Andrea Temesvári
French Open 2011 Trophée des Légendes | |
Country (sports) | Hungary |
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Residence | Budapest, Hungary |
Born |
Budapest, Hungary | 26 April 1966
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 |
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 |
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.
Personal
Temesvári was born in Budapest, Hungary. She began playing tennis at age nine. She was coached by her father, Otto Temesvári, and Ferenc Polyak.
Career
Temesvári joined the WTA Tour in 1981. She received the Most Improved Player Award by WTA Tour and TENNIS Magazine in 1982. She reached a 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 women's doubles title with Martina Navratilova.
She returned to the tour at start of 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 Hungarian 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.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1986 | French Open | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 6–1, 6–2 |
WTA Career Finals
Singles: 7 (5–2)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1 March 1982 | Hershey | Hard (I) | Catherine Tanvier | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 10 May 1982 | Lugano | Clay | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 0–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 2 May 1983 | Perugia | Clay | Bonnie Gadusek | 6–1, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 4 July 1983 | Hittfeld | Clay | Eva Pfaff | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 1 August 1983 | Indianapolis | Clay | Zina Garrison | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 22 July 1985 | Indianapolis | Clay | Zina Garrison | 7–6(7–0), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 August 1989 | Mahwah | Hard | Steffi Graf | 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 10 (7–3)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 29 October 1984 | Zürich | Carpet (I) | Andrea Leand | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 28 October 1985 | Zürich | Carpet (I) | Hana Mandlíková | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 31 March 1986 | Marco Island | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Kathy Jordan Elise Burgin |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 12 May 1986 | Berlin | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf Helena Suková |
5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 26 May 1986 | French Open | Clay | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 17 April 1989 | Tampa | Clay | Brenda Schultz | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 April 1990 | Amelia Island | Clay | Regina Rajchrtová | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | 17 May 1993 | Strasbourg | Clay | Shaun Stafford | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 14 February 1994 | Paris | Carpet (I) | Mary Pierce | Sabine Appelmans Laurence Courtois |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 24 July 1995 | Maria Lankowitz | Clay | Silvia Farina Elia | Alexandra Fusai Wiltrud Probst |
6–2, 6–2 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | NH | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 5 |
French Open | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 12 |
Wimbledon | A | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 |
US Open | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 37 |
Year End Ranking | 146 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 43 | NR | NR | 43 | 116 | 157 | 71 | 153 | 132 | 90 | 181 | 942 |
- NH = tournament not held.
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
External links
- Andrea Temesvári at the Women's Tennis Association
- Andrea Temesvári at the International Tennis Federation
- Andrea Temesvári at the Fed Cup
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Pálma Balogh |
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 1983 |
Succeeded by Mária Ábrahám |
Preceded by Sabina Simmonds |
WTA Most Improved Player 1983 |
Succeeded by Kathy Jordan |