Dominik Hrbaty
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| Country (sports) |
 Slovakia
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|---|---|
| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Born |
4 January 1978 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (Now Slovakia) |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2010 (brief periods of activity 2011-2012) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 7,065,241 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 359–318 |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (17 October 2005) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2001, 2005) |
| French Open | SF (1999) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2004) |
| US Open | QF (2004) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004, 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 150–211 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (13 November 2000) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (2005) |
| Hopman Cup | W (2005, 2009) |
Dominik Hrbatý (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈdomɪnɪk ˈɦr̩batiː]; born 4 January 1978) is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He reached the semi-finals of the 1999 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 12 in October 2005.
Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire. When he was younger, Hrbatý was European junior competitor in skiing and from the age of 11, he focused on tennis full-time.
He is married to Nelly Petrová; he proposed after Slovakia won the Hopman Cup on 10 January 2009 (with Dominika Cibulková). He also won the tournament for Slovakia in 2005 with Daniela Hantuchová. This makes Hrbatý a dual winner to move into the company of Serena Williams, James Blake, Tommy Robredo and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Hrbatý turned professional in 1996. During the year he reached six Challenger finals and achieved a 35–15 match record. He ended the year as the youngest player in the top 100.
Hrbaty is one of few players on ATP, that has positive record against Federer (2-1), Nadal(3-1), Djokovic (1-1), Murray (1-0), Berdych (2-0).
In 1997, Hrbatý won the Košice Challenger title defeating Nicolás Lapentti. He also reached his first ATP Tour final in Palermo, losing to Alberto Berasategui. His first doubles success on the Tour was reaching the final of Umag with Karol Kučera.
Hrbatý broke through for his first ATP title in 1998 in San Marino and defended his title in Košice. He continued his form into 1999 capturing his second title in Prague. His greatest breakthrough was reaching the semi-finals of Roland Garros where he defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marcelo Ríos before falling to eventual winner, Andre Agassi.
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