Dominik Hrbatý

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Dominik Hrbatý

Country	Slovakia
Residence	Monte Carlo
Date of birth	January 4, 1978 (1978-01-04) (age 30)
Place of birth	Bratislava (then Czechoslovakia)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (170 lb/12.0 st)
Turned Pro	1996
Plays	Right
Career Prize Money	US$6,538,480
Singles
Career record:	344-287
Career titles:	6
Highest ranking:	12 (October 18, 2005)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	QF (1999, 2001, 2005)
French Open	SF (1999)
Wimbledon	3rd (2004)
US Open	QF (2004)
Doubles
Career record:	144-191
Career titles:	2
Highest ranking:	14 (November 13, 2000)
Infobox last updated on: April 20, 2007.

Dominik Hrbatý (born January 4, 1978, Bratislava) is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. The right-handed Hrbatý is nicknamed " The Dominator" and in 1996 was named ATP Newcomer of the Year. He is coached by Tibor Toth.

Hrbatý has won 6 singles ATP tour tournaments - the 1999 San Marino and Prague, the 2001 Auckland, and 2004 Adelaide, Auckland and Marseille events. His highest ATP Entry Ranking has been World No. 12, a ranking he achieved on October 18, 2004.

In Perth, Western Australia in 2005, Hrbaty paired with teammate Daniela Hantuchová to win the Hopman Cup for Slovakia. As of September 2006, he has won over $6,100,000 in prize money.

In the 2005 Davis Cup final, Hrbatý handed Croat star Ivan Ljubičić his only loss in the Davis Cup season to send the tie to a deciding 5th rubber, which Croatia ultimately won.

Hrbatý is known for being one of the fitter players on the ATP circuit (winning 3 out of 4 straight 5 set matches at the 2006 Australian Open), having a strong two-handed backhand, and for creating a stir by wearing pink tennis polos with holes cut in the back of the shirt to create ventilation. In 2006, he reached his first Masters Series Final in Paris before losing to Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6–1, 6–2, 6–2.

He has perfect head-to-head record (2–0) against the current ATP No. 1 Roger Federer and a winning head-to-head record (3–1) against the current ATP No. 2 Rafael Nadal.

In 2007, Hrbaty lost in the first round of both Wimbledon (to Andreas Seppi[1]) and the French Open, (to Bohdan Ulihrach, who won in five sets, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3.[2]). As of July 18, Hrbaty has 8 wins but 16 losses in 2007. In September 2007, he underwent an operation of his right elbow, which has been limiting him most of the season.

[edit] Titles won

Tennis Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (6)

Challengers (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	August 5, 1996	Pilzen	Clay	Sergio Cortes	6–3 6–2
2.	October 14, 1996	Mallorca	Clay	Dirk Dier	6–3 6–2
3.	May 12, 1997	Košice	Clay	Nicolás Lapentti	6–4 6–4
4.	May 11, 1998	Košice	Clay	Fernando Meligeni	7–5 6–4
5.	Aug. 10, 1998	San Marino	Clay	Mariano Puerta	6–2 7–5
6.	Apr. 26, 1999	Prague	Clay	Sláva Doseděl	6–2 6–2
7.	Jan. 8, 2001	Auckland	Hard	Francisco Clavet	6–4 2–6 6–3
8.	June 10, 2002	Biella	Clay	José Acasuso	6–4 6–7 6–4
9.	January 5, 2004	Adelaide	Hard	Michaël Llodra	6–4 6–0
10.	January 12, 2004	Auckland	Hard	Rafael Nadal	4–6 6–2 7–5
11.	February 23, 2004	Marseille	Hard Indoors	Robin Söderling	4–6 6–4 6–4
12.	November 07, 2005	Bratislava	Hard Indoors	Daniele Bracciali	7–5 6–1

[edit] Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through the Canada Masters, which ended on August 12, 2007.

Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Career SR	Career win-loss
Australian Open	A	4R	1R	1R	1R	QF	4R	1R	3R	QF	4R	3R	0 / 11	21-11
French Open	A	1R	3R	SF	2R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	3R	1R	0 / 11	13-11
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 11	4-11
U.S. Open	A	1R	2R	1R	4R	2R	3R	2R	QF	4R	1R	1R	0 / 11	15-11
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 43	N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss	0–0	3–4	3–4	5–4	5–4	6–4	5–4	2–4	9–4	8–4	5–4	2–3	N/A	53-43
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	A	NH	NH	NH	1R	NH	NH	NH	2R	NH	NH	NH	0 / 2	1 - 2
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters	A	1R	1R	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	3R	2R	0 / 10	3-10
Miami Masters	A	4R	2R	QF	4R	3R	1R	1R	3R	QF	2R	1R	0 / 11	15-11
Monte Carlo Masters	A	1R	A	1R	F	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	0 / 10	8-10
Rome Masters	A	A	A	2R	QF	1R	A	2R	1R	QF	2R	1R	0 / 8	9–8
Hamburg Masters	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	1R	2R	3R	2R	1R	0 / 10	4-10
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	QF	2R	3R	0 / 6	7–6
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	A	2R	3R	3R	1R	0 / 7	6–7
Madrid Masters (Stuttgart)	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	A	A	2R	3R	2R	A	0 / 6	4–6
Paris Masters	A	A	A	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	2R	3R	F	A	0 / 8	9–8
Career Statistics
Total Titles	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	N/A	6
Hardcourt Win-Loss	0–0	8–8	5–9	9–9	22-18	21-15	12-17	9-11	30-12	30-16	21-17	6-10	N/A	173-142
Grass Win-Loss	0–0	0–2	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–2	0–1	0–1	2–3	2–2	1–2	0–2	N/A	6-18
Carpet Win-Loss	0–1	2–1	2–1	7–6	4–2	6–3	2–2	3–3	4–5	4–3	5–2	0–0	N/A	39-29
Clay Win-Loss	0–1	17-13	27-18	21-15	17-8	4-10	9–9	14-11	6–6	7–5	5–7	4–7	N/A	131-110
Overall Win-Loss	0–2	27-24	34-29	37-31	44-29	31-30	23-29	26-26	42-26	43-26	32-28	10-19	N/A	349-299
Year End Ranking	78	40	46	20	17	36	51	61	14	18	21		N/A	N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

[edit] External links

• ATP Tour profile for Dominik Hrbatý
• Hrbaty Recent Match Results
• Hrbaty World Ranking History

Awards
Preceded by Mark Philippoussis	ATP Newcomer of the Year 1996	Succeeded by Julián Alonso