Vladimír Pláteník
Vladimír Pláteník (born February 18, 1976) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Slovakia. Pláteník is currently a head coach at the international EMPIRE Tennis Academy in Trnava, Slovakia where he worked with Daria Kasatkina from Russia.[1]
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Born | February 18, 1976 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Comenius, Bratislava |
| Prize money | $16,656 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 392 (5 August 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 4 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 273 (13 September 1999) |
| Last updated on: 1 February 2022. | |
He is the former coach of Dominika Cibulková, the 2014 Australian Open finalist. Pláteník was coaching her from 2007 to 2009 when she reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2009. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Maria Sharapova 6–0, 6–2.[2] On July 6, 2009 she has reached No. 12 in the WTA rankings.[3]
He was the coach of Anna Blinkova. He now coaches Veronika Kudermetova.
A native of Bratislava, he is the vice president of the Professional Tennis Coaches Association for Slavic countries and a PTCA-certified coach.[4]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1994 | Wimbledon | Grass | 5–7, 6–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1998 | Croatia F2, Mali Losinj | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles: 9 (4–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1998 | Yugoslavia F3, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1998 | Croatia F2, Mali Losinj | Futures | Clay | walkover | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1998 | Slovenia F1, Kranj | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1998 | Uzbekistan F4, Fergana | Futures | Hard | walkover | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 1999 | Hungary F1, Budapest | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 1999 | Greece F5, Thessaloniki | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 1999 | Slovenia F1, Kranj | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 1999 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4–5 | Jul 2000 | Hungary F5, Budapest | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 |
References
- mcburk, Super. "Tennis club TC EMPIRE Trnava - EMPIRE Tennis Academy". www.tcempire.sk.
- "FOXNews.com - Sharapova loses at French, barely avoids shutout - Tennis". www.foxnews.com.
- Azet.sk. "Cibulkovej najväčší úspech: Je 12. najlepšia tenistka sveta!".
- "www.ptcatennis.net". www.ptcatennis.net.