Vladimír Pláteník
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceBratislava, Slovakia
Born (1976-02-18) February 18, 1976
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovakia)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro1994
Retired2000
PlaysRight (one-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Comenius, Bratislava
Prize money$16,656
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 392 (5 August 1996)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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 semifinals 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]

He was also the coach of Anna Blinkova. He now coaches Veronika Kudermetova.

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

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1994WimbledonGrassUnited Kingdom Jamie DelgadoAustralia Ben Ellwood
Australia Mark Philippoussis		5–7, 6–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1998 Croatia F2, Mali Lošinj Futures Clay Czech Republic Václav Roubíček 6–1, 6–0

Doubles: 9 (4–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1998 Yugoslavia F3, Belgrade Futures Clay Australia Joseph Sirianni Czech Republic Daniel Fiala
Australia Dejan Petrovic		 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1998 Croatia F2, Mali Lošinj Futures Clay Croatia Luka Kutanjac Croatia Goran Orešić
Croatia Ivan Vajda		 walkover
Loss 1–2 Jul 1998 Slovenia F1, Kranj Futures Clay Slovakia Boris Borgula Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Czech Republic Petr Kovačka		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 1998 Uzbekistan F4, Fergana Futures Hard New Zealand Mark Nielsen Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
Uzbekistan Dmitriy Tomashevich		 walkover
Win 2–3 Jun 1999 Hungary F1, Budapest Futures Clay Slovakia Martin Hromec Hungary Gergely Kisgyörgy
Hungary Peter Madarassy		 7–5, 6–4
Win 3–3 Jul 1999 Greece F5, Thessaloniki Futures Clay Slovakia Martin Hromec Australia Michael Logarzo
Australia Joseph Sirianni		 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 3–4 Jul 1999 Slovenia F1, Kranj Futures Clay Slovakia Tomáš Čatár Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Czech Republic Petr Kovačka		 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Sep 1999 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Clay Slovakia Martin Hromec Israel Amir Hadad
Israel Andy Ram		 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–5 Jul 2000 Hungary F5, Budapest Futures Clay Israel Amir Hadad New Zealand Lee Radovanovich
Brazil Rodrigo Ribeiro		 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4

References

  1. ↑ mcburk, 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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