Marta Domachowska
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Country (sports) | Poland |
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Residence | Podkowa Leśna, Poland |
Height | 5' 9.25in (1.76 m) |
Turned pro | 2001 |
Plays | Right |
Prize money | $ 559,302 |
Singles | |
Career record | 181-117 |
Career titles | 0 (6 ITF circuit Titles) |
Highest ranking | No. 37 (April 3, 2006) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2nd Round (2005) |
French Open | 2nd Round (2005) |
Wimbledon | 1st Round (2005, 2006) |
US Open | 1st Round (2005, 2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 62-72 |
Career titles | 1 (2 ITF circuit Titles) |
Highest ranking | No. 62 (January 30, 2006) |
Last updated on: 1 January 2008. |
Marta Domachowska (born January 16, 1986, Warsaw) is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson and her favourite surface is hard. She speaks three languages: Polish, English and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such as football and swimming.
Career
2001 - As a wildcard in Sopot qualifying, lost in the first round to Russian Daria Panova (sole 2001 appearance).
2002 - Second Tour appearance (and main draw debut). Was as unranked wildcard at Warsaw, losing in the first round 7-6(2) 1-6 6-3 to No.87 Celine Beigbeder; reached Sopot doubles Semifinal as a wildcard team (w/ fellow Pole Klaudia Jans); won first two ITF Circuit singles titles and first doubles title; debuted on Tour Rankings on May 20 at No.745.
2003 - At Warsaw, lost in the first round as a No.317 wildcard (second consecutive year) to No.146 Renata Voracova, and lost in the first round as a No.275 wildcard at Sopot to No.78 Silvija Talaja. As a No.244 ranked qualifier at Pattaya City, extended No.135 Elena Tatarkova to 3 sets before losing in the first round; won $25K ITF/Torun-POL as qualifier (third singles title).
2004 - First Top 100 finish; Tour final debut at Seoul (l. 6-1 6-1 to Sharapova), also reached the semifinals at Sopot (defeating No.20 Anna Smashnova 7-6(4) 6-1 for her career-best win; lost to eventual champion Flavia Pennetta of Italy), QF at Casablanca (l. to Cervanova); Top 100 debut on September 27 at No.100; failed to qualify for the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open; Started season winning $25K ITF titles at ITF/Belfort-FRA and ITF/Warsaw 1-POL.
2005 - Best season to date, highlighted by reaching her biggest career singles final; ranked No.63 (unseeded) at Tier III Strasbourg, upset world No.26 (No.5 seed) Japanese Ai Sugiyama en route to second career Tour singles final, falling to Spanish Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4 6-3; also first Tier II SF at Beijing (received w/o from Venus Williams w/knee injury in QF, falling to German Anna-Lena Groenefeld); QF at Hobart (l. to Chinese Na Li in 3 sets); 3r at Amelia Island (as qualifier, lost to V.Williams in 3 sets); main draw debuts at all four majors, reaching 2r at the Australian Open and the French Open, first round at Wimbledon and U.S. Open; Top 50 debut (at No.48) on June 6 (after the [[French Open), career-high No.47 on August 8 (after second round at San Diego); Semifinal or better four times in doubles, finishing runner-up at Pattaya City (w/Talaja) and Strasbourg (w/ Marlene Weingartner); withdrew from Hyderabad and Memphis w/right shoulder sprain. Finished the season ranked no. 60 in singles.
2006 - Opened the season by capturing her first WTA tour title, winning the doubles title with partner Roberta Vinci of Italy; Afterwards, on January 30, reached career-high doubles rank at no. 62. Reached third career Tour singles final in career debut at Tier III Memphis (as No.6 seed, d. No.4 seed Granville and No.8 seed Craybas en route; l. to No.3 seed Arvidsson in 3s); afterwards on February 27, made Top 40 debut (at No.40); Reached 3r at Indian Wells (as No.27 seed w/1r bye, d. Shaughnessy in 2r before falling to No.5 seed Myskina) and 2r at Miami (l. to LL Kutuzova); afterwards on April 3, reached career-high singles rank at no. 37. Finished off the season by reaching the second round of singles at Strasbourg, 's-Hertogenbosch, Montreal, and Tokyo (Japan Open). Reached her fourth doubles final at Cincinatti with partner Sania Mirza of India, losing 6-4 3-6 6-2 to top seeds Maria Elena Camerin of Italy and Gisela Dulko of Argentina. Also reached the doubles semifinals at Stanford (w/ Bartoli), the quarterfinals at [ [Strasbourg] ] (w/ Alicja Rosolska), Tokyo (Japan Open)(w/ Jidkova) and Bangkok (w/ Castano), and the second round at the US Open (w/ Kostanic). Lost in the first round in singles at all four grand slams. Withdrew from Charleston, and Bali with injuries. Amassed a 20-26 singles record and 14-18 doubles record for 2006, finishing the season ranked no. 90 in singles (failing to defend a large number of points from 2005 by losing in the first round of Seoul and not qualifying for the main draw at Beijing).
2007 - Opened the season by failing to qualify for the main draw at [ [Auckland] ] and [ [Hobart] ], and losing in the first round of the Australian Open. Withdrew from Memphis, thus not defending finalist points and falling to no. 166. Reached the semifinals of $75,000 ITF Dinan (l. to K. Knapp), the quarterfinals of $50,000 ITF Torrent (l. to T. Perebiynis), and Tier IV Seoul as a qualifier (l. to V. Williams), and the second round of Stockholm as a qualifier (l. to A. Radwanska). Failed to receive a main draw wildcard at Warsaw, and so opted to play ITF Torrent instead. Failed to qualify for the main draw at nine events (including the French Open and U.S. Open). Ended the season on a high note, winning the $100,000 ITF Poitiers as a no. 179 qualifier, defeating no.1 seed Vakulenko (by retirement) and no. 6 seed Kudryavsteva en route to defeating fellow qualifier Anna Lapuschenkova 7-5 6-0 in the final. This was Domachowska's first singles title since 2003 and her biggest singles tournament win ever. Lost in the first round of singles at the Australian Open. Withdrew from Wimbledon to focus on training and regroup. In doubles, lost her first four matches before winning $100,000 ITF Rome - Tiro a Volo (w/ Emma Laine). Reached the semifinals of Tier IV Tashkent and the quarterfinals of $50,000 ITF Bronx. Amassed a 37-20 record in singles and a 7-11 record in doubles. Finished the season ranked no. 143 in singles and no. 240 in doubles.
Titles (8)
Singles (6)
Legend (Singles) |
Tier I (0) |
Tier II (0) |
Tier III (0) |
Tier IV (0) |
Grand Slam Title (0) |
WTA Tour Championship (0) |
ITF Circuit (6) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | August 11, 2002 | ITF $10,000 Olecko, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
1-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
2. | November 3, 2002 | ITF $10,000 Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | ![]() |
6-3, 6-4 |
3. | July 13, 2003 | ITF $25,000 Torun, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
7-5, 3-6, 6-4 |
4. | February 1, 2004 | ITF $25,000 Belfort, France | Hard | ![]() |
3-6, 6-0, 6-0 |
5. | February 15, 2004 | ITF $25,000 Warsaw, Poland | Carpet | ![]() |
7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3 |
6. | November 25, 2007 | ITF $100,000 Poitiers, France | Hard | ![]() |
7-5, 6-0 |
Doubles (2)
Legend (Singles) |
Tier I (0) |
Tier II (0) |
Tier III (0) |
Tier IV (1) |
Grand Slam Title (0) |
WTA Tour Championship (0) |
ITF Circuit (1) |
# | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in final | Score |
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1. | January 13, 2006 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7-6(5), 6-3 |
2. | May 12, 2007 | ITF $100,000 Rome - Tiro a Volo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1-0 ret. |
Singles Finalist (4)
- 2004: Tier IV
Seoul (lost to
Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-1)
- 2005: Tier III
Strasbourg (lost to
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4 6-3)
- 2006: Tier III
Memphis (lost to
Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 2-6, 6-3)
- 2006: ITF $75,000
Ortisei (lost to
Eva Birnerova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2)
Doubles Finalist
- 2005:
Pattaya City (lost to
Maria Sharapova)
- 2005:
Strasbourg (lost to
Anabel Medina-Guerrigues)
- 2006:
Cincinatti (lost to
Sofia Arvidsson)