Romana Tabak
Romana Tabak or Romana Tabaková is a Slovak professional tennis player and member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. She is also a former World Junior No. 36, achieving that ranking in March 2008. Her career-high ranking of World No. 240 was achieved on 27 February 2012.
Tabak was a contestant in 2007 in Slovakia's Next Top Model, but withdrew after a few episodes because of parental disapproval..
On 29th February 2020 she got elected in parliamentary elections and became the member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
Career Finals
Singles (6–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 11 May 2008 | Michalovce | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 17 August 2008 | Iława | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 2 May 2010 | Bournemouth | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–7, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1 May 2011 | Bournemouth | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 3. | 14 May 2011 | Båstad | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 5 November 2011 | Asunción | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | 12 November 2011 | Asunción | Clay | ![]() | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 19 November 2011 | Asunción | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 December 2011 | Buenos Aires | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles (5–4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 14 October 2007 | Espinho | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, |
Runner-up | 1. | 11 May 2008 | Michalovce | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 18 May 2008 | Bucharest | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 16 August 2008 | Iława | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 June 2009 | Brno | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 4. | 6 March 2010 | Antalya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 18 April 2010 | Bol | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–1, |
Runner-up | 4. | 25 June 2011 | Lenzerheide | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, |
Winner | 5. | 18 May 2012 | Caserta | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Junior Titles
Singles – juniors:- Winner : 2007 – Piešťany – grade 2, Prato – grade 2
- Winner : 2008 – Umag – grade 1 ; 2006 – Bratislava – grade 4
Awards
- 2008: Junior Tennis Player of the Year in Slovak Republic
Career in review
- 2003 – finished at No. 3 in Slovak ranking U12
- 2004 – won 1 singles title in tournament in Slovakia, runner-up one time
- 2005 – finished at No. 9 in Slovak ranking U14, won five singles titles, runner-up two times
- 2006 – finished at No. 13 in Slovak ranking U18, won two singles titles, runner-up two times, played her first ITF junior tournament in Bratislava as WC, also won her first doubles title in junior tournament Bratislava, grade 4
- 2007 – finished at No. 4 in Slovak ranking U18, won two junior tournaments grade 2 in Pieštany and Prato, made junior Grand Slam main draw debut at Wimbledon, made Top 100 debut in ITF ranking in May 2007, played in European Junior Championships U16, also played her first ITF tournament in Maribor, reached 1st round as qualifier, in October won her first ITF doubles title in Espinho
- 2008 – finished at No. 1 in Slovak ranking U18, at No. 46 in ITF ranking, at No. 588 in WTA singles ranking and at No. 481 in WTA doubles ranking, played all four junior Grand Slam tournaments: French Open – reached semifinal doubles ; Wimbledon – reached semifinal singles – played in European Junior Championships U18, won junior doubles title grade 1 in Umag, won one ITF singles titles in Ilawa and two ITF doubles titles in Bucharest and Ilawa, was named as Junior Player of the Year 2008 in Slovakia. She also played at Wimbledon on 25 June 2008., dated Grigor Dimitrov, accompanied him at Championships Dinner at Wimbledon.
- 2009 – finished at No. 678 in WTA singles ranking and at No. 349 in WTA doubles ranking, played first WTA qualifying at tournament in Prague
- 2010 – finished at No. 808 in WTA singles ranking and at No. 619 in WTA doubles ranking, won 1 ITF singles title in Bournemouth and 1 ITF doubles title in Antalya. From June 2010 to March 2011 she did not play any tournaments apart from the ITF Espinho tournament in October 2010 because of a knee injury.
- 2011 – finished at No. 255 in WTA singles ranking and at No. 436 in WTA doubles ranking, won 4 ITF singles titles in Båstad and hat trick in Asunción, Tabak was runner-up to Scarlett Werner in the ITF tournament at Bournemouth, but lost her WTA Singles Ranking on 9 May 2011, regaining it on 23 May 2011. Romana was awarded as player of November according to ITF.