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'''Marián Vajda''' ({{IPA-sk|ˈmarijaːɱ ˈʋajda}}; born 24 March 1965) is a Slovak professional ] coach and former player. He is the current head coach of ] and has been his coach during almost his entire professional career, winning 84 titles together (out of the 85 won by Djokovic). Vajda is the most successful coach in the history of tennis in terms of Grand Slam titles, alongside Toni Nadal ( who won 20 Grand Slam trophies with his nephew ), winning 20 ] trophies with Novak Djokovic. '''Marián Vajda''' ({{IPA-sk|ˈmarijaːɱ ˈʋajda}}; born 24 March 1965) is a Slovak professional ] coach and former player. He is the current head coach of ] and has been his coach during almost his entire professional career, winning 84 titles together (out of the 85 won by Djokovic). Vajda is the most successful coach in the history of tennis in terms of Grand Slam titles, alongside Toni Nadal ( who won 20 Grand Slam trophies with his nephew ]), winning 20 ] trophies with Novak Djokovic.


==Career== ==Career==

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Slovak tennis player and coach
Marián Vajda
Vajda in 2012
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia (1984–1992)
 Slovakia (1993–)
ResidenceBratislava, Slovakia
Born (1965-03-24) 24 March 1965 (age 59)
Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$756,646
Singles
Career record119–152
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 34 (14 September 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1991)
French Open3R (1991)
Wimbledon2R (1989)
US Open2R (1985)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record23–43
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 118 (16 April 1990)
Coaching career (1995–)
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total84
Coachee(s) doubles titles total1
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)

2× Career Grand Slam (Djokovic)
9× Australian Open (Djokovic)
2× French Open (Djokovic)
6× Wimbledon (Djokovic)
3× US Open (Djokovic)
5× ATP World Tour Finals (Djokovic)
36× ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (Djokovic)
Davis Cup (Djokovic)
Olympic Bronze Medal (Djokovic)

Coaching awards and records
Awards

Best coach by the Olympic Committee of Serbia (2010, 2011)
ATP Coach of the Year (2018)

Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Friendship Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Men's doubles

Marián Vajda (Template:IPA-sk; born 24 March 1965) is a Slovak professional tennis coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Novak Djokovic and has been his coach during almost his entire professional career, winning 84 titles together (out of the 85 won by Djokovic). Vajda is the most successful coach in the history of tennis in terms of Grand Slam titles, alongside Toni Nadal ( who won 20 Grand Slam trophies with his nephew Rafael Nadal), winning 20 Grand Slam trophies with Novak Djokovic.

Career

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. He reached the third round of the 1991 French Open, won two 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 Karol Kučera from 2001 to 2005.

Vajda has been the coach of Novak Djokovic from 2006 until 2017, then again from 2018 to the present day. From December 2013 until 2016, Boris Becker was Djokovic's head coach with Vajda remaining part of Djokovic's team. For his achievements with the Serbian tennis player, Vajda won the award for best coach by the Olympic Committee of Serbia in both 2010 and 2011. In 2018, Vajda won the ATP Coach of the Year award.

Career finals

Singles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 1987 Munich, West Germany Clay Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán 3–6, 6–7
Win 1–1 Aug 1987 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–1 Sep 1988 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Sweden Kent Carlsson 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jun 1989 Bari, Italy Clay Spain Juan Aguilera 6–4, 3–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Novak Djokovic appoints Boris Becker as head coach". BBC Sport. 18 December 2013.
  2. Olympic Committee of Serbia awards Archived 2013-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, telenor.rs

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded bySouth Africa Neville Godwin ATP Coach of the Year
2018 		Succeeded byFrance Gilles Cervara
Novak Djokovic
Entourage
Career
Rivalries
Year-end No. 1
Seasons
Notable matches
Grand Slam
tournament titles
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals
ATP Masters titles
Indian Wells Open
Miami Open
Monte-Carlo Masters
Italian Open
Madrid Open
Canadian Open
Cincinnati Open
Shanghai Masters
Paris Masters
National representation
Olympics
Davis Cup
Hopman Cup
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Novak Djokovic's Official Website
Serbia Awards of Olympic Committee of Serbia
Sportsman of The Year
Sportswoman of The Year
Men's Team of The Year
Women's Team of The Year
Team Sport Athlete of The Year
Young Athlete of The Year
Coach of The Year


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