Ľubomíra Kurhajcová

Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
Country (sports) Slovakia
Residence Bratislava, Slovakia
Born 11 October 1983
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro 2002
Retired 2008
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$366,913
Singles
Career record 217–210 (50.8%)
Career titles 4 ITF
Highest ranking No. 59 (24 May 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2003–2005)
French Open 1R (2004)
Wimbledon 1R (2004)
US Open 1R (2003–2004)
Doubles
Career record 68–89 (43.3%)
Career titles 3 ITF
Highest ranking No. 78 (13 September 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2005)
French Open 1R (2004)
Wimbledon 1R (2004)
US Open 1R (2004)

Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎubɔmiːra ˈkurɦajtsɔʋaː]; born 11 October 1983) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. On 24 May 2004, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59. She never passed the first round of a Grand Slam championship in seven appearances but did get close at the 2004 French Open when she led Lisa Raymond 6–0, 5–0 in the first round and held two match points, only to lose the match 6–0, 5–7, 3–6.

Kurhajcová reached her first WTA Tour final in 2003 at the Pattaya Open, but lost to fellow Slovak Henrieta Nagyová. In doubles, she was a two-time runner-up, losing the 2004 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo final (teaming up with Nagyová) and the 2005 Copa Colsanitas final with Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss Nov 2003 Pattaya Open, Thailand Tier V Hard Henrieta Nagyová 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jul 2004 Palermo, Italy Tier V Clay Henrieta Nagyová Anabel Medina Garrigues
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss Feb 2005 Bogotá, Colombia Tier III Clay Barbora Strýcová Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Tina Pisnik
4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (4–4)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 17 June 2001 ITF Tallinn, Estonia Clay Kaia Kanepi 6–7(4), 3–6
Win 2. 21 August 2001 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay Katarzyna Strączy 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss 3. 17 September 2001 ITF Lecce, Italy Clay Ainhoa Goñi 4–6, 0–6
Win 4. 4 August 2002 ITF Brindisi, Italy Clay Lenka Němečková 7–6(2), 6–0
Loss 5. 18 August 2002 ITF Bronx, United States Hard Ashley Harkleroad 1–6, 3–6
Win 6. 29 September 2002 ITF Girona, Spain Clay Eva Fislová 6–3, 7–5
Win 7. 6 July 2003 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay Cristina Torrens Valero 7–5, 6–1
Loss 8. 13 June 2004 ITF Marseille, France Clay Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–5, 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 4 October 1999 ITF Vila do Conde, Portugal Hard Stanislava Hrozenská Danica Kováčová
Carlota Santos
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 21 May 2001 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Lenka Dlhopolcová Anna Bastrikova
Maria Goloviznina
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 4 August 2002 ITF Brindisi, Italy Clay Lenka Němečková Flavia Pennetta
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 16 September 2002 ITF Luxembourg Clay Eva Fislová Eva Martincová
Lenka Němečková
1–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 1 December 2002 ITF Průhonice, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Sandra Kleinová Libuše Průšová
Renata Voráčová
7–6(12), 6–3
Winner 6. 21 September 2003 ITF Biella, Italy Clay Libuše Průšová Martina Müller
Lenka Němečková
6–2, 6–4