Marián Vajda Tennis player

Marián Vajda (born March 24, 1965) is a former Slovak tennis player.Vajda was born in Považská Bystrica. He was a member of the Olympic Team of Czechoslovakia, and in 1992 he competed in the Olympic Games of Barcelona, being eliminated in the first round by Gilad Bloom 7–6, 6–1, 6–0. He reached the third round of the 1991 French Open; won 2 singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 34 in September 1987.Vajda is a former captain of the Slovakia Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams. Vajda was the coach of Novak Djokovic from June 2006 until it was announced in December 2013 that Boris Becker would become Djokovic's new head coach with Vajda remaining part of Djokovic's team. For his great success with the Serbian tennis player, Vajda won the award for best coach by the Olympic Committee of Serbia in both 2010 and 2011.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 24, 1965
Birth place
Czechoslovakia , Považská Bystrica
Residence
Bratislava
Height (meters)1.72
Weight (Kilograms)68.0

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playsRight-handed (2-handed backhand)

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