Andrea Temesvári
French Open 2011 - Trophée des Légendes | |
Country (sports) | Hungary |
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Residence | Budapest, Hungary |
Born | (1966-04-26) 26 April 1966 (age 58) Budapest |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1981 |
Retired | 1997 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,162,635 |
Singles | |
Career record | 241–210 (53.4%) |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (23 January 1984) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1984, 1989) |
French Open | 4R (1983) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1984) |
US Open | 3R (1982, 1983, 1984, 1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 211–171 (55.2%) |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (21 December 1986) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1990) |
French Open | W (1986) |
Wimbledon | QF (1985, 1989) |
US Open | 3R (1983, 1984, 1986) |
Andrea Temesvári (born 26 April 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She won the Italian Open at age sixteen, but injuries would later hamper her career.
Born in Budapest, Temesvári began playing tennis at age nine. She was coached by her father, Otto Temesvári, and Ferenc Polyak.
Career
She joined the WTA Tour in 1981, and was awarded Most Improved Player Award by WTA Tour and TENNIS Magazine in 1982. Temesvári reached a career-high of world No. 7 in 1983. After several injuries, she made a comeback after dropping out of top 25 for first time since 1983 in 1986. At the 1986 French Open, she won the doubles title with Martina Navratilova.
She returned to the tour 1989 after a 20-month layoff due to ankle and shoulder injuries. She had two operations on ankle in March and September 1987 and then arthroscopic surgery on right shoulder in April 1988. She played for the Hungary Fed Cup team from 1983 to 1986, 1989 to 1990, and 1992. She was also a member of the Hungarian Olympic team in 1996. She retired in 1997.
During her career she won a total of five singles titles and seven doubles titles.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 title
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1986 | French Open | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 6–1, 6–2 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 1982 | Hershey, U.S. | Hard (i) | Catherine Tanvier | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 1982 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–1 | May 1983 | Perugia, Italy | Clay | Bonnie Gadusek | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 1983 | Hittfeld, West Germany | Clay | Eva Pfaff | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 4–1 | Aug 1983 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Zina Garrison | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 5–1 | Jul 1985 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Zina Garrison | 7–6(7–0), 6–3 |
Loss | 5–2 | Aug 1989 | Mahwah, U.S. | Hard | Steffi Graf | 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1984 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Andrea Leand | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 1985 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Hana Mandlíková | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 1986 | Marco Island, U.S. | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Kathy Jordan Elise Burgin | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–1 | May 1986 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf Helena Suková | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 4–1 | May 1986 | French Open | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 5–1 | Apr 1989 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | Brenda Schultz | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Loss | 5–2 | Apr 1990 | Amelia Island, U.S. | Clay | Regina Rajchrtová | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 6–2 | May 1993 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Shaun Stafford | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–3 | Feb 1994 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Mary Pierce | Sabine Appelmans Laurence Courtois | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–3 | Jul 1995 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | Silvia Farina Elia | Alexandra Fusai Wiltrud Probst | 6–2, 6–2 |
ITF finals
Legend |
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$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (3–2)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 12 April 1981 | Nice, France | Clay | Gail Lovera | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | 30 August 1981 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Sabina Simmonds | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3. | 6 September 1981 | Bad Hersfeld, West Germany | Clay | Helga Lütten | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 15 May 1994 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Barbara Mulej | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 5. | 24 April 1995 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Lenka Němečková | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles (4–1)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 10 June 1991 | Érd, Hungary | Clay | Virág Csurgó | Petra Holubová Markéta Štusková | 6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 2. | 15 May 1994 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Virág Csurgó | Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 27 February 1995 | Southampton, England | Carpet (i) | Dominique Monami | Seda Noorlander Christína Papadáki | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | 2 September 1996 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay | Denisa Krajčovičová | Petra Langrová Radka Zrubáková | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5. | 2 February 1997 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | Denisa Krajčovičová | Aleksandra Olsza Elena Tatarkova | 6–2, 6–3 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | NH | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 6–5 |
French Open | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 12–12 |
Wimbledon | A | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 9–9 |
US Open | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 10–11 |
GS win–loss | 0–1 | 6–3 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 37–37 |
Year-end ranking | 146 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 43 | NR | NR | 43 | 116 | 157 | 71 | 153 | 132 | 90 | 181 | 942 |
External links
- Andrea Temesvári at the Women's Tennis Association
- Andrea Temesvári at the International Tennis Federation
- Andrea Temesvári at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Andrea Temesvári at ESPN.com
- Andrea Temesvári at Olympedia
- Andrea Temesvári at Olympics.com
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Pálma Balogh | Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1983 | Succeeded by Mária Ábrahám |
Preceded by | WTA Most Improved Player 1983 | Succeeded by |
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