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Daniela Hantuchova (Slovak: Daniela Hantuchov�; pronounced [ˈdanɪjɛla ˈɦantuxɔvaː], roughly HAHN-too-koh-vah; born April 23, 1983 in Poprad, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak professional tennis player.

She is currently working with a number of coaches who work out of the Sanchez-Casal Academy, primarily Angel Gimenez and occasionally with Eduardo Nicolas. Her WTA Tour mentor in the "Partners for Success" program was Martina Navratilova, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of June 23, 2008, Hantuchova is ranked World No. 10 in singlesHantuchova speaks six languages and was trained as a classical pianist.^[3] She is thought to be a perfectionist and places a lot of pressure on herself during her training.^[3] She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis.^{[citation needed]} Her comeback among the world's best was in the March of 2007 when She won the 2007 Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells for the second time

Daniela Hantuchova’s comeback from injury was dealt a blow in the second round, as young Russian Alisa Kleybanova used shock and awe to defeat the tenth-seed 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. Other seeds to fall on the outside courts included Flavia Pennetta and Sybille Bammer, who were also three set victims.

For the first set and a half of their match, Hantuchova was bamboozled by an astonishing display of power and accuracy by her 18-year-old opponent.

Although She made few unforced errors, the Slovak star, playing her first tournament since April after suffering a stress fracture to her right heel, was kept firmly on the back foot by Kleybanova’s cannonballs.

Playing in only her third Grand Slam main draw, the Russian was imperious as She broke for 4-3 in the opener, and again to take the first set. she began the second set with an ace and seemed on course for a remarkably easy win as she moved to a 4-1 lead. But with victory in sight, errors marred her hitherto flawless play, and Hantuchova applied her greater experience to put together a five game winning streak for the second set.

Both players had plenty of chances in the early stages of the third, and Hantuchova may have nightmares about an unlucky net cord at a crucial moment, but when Kleybanova finally converted a sixth break point for a 3-1 lead, Slovak resistance faltered.