Dominika cibulkova biography for kids

  • Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak former professional tennis player.
  • I am chosing today as the day I announce my retirement from tennis because this is also a day on which my biography is being launched with all of the details.
  • What started as a recurring Achilles injury, developed into one of the most difficult moments in my life – deciding on what to do with my tennis.

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    Former world No 4 Cibulkova announces retirement

    Former world No 4 and Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova announced her retirement on Tuesday.

    The 30-year-old Slovakian claimed eight WTA singles titles and entered the top four in 2017.

    Her biggest title came in 2016 when she defeated then world No 1 Angelique Kerber to win the WTA Finals.

    Cibulkova, who has not played since the French Open, became the first Slovak woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final in 2014 when she lost to China's Li Na at the Australian Open.

    She said she had made up her mind about retirement at Roland Garros. "It was strange because I knew, and no one around me except my team knew it would be my last tournament," she said.

    "At that point, I was 100 percent sure. I wasn't doubting or thinking 'maybe yes or no.' I knew I wanted to do it like this, for this to be my last tournament. I went home and was happy with my decision.

    "It's hard to make it, but once you do, you feel more free."

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    Dominika Cibulková

    Slovak tennis player

    Dominika Cibulková[1] (Slovak pronunciation:[ˈdɔminikaˈtsibulkɔʋaː]; born 6 May 1989)[3][4] is a Slovak former professional tennis player.[5] She is the 2016 WTA Finals champion, becoming the fourth player (after Serena Williams in 2001, Maria Sharapova in 2004 and Petra Kvitová in 2011) to win the tournament on her debut. She won eight WTA Tour singles titles and two on the ITF Circuit.

    Cibulková reached the quarterfinals or better of all four Grand Slam tournaments at least once. One of her most notable achievements was a final appearance at the 2014 Australian Open. Although she lost to Li Na, she was the first female Slovak to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament.[6]

    Personal life

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    Cibulková was introduced to tennis at the age of eight in Piešťany. She was eleven when her family moved to Bratislava. Her mother is the Slovak lawyer and politician Katarína Cibul

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