Dominika Cibulkova

Tennis Player

Dominika Cibulkova was born in Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia on May 6th, 1989 and is the Tennis Player. At the age of 34, Dominika Cibulkova biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
May 6, 1989
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Slovakia
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Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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34 years old
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Taurus
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$8 Million
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Tennis Player
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Miso Navara, Jurgen Melzer, Gael Monfils
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Dominika Cibulkova Life

Dominika Cibulková (born 6 May 1989) is a Slovak former professional tennis player.

She has won eight WTA singles titles and two on the ITF Women's Circuit, owing to her quick and aggressive style of play. Cibulková has reached the quarterfinals or higher of all four Grand Slam tournaments.

A final appearance at the 2014 Australian Open, where she became the first female Slovak to qualify for the championship round of a Grand Slam was one of her career's most notable performances.

She also won the WTA Finals in 2016, becoming the fourth person (after Serena Williams in 2001, Maria Sharapova in 2004, and Petra Kvitová in 2011) to win the tournament on debut.

Personal life

Cibulková was introduced to tennis in Pieany at the age of eight. She was 11 years old when her family immigrated to Bratislava. Katarna Cibulková, a Slovak lawyer and politician, is her mother.

In English, "Pome" is the slang term for "Let's go" or "Come on." Marion Bartoli, her mother, helped start a clothing collection with this slogan in 2014.

Cibulková married Michal Navara on July 9, 2016. She revealed in December 2019, not long after announcing her resignation, that she was expecting her first child, who was born in June 2020. She announced her second pregnancy in September 2022.

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Dominika Cibulkova Career

Career

Cibulková appeared on the ITF Women's Circuit for the majority of her career, winning two tournaments: the Amarante, Portugal tournament in 2005 and the Bratislava tournament in 2006.

She started the season off with a win over Tara Iyer in the first round of the Bangalore Open, but she fell to No. 3. In the second round, Jelena Kostani Toki, a 4 seed, will compete.

Cibulková qualified and made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the French Open, reaching the third round. After defeating Sun Tiantian in the second round, she stunned Martina Müller. She eventually lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Daniela Hantuchová and the quarterfinals of the ECM Prague Open also reached the third round on Amelia Island, defeating Victoria Azarenka after losing to Anabel Medina Garrigues and Anabel Medina Garrigues.

In September, she achieved her best finish of the year when she left at the Guangzhou International Open in China in semifinals. Virginie Razzano, the eventual champion, was disqualified.

Cibulková fell in the first round to Flavia Pennetta in the Australian Open. She was competing for Slovakia in the first round of Fed Cup against the Czech Republic in Brno, breaking her two singles matches as her country lost the tie 2–3.

Cibulková defeated former World No. 1 in the Qatar Open Quarterfinals for the first time. Venus Williams, a third-round qualifier, before losing to Agnieszka Radwa in the quarterfinals. Cibulková reached the final of a WTA competition in April for the first time. Maria Sharapova fell in the final to Maria Sharapova at the Tier-III clay-court Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island. Cibulková was seeded 30th in singles at Wimbledon but lost in the first round to unseeded wildcard and eventual semifinalist Zheng Jie of China. At the 2008 Olympics, she advanced to the third round of the women's singles. Cibulková defeated second-seeded Jelena Jankovi in the quarterfinals and Marion Bartoli, but lost to seventh-seeded Dinara Safina in the final at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

Cibulková reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, but she was defeated to Elena Demetrieva. She started the clay-court season at the MPS Group Championships and Family Circle Cup, losing to Elena Vesnina and Elena Dementieva respectively.

She was seeded 20th in the French Open and defeated Alona Bondarenko, Kirsten Flipkens, Gisela Dulko, and gnes Szávay for her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance. She beat Maria Sharapova in straight sets, but she fell to Dinara Safina in the semifinals. She worked with tennis coach Vladimr Plátenk and fitness coach Maro Molnár from Slovakia in this fruitful phase of her career. She was seeded 14th at Wimbledon, defeated Julie Coin and Urszula Radwa, but she fell to Elena Vesnina in the third round. She then competed in the Swedish Open, defeating Gisela Dulko in the quarterfinals. Due to a rib injury, she was barred from the US Open and several of the following hard-court tournaments.

Cibulková started 2010 by qualifying for the Auckland Open, where she lost to top seed Flavia Pennetta. Cibulková was dismuaded by Vania King in the first round of the Australian Open, where she was seeded 23rd.

She was the fourth seed at the Monterey Open. Cibulková came from a set down to defeat No. 1 on No. 1 to win No. 98. In the quarterfinals, the five seed Szávays advance to the quarterfinals. She lost to fellow Slovaks and No. 1 at No. 11. Daniela Hantuchová, the 2nd seed, defeated in three sets. Sara Errani upset her in the second round after being denied a bye at the Indian Wells Open.

She then competed at the UNICEF Open, losing to Kirsten Flipkens in the quarterfinals. She lost in the third round to world No. 2 at Wimbledon, defeating Lucie afá and Ayumi Morita. Serena Williams, 1, Serena Williams. Cibulková defeated Stefanie Vögele, 2009 quarterfinalist Kateryna Bondarenko, Lourdes Domnguez Lino, and 11th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova at the US Open for her second Grand Slam quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, she lost to top seed Caroline Wozniacki.

Cibulková's year at the Brisbane International Centre began in 2006. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci qualified for the quarterfinals. Petra Kvitová, the eventual champion, lost in the quarterfinals to Petra Kvitová, 0–6, 4–6. She then joined Medibank International in Sydney. Maria Kirilenko was defeated in two sets in the first round. She defeated the world No. 1 in the second round of the second round. In straight sets, Caroline Wozniacki defeats her in straight sets. Alisa Kleybanova defeated Cibulková in the quarterfinals. Cibulková triumphed her first two rounds over Angelique Kerber and Alberta Brianti, who were seeded 29th at the Australian Open. She lost to world No. 2 in the third round. Caroline Wozniacki, 1, defeats Tom Wicken in straight sets.

Cibulková played one rubber against the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup final, where she was defeated by Petra Kvitová. The Czech Republic defeated Slovakia 3–2. At the Open GdF Suez, Cibulková, seeded eighth, qualifying qualifier Ana Vrlji and Melanie Oudin advanced to the quarterfinals. She lost to third seed Kaia Kanepi in the quarterfinals. Cibulková lost in the first round to Jarmila Groth in Dubai. Vera Zvonareva, the second seed and eventual champion of the Qatar Open, was defeated 6–1, 6–2. Cibulková was seeded 25th at the Indian Wells Open, and the first round was bye. She triumphed in her second- and third-round matches over wildcard Sania Mirza and third seed Vera Zvonareva. Yanina Wickmayer, the 23rd seed, was disqualified in the fourth round. Cibulková received a first-round bye after being seeded 25th at the Sony Ericsson Open. Victoria Azarenka, the eighth seed and eventual champion, was disqualified in the third round.

She won her first rubber against Bojana Jovanovski in three sets in the World Group Play-offs match against Serbia. In her last rubber match, she met Ana Ivanovic. Cibulková won the first set 4–6; in the second set, it was tied 3-3 when Ivanovic pulled out due to an abdominal muscle injury. Serbia defeated Slovakia 3–2 but her two victories were not enough.

Cibulková began her clay-court career at the Porsche Grand Prix in 2006. She lost in the first round to German wildcard Sabine Lisicki in two narrow sets.

Cibulková beat Wozniacki in three sets at Wimbledon, allowing Maria Sharapova to defeat her in the quarterfinals.

She effected Kaia Kanepi in three sets in her first WTA title, the Kremlin Cup. Her triumph is the first time a player has won their first match at the Kremlin Cup.

Cibulková's second-round match against Gréta Arn was seeded 17th in the Australian Open. She came close to defeating then-world No. 2 at the Miami Open. Victoria Azarenka, leading her by a set and 5–2, before Azarenka won by a set and 5–2. Cibulková then reached the Barcelona Open finals, losing to Sara Errani. She venged her Miami defeat to Azarenka by defeating the world No. 1 at the French Open. In the fourth round, there was a point of difference in straight sets. For the second time, she advanced to the quarterfinals, but Samantha Stosur defeated her.

The Rosmalen Championships was her only Wimbledon warm-up tournament. She progressed to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Nadia Petrova. In the first round of the Wimbledon Championships to Klára Zakopalová, she fell in the first round. Daniela Hantuchova and her crew competed in the women's singles and the women's doubles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but she lost in the first round of each.

She won the Carlsbad Open in California in straight sets over Marion Bartoli, winning her second title of her career. She failed to Roberta Vinci in the third round of the US Open, defeating her in the third round.

Cibulková's 2013 debut at the Brisbane International Centre was the start of her career. Sloane Stephens lost in the first round. Cibulková, a Brisbane native, appeared at the Sydney International Cricket Festival for the first time. Petra Kvitová, Ekaterina Makarova, third seed Sara Errani, and second seed Angelique Kerber qualified her to the final after beating fifth seed Petra Kvitová, fifth seed, and second seed Angelique Kerber. She was eliminated by top seed Agnieszka Radwa, who failed to win a single game during the competition. Cibulková, who was seeded 15th at the Australian Open, lost in the second round to qualifier Valeria Savinykh in the second round.

Cibulková, who was seeded fourth at the Paris Indoors, was disqualified in the second round by lucky loser Kiki Bertens. Cibulková withdrew a calf injury in her Fed Cup match against Serbia. Slovakia was still able to win the tie 3–2. Cibulková fell in the first round to Nadia Petrova in the Dubai Championships. Cibulková, the seeded twelfth at the Indian Wells Open, was defeated in the third round by 19th seed Klára Zakopalová. Cibulková, a seeded 13th in the Sony Open, qualified to the fourth round, where she lost to top seed and eventual champion Serena Williams. Cibulková, who is competing in the semifinal Fed Cup match against Russia, defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in her first match over Maria Kirilenko, but lost her second match to Maria Kirilenko. Russia defeated Slovakia 3–2 to advance to the Fed Cup Finals.

Cibulková began her clay-court season at the Portugal Open. Urszula Radwaska defeated her in the first round, seeded second. Cibulková was seeded 15th at the Madrid Open in the second round but lost to Sabine Lisicki in the second round. Cibulková was seeded 14th in the Italian Open third round and eventual champion Serena Williams was disqualified in the third round by top seed and eventual champion Serena Williams. Cibulková, a seeded third at the Brussels Open, lost in the first round to eventual champion Kaia Kanepi. Cibulková was disqualified in the second round by Marina Erakovic, who was seeded 16th at the French Open.

Cibulková, the second seed in the Rosmalen Championships, qualified her to the quarterfinals, losing to qualifier Garbi Muguruza. Cibulková, who was seeded 18th in Wimbledon, was disqualified in the third round by 11th seed Roberta Vinci.

Cibulková started her US Open series at Bank of the West Classic. She was seeded third and captured her third WTA singles title, defeating top seed Agnieszka Radwa in the final, beating top seed Agnieszka Radwa. Despite being the defending champion at the Southern California Open, Cibulková lost in the first round to seventh seed Ana Ivanovic. Cibulková made it to the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open, where she was defeated by fourth seed Li Na. Cibulková, a qualifier for the Western & Southern Open in Ohio, fell in the first round to qualifier Polona Hercog in the Western & Southern Open in Ohio. Cibulková, who was seeded eighth at the New Haven Open at Yale, lost in the first round to Klára Zakopalová. Cibulková was disqualified in the first round by Elina Svitolina, seeded 17th at the US Open, Cibulková was defeated in the first round by Elina Svitolina.

Cibulková lost in the third round to second seed Agnieszka Radwa, seeded sixteenth in Tokyo at the Pan Pacific Open. Cibulková was disqualified in the first round by Madison Keys at the China Open. Cibulková, a seeded seventh in the Generali Ladies Linz, has lost in her quarterfinal match to third seed, two-time champion, and eventual champion Ana Ivanovic. At the Kremlin Cup, Cibulková played her last tournament of the season. She was seeded ninth and was eliminated in the first round by qualifier Vesna Dolonc.

Cibulková's year ended on a high note.

Cibulková's season began at the Brisbane International Cricket Centre, where she lost a quarterfinal match to Serena Williams. She won her first three matches in straight sets at the Australian Open, setting up her first hard-court match with Maria Sharapova, who defeated in three sets. She then defeated Simona Halep in the quarterfinals to advance to her first Grand Slam semifinal appearance since the 2009 French Open. Cibulková was featured on The Washington Post's January 24 front page following her semifinal triumph over Agnieszka Radwa. She faced Li Na in her first Grand Slam final, losing the first set by a tie-break and the second set without winning a match.

She appeared for Slovakia in a Fed Cup match against Germany in February. Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber lost both her matches against Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber. Slovakia was kicked out of the competition.

Cibulková won the Mexican Open in Acapulco with a victory over Christina McHale. She reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Open after losing to Li Na. She defeated Agnieszka Radwa in a three-set quarterfinals at the Sony Open in Miami. Cibulková made it to the WTA top ten for the first time in her career thanks to her victory. She dropped in three sets to Li Na in the semifinals and left the tournament adrift. She then reached the final of the Malaysian Open, defeating Donna Veki and Donna Veki. Cibulková's form problems were evident after the final, as she won just nine games and lost fifteen until the end of season. She advanced to the third round of the French Open and Wimbledon at Grand Slam tournaments. She dropped in the first round of the US Open, losing in three sets to CiCi Bellis.

Cibulková, the seeded fourth at the Brisbane International Cricket Centre, was disqualified in the first round to Madison Keys. In the second round, Jarmila Gajdová defeated her seeded seventh at Sydney. Cibulková, seeded 11th at the Australian Open, progressed to the quarterfinals by defeating Kirsten Flipkens, Tsvetana Pironkova, Alizé Cornet, and Victoria Azarenka. Serena Williams, the top seed and eventual champion, lost in her quarterfinal match.

She was seeded sixth at Antwerpen and advanced to the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by eventual champion Andrea Petkovic. She suffered with a left Achilles tendon injury during that match. Cibulková underwent surgery for her left Achilles tendon in February and then skipped the North American hard-court and the entire clay-court season.

Cibulková of the Eastbourne International returned to the grass-court season. In the third round, she lost to Tsvetana Pironkova. She was disqualified in the first round of the Wimbledon Championships to Daniela Hantuchová.

Cibulková lost in the first round to fifth seed Camila Giorgi in the stanbul Cup. She was seeded third at the Baku Cup and was knocked out in the first round by eventual champion Margarita Gasparyan.

She lost in the second round of the Canadian Open to Alizé Cornet in the second round. Cibulková was disqualified in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati by Flavia Pennetta. Lucie afáová, a fourth seed and eventual champion in her quarterfinal match at the Connecticut Open, she lost in her fourth seed and eventual finalist match. Cibulková, the former world No. 1, stunned seventh seed and former world No. 1 in New York at the US Open. In the first round, Ana Ivanovic defeated 1. Eugenie Bouchard, the 25th seed, was defeated in the third round.

Cibulková reached the semifinals in Tokyo, losing to seventh seed and eventual champion Agnieszka Radwa. Cibulková was disqualified in the first round by Madison Brengle at the Wuhan Open. Cibulková lost in the second round to tenth seed Angelique Kerber in Beijing, China Open. Cibulková played in her final tournament of the season at the Kremlin Cup. Carla Suárez Navarro, the fifth seed, defeated her in the second round.

Cibulková finished the year at 38th place in the ranking.

Cibulková began working at the Brisbane International Centre in 2016. She defeated Yanina Wickmayer in three sets in the first round and then lost in straight sets to eighth seed Roberta Vinci in the second round. She starred at the Hobart International in the third seed. She defeated Johanna Konta, Australia' wildcard Kimberly Birrell, and qualifier Kiki Bertens to advance to the semifinals. Cibulková lost in the semifinals to Eugenie Bouchard in a three-set match. Kristina Mladenovic lost in the first round to 28th seed Kristina Mladenovic in two sets, thus losing her quarterfinal positions from 2015.

In February, she appeared in one match for Slovakia in the Fed Cup match against Australia. She won her match against Kimberly Birrell, but Slovakia lost 2–3.

Cibulková reached the final in Acapulco, where she lost to second seed Sloane Stephens. Despite leading 5-3 and having a match point in the third set, she lost to Agnieszka Radwa in the second round in Indian Wells. She won the Katowice Open by defeating Camila Giorgi in the final. This was her first WTA title of the season. She then advanced to the Madrid Open final, but Simona Halep came in second, but she was runner-up.

She reached the third round of the rain-drenched French Open that year, in muddy and hot weather, before falling to Carla Suarez Navarro. Cibulková claimed her first grass-court title at the Eastbourne International, defeating Karolna Plková in the final. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Championships, where she was defeated by Elena Vesnina.

She reached the final in Wuhan after early departures in the US Open and Pan Pacific Open, but she came in second, behind Petra Kvitová, but finished as runner-up. Nonetheless, this good showing in the tournament, which included the ability to watch two matches on the same day at one point, saw her career peak of No. 67. In the rankings, the 8th position is ranked No. 8 in the world.

Cibulková won the Generali Ladies Linz in straight sets over Viktorija Golubic, her third WTA title of the year and seventh overall. It also ensured that she qualified for the WTA Finals in Singapore for the first time in her career. Cibulková defeated Simona Halep in straight sets after losing in three sets to Angelique Kerber and a second match to Madison Keys. She then advanced to the championship round after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets. She defeated the world No. 1 in the world no. 1. In her first appearance at the tournament, Angelique Kerber claimed the WTA Finals in straight sets. She finished the year with four titles and a career-high rank at No. 1 in the world No. 3. 5.

Cibulková began her 2017 debut at the Brisbane International Centre. She was seeded second in her quarterfinal match against eventual finalist Alizé Cornet. Cibulková, who had been seeded third at the Sydney International Game, was defeated in the second round by Eugenie Bouchard. Cibulková, who was seeded sixth at the Australian Open, lost in the third round to Ekaterina Makarova, the 30th seed.

Cibulková, who was seeded second at the St. Petersburg Trophy, advanced to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Yulia Putintseva. Cibulková lost in her semifinal match to second seed and eventual champion Karolna Plková, seeded third at the Qatar Open. Cibulková was defeated in the second round by Ekaterina Makarova, who was seeded third in Dubai at the Dubai Championships. Cibulková, ranked fifth in the Indian Wells Open, has advanced to the fourth round of the Indian Wells Open, where she fell to nineteenth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Nevertheless, this result saw her risen to a new career-high of No. 1. The WTA's highest ranked individual in the rankings. Cibulková, who was seeded fourth at the Miami Open, advanced to the fourth round, where she was defeated by Lucie afává.

Cibulková had intended to race in Stuttgart at the Porsche Grand Prix but had to cancel at the last minute due to a wrist injury she suffered in practice. Cibulková, the fourth seeded fourth and last year finalist at the Madrid Open, defeated Jelena Jankovi in the first round but lost in the second round to qualifier Océane Dodin. Cibulková was disqualified in the second round by Ekaterina Makarova, seeded fourth in Rome at the Italian Open. This was Cibulkova's third loss to Makarova this season. Cibulková, who was seeded sixth at the French Open, suffered a second-round stumble due to lucky loser Ons Jabeur's untimely defeat.

Cibulková's first grass-court tournament of the season, as the top seed in the Ricoh Open, suffered a shocking first-round loss at the hands of German qualifier Antonia Lottner. Nevertheless, she did win the doubles championship with Kirsten Flipkens. This was her first WTA doubles title, but it was also her third doubles final at this tournament. Cibulková lost in the first round to Lucie afává, who was seeded third at the Birmingham Classic. Cibulková, the fourth seed and the defending champion of the Eastbourne International, was disqualified in the second round by British wildcard Heather Watson. Cibulková defeated Andrea Petkovic in a two-hour-and-a-minute first round match, seeded eighth at the Wimbledon Championships. Jennifer Brady was subsequently defeated in the second round of the second round, but Ana Konjuh, the 27th seed, was defeated in their third round match.

Cibulková was seeded eleventh at the Rogers Cup, but Lucie afává was disqualified in the second round. In the third round of the Western & Southern Open, seeded 11th, Cibulková lost to seventh seed Johanna Konta in the third round. Cibulková, the Connecticut Open Seeded Second, advanced to her first final of the year, where she was defeated by Daria Gavrilova. The US Open, Cibulková lost in the second round to eventual champion Sloane Stephens in the 11th Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Cibulková, the third seed and defending champion of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, was seeded fifth in the third round of her quarterfinal match against third seed and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki due to a right thigh injury. Cibulková recovered from a back injury at the Wuhan Open. She was seeded seventh and was knocked out in the third round by eventual champion Caroline Garcia. Cibulková lost in the first round to Elise Mertens, seeded eighth at the China Open. Cibulková withdrew from the Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament, the tournament she won last year due to injury. She also missed the Kremlin Cup.

Cibulková finished the year ranked 26th in the world rankings.

Cibulková started her 2018 season with the Sydney International School. She advanced to the quarterfinals, where she lost to eventual champion Angelique Kerber. Cibulková was disqualified in the first round by Kaia Kanepi, who was seeded 24th at the Australian Open.

Cibulková lost in the second round to fourth seed, defending champion, and eventual champion Kristina Mladenovic at the St. Petersburg Trophy. Cibulková defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round of the Qatar Open before losing to seventh seed Caroline Garcia in the second round. Cibulková, the top seed at the Hungarian Open, made the final where she was defeated by Alison Van Uytvanck. Cibulková, who was seeded 30th at the Indian Wells Open, suffered a second-round defeat at the hands of American wildcard Caroline Dolehide. Cibulková withdrew from the Miami Open due to sickness.

Cibulková failed in the first round to Polona Hercog, seeded second at the Morocco Open. Cibulková was disqualified in the first round by seventh seed Caroline Garcia at the Madrid Open. Cibulková lost in the second round to three-time champion Maria Sharapova in Rome at the Italian Open. Cibulková, the fifth seed at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, was seeded fifth. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, third seed, was defeated in the final by third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The championship match lasted three hours and thirty-five minutes; she had two match points but failed to convert. Cibulková lost in the first round to 11th seed Julia Görges in the French Open.

Cibulková's grass-court debut at the Birmingham Classic began in 2006. Daria Gavrilova defeated her in the first round. Cibulková lost in the second round to fourth seed Angelique Kerber in Eastbourne at the Eastbourne International. Cibulková defeated Alizé Cornet, the twentieth seed in the Wimbledon Championships, and Hsieh Su-wei. Jeena Ostapenko, the 12th seed, was disqualified in her quarterfinal match.

Due to sickness, Cibulková was barred from the Canadian Open and the Western & Southern Open. Cibulková returned to action at the Connecticut Open, where she had competed before. Julia Görges, a fifth seed, lost in the first round.

Love4Tennis, Bratislava's own tennis academy, opened in December and appeared in a documentary about Li Na, which she lost in the Australian Open finals in 2014.

Cibulková began her 2019 season in Sydney with a first-round loss to Samantha Stosur. Cibulková was disqualified in the first round by Zhang Shuai, seeded 26th at the Australian Open.

Cibulková defeated qualifier Lara Arruabarrena in the first round of the Dubai Championships before losing in the second round to fourth seed Karolna Plková. Cibulková, a seeded thirty-second at the Indian Wells Open, was denied a first-round bye; she failed in the second round to eventual champion Bianca Andreescu. Cibulková was defeated in the first round by Victoria Azarenka at the Miami Open. Cibulková won both of her rubbers over Brazil and Carolina Meligeni Alves, beating Beatriz Haddad Maia in the Fed Cup finals. Slovakia defeated Slovakia 3–1.

Cibulková lost in the first round to qualifier Greet Minnen, starting her clay-court season at the Porsche Grand Prix. Cibulková was disqualified in the first round of the Madrid Open by Naomi Osaka in Madrid. Cibulková lost in the second round to top seed Naomi Osaka in the Italian Open. Cibulková was defeated in the first round of the French Open in Paris by eleventh seed Aryna Sabalenka.

She did not appear in another singles match until the season ended, and by the time she did, she had fallen to No. 142. The WTA's top-ranked rankings at 315. Cibulková resigned from competitive tennis at the end of the season. Coincidentally, she played in doubles at the French Open in doubles, partnered with Lucie afá's. The pair lost in the first round to Sofia Kenin/Andrea Petkovic and afová', indicating that both retired players' last match was against each other.

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