Virág Csurgó

Virág Csurgó (born 10 November 1972) is a retired Hungarian tennis player.[1]

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

Virág Csurgó

Country (sports)	Hungary
Born	(1972-11-10) 10 November 1972 Siófok, Hungary
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Prize money	$159,856
Singles
Career record	160–140
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 160 (20 November 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (1996)
French Open	Q2 (1996)
Wimbledon	Q3 (1995)
US Open	Q3 (1995)
French Open Junior	2R (1989)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	156–107
Career titles	17 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 84 (21 September 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1996, 2000)
French Open	2R (1997)
Wimbledon	1R (1997, 1998)
US Open	2R (1998)
French Open Junior	QF (1989)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	6–10

Csurgó won six singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 20 November 1995, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 160. On 21 September 1998, she peaked at world number 84 in the doubles rankings.

Csurgó reached the second round in both women's singles and doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] She wasn't originally entered in the singles event but was added when another competitor had to withdraw at the last minute. With only five minutes to take the court, she arrived at the match wearing her practice shorts and a T-shirt, and went on to defeat Aleksandra Olsza before falling to Kimiko Date in the second round.

Csurgó also reached the second round in three Grand Slam doubles tournaments. She made 16 appearances for the Hungary Fed Cup team.

ITF Finals

Singles Finals: 8 (6–2)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	8 May 1989	Schwarzach, Austria	Clay	Zuzana Witzová	4–6, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	16 July 1990	Spoleto, Italy	Clay	Gorana Matić	6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Winner	3.	14 September 1992	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Clay	Ninfa Marra	1–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Winner	4.	20 September 1993	Rabac, Croatia	Clay	Ivona Horvat	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Winner	5.	27 September 1993	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Clay	María Dolores Campana	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
Winner	6.	4 October 1993	Freeport, Bahamas	Hard	Camille Benjamin	6–3, 6–4
Winner	7.	11 October 1993	Kingston, Jamaica	Hard	Ditta Huber	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	8.	13 July 1997	Puchheim, Germany	Clay	Noëlle van Lottum	0–6, 2–6

Doubles Finals: 29 (17-12)

Outcome	NO	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Winner	1.	18 July 1988	Cava Tirr, Italy	Clay	Réka Szikszay	Christiane Hofmann Katarzyna Nowak	6–1, 6–1
Winner	2.	24 April 1989	Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia	Clay	Réka Szikszay	Nora Bajchiková Petra Holubová	6–0, 1–0 ret.
Runner-up	3.	1 May 1989	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Nóra Köves	Henriette Kjær Nielsen Natalie Tschan	0–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	8 May 1989	Schwarzach, Austria	Clay	Nóra Köves	Esmir Hoogendoorn Stefanie Rehmke	W/O
Runner-up	5.	9 July 1990	Subiaco, Italy	Clay	Nóra Köves	Kylie Johnson Barbara Mulej	6–7, 0–6
Winner	6.	10 June 1991	Érd, Hungary	Clay	Andrea Temesvári	Petra Holubová Markéta Štusková	6–1, 7–5
Runner-up	7.	20 July 1992	Kaiserslautern, Germany	Clay	Saskia Zink	Henrike Kadzidroga Eva-Maria Schürhoff	6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Winner	8.	7 September 1992	Kingston, Jamaica	Hard	Macarena Miranda	Gianfranca Devercelli Tracy Schroeder	6–4, 6–2
Winner	9.	14 September 1992	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Clay	Macarena Miranda	Gianfranca Devercelli Tracy Schroeder	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up	10.	15 February 1993	Amadora, Portugal	Hard	Teodora Nedeva	Lara Bitter Maaike Koutstaal	0–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	11.	29 March 1993	Marsa, Malta	Clay	Tjaša Jezernik	Klára Bláhová Maja Murić	3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner	12.	27 September 1993	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Clay	Ximena Rodríguez	María Dolores Campana Nuria Niemes	6–4, 6–1
Winner	13.	11 October 1993	Kingston, Jamaica	Hard	Zsofia Csapó	Allison Kinsey Kelly Story	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	14.	15 May 1994	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Andrea Temesvári	Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová	2–6, 4–6
Winner	15.	12 June 1994	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Flora Perfetti	Mami Donoshiro Kyōko Nagatsuka	6–1, 7–5
Winner	16.	31 October 1994	Montevideo, Uruguay	Clay	Petra Mandula	Nannie de Villiers Ana Paula Zannoni	6–4, 7–5
Winner	17.	7 November 1994	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Petra Mandula	Nannie de Villiers Laura Montalvo	6–3, 6–3
Winner	18.	14 November 1994	La Plata, Argentina	Clay	Petra Mandula	Patrícia Marková Yuka Tanaka	7–6^(7–3), 7–5
Runner-up	19.	25 February 1996	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková	Christína Papadáki Mercedes Paz	6–7, 2–6
Winner	20.	10 June 1996	Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Nóra Köves	Ángeles Montolio Fabiola Zuluaga	5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	21.	23 September 1996	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Julia Lutrova	Anca Barna Adriana Barna	6–4, 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up	22.	7 April 1997	Athens, Greece	Clay	Svetlana Krivencheva	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	3–6, 4–6
Winner	23.	28 September 1997	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Janette Husárová	Olga Glouschenko Tatiana Poutchek	6–0, 6–0
Runner-up	24.	19 October 1997	Flensberg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Kirstin Freye	Patricia Wartusch Jasmin Wöhr	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	25.	21 February 1998	Redbridge, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Elena Tatarkova	Kirstin Freye Hila Rosen	7–5, 6–3
Winner	26.	6 July 1998	Puchheim, Germany	Clay	Nóra Köves	Silke Meier Jasmin Wöhr	4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	27.	13 July 1998	Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Nóra Köves	Laurence Courtois Noëlle van Lottum	5–7, 2–6
Winner	28.	9 July 2000	Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Eva Martincová	Andrea Glass Jasmin Wöhr	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	29	24 July 2000	Liege, Belgium	Clay	Petra Mandula	Eva Bes Gisela Riera	7–6^(7–3), 6–1

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Virág Csurgó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

External links

• Virág Csurgó at the Women's Tennis Association
• Virág Csurgó at the International Tennis Federation
• Virág Csurgó at the Fed Cup