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Martina Babáková

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Martina Babáková
Country (sports) Slovakia
Born (1983-04-18) 18 April 1983 (age 41)
Žilina, Czechoslovakia
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$50,483
Singles
Career record120–191
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 402 (8 September 2003)
Doubles
Career record179–145
Career titles18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 269 (11 February 2008)
Medal record
Tennis
Representing  Slovakia
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Team

Martina Babáková (born 18 April 1983) is a Slovak former professional tennis player.

Biography

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A right-handed player born in Žilina, Babáková was a top-50 junior who was most prominent on the professional tour as a doubles player.[1]

Babáková won 18 ITF doubles titles and made her only WTA Tour main-draw appearance at the 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, with Anna Lapushchenkova in the doubles.

At the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, she partnered Katarína Kachlíková to win a women's doubles bronze medal for Slovakia. She also won a bronze medal for the team event.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–2)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 12 March 2007 ITF Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard Israel Evgenia Linetskaya 3–6, 6–7
Loss 2. 26 August 2007 ITF London, United Kingdom Hard Netherlands Pauline Wong 4–6, 1–6

Doubles (18–19)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 8 October 2000 ITF Fiumicino, Italy Clay Germany Scarlett Werner Greece Asimina Kaplani
Greece Maria Pavlidou
4–1, 4–1, 4–2
Winner 2. 20 May 2001 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Russia Anastassia Belova
Belarus Darya Kustova
6–4, 7–6(4)
Winner 3. 27 May 2001 ITF Olecko, Poland Clay Czech Republic Lenka Snajdrová Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Ukraine Valeria Bondarenko
6–2, 6–2
Winner 4. 3 June 2001 Warsaw, Poland Clay Czech Republic Lenka Snajdrová Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Armenia Liudmila Nikoyan
6–4, 6–4
Winner 5. 26 May 2002 Olecko, Poland Clay Slovakia Lenka Tvarošková Czech Republic Eva Erbová
Romania Liana Ungur
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 16 June 2002 Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland Clay Slovakia Lenka Tvarošková Ukraine Valeria Bondarenko
Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
3–6, 0–6
Runner-up 7. 9 July 2002 Sezze, Italy Clay Ukraine Yevgenia Savranska France Kildine Chevalier
France Aurélie Védy
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 1 September 2002 Bielefeld, Germany Clay Slovakia Lenka Tvarošková Germany Lisa Fritz
Germany Lydia Steinbach
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 8 September 2002 Chieti, Italy Clay Czech Republic Veronika Ctvrtnicková Italy Katia Altilia
Italy Valentina Sulpizio
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Winner 10. 15 September 2002 Prešov, Slovakia Clay Slovakia Maria Jedličková Czech Republic Ivana Plateniková
Slovakia Eva Šestáková
7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 11. 20 October 2002 Makarska, Croatia Clay Czech Republic Lenka Novotná Netherlands Kika Hogendoorn
Germany Christiane Hoppmann
6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 12. 16 March 2003 Amiens, France Clay (i) Slovakia Lenka Tvarošková France Karla Mraz
France Aurélie Védy
4–5 ret.
Runner-up 13. 16 November 2003 Le Havre, France Clay (i) Poland Monika Schneider Belgium Leslie Butkiewicz
Belgium Eveline Vanhyfte
2–6, 2–2 ret.
Winner 14. 11 April 2004 Makarska, Croatia Clay Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová Bulgaria Maria Penkova
Italy Lisa Tognetti
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 15. 16 May 2004 Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Italy Stefania Chieppa Russia Irina Smirnova
Italy Valentina Sulpizio
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 16. 23 May 2004 Zadar, Croatia Clay Slovakia Michaela Michálková Luxembourg Mandy Minella
Italy Lisa Tognetti
w/o
Runner-up 17. 31 August 2004 Warsaw, Poland Clay Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová Poland Alicja Rosolska
Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 18. 2 October 2004 Benevento, Italy Hard Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová Italy Giulia Gabba
Italy Karin Knapp
2–6, 1–0 ret.
Winner 19. 2 April 2006 GB Pro-Series Bath,
United Kingdom
Hard (i) Poland Urszula Radwańska France Marie-Perrine Baudouin
France Karla Mraz
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 20. 6 August 2006 Saulgau, Germany Clay Slovakia Linda Smolenaková Croatia Josipa Bek
Germany Lydia Steinbach
4–6, 3–6
Winner 21. 28 August 2006 Vienna, Austria Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandra Martinović Austria Franziska Klotz
Austria Marlena Metzinger
6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 22. 11 February 2007 Algarve, Portugal Hard Romania Raluca Ciulei Spain Melissa Cabrera-Handt
Spain Carolina Gago Fuentes
7–6, 0–6, 6–7
Runner-up 23. 11 March 2007 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard Turkey İpek Şenoğlu Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová
Czech Republic Lucie Kriegsmannová
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 24. 19 March 2007 Raanana, Israel Hard Argentina Veronica Spiegel Israel Evgenia Linetskaya
Israel Tzipora Obziler
1–6, 2–6
Winner 25. 7 April 2007 GB Pro-Series Bath, UK Hard (i) Czech Republic Kateřina Vaňková United Kingdom Rebecca Fong
United States Susanna Lingman
6–4, 6–4
Winner 26. 15 April 2007 Torhout, Belgium Hard Netherlands Kika Hogendoorn Italy Elena Pioppo
Italy Verdiana Verardi
7–6, 6–3
Winner 27. 23 August 2007 Cumberland, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Anna Smith United Kingdom Anna Hawkins
United Kingdom Karen Paterson
6–2, 6–3
Winner 28. 2 September 2007 Palić Open, Serbia Clay Belgium Davinia Lobbinger Turkey Hülya Esen
Turkey Lütfiye Esen
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 29. 16 January 2008 Sunderland, UK Hard (i) Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová Sweden Johanna Larsson
United Kingdom Anna Smith
1–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Winner 30. 21 January 2008 Wrexham, UK Clay Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová New Zealand Dianne Hollands
Russia Elena Kulikova
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Runner-up 31. 11 February 2008 Albufeira, Portugal Hard Russia Elena Chalova Israel Julia Glushko
Russia Marina Melnikova
3–6, 6–0, [9–11]
Winner 32. 16 March 2008 Dijon, France Hard Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová United Kingdom Natasha Khan
United Kingdom Danielle Brown
5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
Winner 33. 22 March 2008 GB Pro-Series Bath, UK Hard Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová United Kingdom Sarah Borwell
United Kingdom Olivia Scarfi
6–1, 5–7, [10–1]
Runner-up 34. 5 August 2008 Coimbra, Portugal Clay Poland Olga Brózda Spain Paula Fondevila Castro
Spain Lucía Sainz
6–7(2), 0–6
Runner-up 35. 13 August 2008 ITF London, UK Hard Georgia (country) Manana Shapakidze United States Megan Moulton-Levy
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
1–6, 1–6
Winner 36. 25 January 2009 ITF Wrexham, UK Hard Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová United Kingdom Danielle Brown
United Kingdom Elizabeth Thomas
2–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Runner-up 37. 31 May 2009 ITF Braga, Portugal Clay Belgium Davinia Lobbinger Mexico Ximena Hermoso
Mexico Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
3–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Babakova, Martina (SVK)". www.itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "Medailové umiestnenia na svetových univerziádach". sportency.sk (in Slovak).
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