Zuzana Zemenová (born 5 September 1984) is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia. Born in

Gelnica Gelnica (, ) is a town in the Košice Region of Eastern Slovakia. It has a population of 6,076. Names The name comes from the name of the river Hnilec derived from Slavic word ''hnilý'' (rotten). The initial ''g'' in the German form ''Göllnit ...

(to parents Marian and Anna), Zemenová won six singles titles and seven doubles titles (all of them on clay court) on the

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. In 2004, she continued her career as a collegiate player for

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in the United States. She decided to follow the college route and was part of the

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tennis team from 2004 to 2008. She reached the finals of the

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in the 2005 singles category, and won the event, defeating

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. She was named the winner of the

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as the nation's best collegiate female tennis player in 2005.

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* * 1984 births Living people Slovak female tennis players People from Gelnica District Baylor Bears women's tennis players Slovak expatriate tennis players in the United States Sportspeople from the Košice Region {{Slovakia-tennis-bio-stub