also be supporting her fellow countrymen in their quest for a medal, adding: “We are a very small country with many great athletes so it will be interesting, hopefully I’ll be one of the ones to do well.”

Hantuchova wins Heart Award
22 Mar 2012

The ITF has announced the first four winners of the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award. Slovak Republic’s Daniela Hantuchova has been recognised in the World Group and World Group II first round category, while the Zone Group I winners are Colombia’s Catalina Castano, China’s Li Na and Sweden’s Sofia Arvidsson. The ties took place in February.

The four Heart Award recipients were decided by a public vote on FedCup.com and FedCup.com/es that saw over 10,000 fans make their selection. Ten players were initially shortlisted by a judging panel consisting of ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti and a group of former Fed Cup players and members of the international media. All the winners receive a silver Baccarat bracelet and a cheque to be donated to a chosen charity.

ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti said: “There were some outstanding performances during the Fed Cup ties in February so I’d like to congratulate Daniela, Sofia, Catalina and Li Na for coming out on top of the public vote. The Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award continues to reward players for the commitment they make to their team and the competition as a whole. I’m sure the four winners will now take great pride in making their donations to charity.”

The Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award is a joint initiative between the ITF and BNP Paribas. It aims to recognise players who have represented their country with distinction, shown exceptional courage on court and demonstrated outstanding commitment to their team. A total of five players will be recognised in 2012.

Daniela Hantuchova has been a Fed Cup stalwart for Slovak Republic for over 10 years and showed she still has the desire to succeed as she extended her overall record in the competition to 31-15 with two singles wins during her team’s 3-2 victory over France in the World Group II first round in Bratislava.

In a marathon match lasting over three hours on the opening day against Pauline Parmentier, the 28-year-old fought back from a set down to grind out a 57 61 97 win. With the Slovaks 2-1 ahead, she then came from a break down against Alize Cornet to close out the tie 63 64.



WOW!!! Great!!! Congrats Daniela

Hey, guys, after 40 years of being a women's tennis fan, I do believe I have the rankings system figured out, at least as it applies to Daniela. If we don't count doubles and the upcoming Fed Cup play, if Daniela's 1st round match in Stuttgart is April 24, that will mean that she will have played exactly 4 matches in the last 60 days, losing 3. We all know that she gained zero pts. in the Premier mandatories. At the moment her Feb. 24 match with Georges ended, Dani's rank was #21. Today, she's #19. The conclusion: The less she plays, the more it pays! Look, it makes just as much sense as the ranking system itself does. And, to us long-standing Daniela Maniacs, it makes perfect sense! So this week, with Daniela not playing, if I figure it right, should Jankovic go down in 1st or 2nd round and Vinci fail to defend the Barcelona title, Dani will be #18! I normally end my posts by saying Let's Go, Daniela. For now, it seems to be better for her if that becomes Let's Rest, Daniela!

Tennis star Felser students cheer for Daniela Hantuchova
18. April 2012

Rock star / Stuttgart. Also in this year of junior tennis in the Enz at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in the context of the "Players'Cheer up" is represented. The TC could rock star, whose tennis-children in Stuttgart a year ago, the Pole Agnieszka Radwanska accompany the semifinals, this time will have been appointed Daniela Hatuchova from Slovakia.

On Monday, 23 April, on the day that is 29 years old Daniela Hantuchova must, the ten-year-old Felix Aldinger at the evening performance of the players with their run in the Porsche Arena. From the first game on it then applies to his mother, the young director Tanya Aldinger to get together young players to support the Slovakian in Stuttgart. Eight to ten pairs of hands clapping at every performance would wish Tanya Aldinger - all are free.

Daniela Hantuchova arrived in Stuttgart for the excellent cast as number 19 of the tennis world rankings just in the main draw. She is a smart player who ten years ago at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix reached the final. At that time the tournament was held in Filderstadt and not on sand: Daniela Hantuchova succumbed to the same age now retired Belgian Kim Clijsters in three sets.

A few years later, Daniela Hantuchova was suspected to be anorexic, which she denied. At a size of 1.81 meters, she could barely another 50 kilograms. In this connection, Daniela Hantuchova in the interim to cast ambition set on the day to haben.Auch she complained of "envy and jealousy" among the players.

The Stuttgart tournament, they will come this year from Marbella. There it is for them to do with Slovakia about this game away in the Fed Cup against Spain, which will be held Saturday and Sunday (21-22. April), remaining in the World Group. At the same time in the Stuttgart arena there is also a relegation match between Germany and Australia.

Behind the 22-year-old Dominika Cibulkova (No. 17 world ranking), which also occurs in the Fed Cup and then in Stuttgart, Daniela Hantuchova is currently a second-best player from Slovakia. In any case, the star Felser have done with her a good grip. After Radwanska from Poland, who had spent several years as a child in the Westphalian town of Borken, they come again in 2012 with a German player in contact. From the TC Sternenfels already an above average tennis player has emerged: Ms Anna Fuchs is not a pro, but it represents the TC Weissenhof in Stuttgart in the regional league. More tennis and is announcing Tennis Grand Prix in the state capital on Thursday in the sports section of the "Pforzheimer Zeitung". rks

Author: Ralf Kohler
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