Dominik Hrbatý

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**Dominik Hrbatý**

Country	Slovakia
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth	January 4, 1978
Place of birth	Bratislava, Slovakia (formerly Czechoslovakia)
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	167 lb (76 kg)
Turned Pro	1996
Plays	Right
Career Prize Money	$6,456,930
Singles
Career record:	344 - 285
Career titles:	6
Highest ranking:	12 October 18, 2005
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	QF (1999)
French Open	3rd (2006)
Wimbledon	3rd (2004)
U.S. Open	QF (2004)
Doubles
Career record:	144 - 188
Career titles:	2
Highest ranking:	14 (November 13, 2000)
Infobox last updated on: January 18, 2007.

Dominik Hrbatý, (born January 4, 1978, Bratislava) is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. The right-handed Hrbatý is nicknamed " The Dominator" and in 1996 was named ATP Newcomer of the Year. He is coached by Tibor Toth.

Hrbatý has won 6 singles ATP tour tournaments - the 1999 San Marino and Prague, the 2001 Auckland, and 2004 Adelaide, Auckland and Marseille events. His highest ATP Entry Ranking has been World No. 12, a ranking he achieved on October 18, 2004.

In Perth, Western Australia in 2005, Hrbaty paired with teammate Daniela Hantuchová to win the Hopman Cup for Slovakia. As of September 2006, he has won over $6,100,000 in prize money.

In the 2005 Davis Cup final, Hrbatý handed Croat star Ivan Ljubičić his only loss in the Davis Cup season to send the tie to a deciding 5th rubber, which Croatia ultimately won.

Hrbatý is known for being one of the fitter players on the ATP circuit (winning 3 out of 4 straight 5 set matches at the 2006 Australian Open), having a strong two-handed backhand, and for creating a stir by wearing pink tennis polos with holes cut in the back of the shirt to create ventilation. In 2006, he reached his first Masters Series Final in Paris before losing to Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.

He has perfect head-to-head record (2-0) against the current ATP No. 1 Roger Federer and a winning head-to-head record (3-1) against the current ATP No. 2 Rafael Nadal.

[edit] Titles won

Tennis Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (6)

Challengers (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	August 5, 1996	Pilzen, Czech Republic	Clay	Sergio Cortes, Chile	6-3 6-2
2.	October 14, 1996	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Dirk Dier, Germany	6-3 6-2
3.	May 12, 1997	Košice, Slovak Republic	Clay	Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador	6-4 6-4
4.	May 11, 1998	Košice, Slovak Republic	Clay	Fernando Meligeni, Brazil	7-5 6-4
5.	Aug. 10, 1998	San Marino, San Marino	Clay	Mariano Puerta, Argentina	6-2 7-5
6.	Apr. 26, 1999	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Slava Dosedel, Czech Republic	6-2 6-2
7.	Jan. 8, 2001	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Francisco Clavet, Spain	6-4 2-6 6-3
8.	June 10, 2002	Biella, Italy	Clay	Jose Acasuso, Argentina	6-4 6-7 6-4
9.	January 5, 2004	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Michael Llodra, France	6-4 6-0
9.	January 12, 2004	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Rafael Nadal, Spain	4-6 6-2 7-5
10.	February 23, 2004	Marseille, France	Hard Indoors	Robin Soderling, Sweden	4-6 6-4 6-4
11.	November 07, 2005	Bratislava, Slovak Republic	Hard Indoors	Daniele Bracciali, Italy	7-5 6-1