Andrea Temesvári Explained

Andrea Temesvári
Residence:Budapest, Hungary
Birth Date:1966 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Budapest
Height:1.82m (05.97feet)
Turnedpro:1981
Retired:1997
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$1,162,635
Singlestitles:5
Highestsinglesranking:No. 7 (23 January 1984)
Australianopenresult:3R (1984, 1989)
Frenchopenresult:4R (1983)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1984)
Usopenresult:3R (1982, 1983, 1984, 1989)
Doublestitles:7
Highestdoublesranking:No. 13 (21 December 1986)
Australianopendoublesresult:SF (1990)
Frenchopendoublesresult:W (1986)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (1985, 1989)
Usopendoublesresult: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)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 1982Hershey, U.S.Hard (i) Catherine Tanvier6–4, 6–2
Loss1–1May 1982Lugano, SwitzerlandClay Chris Evert-Lloyd0–6, 3–6
Win2–1May 1983Perugia, ItalyClay Bonnie Gadusek6–1, 6–0
Win3–1Jul 1983Hittfeld, West GermanyClay Eva Pfaff6–4, 6–2
Win4–1Aug 1983Indianapolis, U.S.Clay Zina Garrison6–2, 6–2
Win5–1Jul 1985Indianapolis, USClay Zina Garrison7–6(7–0), 6–3
Loss5–2Aug 1989Mahwah, U.S.Hard Steffi Graf5–7, 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)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1984Zürich, SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Andrea Leand Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková
6–1, 6–3
Win2–0Oct 1985Zürich, SwitzerlandCarpet (i) Hana Mandlíková Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win3–0Mar 1986Marco Island, U.S.Clay Martina Navratilova Kathy Jordan
Elise Burgin
7–5, 6–2
Loss3–1May 1986Berlin, West GermanyClay Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf
Helena Suková
5–7, 2–6
Win4–1May 1986French OpenClay Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
6–1, 6–2
Win5–1Apr 1989Tampa, U.S.Clay Brenda Schultz Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss5–2Apr 1990Amelia Island, U.S.Clay Regina Rajchrtová Mercedes Paz
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win6–2May 1993Strasbourg, FranceClay Shaun Stafford Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss6–3Feb 1994Paris, FranceCarpet (i) Mary Pierce Sabine Appelmans
Laurence Courtois
4–6, 4–6
Win7–3Jul 1995Maria Lankowitz, AustriaClay 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)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.12 April 1981Nice, FranceClay Gail Lovera2–6, 1–6
Loss2.30 August 1981Stuttgart, West GermanyClay Sabina Simmonds3–6, 5–7
Win3.6 September 1981Bad Hersfeld, West GermanyClay Helga Lütten4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win4.15 May 1994Budapest, HungaryClay Barbara Mulej6–4, 6–1
Win5.24 April 1995Budapest, HungaryClay Lenka Němečková6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles (4–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.10 June 1991Érd, HungaryClay Virág Csurgó Petra Holubová
Markéta Štusková
6–1, 7–5
Loss2.15 May 1994Budapest, HungaryClay Virág Csurgó Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová
2–6, 4–6
Win3.27 February 1995Southampton, EnglandCarpet (i) Dominique Monami Seda Noorlander
Christína Papadáki
6–4, 6–2
Win4.2 September 1996Bratislava, SlovakiaClay Denisa Krajčovičová Petra Langrová
Radka Zrubáková
0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win5.2 February 1997Prostějov, Czech RepublicCarpet (i) Denisa Krajčovičová Aleksandra Olsza
Elena Tatarkova
6–2, 6–3

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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Australian OpenAAA3RANHAA3R2RAA2RAA1RA6–5
French Open1R3R4R2R1R2RAA2R3R2RA1RA1R2RA12–12
WimbledonA3R3R4R2RAAA1R1R1RA1RA2RAA9–9
US OpenA3R3R3R2R2RAA3R1R1R1RA1R1RAA10–11
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