Hantuchova upset by Errani in 1st round

The photo says it all – UPSET! The first round of the new season produced an early upset as No. 21 ranked Slovakian cutie pie, Daniela Hantuchova, was upset 7-6(7-1), 4-6, 0-6 by No. 41 ranked Sara Errani of Italy. They are playing in the 2009 WTA Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia.

It was tough for Hantuchova from the start, as the underdog, Errani, pushed her to a tie-break in the first set. Hantuchova was able to win the tie-break, but that was the end of the story. Errani took the final two sets, blanking Hantuchova in the final set.

Hantuchova gets beat in Quarterfinals

Slovakian tennis cutie pie, Daniela Hantuchova, lost her quarterfinal match in the WTA Fortis Championships being played in Luxembourg Oct 20-26. Hantuchova’s opponent was 39th ranked Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea of Romania. Cirstea won the match 7-6 (7-2), 6-2.

In the first round, No. 15 ranked Daniela Hantuchova defeated No. 61 ranked Pauline Parmentier of France 6-2, 7-5. She had an easy win over No. 56 ranked Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-0, 6-2. Then Cirstea ended Hantuchova’s hopes for this tournament.

Hantuchova has made to the quarterfinals eight times this year in twenty tournaments. She won only two of those quarterfinal matches. In both cases, she lost the semifinal match. She has no tournaments wins this year.

Hantuchova out in 2nd round

Daniela Hantuchova, tennis cutie pie from Slovakia, lost bad in the 2nd round of the WTA Tour Ladies Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia which was played Oct 6-12, 2008.

Ranked 14th in the world, Hantuchova easily won her first round match against 23rd ranked Francesca Schiavone of Italy, 6-3, 6-2. But she was no match for 8th ranked Vera Zvonareva of Russia. Hantuchova lost that match 1-6, 0-6.

Zvonareva was playing well in this tournament. She made it to the finals where she ran up against # 1 ranked Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, losing 2-6, 4-6.

Hantuchova beaten by Jankovic

Daniela Hantuchova shows that sweat counts for something. At least it makes the photo a little more interesting. However, whatever sweating she did in this practice session wasn’t enough to beat Jelena Jankovic in the 2008 WTA Tour China Open held Sept. 22-28 in Beijing, China. Hantuchova lost the Quarterfinal match 5-7, 1-6.

Hantuchova was seeded 7th in the match. She won her first two rounds against 47th ranked Gisela Dulko of Argentina (6-3, 6-1) and 38th ranked Tamarine Tanasugarn of USA, 6-1, 0-6, 7-5. But running up against # 2 ranked Jankovic proved too much.

Daniela Hantuchova loses in Semifinal

Daniela Hantuchova, tennis cutie pie from Slovakia, has been beaten out of the 2008 WTA Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic currently being held in Bali, Indonesia.

Daniela Hantuchova, ranked 11th in the world, won her Quarterfinal match against 59th ranked Yung-Jan Chan of China in a close 3-setter, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-2. She then lost in the Semifinals in another 3-setter, 2-6, 7-5, 4-6, to 85th ranked 17-year-old Tamira Paszek of Austria.

Daniela Hantuchova seeded # 1

Tennis cutie pie, Daniela Hantuchova, of Slovakia, is seeded # 1 in the 2008 WTA Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic being played Sept. 8-14, in Bali, Indonesia. .

Daniela Hantuchova had a BYE into the 2nd round where she defeated 81st ranked Olga Savchuk of Ukraine 6-1, 7-5.

Hantuchova’s opponent in the Quarterfinals is 59th ranked Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei.

Go Daniela!

Daniela Hantuchova makes an early exit

Slovakian tennis cutie pie, Daniela Hantuchova, made a 1st round exit at the 2008 U.S. Open tennis tournament. It was not even a close match, as Daniela went down 4-6, 2-6.

Daniela Hantuchova was seeded 11th in the tournament. She did not play up to her potential, going down in defeat in straight sets to 141st ranked Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany. Daniela is ranked 12th in the world, and never should have lost to the 141st ranked player. But that’s how tennis goes, and that’s what gives us hope. Maybe we can beat a higher ranked opponent. It makes the game worth playing, and worth watching!

Daniela Hantuchova loses in Quarterfinals at 2008 Pen Pilot

Daneial Hantuchova, a tennis cutie pie from Slovakia, lost in the Quarterfinals of the WTA Tour Pilot Pen Tennis tournament being played in New Haven, Connecticut, USA Aug 18-24.

Ranked 12th in the world, Daniela Hantuchova was seeded 2nd in this tournament. She had a bye into the 2nd round where she defeated 48th ranked Olga Govortsova of Belarus in a 3-set match, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).

Daniela then faced 18th ranked Alize Cornet of France in the Quarterfinals. Daniela lost that match in a close 3-setter, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6.

Daniela Hantuchova loses at 2008 Olympics

Slovakian cutie pie, Daniela Hantuchova, was seeded 10th in the 2008 Olympics at Beijing. If she had been wearing this outfit, I think at least the men on the seeding committee would have seeded her a little higher than that!

Daniela advanced through the 1st round by defeating 33rd ranked Ai Sugiyama of Japan, 6-2, 7-5. She then lost to fellow cutie pie,22nd ranked Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, 1-6, 3-6.

Too bad, Daniela. You look cute enough to have won some kind of medal in the Olympics.

Daniela Hantuchova is beaten in 2nd round at 2008 East West Bank Classic

Slovakian cutie pie, Daniela Hantuchova, the 6th seed at the 2008 WTA East West Bank Classic held in Los Angeles, California, USA July 21-27, was beaten in the 2nd round.

Daniela had a BYE in the 1st round. Her 2nd round opponent was 43rd ranked Olga Govortsova from Minsk, Belarus. Daniela lost the match in straight sets, 2-6, 4-6.

Daniela lost in the 2nd round at Wimbledon, and lost the 1st match of her last two tournaments. She is really going to have to work hard if she is going to get anywhere in the US Open coming up in August. Come on, Daniela!