Sony Ericsson Championships Profile: Daniela Hantuchova
MADRID, Spain
Daniela Hantuchova has enjoyed a quietly impressive year on the Sony Ericsson
WTA Tour in 2007 and an impressive title run in Linz last week secured her
place at the season-ending showpiece in Madrid. The popular Slovak is one of
a select band of players to have recorded over 50 wins this year and this,
allied with a morale boosting European indoor season, will see her arrive at
the Sony Ericsson Championships in high spirits.
After a slow start to the year, Hantuchova's game finally clicked into gear
on the hardcourts of Indian Wells where she defeated Martina Hingis and
Svetlana Kuznetsova en route to the Tier I title. Despite slightly
disappointing performances in the Grand Slams, the 24-year-old was remarkably
consistent for the remainder of the year, finishing runner-up in Bali and
Luxembourg, breaking back into the elite Top 10 and rounding her season off
in style with victory in Austria on Sunday.
Hantuchova will be making just her second appearance at the year-end finale
next week and will be eager to improve on the first-round defeat she suffered
in 2002. While she may have left it late to secure qualification, the world
No.9 comes to the Spanish capital in fine form and will be looking to end a
wonderful season on an even higher note.
"It's definitely a dream come true for me this year and I know I did everything
possible to qualify for the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid," Hantuchova
said. "All my hard work this year will make this a great reward and I'm just
going to enjoy every single match so much. I'm thrilled to be a part of it and
am really looking forward to going to Madrid."
QUICK STATS
Race to the Sony Ericsson Championships standing: No.8
2007 Win-Loss Record: 51-26
2007 Highlights: Won (2): Indian Wells, Linz
R-Up(2): Bali, Luxembourg
SF (5): Doha, Rome, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stanford, Kolkata
Championships history: Second appearance at this event
in 2002 fell in first round to Magdalena Maleeva
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