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Jarmila Gajdosova

Date of Birth: April 26, 1987
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
Residence: Melbourne, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Height: 5' 7" (1.74m)
Weight: 67 kg (148 lbs.)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro
Personal Web Site: www.jarmilagroth.com
Current WTA Tour rankings (June 20, 2011)
Singles: 28
Doubles: 56
Best WTA Tour rankings
Singles: 25 (May 16, 2011)
Doubles: 51 (June 25, 2007)
WTA Tour singles titles: 2
• 2011: Hobart
• 2010: Guangzhou
WTA Tour doubles titles: 1
• 2006: Stockholm (w/Birnerova)
ITF circuit singles titles: 12
• 2010: Sydney
• 2008: Gimcheon, Kawana, Traralgon, Taipei
• 2006: Sydney, Gosford, Canberra, Vittel,
• 2005: Catania, Felixstowe
• 2003: Rabat
ITF circuit doubles titles: 5
• 2008: Incheon (w/Chan), Gimcheon (w/Chan)
• 2006: Patras (w/Horiatopoulos), Prostejov (w/Morigami), Baden-Baden (w/Piedade)
Prize money YTD (2011): $ 302,525
Prize money carreer: $ 1,367,655
Equipment
Racquet: Wilson
Apparel: Lacoste
Shoes: Lacoste
Career Highlights
Singles 2011
• Winner: Hobart
• Semifinal: Kuala Lumpur
• Quarterfinal: Brisbane
• Round of 16: Madrid, Rome
Singles 2010
• Winner: Sydney, Guangzhou
• Final: Burnie
• Semifinal: Johannesburg, Istanbul
• Quarterfinal: Estoril
• Round of 16: Roland Garros, Wimbledon
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 2011
• Semifinal: Hobart (w/Zakopalova)
Doubles 2010
• Final: Mildura (w/Hopper)
• Semifinal: Burnie (w/Hopper)
Doubles 2008
• Winner: Incheon (w/Chan), Gimcheon (w/Chan)
Doubles 2007
• Final: Memphis (w/ Morigami)
• Semifinal: Pattaya City (w/ Kostanic Tosic), Bangalore (w/Horiatopulous), Las Vegas (w/Morigami)
• Round of 16: Roland Garros (w/Morigami)
Doubles 2006
• Winner: Patras (w/Horiatopulous), Prostejov (w/Morigami), Baden-Baden (w/Piedade)
• Final: Stockholm (w/Biernerova)
• Semifinal: Strasbourg (w/Stewart)
• Round of 16: Wimbledon (w/Harkleroad)
Doubles 2005
• Final: Galatina (w/Poutchek), Felixstowe (w/Kudryavtseva)
• Semifinal: Denain (w/Obziler)
Additional
• Former top ranked junior player with ITF junior rankings
of No. 6 (singles) and No. 3 (doubles) in 2003
Profile
Received Australian Citizenship on November 23, 2009… Married to fellow pro Samuel Groth...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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