Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell 1r at Sydney (l. to No.8 seed Wozniacki); reached 4r at Australian Open (as No.18 seed, l. to No.4 seed Dementieva).

FEBRUARY - Went 2-0 in Slovakia's 4-1 Fed Cup World Group II win over Belgium; withdrew from Pattaya City w/illness); reached 3r at Dubai (as No.12 seed, ret. vs. qualifier Vesnina w/heat illness).

MARCH - Dropped opener at Indian Wells (as No.14 seed w/1r bye, l. to Llagostera Vives in 2r); reached 3r at Miami (as No.16 seed, ret. vs. No.19 seed Medina Garrigues w/cramping).

APRIL - Reached QF at Ponte Vedra Beach (as No.3 seed, l. to Vesnina in 3s); reached QF at Charleston (as No.7 seed, ret. vs. top seed Dementieva w/left adductor strain); went 1-2 in Slovakia's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group Play-off loss to France; fell 1r at Stuttgart (l. to No.3 seed Jankovic).

MAY - Withdrew from Rome and Madrid w/left thigh injury; reached first Grand Slam SF at Roland Garros (as No.20 seed, l. to top seed Safina; had never been to a Grand Slam QF before); made career Top 15 debut afterwards on June 8 (rose from No.19 to No.14).

JUNE - Fell 1r at 's-Hertogenbosch (as No.2 seed, l. to Dechy in 3s); reached 3r at Wimbledon (as No.14 seed, l. to Vesnina in 3s).

JULY - Reached QF at Bastad (as No.2 seed, l. to Dulko 67(5) 63 76(6); held 2mp at 6-4 in third set tie-break); withdrew from Prague w/leg injury; fell 1r at Stanford (as No.6 seed, l. to Stosur).

AUGUST - Dropped opener at Los Angeles (as No.7 seed w/1r bye, l. to U.Radwanska in 3s in 2r); fell 1r at Cincinnati (as No.15 seed, l. to Peng); reached 2r at Toronto (as No.16 seed, l. to Kleybanova 61 46 76(4); held 6mp at 5-4 third set); withdrew from New Haven and US Open w/right rib injury.

SEPTEMBER - Withdrew from Tokyo and Beijing w/right rib injury.

OCTOBER - Fell 1r at Moscow (as No.7 seed, l. to Martinez Sanchez); withdrew from Linz w/right rib injury.

2004 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic.

2005 - Played first Tour qualifying at Rabat; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Played first two Tour main draws of career, reaching 2r at Istanbul (l. to Santangelo) and Tashkent (l. to Azarenka); fell in Tour qualifying twice; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Near-Top 50 finish in first full season on Tour; SF once, at Guangzhou (l. to Razzano); QF twice, at Prague (l. to Azarenka) and Stockholm (l. to Dushevina); played first two Grand Slam main draws, reaching 3r at Roland Garros (l. to Kuznetsova) and 2r at US Open (l. to Azarenka); fell in qualifying at other two majors; made Top 100 debut on June 11 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.131 to No.86) and Top 50 debut on October 1 (after Guangzhou; rose from No.52 to No.47), dipping just outside to No.51 for year-end rankings.

2008 - Breakthrough season, highlighted by first two Tour singles finals at Amelia Island (unseeded, d. No.14 seed Azarenka, d. No.2 seed Chakvetadze and No.11 seed Mauresmo en route; l. to top seed Sharapova in final) and Montréal (d. No.5 seed Dementieva, No.2 seed Jankovic and No.10 seed Bartoli en route; l. to No.7 seed Safina in final); QF five times, at Gold Coast (l. to Azarenka in 3s), Doha (d. No.9 seed Schnyder and No.6 seed V.Williams en route; l. to No.16 seed A.Radwanska 64 67(1) 64, having led 3-1 third set), Stanford (l. to Sugiyama 67(4) 76(5) 53 ret. w/cramps; led 76(4) 52 and held 3mp at 76(4) 54), Beijing (d. No.8 seed Chakvetadze en route; l. to No.4 seed Kuznetsova) and Moscow (d. No.4 seed Ivanovic en route, falling to No.7 seed Zvonareva 75 64; held sp at 5-4 first set); best results in 19 other events were five 3r finishes, at Indian Wells (as No.28 seed, l. to No.2 seed Kuznetsova in 3s), Miami (l. to No.10 seed Dementieva in 3s), Roland Garros (as No.28 seed, l. to No.2 seed Jankovic 75 63; held sp at 5-4 first set), Olympics (as No.16 seed, l. to No.2 seed Jankovic) and US Open (as No.18 seed, l. to No.9 seed A.Radwanska); fell 1r or 2r 14 times, incl. Australian Open (l. to Pennetta in 3s in 1r) and Wimbledon (as No.30 seed, l. to WC Zheng in 1r); first five Top 10 wins came at Doha (No.7 V.Williams), Amelia Island (No.7 Chakvetadze), Montréal (No.6 Dementieva, No.2 Jankovic) and Moscow (No.5 Ivanovic); went from outside Top 40 to inside Top 20 during season, making Top 40 debut on February 25 (after Doha; rose from No.45 to No.38), Top 30 debut on April 14 (after Amelia Island; rose from No.34 to No.29) and Top 20 debut on August 4 (after Montréal; rose from No.31 to No.20), reaching career-high No.19 a week later on August 11 (would rank either No.19 or No.20 all but one week until November 10 year-end rankings); ret. from two other matches, in Charleston 1r (w/lower back injury) and Barcelona 1r (w/left abdominal strain); withdrew from Bangalore w/lumbar spine injury, 's-Hertogenbosch w/abdominal injury and Zürich w/upper respiratory tract infection; went 1-2 in Slovak Republic's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group II loss to Czech Republic.

SINGLES
Winner: 2006 - ITF/Bratislava 2-SVK; 2005 - ITF/Amarante-POR.
Finalist (2): 2008 - Amelia Island, Montréal.
Semifinalist (2): 2009 - Roland Garros; 2007 - Guangzhou.
Quarterfinalist (9): 2009 - Ponte Vedra Beach, Bastad; 2008 - Gold Coast, Doha, Stanford, Beijing, Moscow; 2007 - Prague, Stockholm.

ADDITIONAL
Slovak Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2007-09; Slovak Olympic Team, 2008.

Introduced to tennis at age 7 by parents, Katarina Cibulkova and Milan Cibulka ... Speaks Slovak and English ... Favorite surfaces are clay and hard; favorite shot is swing volley ... Enjoys listening to music, going to the movies and spending time with friends ... Considers 9 her lucky number ... Person most admired is Kim Clijsters ... Self-described as happy person with a lot of energy ... Favorite cities are Paris, New York and Bratislava.

Official Website: www.dominikacibulkova.sk

- Received Slovak Women's Tennis Player Award in 2008; finished No.1 in Slovakia for first time on year-end rankings (Hantuchova had been No.1 for six straight years).