Karina Habšudová

Karina Habšudová

Country (sports)	Slovakia
Residence	Bratislava, Slovakia
Born	2 August 1973 Bojnice, Slovakia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,878,228
Singles
Career record	189–183
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 10 (10 February 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	4R (1991/95/97)
French Open	QF (1996)
Wimbledon	2R (1991/99/2000)
US Open	4R (1996/97)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	3R (1996/2000)
Doubles
Career record	140–162
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 32 (28 May 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1995/97)
French Open	QF (1998)
Wimbledon	3R (1993/2001)
US Open	3R (1992/99)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2000)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2000)
French Open	QF (2001)
Wimbledon	SF (2001)
US Open	QF (2000)

Karina Habšudová (born 2 August 1973) is a former Slovak female professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as 10 in the world (1997). Together with Karol Kučera she won the Hopman Cup in 1998.

She also had a successful junior career. She won the girls' singles at the 1991 US Open, and was junior No.1 for some time.

WTA Tour titles

Singles 5 (1–4)

Legend Grand Slam (0) WTA Championships (0) Tier I (0) Tier II (1) Tier III (0) Tier IV & V (0)

Titles by Surface Hard 0 Clay 1 Grass 0 Carpet 0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
Runner-up	1.	19 May 1996	German Open, Germany	Clay	Steffi Graf	6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2.	27 October 1996	Luxembourg	Carpet	Anke Huber	3–6, 0–6
Runner-up	3.	16 February 1997	Linz, Austria	Carpet	Chanda Rubin	4–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	11 July 1999	Portschach, Austria	Clay	Silvija Talaja	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	18 July 1999	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Conchita Martínez	1–6, 1–6

Doubles 12 (6–6)

Legend Grand Slam (0) WTA Championships (0) Tier I (0) Tier II (0) Tier III (2) Tier IV & V (2)

Titles by Surface Hard 1 Clay 5 Grass 0 Carpet 0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	24 May 1992	Lucerne, Switzerland	Clay	Marianne Werdel	Amy Frazier Elna Reinach	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	31 July 1994	Maria Lankowitz, Austria	Clay	Alexandra Fusai	Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini	5–7, 5–7
Winner	1.	15 September 1996	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic	Clay	Helena Suková	Eva Martincová Elena Pampoulova	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	22 June 1997	Rosmalen, Netherlands	Grass	Florencia Labat	Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová	3–6, 6–7
Winner	2.	20 July 1997	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Ruxandra Dragomir	Eva Martincová Helena Vildová	6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Winner	3.	12 July 1998	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Silvia Farina	Květa Hrdličková Michaela Paštiková	2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Winner	4.	19 July 1998	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Olga Lugina	Liezel Huber Karin Kschwendt	7–6, 7–5
Winner	5.	11 July 1999	Pörtschach, Austria	Clay	Silvia Farina	Olga Lugina Laura Montalvo	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	20 February 2000	Hanover, Germany	Hard (i)	Silvia Farina	Åsa Carlsson Natalia Zvereva	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	24 June 2000	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Catherine Barclay	Erika de Lone Nicole Pratt	6–7^(4–7), 3–4 RET
Winner	6.	29 October 2000	Bratislava, Slovakia	Hard (i)	Daniela Hantuchová	Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch	W/O
Runner-up	6.	24 February 2001	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard (o)	Åsa Carlsson	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	0–6, 6–4, 2–6

Head-to-head record against other players in the top 10

Players who have been ranked World No. 1 are in boldface.

• Dominique Monami 4–1
• Nadia Petrova 0–2
• Venus Williams 0–1
• Martina Hingis 4–3
• Elena Dementieva 0–3
• Steffi Graf 0–4
• Monica Seles 0–2
• Justine Henin 0–1
• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–6
• Patty Schnyder 1–3
• Ai Sugiyama 1–2
• Amélie Mauresmo 0–1
• Conchita Martínez 2–6
• Kim Clijsters 1–0

External links

• Karina Habšudová at the Women's Tennis Association
• Karina Habšudová at the International Tennis Federation
• Karina Habšudová at the Fed Cup