Vladimír Pláteník

Vladimír Pláteník (born February 18, 1976) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Slovakia and coach.

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)

Pláteník is currently a head coach at the international EMPIRE Tennis Academy in Trnava, Slovakia where he worked with Daria Kasatkina.[1] He is also 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 the coach of Anna Blinkova. He was also the coach of Veronika Kudermetova since 2021.[4][5] He now coaches Lulu Sun since 2024.[6]

A native of Bratislava, he is the vice president of the Professional Tennis Coaches Association for Slavic countries and a PTCA-certified coach.[7]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1994WimbledonGrass Jamie Delgado Ben Ellwood
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 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 Joseph Sirianni Daniel Fiala
Dejan Petrovic		 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1998 Croatia F2, Mali Lošinj Futures Clay Luka Kutanjac Goran Orešić
Ivan Vajda		 walkover
Loss 1–2 Jul 1998 Slovenia F1, Kranj Futures Clay Boris Borgula Leoš Friedl
Petr Kovačka		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 1998 Uzbekistan F4, Fergana Futures Hard Mark Nielsen Oleg Ogorodov
Dmitriy Tomashevich		 walkover
Win 2–3 Jun 1999 Hungary F1, Budapest Futures Clay Martin Hromec Gergely Kisgyörgy
Peter Madarassy		 7–5, 6–4
Win 3–3 Jul 1999 Greece F5, Thessaloniki Futures Clay Martin Hromec Michael Logarzo
Joseph Sirianni		 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 3–4 Jul 1999 Slovenia F1, Kranj Futures Clay Tomáš Čatár Leoš Friedl
Petr Kovačka		 7–5, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Sep 1999 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Clay Martin Hromec Amir Hadad
Andy Ram		 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–5 Jul 2000 Hungary F5, Budapest Futures Clay Amir Hadad Lee Radovanovich
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. "The WTA talent pool is deep, and Veronika Kudermetova made it deeper". tennis.com. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. https://tennistalky.com/who-are-veronica-kudermetova-coaches-know-all-about-sergei-demekhine-and-vladimir-platenik/
  6. "Lulu Sun on her switch to New Zealand, Te Anau memories, Olympic dreams and French Open hopes". 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. "www.ptcatennis.net". www.ptcatennis.net.


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