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Slovak tennis player
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎubɔmiːra ˈkurɦajtsɔʋaː] ; born 11 October 1983) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. On 24 May 2004, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59. She never passed the first round of a Grand Slam championship in seven appearances but did get close at the 2004 French Open when she led Lisa Raymond 6–0, 5–0 in the first round and held two match points, only to lose the match 6–0, 5–7, 3–6.[ 1]
Kurhajcová reached her first WTA Tour final in 2003 at the Pattaya Open , but lost to fellow Slovak Henrieta Nagyová . In doubles, she was a two-time runner-up, losing the 2004 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo final (teaming up with Nagyová) and the 2005 Copa Colsanitas final with Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová .
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles: 8 (4–4)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
17 June 2001
ITF Tallinn, Estonia
Clay
Kaia Kanepi
6–7(4) , 3–6
Win
2.
21 August 2001
ITF Maribor, Slovenia
Clay
Katarzyna Strączy
3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss
3.
17 September 2001
ITF Lecce, Italy
Clay
Ainhoa Goñi
4–6, 0–6
Win
4.
4 August 2002
ITF Brindisi, Italy
Clay
Lenka Němečková
7–6(2) , 6–0
Loss
5.
18 August 2002
ITF Bronx, United States
Hard
Ashley Harkleroad
1–6, 3–6
Win
6.
29 September 2002
ITF Girona, Spain
Clay
Eva Fislová
6–3, 7–5
Win
7.
6 July 2003
ITF Orbetello, Italy
Clay
Cristina Torrens Valero
7–5, 6–1
Loss
8.
13 June 2004
ITF Marseille, France
Clay
Anabel Medina Garrigues
7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Doubles: 6 (3–3)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
4 October 1999
ITF Vila do Conde, Portugal
Hard
Stanislava Hrozenská
Danica Kováčová Carlota Santos
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up
2.
21 May 2001
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
Clay
Lenka Dlhopolcová
Anna Bastrikova Maria Goloviznina
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up
3.
4 August 2002
ITF Brindisi, Italy
Clay
Lenka Němečková
Flavia Pennetta Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up
4.
16 September 2002
ITF Luxembourg
Clay
Eva Fislová
Eva Martincová Lenka Němečková
1–6, 4–6
Winner
5.
1 December 2002
ITF Průhonice, Czech Republic
Carpet (i)
Sandra Kleinová
Libuše Průšová Renata Voráčová
7–6(12) , 6–3
Winner
6.
21 September 2003
ITF Biella, Italy
Clay
Libuše Průšová
Martina Müller Lenka Němečková
6–2, 6–4
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