page_title: Dominika Cibulková
section_title: 2015: Achilles surgery
hierarchical_section_title: Dominika Cibulková / Career / 2015: Achilles surgery
caption_attribution_description: Dominika Cibulková competing in the first round of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.
context_page_description: Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak former professional tennis player. Known for her quick and aggressive style of play, she won eight WTA singles titles and two on the ITF Women's Circuit.
  Cibulková reached the quarterfinals or better of all four Grand Slam tournaments. One of the most notable achievements of her career was a final appearance at the 2014 Australian Open, when she became the first female Slovak to reach the championship round of a Grand Slam. She also won the WTA Finals in 2016, becoming the fourth player to win the tournament on debut.
context_section_description: Cibulková began her season at the Brisbane International. Seeded fourth, she lost in the first round to Madison Keys. Seeded seventh at the Apia International Sydney, Cibulková was defeated in the second round by Jarmila Gajdošová. Seeded eleventh at the Australian Open, Cibulková reached the quarterfinals by beating Kirsten Flipkens, Tsvetana Pironkova, Alizé Cornet, and Victoria Azarenka. In her quarterfinal match, she lost to top seed and eventual champion Serena Williams.
  Seeded sixth at the Diamond Games, Cibulková reached the quarterfinals where she was defeated by eventual champion Andrea Petkovic. During that match, she struggled with a left Achilles tendon injury. Cibulková underwent surgery for her left Achilles tendon in February and missed the North American hard-court and all of the clay-court season.
  Cibulková returned for the grass-court season at the Aegon International. She lost in the third round to Tsvetana Pironkova. At the Wimbledon Championships, Cibulková fell in the first round to Daniela Hantuchová.
  In Turkey at the İstanbul Cup, Cibulková lost in the first round to fifth seed Camila Giorgi. Seeded third at the Baku Cup, Cibulková was defeated in the first round by eventual champion Margarita Gasparyan.
  At the Rogers Cup, Cibulková lost in the second round to Alizé Cornet. In Cincinnati at the Western & Southern Open, Cibulková was defeated in the first round by Flavia Pennetta. At the Connecticut Open, Cibulková lost in her quarterfinal match to fourth seed and eventual finalist Lucie Šafářová. In New York at the US Open, Cibulková stunned seventh seed and former world number one Ana Ivanovic in the first round. She was defeated in the third round by twenty-fifth seed Eugenie Bouchard.
  In Tokyo at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, Cibulková reached the semifinal where she lost to seventh seed and eventual champion Agnieszka Radwańska. At the Wuhan Open, Cibulková was defeated in the first round by Madison Brengle. Playing in Beijing at the China Open, Cibulková lost in the second round to tenth seed Angelique Kerber. Cibulková competed in her final tournament of the season at the Kremlin Cup. She was defeated in the second round by fifth seed Carla Suárez Navarro.
  Cibulková ended the year ranked 38.
caption: Cibulková at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships
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