Marián Vajda
Marián Vajda (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmarijaːɱ ˈʋajda]; born 24 March 1965) is a Slovak professional tennis coach and former player. He is the former head coach of Novak Djokovic, coaching Djokovic almost his entire professional career, winning 85 titles together (out of the 96 won by Djokovic). Vajda is the most successful coach in the history of tennis in terms of Grand Slam titles winning 20 Grand Slam trophies with Novak Djokovic (out of the 24 won by Djokovic).
Vajda in 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia (1984–1992) Slovakia (1993–) | |||||||||||
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| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia | |||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 1965 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1984 | |||||||||||
| Retired | 1994 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Prize money | US$756,646 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 119–152 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 34 (14 September 1987) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1991) | |||||||||||
| French Open | 3R (1991) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1989) | |||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1985) | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 1R (1992) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 23–43 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 118 (16 April 1990) | |||||||||||
| Coaching career (1995–) | ||||||||||||
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| Coaching achievements | ||||||||||||
| Coachee singles titles total | 85 | |||||||||||
| Coachee(s) doubles titles total | 1 | |||||||||||
| List of notable tournaments (with champion) 2× Career Grand Slam (Djokovic) | ||||||||||||
| Coaching awards and records | ||||||||||||
| Awards Best coach by the Olympic Committee of Serbia (2010, 2011) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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