Born: Nurnberg, Germany Birthdate: April 23, 1989

Background

Nicole Vaidisová (born April 23, 1989 in Nürnberg, Germany) is a Czech female tennis player.

Vaidisová is an emerging star in women's tennis. A student of Nick Bollettieri, she entered the WTA tour in 2004 when she was 14 years old and finished the year with two WTA titles and a win-loss record of 31-8, which shot her straight into the top 100 at the end of only her first year as a professional.

Her ascension in the sport has continued in 2005. In January, she reached the third round of her first Australian Open. In April, she defeated the reigning French Open champion Russian Anastasia Myskina on clay in the Family Circle Cup's second round. This was her first career win over a top-10 player.

Her all time world ranking high was number 30, as of June 13, 2005.