Viktória Hrunčáková

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Viktória Hrunčáková (born Kužmová on 11 May 1998) is a Slovak professional tennis player from Košice. She turned pro in 2014 and plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand. She has been coached by Ján Sabovčík (until 2018), Michal Mertiňák (2018–2020), and since 2020 by her husband, Tomáš Hrunčák.

Career highlights
- Singles: peaked at world No. 43 in March 2019. She has won 17 ITF singles titles. Her best Grand Slam result is the third round at the 2019 French Open.
- Doubles: peaked at world No. 27 in March 2021. She has won five WTA doubles titles (plus nine ITF doubles titles). Her notable Grand Slam result is the 2019 US Open semifinal in doubles with Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
- National team: represents Slovakia in the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup). In 2024, Slovakia reached the final for the first time, with Hrunčáková contributing in both singles and doubles.

Junior and early life
- As a junior, she won the 2015 US Open girls’ doubles title with Aleksandra Pospelova and was the 2016 US Open girls’ singles finalist.
- She began playing tennis at age four, coming from a tennis-active family (her sister Katarína is also a player). Her father Radovan introduced her to the sport.

Personal life
- She married coach Tomáš Hrunčák in September 2022 and began competing under the name Hrunčáková in 2023.
- She resides in Košice, Slovakia, and studied International Relations and Diplomacy at a Czech university. She enjoys reading and photography; her favorite place is Long Island City.
- She is sponsored by Yonex and uses a VCORE-100 racquet. She has represented Slovakia at national team events and is involved in programs like STARS for STARS.

Notable notes
- She has been a prominent doubles player on the WTA Tour and a strong singles competitor on the ITF circuit.
- Her career reflects strong serve and aggressive play, with a preference for hard courts but enjoyment of all surfaces.