Ľubomíra Kurhajcová

Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
Country (sports)	Slovakia
Residence	Bratislava, Slovakia
Born	11 October 1983 (age 40); Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2002
Retired	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$366,913
Singles
Career record	217–210 (50.8%)
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 59 (24 May 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2003–2005)
French Open	1R (2004)
Wimbledon	1R (2004)
US Open	1R (2003–2004)
Doubles
Career record	68–89 (43.3%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 78 (13 September 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2005)
French Open	1R (2004)
Wimbledon	1R (2004)
US Open	1R (2004)

Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎubɔmiːra ˈkurɦajtsɔʋaː]; born 11 October 1983) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. On 24 May 2004, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59. She never passed the first round of a Grand Slam championship in seven appearances but did get close at the 2004 French Open when she led Lisa Raymond 6–0, 5–0 in the first round and held two match points, only to lose the match 6–0, 5–7, 3–6.^[1]

Kurhajcová reached her first WTA Tour final in 2003 at the Pattaya Open, but lost to fellow Slovak Henrieta Nagyová. In doubles, she was a two-time runner-up, losing the 2004 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo final (teaming up with Nagyová) and the 2005 Copa Colsanitas final with Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	Nov 2003	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Tier V	Hard	Henrieta Nagyová	4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	Jul 2004	Palermo, Italy	Tier V	Clay	Henrieta Nagyová	Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 6–7⁽⁴⁾
Loss	Feb 2005	Bogotá, Colombia	Tier III	Clay	Barbora Strýcová	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Tina Pisnik	4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (4–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	17 June 2001	ITF Tallinn, Estonia	Clay	Kaia Kanepi	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 3–6
Win	2.	21 August 2001	ITF Maribor, Slovenia	Clay	Katarzyna Strączy	3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss	3.	17 September 2001	ITF Lecce, Italy	Clay	Ainhoa Goñi	4–6, 0–6
Win	4.	4 August 2002	ITF Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Lenka Němečková	7–6⁽²⁾, 6–0
Loss	5.	18 August 2002	ITF Bronx, United States	Hard	Ashley Harkleroad	1–6, 3–6
Win	6.	29 September 2002	ITF Girona, Spain	Clay	Eva Fislová	6–3, 7–5
Win	7.	6 July 2003	ITF Orbetello, Italy	Clay	Cristina Torrens Valero	7–5, 6–1
Loss	8.	13 June 2004	ITF Marseille, France	Clay	Anabel Medina Garrigues	7–5, 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	4 October 1999	ITF Vila do Conde, Portugal	Hard	Stanislava Hrozenská	Danica Kováčová Carlota Santos	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	21 May 2001	ITF Sofia, Bulgaria	Clay	Lenka Dlhopolcová	Anna Bastrikova Maria Goloviznina	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	4 August 2002	ITF Brindisi, Italy	Clay	Lenka Němečková	Flavia Pennetta Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	16 September 2002	ITF Luxembourg	Clay	Eva Fislová	Eva Martincová Lenka Němečková	1–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	1 December 2002	ITF Průhonice, Czech Republic	Carpet (i)	Sandra Kleinová	Libuše Průšová Renata Voráčová	7–6⁽¹²⁾, 6–3
Winner	6.	21 September 2003	ITF Biella, Italy	Clay	Libuše Průšová	Martina Müller Lenka Němečková	6–2, 6–4

References

^ Raymond can't come back again

External links

Ľubomíra Kurhajcová at the Women's Tennis Association
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová at the International Tennis Federation
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová at Olympedia
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová at Olympics.com
Ľubomíra Bruteničová Kurhajcová at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)

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