Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Dominika Cibulkova

Svk
Residence: Bratislava, Slovakia
DOB: May 6, 1989
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
Height: 5' 3" (1.61 m)
Weight: 121 lbs. (55 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2004)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Hantuchova); reached 2r at Sydney (l. to Wozniacki); reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to Arn).
2004 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic.

2005 - Played first WTA qualifying at Rabat; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played first two WTA main draws, reaching 2r at Istanbul and Tashkent; fell in qualifying twice; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; SF at Guangzhou (l. to Razzano); QF twice, at Prague and Stockholm; reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r six times (incl. US Open); fell 1r six times and in qualifying four times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on June 11 (rose from No.131 to No.86) and Top 50 debut on October 1 (rose from No.52 to No.47).

2008 - First Top 20 season; runner-up twice, at Amelia Island (l. to Sharapova in final) and Montréal (l. to Safina in final); QF five times, at Gold Coast, Doha, Stanford (l. to Sugiyama 67(4) 76(5) 53 ret. w/cramps; led 76(4) 52 and held 3mp at 76(4) 54), Beijing and Moscow; reached 3r five times (incl. Roland Garros, Olympics, US Open) and 2r six times; fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors); made Top 20 debut on August 4 (after Montréal; rose from No.31 to No.20).

2009 - Another Top 40 season; reached first Grand Slam SF at Roland Garros (l. to Safina); QF three times, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Charleston and Bastad (l. to Dulko 67(5) 63 76(6); held 2mp at 6-4 in third set tie-break); reached 4r once (Australian Open), 3r three times (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r three times (incl. Toronto - l. to Kleybanova 61 46 76(4); held 6mp at 5-4 third set); fell 1r six times; missed two months from August to October w/right rib injury (incl. US Open); reached career-high No.12 on July 6 (after Wimbledon).

2010 - Another Top 40 season; SF twice, at Monterrey (l. to Hantuchova) and Ponte Vedra Beach (l. to Govortsova); QF five times, at Auckland, Sydney, 's-Hertogenbosch, US Open (second Grand Slam QF; l. to Wozniacki) and Moscow; reached 3r four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and 2r six times; fell 1r seven times (incl. Australian Open - l. to King 63 67(5) 75; held 4mp in third set, 2mp at 5-1 and 2mp at 5-3).

2011 - Second Top 20 season (finishing No.18); won first WTA title at Moscow (d. Kanepi in final); runner-up at Linz (l. to Kvitova in final); SF twice, at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Vinci) and Stanford (withdrew vs. Bartoli w/abdominal injury); QF six times, at Brisbane, Sydney, Paris [Indoors], Madrid, Wimbledon (third Grand Slam QF; l. to Sharapova) and Seoul; reached 4r once, 3r three times (incl. Australian Open) and 2r four times (incl. US Open); fell 1r four times (incl. Roland Garros); withdrew from Barcelona w/groin injury then from Rome, Brussels, Bad Gastein, Stanford SF, Carlsbad, Toronto 1r and Cincinnati w/abdominal injury.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2011 - Moscow; 2006 - ITF/Bratislava 2-SVK; 2005 - ITF/Amarante-POR.
Finalist (3): 2011 - Linz; 2008 - Amelia Island, Montréal.

DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2011 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Pennetta).

ADDITIONAL
Slovak Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007-12; Slovak Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Zeljko Krajan; fitness coach is Dejan Vojnovic ... Introduced to tennis at age 7 by parents, Katarina Cibulkova and Milan Cibulka ... Speaks Slovak and English ... Favorite surfaces are clay and hard; favorite shot is swing volley ... Enjoys music, movies and seeing friends ... Considers 9 her lucky number ... Tennis player most admired is Kim Clijsters ... Self-described as happy person with a lot of energy ... Favorite cities are Paris, New York and Bratislava.
- Has two wins over a No.1 (d. Wozniacki at Sydney and Wimbledon in 2011); one of three Slovaks ever to beat a No.1 (Studenikova d. Seles, Hantuchova d. Wozniacki).
- Received Slovak Women's Tennis Player Award in 2008; finished No.1 in Slovakia for first time on year-end rankings (Hantuchova had been No.1 for six straight years).