Tomáš Čatár (born 19 January 1977) is a Slovak former professional

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Biography

Čatár, who grew up in

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, was a junior semi-finalist at the

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and was ranked in the top 10 on the ITF junior world rankings. On the professional circuit he reached a career high singles ranking of 239 in the world and made his only

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main draw appearances at the 1998 Croatia Open Umag, as a qualifier. He twice featured in the qualifying draw for the

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. In 1999 he competed for Slovakia at the

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in Düsseldorf, alongside

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and

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. He played in two doubles matches, both partnering Hrbaty, against France and the United States. They won the match against France, who were represented by

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and

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. He was also a member of the Slovak Davis Cup Team. A graduate of

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, Čatár is now based in Fairhope, Alabama and works as a tennis and pickleball coach for the City of Fairhope. Catar also serves as a national coach developer for the PTR (Professional Tennis Registry) and PPR (Professional Pickleball Registry). He and his daughter Claudia Catar won the USTA National Father/Daughter grass courts and clay courts championships and finished as the number one team in the US in 2023.

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* * 1977 births Living people Slovak male tennis players Tennis players from Bratislava Auburn University alumni Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Slovakia-tennis-bio-stub