Janette Husárová

Janette Husárová
Husárová at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceBratislava, Slovakia
Born (1974-06-04) 4 June 1974 (age 50)
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
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
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

Janette Husárová (Slovak pronunciation: [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.

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

WTA Championships

Doubles: 1 (title)

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

WTA Tour 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. Oct 1993 Montpellier Open, France Carpet (i) Dominique Monami Meredith McGrath
Claudia Porwik
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 1. Jul 1996 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay Barbara Schett Florencia Labat
Barbara Rittner
6–1, 6–2
Win 2. Aug 1996 Austrian Open, Linz Clay Natalia Medvedeva Lenka Cenková
Kateřina Šišková
6–4, 7–5
Win 3. Jan 1997 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Dominique Monami Aleksandra Olsza
Elena Wagner
6–2, 6–(5–7), 6–3
Loss 2. Jan 1998 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Julie Halard-Decugis Nana Miyagi
Tamarine Tanasugarn
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 3. Jan 1998 Hobart International, Australia Hard Julie Halard-Decugis Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 4. Feb 1998 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Paola Suárez Melissa Mazzotta
Ekaterina Sysoeva
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4. May 1999 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Amélie Cocheteux Cătălina Cristea
Irina Selyutina
6–1, 6–2
Loss 5. Oct 1999 Brasil Open Clay Florencia Labat Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
6–7(1–7), 7–5, 7–5
Loss 6. Feb 2000 Brasil Open Clay Florencia Labat Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 5. May 2000 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Tathiana Garbin Iroda Tulyaganova
Anna Zaporozhanova
6–3, 6–1
Win 6. Jan 2001 Brisbane International, Australia Hard Giulia Casoni Katie Schlukebir
Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(11–9), 7–5
Win 7. Feb 2001 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Tathiana Garbin Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win 8. Apr 2001 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Tathiana Garbin Zsófia Gubacsi
Dragana Zarić
6–1, 6–3
Win 9. Jul 2001 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay Tathiana Garbin María José Martínez Sánchez
Anabel Medina Garrigues
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 7. Feb 2002 Paris Indoors, France Carpet (i) Elena Dementieva Nathalie Dechy
Meilen Tu
w/o
Win 10. Feb 2002 Qatar Ladies Open Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Alexandra Fusai
Caroline Vis
6–3, 6–3
Loss 8. Mar 2002 Indian Wells Open,
United States
Hard Elena Dementieva Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
7–5, 6–0
Win 11. May 2002 German Open Clay Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 9. Jul 2002 Silicon Valley Classic,
United States
Hard Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 6–1
Win 12. Aug 2002 Carlsbad Open, United States Hard Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 6–4
Loss 10. Aug 2002 New Haven Open,
United States
Hard Tathiana Garbin Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Loss 11. Aug 2002 US Open Hard Elena Dementieva Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–1
Loss 12. Sep 2002 Leipzig Cup, Germany Carpet (i) Paola Suárez Alexandra Stevenson
Serena Williams
6–3, 7–5
Win 13. Oct 2002 Kremlin Cup, Russia Carpet (i) Elena Dementieva Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Win 14. Oct 2002 Luxembourg Open Hard (i) Kim Clijsters Květa Hrdličková
Barbara Rittner
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 15. Nov 2002 WTA Tour Championships,
Los Angeles
Hard (i) Elena Dementieva Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 13. Apr 2003 Charleston Open,
United States
Clay Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–0, 6–3
Win 16. Feb 2004 Dubai Championships,
United Arab Emirates
Hard Conchita Martínez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 14. Mar 2004 Qatar Ladies Open Hard Conchita Martínez Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Likhovtseva
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 17. Apr 2004 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay Emmanuelle Gagliardi Olga Blahotová
Gabriela Navrátilová
6–3, 6–2
Loss 15. May 2004 German Open Clay Conchita Martínez Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win 18. Oct 2004 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) Elena Likhovtseva Nathalie Dechy
Patty Schnyder
6–2, 7–5
Win 19. Feb 2005 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet Elena Likhovtseva Lindsay Davenport
Corina Morariu
6–4, 6–3
Win 20. Jul 2006 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay Michaëlla Krajicek Alice Canepa
Giulia Gabba
6–0, 6–0
Win 21. Jul 2006 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Michaëlla Krajicek Lucie Hradecká
Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 22. Jan 2007 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Paola Suárez Hsieh Su-wei
Shikha Uberoi
6–0, 6–2
Win 23. Sep 2007 Luxembourg Open Hard (i) Iveta Benešová Victoria Azarenka
Shahar Pe'er
6–4, 6–2
Loss 16. May 2008 Italian Open Clay Iveta Benešová Chuang Chia-jung
Chan Yung-jan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 24. Jul 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Alizé Cornet Vanessa Henke
Raluca Olaru
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
Win 25. May 2012 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Magdaléna Rybáriková Eva Birnerová
Michaëlla Krajicek
6–4, 6–2
Loss 17. Mar 2013 Malaysian Open Hard Zhang Shuai Shuko Aoyama
Chang Kai-chen
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [12–14]
Loss 18. Aug 2013 Carlsbad Open, United States Hard 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)

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

Doubles: 27 (16–11)

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

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record.

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 Q3 2R 4R 2R Q2 Q1 6–7
French Open A A Q1 1R A 1R Q1 Q3 3R 3R 1R Q1 A 4–5
Wimbledon A 1R A 1R A A A Q1 1R 1R 1R A A 0–5
US Open Q3 1R A 1R A Q1 A Q2 2R 2R 1R Q1 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

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