Vladimír Pláteník
Slovakian tennis player and coach (born 1976)
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Vladimír Pláteník (born 18 February 1976) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Slovakia.
| Country (sports) |  Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Born | 18 February 1976 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right (one-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Comenius, Bratislava |
| Prize money | $16,656 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 392 (5 August 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 4 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 273 (13 September 1999) |
Pláteník is currently a head coach at the international EMPIRE Tennis Academy in Trnava, Slovakia where he worked with Daria Kasatkina.[1] He is also the former coach of Dominika Cibulková, the 2014 Australian Open finalist. Pláteník was coaching her from 2007 to 2009 when she reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2009. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Maria Sharapova 6–0, 6–2.[2] On 6 July 2009 she reached No. 12 in the WTA rankings.[3] He was the coach of Anna Blinkova. He was also the coach of Veronika Kudermetova since 2021.[4] He currently coaches Lulu Sun since 2024.[5]
A native of Bratislava, he is the vice president of the Professional Tennis Coaches Association for Slavic countries and a PTCA-certified coach.[6]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1994 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Jamie Delgado |  Ben Ellwood Mark Philippoussis | 5–7, 6–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1998 | Croatia F2, Mali Lošinj | Futures | Clay |  Václav Roubíček |
6–1, 6–0 |
Doubles: 9 (4–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1998 | Yugoslavia F3, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Joseph Sirianni |
Daniel Fiala Dejan Petrovic |
3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1998 | Croatia F2, Mali Lošinj | Futures | Clay |  Luka Kutanjac |
Goran Orešić Ivan Vajda |
walkover |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1998 | Slovenia F1, Kranj | Futures | Clay | Boris Borgula |
Leoš Friedl Petr Kovačka |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1998 | Uzbekistan F4, Fergana | Futures | Hard |  Mark Nielsen |
 Oleg Ogorodov Dmitriy Tomashevich |
walkover |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 1999 | Hungary F1, Budapest | Futures | Clay | Martin Hromec |
 Gergely Kisgyörgy Peter Madarassy |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 1999 | Greece F5, Thessaloniki | Futures | Clay | Martin Hromec |
Michael Logarzo Joseph Sirianni |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 1999 | Slovenia F1, Kranj | Futures | Clay | Tomáš Čatár |
Leoš Friedl Petr Kovačka |
7–5, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 1999 | Turkey F5, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Martin Hromec |
 Amir Hadad Andy Ram |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jul 2000 | Hungary F5, Budapest | Futures | Clay | Amir Hadad |
Lee Radovanovich  Rodrigo Ribeiro |
6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 |
