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Nicole Vaidisova
Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Nicole Vaidisova was one such tennis player who was born on April 23, 1989, in Nurnberg, Germany. She is a 6 foot right handed player weighing 139 pounds.
She was coached by stepfather, Alex Kodat and was introduced to tennis by mother, Riana, at age of 6. She was trained at Nick Bollettieri Academy and has an all-court game with her biggest weapon being her serve. She was singles winner in 2006 Strasbourg, 2005 Seoul, Tokyo in Japan Open, Bangkok, 2004 Vancouver, Tashkent, ITF and Columbus-USA, 2003 ITF and Plzen-CZE. She was finalist in 2005 Istanbul. She was semifinalist 2006 Roland Garros, Sydney, Stanford, San Diego, 2005 Memphis, Philadelphia. She was quarterfinalist 2006 Tokyo, Pan Pacific, 2005 Hobart, Charleston, Toronto, 2004 Acapulco, Tokyo in Japan Open. She was doubles Semifinalist in 2005 Philadelphia.
Another breakthrough year, highlighted by three-tournament win streak and career-high ranking of No.15 at season’s end, she won 18 consecutive matches in last four events of season, winning Seoul, Tokyo in Japan Open and Bangkok and became the first player since Davenport. In 2006 May she reached the second round at Rome but won sixth Tour singles title at Strasbourg defeating Peng in final.
She never advanced past the forth round at a Grand Slam, which was breakthrough at Roland Garros, reaching semifinals. She is a player known for her mental toughness, and because of that, many of her most famous matches went the distance. She was a unique and skilled tennis player who in her career drew many fans. Being one of the all-time revolutionary players, she was always applauded for her stunning effort contributing to the game. During her career till now she has won several titles and has always been in the process of improving her play.
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