Marián Vajda
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| Country (sports) |
 Czechoslovakia (1984–92) Slovakia (1993–) |
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| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Born |
24 March 1965 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia |
| 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–) | |
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| Coaching achievements | |
| Coachee Singles Titles total | 60 |
| Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total | 1 |
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List of notable tournaments 5x Australian Open (Djokovic) | |
| Coaching awards and records | |
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Awards 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.
Career
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.[1] 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.[2]
Career finals
Singles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 May 1987 | Munich, West Germany | Clay |  Guillermo Pérez Roldán |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 10 August 1987 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 19 September 1988 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay |  Kent Carlsson |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 June 1989 | Bari, Italy | Clay |  Juan Aguilera |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
References
- ↑
- ↑ Olympic Committee of Serbia awards, telenor.rs
External links
- Marián Vajda at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Marián Vajda at the International Tennis Federation
- Marián Vajda at the Davis Cup
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