Dominik Hrbatý
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Dominik Hrbatý, (born January 4, 1978, Bratislava) is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. The right-handed Hrbatý is nicknamed " The Dominator" and in 1996 was named ATP Newcomer of the Year. He is coached by Tibor Toth.
Hrbatý has won 6 singles ATP tour tournaments - the 1999 San Marino and Prague, the 2001 Auckland, and 2004 Adelaide, Auckland and Marseille events. His highest ATP Entry Ranking has been World No. 12, a ranking he achieved on October 18, 2004.
In Perth, Western Australia in 2005, Hrbaty paired with teammate Daniela Hantuchová to win the Hopman Cup for Slovakia. As of September 2006, he has won over $6,100,000 in prize money.
In the 2005 Davis Cup final, Hrbatý handed Croat star Ivan Ljubičić his only loss in the Davis Cup season to send the tie to a deciding 5th rubber, which Croatia ultimately won.
Hrbatý is known for being one of the fitter players on the ATP circuit (winning 3 out of 4 straight 5 set matches at the 2006 Australian Open), having a strong two-handed backhand, and for creating a stir by wearing pink tennis polos with holes cut in the back of the shirt to create ventilation.
He has perfect head-to-head record (2-0) against the current ATP No. 1 Roger Federer and a winning head-to-head record (3-1) against the current ATP No. 2 Rafael Nadal.
[edit] Titles Won
| Tennis Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (6) |
| Challengers (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | August 5, 1996 | Pilzen, Czech Republic | Clay |  Sergio Cortes, Chile |
6-3 6-2 |
| 2. | October 14, 1996 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Dirk Dier, Germany |
6-3 6-2 |
| 3. | May 12, 1997 | Kosice, Slovak Republic | Clay |  Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador |
6-4 6-4 |
| 4. | May 11, 1998 | Kosice, Slovak Republic | Clay |  Fernando Meligini, Brazil |
7-5 6-4 |
| 5. | Aug. 10, 1998 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay |  Mariano Puerta, Argentina |
6-2 7-5 |
| 6. | Apr. 26, 1999 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay |  Slava Dosedel, Czech Republic |
6-2 6-2 |
| 7. | Jan. 8, 2001 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Francisco Clavet, Spain |
6-4 2-6 6-3 |
| 8. | June 10, 2002 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Jose Acasuso, Argentina |
6-4 6-7 6-4 |
| 9. | January 5, 2004 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Michael Llodra, France |
6-4 6-0 |
| 9. | January 12, 2004 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Rafael Nadal, Spain |
4-6 6-2 7-5 |
| 10. | February 23, 2004 | Marseille, France | Hard Indoors |  Robin Soderling, Sweden |
4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 11. | November 07, 2005 | Bratislava, Slovak Republic | Hard Indoors |  Daniele Bracciali, Italy |
7-5 6-1 |
