Country (sports) |
Czechoslovakia (1984–92) Slovakia (1993–) |
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Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
Born |
Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia |
24 March 1965
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 1994 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $756,646 |
Singles | |
Career record | 119–152 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 34 (14 September 1987) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1991) |
French Open | 3R (1991) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1989) |
US Open | 2R (1985) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 23–43 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 118 (16 April 1990) |
Coaching career (1995–) | |
Coaching achievements | |
Coachee Singles Titles total | 65 |
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total | 1 |
List of notable tournaments (with champion) Career Grand Slam (Djokovic) |
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Coaching awards and records | |
Awards
Best coach by the Olympic Committee of Serbia (2010, 2011) |
Career Grand Slam (Djokovic)
6x Australian Open (Djokovic)
French Open (Djokovic)
3x Wimbledon (Djokovic)
2x US Open (Djokovic)
5x ATP World Tour Finals (Djokovic)
29x ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (Djokovic)
Davis Cup (Djokovic)
Olympic Bronze Medal (Djokovic)
Best coach by the Olympic Committee of Serbia (2010, 2011)
Marián Vajda (born 24 March 1965) is a former Slovak tennis player and current coach. He is best known for being Novak Djokovic's head coach.
Vajda was born in Považská Bystrica. He was a member of the Olympic Team of Czechoslovakia, and in 1992 he competed in the Olympic Games of Barcelona, being eliminated in the first round by Gilad Bloom 7–6, 6–1, 6–0. He reached the third round of the 1991 French Open, won 2 singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 34 in September 1987.
Vajda is a former captain of the Slovakia Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams. Vajda was the coach of Novak Djokovic from June 2006 until it was announced in December 2013 that Boris Becker would become Djokovic's new head coach with Vajda remaining part of Djokovic's team. For his great success with the Serbian tennis player, Vajda won the award for best coach by the Olympic Committee of Serbia in both 2010 and 2011.