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Jarmila Groth
Date of Birth: April 26, 1987
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
Residence: Melbourne, Australia
Plays for: Australia
Height: 5' 7" (1.74m)
Weight: 67 kg (148 lbs.)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro
Personal Website: www.jarmilagroth.com
Current WTA Tour rankings (September 21, 2009)
Singles: 64
Doubles: 358
Best WTA Tour rankings
Singles: 57 (July 6, 2009)
Doubles: 51 (June 25, 2007)
ITF circuit singles titles: 11
• 2008: Gimcheon, Kawana, Traralgon, Taipei
• 2006: Sydney, Gosford, Canberra, Vittel,
• 2005: Catania, Felixstowe
• 2003: Rabat
ITF circuit doubles titles: 5
• 2008: Incheon, Gimcheon
• 2006: Patras, Prostejov, Baden-Baden
Prize money YTD (2009): $ 183,209
Prize money carreer: $ 717,029
Equipment
Racquet: Wilson
Apparel: Lacoste
Shoes: Lacoste
Career Highlights
Singles 2009
• Semifinal: Clearwater
• Quarterfinal: Estoril
• Round of 32: Roland Garros
Singles 2008
• Winner: Gimcheon, Kawana, Traralgon, Taipei
Singles 2007
• Semifinal: Las Vegas
• Quarterfinal: Prague
Singles 2006
• Winner: Sydney, Gosford, Canberra, Vittel
• Round of 32: US Open
Singles 2005
• Winner: Catania, Felixstowe
Doubles 2008
• Winner: Incheon, Gimcheon
Doubles 2007
• Final: Memphis
• Semifinal: Pattaya City, Bangalore, Las Vegas
• Round of 16: Roland Garros
Doubles 2006
• Winner: Patras, Prostejov, Baden-Baden
• Final: Stockholm
• Semifinal: Strasbourg
• Round of 16: Wimbledon
Doubles 2005
• Final: Galatina, Felixstowe
• Semifinal: Denain
Additional
• Former top ranked junior player with ITF junior rankings
of No. 6 (singles) and No. 3 (doubles) in 2003
Profile
Married to fellow pro Samuel Groth...Member of the Tennis Australia Player Development Program…
Trains at the Australian Institute of Sports in Canberra…
Managed by ITMS Sports… Started playing tennis at age
seven … Mother, Jarmila, and father, Jan, are both engineers;
father represented Slovakia in soccer and ice hockey as a
junior; brother, Jan, five years older, is a former professional
skier… Likes all surfaces; prefers hardcourts…
Considers her return and two-handed backhand her best shots…
Superstitions are to bounce the ball twice before serving
and to not walk on lines of the court… Likes watching
DVDs on her laptop when on the road (especially enjoys comedies);
Favorite food is sushi and enjoys Italian food ... Admires
Michael Jordan for his accomplishments… Speaks English,
German and Slovak and is currently learning Spanish…
Fell in love with Australia during her very first trip to
the Australian Open as a 14-year-old junior; Became a permanent
resident in 2007; Resides in Melbourne during the off-season.
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