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.