Vladimír Pláteník

Vladimír Pláteník
Country (sports)  Slovakia
Residence Bratislava, Slovakia
Born (1976-02-18) 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
Highest ranking No. 392 (5 August 1996)
Doubles
Highest ranking No. 273 (13 September 1999)

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]

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]

A native of Bratislava, he is the vice president of the Professional Tennis Coaches Association for Slavic countries and a PTCA-certified coach.[4]

References

  1. ↑ User, Super. "Tennis club TC EMPIRE Trnava - EMPIRE Tennis Academy". www.tcempire.sk.
  2. ↑ "FOXNews.com - Sharapova loses at French, barely avoids shutout - Tennis". www.foxnews.com.
  3. ↑ Azet.sk. "Cibulkovej najväčší úspech: Je 12. najlepšia tenistka sveta!".
  4. ↑ "www.ptcatennis.net". www.ptcatennis.net.
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