Later that year, Hantuchova also reached the quarterfinals in Leipzig and the finals in Stuttgart, losing to Kim Clijsters, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6. The second set was the only set Hantuchova had taken Clijsters in their nine games. He then went on to reach the quarterfinals of Zurich, losing to eventual champion Patty Schnyder in three sets, and the semifinals in Linz, and win his two singles matches in the Federation Cup final. This season their points accumulated impressive enough to compete in the prestigious annual tourism Championship, losing in the first round to 17 ranked Magdalena Maleeva, 2-6, 5-7. Hantuchova record for the year was 56-25 and 6-10 against top 10 players, 6-2 in Fed Cup singles, 10.06 in the indoor carpet, 6-2 on grass, 11-7 on clay, and 29 to 10 on hard courts.
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