Martina Babáková

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

Martina Babáková
Country (sports) Slovakia
Born (1983-04-18) 18 April 1983
Žilina, Czechoslovakia
PlaysRight-handed (double 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)

Biography

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 finals
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 12 March 2007 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard Evgenia Linetskaya 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 2. 26 August 2007 London, United Kingdom Hard Pauline Wong 4–6, 1–6

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