Janette Husárová Explained

Janette Husárová
Residence:Bratislava, Slovakia
Birth Date:4 June 1974
Birth Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.69 m
Turnedpro:1991
Retired:2016
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$2,402,865
Singlestitles:4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 31 (13 January 2003)
Australianopenresult:4R (2002)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Usopenresult:2R (2001, 2002)
Doublestitles:25 WTA, 16 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 3 (21 April 2003)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (2004, 2008)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (2003, 2004, 2007)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (2003)
Usopendoublesresult:F (2002)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Wtachampionshipsdoublesresult:W (2002)
Mixed:yes
Frenchopenmixedresult:1R (2014)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2013)
Team:yes

Janette Husárová (in Slovak pronounced as /ˈɦusaːrɔʋaː/; born 4 June 1974) is a Slovak former 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 Fed Cup team, 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 tournaments

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

WTA Championships

Doubles: 1 (title)

WTA Tour career finals

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

Before 2009Starting 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)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Oct 1993Montpellier Open, FranceCarpet (i) Dominique Monami Meredith McGrath
Claudia Porwik
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win1.Jul 1996Palermo Ladies Open, ItalyClay Barbara Schett Florencia Labat
Barbara Rittner
6–1, 6–2
Win2.Aug 1996Austrian Open, LinzClay Natalia Medvedeva Lenka Cenková
Kateřina Šišková
6–4, 7–5
Win3.Jan 1997Auckland Open, New ZealandHard Dominique Monami Aleksandra Olsza
Elena Wagner
6–2, 6–(5–7), 6–3
Loss2.Jan 1998Auckland Open, New ZealandHard Julie Halard-Decugis Nana Miyagi
Tamarine Tanasugarn
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss3.Jan 1998Hobart International, AustraliaHard Julie Halard-Decugis Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win4.Feb 1998Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaClay Paola Suárez Melissa Mazzotta
Ekaterina Sysoeva
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss4.May 1999Warsaw Open, PolandClay Amélie Cocheteux Cătălina Cristea
Irina Selyutina
6–1, 6–2
Loss5.Oct 1999Brasil OpenClay Florencia Labat Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
6–7(1–7), 7–5, 7–5
Loss6.Feb 2000Brasil OpenClay Florencia Labat Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win5.May 2000Warsaw Open, PolandClay Tathiana Garbin Iroda Tulyaganova
Anna Zaporozhanova
6–3, 6–1
Win6.Jan 2001Brisbane International, AustraliaHard Giulia Casoni Katie Schlukebir
Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(11–9), 7–5
Win7.Feb 2001Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaClay Tathiana Garbin Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win8.Apr 2001Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryClay Tathiana Garbin Zsófia Gubacsi
Dragana Zarić
6–1, 6–3
Win9.Jul 2001Palermo Ladies Open, ItalyClay Tathiana Garbin María José Martínez Sánchez
Anabel Medina Garrigues
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss7.Feb 2002Paris Indoors, FranceCarpet (i) Elena Dementieva Nathalie Dechy
Meilen Tu
w/o
Win10.Feb 2002Qatar Ladies OpenHard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Alexandra Fusai
Caroline Vis
6–3, 6–3
Loss8.Mar 2002Indian Wells Open,
United States
Hard Elena Dementieva Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 6–0
Win11.May 2002German OpenClay Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss9.Jul 2002Silicon Valley Classic,
United States
Hard Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 6–1
Win12.Aug 2002Carlsbad Open, United StatesHard Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 6–4
Loss10.Aug 2002New Haven Open,
United States
Hard Tathiana Garbin Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss11.Aug 2002US OpenHard Elena Dementieva Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–1
Loss12.Sep 2002Leipzig Cup, GermanyCarpet (i) Paola Suárez Alexandra Stevenson
Serena Williams
6–3, 7–5
Win13.Oct 2002Kremlin Cup, RussiaCarpet (i) Elena Dementieva Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Win14.Oct 2002Luxembourg OpenHard (i) Kim Clijsters Květa Hrdličková
Barbara Rittner
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win15.Nov 2002WTA Tour Championships,
Los Angeles
Hard (i) Elena Dementieva Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss13.Apr 2003Charleston Open,
United States
Clay Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–0, 6–3
Win16.Feb 2004Dubai Championships,
United Arab Emirates
Hard Conchita Martínez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Loss14.Mar 2004Qatar Ladies OpenHard Conchita Martínez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win17.Apr 2004Estoril Open, PortugalClay Emmanuelle Gagliardi Olga Blahotová
Gabriela Navrátilová
6–3, 6–2
Loss15.May 2004German OpenClay Conchita Martínez Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win18.Oct 2004Linz Open, AustriaHard (i) Elena Likhovtseva Nathalie Dechy
Patty Schnyder
6–2, 7–5
Win19.Feb 2005Pan Pacific Open, JapanCarpet Elena Likhovtseva Lindsay Davenport
Corina Morariu
6–4, 6–3
Win20.Jul 2006Palermo Ladies Open, ItalyClay Michaëlla Krajicek Alice Canepa
Giulia Gabba
6–0, 6–0
Win21.Jul 2006Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryClay Michaëlla Krajicek Lucie Hradecká
Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win22.Jan 2007Auckland Open, New ZealandHard Paola Suárez Hsieh Su-wei
Shikha Uberoi
6–0, 6–2
Win23.Sep 2007Luxembourg OpenHard (i) Iveta Benešová Victoria Azarenka
Shahar Pe'er
6–4, 6–2
Loss16.May 2008Italian OpenClay Iveta Benešová Chuang Chia-jung
Chan Yung-jan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win24.Jul 2008Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryClay Alizé Cornet Vanessa Henke
Raluca Olaru
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
Win25.May 2012Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryClay Magdaléna Rybáriková Eva Birnerová
Michaëlla Krajicek
6–4, 6–2
Loss17.Mar 2013Malaysian OpenHard Zhang Shuai7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [12–14]
Loss18.Aug 2013Carlsbad Open, United StatesHard Chan Hao-ching Raquel Kops-Jones
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)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.10 June 1991ITF Rome, ItalyClay Barbara Romanò5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up2.20 April 1992ITF Aveiro, PortugalHard Hiroko Hara6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Winner3.27 April 1992ITF Leiria, PortugalHard Cécile Dorey6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up4.8 June 1992ITF Nicolosi, ItalyClay Laura Lapi0–6, 3–6
Runner-up5.17 May 1993ITF Karlovy Vary, Czech RepublicClay Judith Wiesner3–6, 5–7
Winner6.14 August 1995ITF Maribor, SloveniaClay Sandra Dopfer7–6(5), 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up7.21 August 1995ITF Sopot, PolandClay Katarína Studeníková6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.25 September 1995ITF Bratislava, SlovakiaClay Magdalena Grzybowska6–2, 4–6, 1–6
Winner9.8 November 1998ITF Mogi das Cruzes, BrazilClay Paola Suárez6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Runner-up10.23 November 1998ITF Lima, PeruClay Mariam Ramón Climent1–6, 1–4 ret.
Winner11.6 June 1999ITF Budapest, HungaryClay Petra Mandula6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 27 (16–11)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.25 February 1991ITF Valencia, SpainClay Zdeňka Málková Rosa Bielsa
Janet Souto
2–6, 3–6
Winner2.1 April 1991ITF Šibenik, YugoslaviaClay Zdeňka Málková Elena Makarova
Irina Sukhova
6–1, 7–5
Winner3.8 April 1991ITF Belgrade, YugoslaviaClay Zdeňka Málková Ivona Horvat
Eva Martincová
6–0, 7–6(11)
Winner4.13 May 1991ITF Munich, GermanyClay Irina Zvereva Ivana Havrlíková
Pavlína Rajzlová
7–5, 6–2
Winner5.13 May 1991ITF Capua, ItalyClay Monika Kratochvílová María Carmen García
Eva Jiménez
6–1, 6–1
Winner6.10 June 1991ITF Rome, ItalyClay Monika Kratochvílová Gabriella Boschiero
Federica Riccadonna
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up7.24 February 1992ITF Castellón, SpainClay Ivona Horvat Eva Martincová
Pavlína Rajzlová
5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Runner-up8.16 November 1992ITF Mount Gambier,
Australia
Clay Eva Martincová Catherine Barclay
Louise Stacey
6–7(7), 7–6(4), 6–7(3)
Winner9.15 March 1993ITF San Luis Potosí,
Mexico
Hard Sandra Cacic Mélanie Bernard
Caroline Delisle
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up10.22 March 1993ITF St. Simons,
United States
Clay Justine Hodder Mélanie Bernard
Caroline Delisle
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 11.5 July 1993ITF Erlangen, GermanyClay Danielle Thomas Elena Makarova
Eugenia Maniokova
1–6, 4–6
Runner-up12.12 July 1993ITF Winnipeg, CanadaHard Hiromi Nagano Mélanie Bernard
Caroline Delisle
w/o
Winner13.13 June 1994ITF Sopot, PolandClay Patrícia Marková
Katarína Studeníková
6–2, 7–5
Winner14.27 June 1994ITF Plovdiv, BulgariaClay Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková
Lenka Němečková
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 15.10 July 1994ITF Erlangen, GermanyClay Maria Lindström
Maria Strandlund
2–6, 2–6
Winner16.28 September 1997ITF Bucharest, RomaniaClay Olga Glouschenko
Tatiana Poutchek
6–0, 6–0
Runner-up17.7 June 1998ITF Bytom, PolandClay Ľudmila Cervanová Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Mariam Ramón Climent
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up18.4 October 1998ITF Caracas, VenezuelaHard Nannie de Villiers María Fernanda Landa
Seda Noorlander
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Winner19.15 March 1999ITF Reims, FranceClay (i) Rita Kuti-Kis Gisela Riera
Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
Winner20.15 March 1999ITF Dinan, FranceClay (i) Rita Kuti-Kis Mariam Ramón Climent
Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–4, 6–2
Winner21.1 August 2011Hard7–6(2), 6–1
Runner-up22.10 September 2011ITF Biella, ItalyClay Renata Voráčová Lara Arruabarrena
Ekaterina Lopes
3–6, 6–0, [3–10]
Winner23.23 September 2011ITF Foggia, ItalyClay Renata Voráčová Leticia Costas
Inés Ferrer Suárez
6–1, 6–2
Winner24.21 November 2011ITF Helsinki, FinlandHard (i) Emma Laine Tímea Babos
Irina Buryachok
5–7, 7–5, [11–9]
Runner-up25.19 December 2011Ankara Cup, TurkeyHard (i) Katalin Marosi Nina Bratchikova
Darija Jurak
4–6, 2–6
Winner26.5 March 2012ITF Irapuato, MexicoHard Katalin Marosi Maria Elena Camerin
Mariya Koryttseva
6–2, 6–7(9), [10–7]
Winner27.12 March 2012The Bahamas OpenHard Katalin Marosi Eva Birnerová
Anne Keothavong
6–1, 3–6, [10–6]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

TournamentCareer W–L
Australian OpenA1RA1R1R2RALQ2R4R2RLQLQ6–7
French OpenAALQ1RA1RLQLQ3R3R1RLQA4–5
WimbledonA1RA1RAAALQ1R1R1RAA0–5
US OpenLQ1RA1RALQALQ2R2R1RLQA2–5
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–30–00–40–11–20–00–04–46–41–40–00–012–22

Doubles

Tournament199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016Career W-L
Australian OpenA1RAAA1RA1R2R1R2RQF2RA1RQFAAAA1R1RA1R9–13
French OpenAA2RAA1R2R2R1R2RQFQF3R3RQF1R1RAA2R3R2R3RA23–17
WimbledonAAAAA1R1R1R3R1RQF3R3R2R3R2R1RAA1R1R1R1RA13–16
US Open1R2RA1RA1RA3R2Rbgcolor=thistleFQFQF1R3R2R3R1RAA2R1R2R1RA22–18
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–11–21–10–10–00–41–23–44–46–410–411–45–45–36–46–40–30–00–02–32–42–42–30–167–64

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Si ritira Janette Husarova.