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 Hrbatý in training during the2006 French Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Slovakia | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1978-01-04)4 January 1978 (age 47) Bratislava,Czechoslovakia (Now Slovakia) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 7,065,241 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 359–318 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (17 October 2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (2001,2005) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | SF (1999) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (2004) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (2004) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Cup | 1R (1999) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004,2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 150–211 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (13 November 2000) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | F (2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Hopman Cup | W (2005,2009) | ||||||||||||||
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Dominik Hrbatý (Slovak pronunciation:[ˈdɔminiɡˈɦr̩batiː]; born 4 January 1978) is a Slovak former professionaltennis player.[1] Hrbatý reached the semifinals of the1999 French Open, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in October 2005. Hrbatý is one of only three players, alongsideNick Kyrgios andLleyton Hewitt, to have beaten each member of theBig Three (Novak Djokovic,Roger Federer, andRafael Nadal) the first time he played them.[2]
Hrbatý is one of a select few players to have competed on theATP Tour with a positive winning record againstFederer (2–1),Nadal (3–1), andMurray (1–0). Hrbatý's record againstDjokovic stands at 1–1 (or 0–1 at tour-level events). Hrbaty,Alex Corretja andNovak Djokovic are the only players to have a winning record over Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 inBratislava,Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire. When he was younger, Hrbatý was European junior competitor in skiing and from the age of 11, he focused on tennis full-time.
He is married to Nelly Petrová; he proposed after Slovakia won theHopman Cup on 10 January 2009 (withDominika Cibulková).[3]He also won the tournament for Slovakia in 2005 withDaniela Hantuchová. This makes Hrbatý a dual winner to move into the company of Serena Williams, James Blake, Tommy Robredo and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Hrbatý turned professional in 1996. During the year he reached six Challenger finals and achieved a 35–15 match record. He ended the year as the youngest player in the top 100.
In 1997, Hrbatý won theKošice Challenger title defeatingNicolás Lapentti. He also reached his first ATP Tour final inPalermo, losing toAlberto Berasategui. His first doubles success on the Tour was reaching the final ofUmag withKarol Kučera.
Hrbatý broke through for his first ATP title in 1998 inSan Marino and defended his title in Košice. He continued his form into 1999 capturing his second title inPrague. His greatest breakthrough was reaching the semi-finals ofRoland Garros where he defeatedJulien Boutter,Yevgeny Kafelnikov,Andrew Ilie,Marat Safin andMarcelo Ríos before falling to eventual winner,Andre Agassi.
Despite not winning a title in 2000, Hrbatý reached three finals inMonte Carlo,St. Petersburg andBrighton. During the year he helped Slovakia win theATP World Team Championship where he had wins overPete Sampras and Kafelnikov. While not winning a title in singles, he won theRome Masters doubles title withMartin Damm and reached another three finals.
2001 got off to a quick start for Hrbatý, winning inAuckland for his third ATP title, defeating at the final the SpaniardFrancisco Clavet. He backed up that win with a quarter-finals appearance at theAustralian Open. On his way he defeated number two seed,Marat Safin. Other notable singles results were reaching the semi-finals inDubai,Tashkent and Moscow. Hrbatý helped Slovakia back into the World Group stage inDavis Cup by defeatingNicolás Massú and Rios in 5 sets coming from two sets down in each match. Hrbatý teamed up withRoger Federer in the men's doubles at the Australian Open in2001. However they were knocked out byThomas Shimada andMyles Wakefield.
Hrbatý had an average year in 2002 where he finished out of the top 50 for the first time since 1996. He won a Challenger title inBiella. In 2003, Hrbatý made the final in Auckland losing toGustavo Kuerten. Also made the semi-finals inCasablanca and Umag. DefeatedAndy Roddick in the Davis Cup to end the American's 19-match winning streak.
Hrbatý's best season in his career to date was in 2004. He started the season with back-to-back title wins in Auckland andAdelaide. The Auckland victory was overRafael Nadal in the final. Then won his sixth career title inMarseille and then made it to the final in Casablanca. He achieved one of his best wins by defeating World No. 1Roger Federer inCincinnati and then made it to the quarter-finals of theUS Open.
In 2005, Hrbatý finished in the top 20 despite not reaching a singles final. His best results were semi-finals in Los Angeles,Metz andBasel. He had good success in theATP Masters Series inMiami, Rome andMontreal, where he reached the quarter-finals.
Also in 2005, Hrbatý helped Slovakia reach theDavis Cup final againstCroatia. He compiled a 6–1 singles record during the season. InflictedIvan Ljubičić's only singles loss in the final but Slovakia lost the final 2–3.
2006 was a mixed year for Hrbatý. He reached his second Tennis Masters Series title final in Paris losing toNikolay Davydenko, which helped him finish in the top 25 in the year-end rankings. Other results were semi-finals in Los Angeles andVienna and a quarter-finals in Beijing.
Hrbatý's form started to drop in 2007. He was plagued by an elbow injury which severely limited his play in that season.
At the 2007 U.S. Open, in doubles, he lost toJesse Levine andAlex Kuznetsov, while pairing withHarel Levy of Israel, 6–1, 6–4.
At the2008 Wimbledon Championships, Hrbatý lost to his good friend and former doubles partner Federer in the first round, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2. Hrbatý sat immediately next to Federer and had an amicable conversation with him during the last changeover of the match, telling Federer that this may be Hrbatý's last Wimbledon and that, as a joke, this has been the first victory for Federer in a match against him and leads him 2–1 in head to head.
In 2010, Hrbaty announced his retirement as he became a father for the first time.In 2012, Hrbaty temporarily returned to professional tennis by playing in the qualifying tournament for the 2012 Heineken Open. He won his first round of qualifying by beating Pere Riba in straight sets 6–4, 6–2.
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | Apr 2000 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay |  Cédric Pioline | 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | Nov 2006 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) |  Nikolay Davydenko | 1–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Apr 2000 | Miami. U.S. | Hard |  Martin Damm |  Todd WoodbridgeMark Woodforde | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | May 2000 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Martin Damm |  Wayne FerreiraYevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1997 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Alberto Berasategui | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 1998 | San Marino | Clay |  Mariano Puerta | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 1999 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Sláva Doseděl | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2000 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Cédric Pioline | 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2000 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Marat Safin | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2000 | Brighton, United Kingdom | Hard (i) |  Tim Henman | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jan 2001 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Francisco Clavet | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2003 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Gustavo Kuerten | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jan 2004 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Michaël Llodra | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jan 2004 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2004 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) |  Robin Söderling | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–6 | May 2004 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Santiago Ventura | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Oct 2006 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Nikolay Davydenko | 1–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | ||
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| Australian Open | A | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 4R | 1R | 3R | QF | 4R | 3R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 21–11 | ||
| French Open | A | 1R | 3R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 12 | 13–12 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 12 | 4–12 | ||
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | QF | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 12 | 15–12 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 48 | 54–48 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | NH | 1R | NH | 2R | NH | 2R | NH | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 3–10 | ||
| Miami Masters | A | 4R | 2R | QF | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 12 | 15–12 | ||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | 1R | A | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | ||
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | ||
| Hamburg Masters | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | ||
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | ||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | ||
| Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | F | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 27–23 | 34–29 | 38–32 | 44–29 | 31–30 | 23–29 | 26–26 | 42–26 | 43–26 | 32–28 | 10–21 | 5–9 | 4–7 | 0–1 | 359–318 | |||
| Year End Ranking | 78 | 40 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 36 | 51 | 61 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 136 | 253 | 141 | 417 | $7,068,735 | |||
| Season | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Hrbatý Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | |||||||
| 1. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3 | St. Pölten, Austria | Clay | 1R | 6–3, 6–3 | 50 |
| 1999 | |||||||
| 2. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2 | 43 |
| 3. |  Andre Agassi | 9 | Miami, United States | Hard | 2R | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 | 40 |
| 4. |  Marcelo Ríos | 8 | Miami, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–2, 6–0 | 40 |
| 5. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 1 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 | 30 |
| 6. | Marcelo Ríos | 9 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | QF | 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 | 30 |
| 2000 | |||||||
| 7. | Gustavo Kuerten | 4 | Davis Cup, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | RR | 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | 25 |
| 8. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | 24 |
| 9. | Andre Agassi | 1 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 3R | 6–4, 6–4 | 17 |
| 10. | Pete Sampras | 2 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | RR | 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 14 |
| 11. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | F | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | 14 |
| 12. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | 36 |
| 13. | Gustavo Kuerten | 3 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | QF | 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 3–0, ret. | 33 |
| 14. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | SF | 7–5, 6–3 | 22 |
| 2001 | |||||||
| 15. | Marat Safin | 2 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 4R | 6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | 16 |
| 16. | Marat Safin | 1 | Davis Cup, Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) | RR | 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 | 14 |
| 17. | Marat Safin | 7 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | 2R | 6–0, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) | 28 |
| 2002 | |||||||
| 18. | Sébastien Grosjean | 9 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–3, 6–4 | 62 |
| 19. | Sébastien Grosjean | 10 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | 54 |
| 20. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 | 52 |
| 2003 | |||||||
| 21. |  Paradorn Srichaphan | 10 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 7–5 | 62 |
| 22. | Andy Roddick | 2 | Davis Cup, Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay | RR | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | 60 |
| 2004 | |||||||
| 23. |  Roger Federer | 1 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 1R | 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 | 21 |
| 2005 | |||||||
| 24. | Gastón Gaudio | 10 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 3R | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(8–10), 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–3 | 27 |
| 25. | Marat Safin | 4 | Miami, United States | Hard | 3R | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 | 28 |
| 26. | Tim Henman | 6 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 3R | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | 24 |
| 27. | Guillermo Coria | 8 | Davis Cup, Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) | RR | 7–6(7–2), 6–2, 6–3 | 19 |
| 28. |  Ivan Ljubičić | 9 | Davis Cup, Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) | RR | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | 19 |
| 2006 | |||||||
| 29. | Ivan Ljubičić | 4 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | 24 |
| 30. | Tomáš Berdych | 10 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | QF | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 | 27 |
| 2007 | |||||||
| 31. | Tommy Robredo | 7 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–4 | 32 |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by | ATP Newcomer of the Year 1996 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Sportsperson of Slovakia 2005 | Succeeded by |
