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.

Andrea Temesvári

French Open 2011 - Trophée des Légendes
Country (sports)	Hungary
Residence	Budapest
Born	(1966-04-26) 26 April 1966 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
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)

The native form of this personal name is Temesvári Andrea. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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
Winner	1986	French Open	Clay	Martina Navratilova	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	6–1, 6–2

WTA career finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) 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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
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 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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

ITF finals

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	12 April 1981	Nice, France	Clay	Gail Lovera	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	30 August 1981	Stuttgart, West Germany	Clay	Sabina Simmonds	3–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	6 September 1981	Bad Hersfeld, West Germany	Clay	Helga Lütten	4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Winner	4.	15 May 1994	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Barbara Mulej	6–4, 6–1
Winner	5.	24 April 1995	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Lenka Němečková	6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles (4–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	10 June 1991	Érd, Hungary	Clay	Virág Csurgó	Petra Holubová Markéta Štusková	6–1, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	15 May 1994	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Virág Csurgó	Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová	2–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	27 February 1995	Southampton, England	Carpet (i)	Dominique Monami	Seda Noorlander Christína Papadáki	6–4, 6–2
Winner	4.	2 September 1996	Bratislava, Slovakia	Clay	Denisa Krajčovičová	Petra Langrová Radka Zrubáková	0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	5.	2 February 1997	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Carpet (i)	Denisa Krajčovičová	Aleksandra Olsza Elena Tatarkova	6–2, 6–3

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	W–L
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
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