Andrea Temesvári
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.
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Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Budapest |
Born | Budapest | 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) |
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
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1986 | French Open | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1 March 1982 | Hershey | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 10 May 1982 | Lugano | Clay | 0–6, 3–6 | |
Winner | 2. | 2 May 1983 | Perugia | Clay | 6–1, 6–0 | |
Winner | 3. | 4 July 1983 | Hittfeld | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Winner | 4. | 1 August 1983 | Indianapolis | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Winner | 5. | 22 July 1985 | Indianapolis | Clay | 7–6(7–0), 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 August 1989 | Mahwah | Hard | 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 29 October 1984 | Zürich | Carpet (i) | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 2. | 28 October 1985 | Zürich | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 3. | 31 March 1986 | Marco Island | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 1. | 12 May 1986 | Berlin | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | 26 May 1986 | French Open | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 5. | 17 April 1989 | Tampa | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 9 April 1990 | Amelia Island | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
Winner | 6. | 17 May 1993 | Strasbourg | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 14 February 1994 | Paris | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 7. | 24 July 1995 | Maria Lankowitz | Clay | 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)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 April 1981 | Nice, France | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 30 August 1981 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | |
Winner | 3. | 6 September 1981 | Bad Hersfeld, West Germany | Clay | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 | |
Winner | 4. | 15 May 1994 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Winner | 5. | 24 April 1995 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles (4–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 10 June 1991 | Érd, Hungary | Clay | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 15 May 1994 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 3. | 27 February 1995 | Southampton, England | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 4. | 2 September 1996 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 5. | 2 February 1997 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | 6–2, 6–3 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | 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 |
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 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 |