Andrea Temesvári
Hungarian tennis player
Andrea Temesvári French Open 2011 - Trophée des Légendes
Country (sports) Hungary Residence Budapest , HungaryBorn (1966-04-26 ) 26 April 1966 (age 58) BudapestHeight 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 1981 Retired 1997 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $1,162,635 Career record 241–210 Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 7 (23 January 1984) Australian Open 3R (1984, 1989) French Open 4R (1983) Wimbledon 4R (1984) US Open 3R (1982, 1983, 1984, 1989) Career record 211–171 Career titles 7 Highest ranking No. 13 (21 December 1986) 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
WTA career finals
Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA Tour Championships
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (0–1)
Tier V (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (4–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
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)
Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–2)
Tier III (1–0)
Tier IV (2–0)
Tier V (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, other (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (5–2)
Carpet (2–1)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
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
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles (3–2)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
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
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
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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