Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Reached 2r at Auckland (d. No.8 seed Medina Garrigues in 1r; l. to Peer); fell 1r at Hobart (l. to No.6 seed Wozniak); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to No.2 seed Safina).

2004 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first Tour qualifying at Portoroz and Hasselt; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Reached QF in first Tour main draw at Prague (as WC, d. No.2 seed Safarova en route; l. to No.7 seed Peng); fell 1r at Istanbul (as qualifier); fell in Tour qualifying once; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Played two Tour main draws, falling 1r at Portoroz and Bangkok (as qualifier at both); fell in Tour qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon); continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 100 season; SF at Tashkent (ret. vs. Cirstea w/illness); reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r four times (incl. in Grand Slam main draw debut at Roland Garros); fell 1r three times (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying three times; made Top 100 debut on August 4 (rose from No.102 to No.100); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit; ret. in Prague 2r w/back injury.

2009 - First Top 50 season; won first Tour singles title at Birmingham (as No.13 seed, d. top seed Zheng in 3r and No.4 seed Li in final for first Tour title of any kind); SF twice, at Hobart (d. top seed Pennetta en route; l. to Benesova) and Pattaya City (as No.8 seed, d. No.2 seed Wozniacki en route; l. to Mirza); QF four times, at Bad Gastein (as No.6 seed, l. to Olaru), New Haven (as qualifier, l. to No.3 seed Pennetta), Seoul (d. No.8 seed Bammer en route; l. to No.2 seed Medina Garrigues) and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (d. No.13 seed Petrova en route; l. to No.11 seed A.Radwanska); reached 3r once, at US Open (l. to No.3 seed V.Williams); reached 2r four times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to No.5 seed Jankovic); fell 1r 13 times, incl. Australian Open (l. to No.7 seed Zvonareva) and Wimbledon (l. to Vinci); fell in RR stage at Bali (went 0-2 in RR stage; did not qualify for SF); made Top 50 debut on January 19 (going into Australian Open; rose from No.57 to No.50) and reached career-high No.40 on June 22 (going into Wimbledon); member of Slovak Fed Cup team that d. Belgium 4-1 in World Group II (went 1-0); withdrew from 's-Hertogenbosch w/right thigh strain and from Budapest w/right shoulder injury.

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2009 - Birmingham; 2008 - ITF/St. Petersburg-Vsevolozhsk-RUS, ITF/Patras-GRE; 2005 - ITF/Cairo 2-EGY, ITF/Mestre-ITA.
Semifinalist (3): 2009 - Hobart, Pattaya City; 2008 - Tashkent.
Quarterfinalist (5): 2009 - Bad Gastein, New Haven, Seoul, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2006 - Prague.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Monterrey-MEX (w/Pandzic).

ADDITIONAL
Slovak Fed Cup Team, 2005-09.

Coached by Mojmir Mihal; fitness coaches are Kristian Cupak, Michal Dubovec ... Father is Anton (business manager); mother is Maria; has two older siblings, Filip and Nada; has a dog named Sindy ... Began playing tennis at age 8; was born in Piestany but moved to Bratislava at age 15 to train at national tennis center ... Favorite surfaces are grass, hard; favorite shots are serve, forehand ... Favorite foods are pizza, chicken; favorite drinks are cola, iced tea ... Favorite movie is Pretty Woman; favorite actors are Richard Gere, Tom Cruise ... Favorite group is Coldplay ... Favorite cities are New York (great shopping) and Paris (nice city and people); favorite tournaments are Wimbledon, US Open ... Most admires Roger Federer for being a great player and person; also admires Novak Djokovic, Martina Hingis ... If she weren't a tennis player, would like to study archaeology (likes Indiana Jones movies) ... Lucky charm is a toy bear that she keeps in her tennis bag ... Goal is to be Top 10 and eventually No.1.

Official Website: www.magdalenarybarikova.com

- Junior highlights include runner-up at 2006 Wimbledon (l. to Wozniacki).