Daniela Hantuchova Ready For Serve

Coached by Nigel Sears since Birmingham 2001. All-court style of play; favorite surface is grass; favorite tournament is Wimbledon. Father, Igor, is a computer scientist; mother, Marianna, is a toxicologist; older brother, Igor is an architect working in Bratislava. Entire family plays tennis. Speaks Slovak, English and German and is learning Italian. Qualified for top university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue a career as a professional player. Other sports interests include skiing, basketball, skating and swimming. Studied classical piano for eight years until she was 14. trained at Bollettieri Tennis Academy between ages of 16 and 18. Enjoys haute couture, music, guava juice and relaxing on a quiet beach. Favorite city is Rome and likes to visit Cape Town, South Africa. Would love to go snow-boarding and water-surfing. Favorite colour is blue. Favorite movie is "Love Actually" and likes music by Eros Ramazzotti.