Country Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Date of birth 26 April 1987 (1987-04-26) (age 23)
Place of birth Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
now Slovakia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro May 2005
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money $585,325
Official web site
Although she had already been playing in senior events for some years by the time, the highlights of her junior career came as she reached the semifinals at two junior Grand Slam tournaments. In the 2003 Wimbledon junior competition she lost in semifinal to the later winner Kirsten Flipkens. In the Australian Open junior competition, 2004, she reached semifinal in both singles and doubles (with Shahar Pe'er). In both times she lost to Nicole Vaidišová. Another success came in winning doubles at the Italian Open junior tournament in 2003 with Andrea Hlaváčková.
2010
Starting 2010 with the task to re-enter the top 100 Groth started the year at Brisbane and Sydney falling in 2nd round of Qualifying. Then lost another tough three set 1st round at Australia Open to Sofia Arvidsson 6-2 4-6 6-4. Groth remain in Australia to gain ranking points and was very successful winning the $25 000 Sydney ITF, Finalist at the $25 000 Burnie ITF and a Quarterfinalist at the Midura ITF. Groth also had success in doubles with a Semifinal and Final showings at the Burnie and Mildura ITF's. Groth received a wild card entry into the 2010 French Open and played Chan Yung-jan in the first round. Groth smashed through into the 2nd round winning 6-2 6-3. She then played Kimiko Date Krumm from Japan. Krumm had knocked out Dinara Safina the round before. Groth beat Krumm smashing her 6-0 6-3. Groth had to unfortunately play fellow Australian player Anastasia Rodionova. This meant that only one could progress to the 4th round. Jarmila Groth played a long 3 setter but prevailed 6-3 5-7 6-2. Groth advanced to the 4th round. Groth has never been in the 4th round in any grand slam. She lost to Kazakh Yaroslava Shvedova in the 4th round 6-4, 6-3. Groth was then ranked No. 88 and is currently taking part in the AEGON Classic.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, she progressed to the fourth round where she was beaten by Venus Williams 6-4 7-6.
