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Nicole Vaidisova Profile |
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Birth Date: April 23, 1989
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Birth Place: Nurnberg, Germany
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Birth Name: Nicole Vaidisova
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Vaidišová debuted on the ITF Circuit in 2003 by reaching
three consecutive finals: won $10K ITF/Plzen-CZE, her only
event in 2003, without dropping a set.
In 2004, she finished the season as a top 100 player; as a
qualifier at only third Tour main draw at inaugural
Vancouver, defeated four of Top 5 seeds (including
No.4-seeded world No.82 Laura Granville to become
sixth-youngest singles champion in Tour history (aged 15
years, three months, 23 days) and the lowest-ranked player
(No.180) and second qualifier (of three) to win a title in
2004. She won her second title of year as No.103 at Tashkent
(she beat No.80 Virginie Razzano in 3 sets in the final. On
October 18, she made her Top 100 debut at No.74 (also became
youngest player in Top 100); debuted on WTA Rankings on
March 1 and in the same week, she reached the quarterfinals
at Acapulco in Tour debut and only fourth pro event (l. to
Pennetta); gained entry into Acapulco after reaching final
at $75,000 ITF/Midland, MI-USA and winner Craybas turned
down 'feed up' entry into the Tour event.
Later in the season, she reached the quarterfinals at Tokyo
[Japan Open] (defeating No.29 Tatiana Golovin in 3 sets en
route for her career-best win, before losing to Klara
Koukalova. She made Grand Slam debut at the US Open losing
to defending champion and world No.1 Justine Henin-Hardenne
6/1 6/4 in the first round after leading 4-1 second set. She
won ITF/Columbus, OH-USA at the start of the season and
reached her then career-high No.72 singles ranking on
November 1.
Despite being only 14 years old she finished the year with
two WTA titles and a win-loss record of 31-8. |
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Other
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Australian Open juniors finalist in singles and doubles in
2004.
2003 - Debuted on ITF Circuit; won $10K ITF/Plzen-CZE, her
only event in 2003.
2004 - First Top 100 finish; qualified for only third Tour
main draw at Vancouver, then d. four Top 5 seeds (incl. No.4
seed Granville in final) to become sixth-youngest singles
champion in Tour history (15 years, three months, 23 days)
and the lowest-ranked player (No.180) and second qualifier
(of three) to win a title in 2004; won second title of year
at Tashkent (d. Razzano in final), afterwards (October 18),
made Top 100 debut at No.74 (youngest player in Top 100);
debuted on Tour Rankings on March 1, the same week she
reached QF at Acapulco in Tour debut and only fourth pro
event; gained direct entry into Acapulco after reaching
final at $75K ITF/Midland, MI-USA and winner Craybas turned
down ‘feed up’ entry into the Tour event; later in season,
reached QF at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. No.29 Golovin for
career-best win; l. to Koukalova); Grand Slam debut at US
Open (l. to No.1 Henin-Hardenne 61 64 in 1r after leading
4-1 second set); won ITF/Columbus, OH-USA at start of
season.
2005 - Another breakthrough year, highlighted by
three-tournament win streak and career-high ranking of No.15
at season’s end; won 18 consecutive matches in last four
events of season, winning Seoul (d. Jankovic 75 63 in
final), Tokyo [Japan Open] (first Tier III title; Golovin
ret. down 76(4) 32 in final w/left Achilles tendonitis;
championship match between 16-year-old Vaidisova and
17-year-old Golovin was eighth-youngest final in Open Era)
and Bangkok (d. Petrova 61 67(5) 75 in final for second
straight Tier III title, fifth overall); became first player
since Davenport (2004 Stanford, Los Angeles, San Diego) to
win three titles in three weeks, also sixth woman to win
five titles before 17th birthday (Austin, Jaeger, Seles,
Capriati, Hingis); thereafter, reached first Tier II SF at
Philadelphia (l. to eventual champion Mauresmo 75 75);
earlier in season, reached first clay court final at
Istanbul (l. to V.Williams), SF at Memphis and QF at Hobart,
Charleston (d. world No.6 Myskina for career-first Top 10
victory; l. to Schnyder in first Tier I QF) and Toronto
[Canadian Open] (d. Dechy en route to second Tier I QF; l.
to Henin-Hardenne); debuted at first three majors, reaching
3r at Australian Open (l. to Davenport), 2r at Roland Garros
(l. to Schiavone) and 3r at Wimbledon (l. to Kuznetsova in
3s), also 4r in second US Open (l. to Petrova 76(4) 75,
having led 5-2 first set); 3r at back-to-back Tier events
Indian Wells (l. to Pierce) and Miami (l. to Ivanovic); won
first career grass court match at Birmingham (d. Cohen-Aloro
1r, falling 2r to Daniilidou); reduced ranking to one-fifth
between beginning and end of season - No.75 in first event
at Hobart, Top 50 debut (at No.47) after Miami, Top 20 debut
(at No.18) after Tokyo [Japan Open], rising to No.15 at
year’s end on November 14; career-first Tour doubles SF at
Philadelphia (w/Drake); in Fed Cup play, 1-1 in Czech
Republic’s 3-2 win vs. Japan in World Group II 1r, then 2-1
in 3-2 loss vs. Italy in World Group I Play-offs. |
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