Janette Husárová

Janette Husárová (; born 4 June 1974) is a Slovak former tennis player.

On 13 January 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 31. On 21 April 2003, she peaked at No. 3 in the doubles rankings.

She won the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002, partnering with Elena Dementieva. With Dementieva, she reached the final of US Open doubles competition in the same year, losing to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.

Playing for Slovakia Fed Cup team, Husárová has a win–loss record of 17–12. Together with Daniela Hantuchová, she was a member of the Slovak team winning the Fed Cup in 2002.

In her career, Husárová won 25 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the season-ending WTA Championships and three Tier I tournaments (Berlin, Moscow (2002) and Tokyo (2005)), as well as four singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

In February 2016, Husárová announced her retirement from professional tennis.

Significant finals Grand Slam tournaments Doubles: 1 (runner-up) Result YearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2002 US Open Hard Elena Dementieva Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–1

WTA Championships Doubles: 1 (title) Result YearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2002Los Angeles Carpet (i) Elena Dementieva Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

WTA Tour career finals Doubles: 43 (25 titles, 18 runner-ups) Before 2009 Starting in 2009 Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) WTA Championships (1–0) Tier I (3–4) Premier M (0–0) Tier II (4–5) Premier 5 (0–0) Tier III (5–0) Premier (0–1) Tier IV & V (11–6) International (1–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Oct 1993 Montpellier Open, France Carpet (i) Dominique Monami Meredith McGrath Claudia Porwik 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)Win 1. Jul 1996 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay Barbara Schett Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner 6–1, 6–2Win 2. Aug 1996 Austrian Open, Linz Clay Natalia Medvedeva Lenka Cenková Kateřina Šišková 6–4, 7–5Win 3. Jan 1997 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Dominique Monami Aleksandra Olsza Elena Wagner 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3Loss 2. Jan 1998 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Julie Halard-Decugis Nana Miyagi Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–6(7–1), 6–4Loss 3. Jan 1998 Hobart International, Australia Hard Julie Halard-Decugis Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 7–6(8–6), 6–3Win 4. Feb 1998 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Paola Suárez Melissa Mazzotta Ekaterina Sysoeva 3–6, 6–2, 6–3Loss 4. May 1999 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Amélie Cocheteux Cătălina Cristea Irina Selyutina 6–1, 6–2Loss 5. Oct 1999 Brasil Open Clay Florencia Labat Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 6–7(1–7), 7–5, 7–5Loss 6. Feb 2000 Brasil Open Clay Florencia Labat Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 5–7, 6–4, 6–3Win 5. May 2000 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay Tathiana Garbin Iroda Tulyaganova Anna Zaporozhanova 6–3, 6–1Win 6. Jan 2001 Brisbane International, Australia Hard Giulia Casoni Katie Schlukebir Meghann Shaughnessy 7–6(11–9), 7–5Win 7. Feb 2001 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Tathiana Garbin Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez 6–4, 2–6, 6–4Win 8. Apr 2001 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Tathiana Garbin Zsófia Gubacsi Dragana Zarić 6–1, 6–3Win 9. Jul 2001 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay Tathiana Garbin María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Loss 7. Feb 2002 Paris Indoors, France Carpet (i) Elena Dementieva Nathalie Dechy Meilen Tu w/oWin 10. Feb 2002 Qatar Ladies Open Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Alexandra Fusai Caroline Vis 6–3, 6–3Loss 8. Mar 2002 Indian Wells Open, United States Hard Elena Dementieva Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 6–0Win 11. May 2002 German Open Clay Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2Loss 9. Jul 2002 Silicon Valley Classic, United States Hard Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–1, 6–1Win 12. Aug 2002 Carlsbad Open, United States Hard Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama 6–2, 6–4Loss 10. Aug 2002 New Haven Open, United States Hard Tathiana Garbin Daniela Hantuchová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 1–6, 7–5Loss 11. Aug 2002 US Open Hard Elena Dementieva Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–1Loss 12. Sep 2002 Leipzig Cup, Germany Carpet (i) Paola Suárez Alexandra Stevenson Serena Williams 6–3, 7–5Win 13. Oct 2002 Kremlin Cup, Russia Carpet (i) Elena Dementieva Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)Win 14. Oct 2002 Luxembourg Open Hard (i) Kim Clijsters Květa Hrdličková Barbara Rittner 4–6, 6–3, 7–5Win 15. Nov 2002 WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles Hard (i) Elena Dementieva Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva 4–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss 13. Apr 2003 Charleston Open, United States Clay Conchita Martínez Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez 6–0, 6–3Win 16. Feb 2004 Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates Hard Conchita Martínez Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva 6–0, 1–6, 6–3Loss 14. Mar 2004 Qatar Ladies Open Hard Conchita Martínez Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva 7–6(7–4), 6–2Win 17. Apr 2004 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay Emmanuelle Gagliardi Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová 6–3, 6–2Loss 15. May 2004 German Open Clay Conchita Martínez Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy 6–2, 2–6, 6–1Win 18. Oct 2004 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) Elena Likhovtseva Nathalie Dechy Patty Schnyder 6–2, 7–5Win 19. Feb 2005 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet Elena Likhovtseva Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 6–4, 6–3Win 20. Jul 2006 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay Michaëlla Krajicek Alice Canepa Giulia Gabba 6–0, 6–0Win 21. Jul 2006 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Michaëlla Krajicek Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová 4–6, 6–4, 6–4Win 22. Jan 2007 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Paola Suárez Hsieh Su-wei Shikha Uberoi 6–0, 6–2Win 23. Sep 2007 Luxembourg Open Hard (i) Iveta Benešová Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er 6–4, 6–2Loss 16. May 2008 Italian Open Clay Iveta Benešová Chuang Chia-jung Chan Yung-jan 7–6(7–5), 6–3Win 24. Jul 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Alizé Cornet Vanessa Henke Raluca Olaru 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]Win 25. May 2012 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Magdaléna Rybáriková Eva Birnerová Michaëlla Krajicek 6–4, 6–2Loss 17. Mar 2013 Malaysian Open Hard Zhang Shuai Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [12–14]Loss 18. Aug 2013 Carlsbad Open, United States Hard Chan Hao-ching Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 4–6, 1–6

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Singles: 11 (4–7) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 10 June 1991 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Barbara Romanò 5–7, 6–2, 3–6Loss 2. 20 April 1992 ITF Aveiro, Portugal Hard Hiroko Hara 6–2, 3–6, 1–6Win 3. 27 April 1992 ITF Leiria, Portugal Hard Cécile Dorey 6–1, 4–6, 7–5Loss 4. 8 June 1992 ITF Nicolosi, Italy Clay Laura Lapi 0–6, 3–6Loss 5. 17 May 1993 ITF Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Clay Judith Wiesner 3–6, 5–7Win 6. 14 August 1995 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay Sandra Dopfer 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–4Loss 7. 21 August 1995 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Katarína Studeníková 6–4, 3–6, 3–6Loss 8. 25 September 1995 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia Clay Magdalena Grzybowska 6–2, 4–6, 1–6Win 9. 8 November 1998 ITF Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil Clay Paola Suárez 6–2, 2–6, 6–1Loss 10. 23 November 1998 ITF Lima, Peru Clay Mariam Ramón Climent 1–6, 1–4 ret.Win 11. 6 June 1999 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Petra Mandula 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 27 (16–11) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 25 February 1991 ITF Valencia, Spain Clay Zdeňka Málková Rosa Bielsa Janet Souto 2–6, 3–6Win 2. 1 April 1991 ITF Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Zdeňka Málková Elena Makarova Irina Sukhova 6–1, 7–5Win 3. 8 April 1991 ITF Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay Zdeňka Málková Ivona Horvat Eva Martincová 6–0, 7–6(11)Win 4. 13 May 1991 ITF Munich, Germany Clay Irina Zvereva Ivana Havrlíková Pavlína Rajzlová 7–5, 6–2Win 5. 13 May 1991 ITF Capua, Italy Clay Monika Kratochvílová María Carmen García Eva Jiménez 6–1, 6–1Win 6. 10 June 1991 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Monika Kratochvílová Gabriella Boschiero Federica Riccadonna 6–4, 6–2Loss 7. 24 February 1992 ITF Castellón, Spain Clay Ivona Horvat Eva Martincová Pavlína Rajzlová 5–7, 6–2, 1–6Loss 8. 16 November 1992 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Clay Eva Martincová Catherine Barclay Louise Stacey 6–7(7), 7–6(4), 6–7(3)Win 9. 15 March 1993 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Sandra Cacic Mélanie Bernard Caroline Delisle 6–3, 3–6, 6–3Loss 10. 22 March 1993 ITF St. Simons, United States Clay Justine Hodder Mélanie Bernard Caroline Delisle 5–7, 6–3, 4–6Loss 11. 5 July 1993 ITF Erlangen, Germany Clay Danielle Thomas Elena Makarova Eugenia Maniokova 1–6, 4–6Loss 12. 12 July 1993 ITF Winnipeg, Canada Hard Hiromi Nagano Mélanie Bernard Caroline Delisle w/oWin 13. 13 June 1994 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Radka Zrubáková Patrícia Marková Katarína Studeníková 6–2, 7–5Win 14. 27 June 1994 ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay Nanne Dahlman Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková Lenka Němečková 6–4, 6–4Loss 15. 10 July 1994 ITF Erlangen, Germany Clay Tina Križan Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund 2–6, 2–6Win 16. 28 September 1997 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Virág Csurgó Olga Glouschenko Tatiana Poutchek 6–0, 6–0Loss 17. 7 June 1998 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Ľudmila Cervanová Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Mariam Ramón Climent 3–6, 3–6Runner-up 18. 4 October 1998 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Nannie de Villiers María Fernanda Landa Seda Noorlander 4–6, 7–5, 6–7Win 19. 15 March 1999 ITF Reims, France Clay (i) Rita Kuti-Kis Gisela Riera Antonella Serra Zanetti 6–2, 6–3Win 20. 15 March 1999 ITF Dinan, France Clay (i) Rita Kuti-Kis Mariam Ramón Climent Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez 6–4, 6–2Win 21. 1 August 2011 Empire Slovak Open Hard Renata Voráčová Jana Čepelová Lenka Wienerová 7–6(2), 6–1Runner-up 22. 10 September 2011 ITF Biella, Italy Clay Renata Voráčová Lara Arruabarrena Ekaterina Lopes 3–6, 6–0, [3–10]Win 23. 23 September 2011 ITF Foggia, Italy Clay Renata Voráčová Leticia Costas Inés Ferrer Suárez 6–1, 6–2Win 24. 21 November 2011 ITF Helsinki, Finland Hard (i) Emma Laine Tímea Babos Irina Buryachok 5–7, 7–5, [11–9]Loss 25. 19 December 2011 Ankara Cup, Turkey Hard (i) Katalin Marosi Nina Bratchikova Darija Jurak 4–6, 2–6Win 26. 5 March 2012 ITF Irapuato, Mexico Hard Katalin Marosi Maria Elena Camerin Mariya Koryttseva 6–2, 6–7(9), [10–7]Winner 27. 12 March 2012 The Bahamas Open Hard Katalin Marosi Eva Birnerová Anne Keothavong 6–1, 3–6, [10–6]

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