Anikó Kapros Explained

Anikó Kapros
Residence:Budapest, Hungary
Birth Date:1983 11, df=y
Birth Place:Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary
Turnedpro:2000
Retired:2010
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$490,850
Singlesrecord:197–184
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 44 (10 May 2004)
Australianopenresult:4R (2004)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2002)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2003)
Usopenresult:1R (2001, 2003, 2004)
Doublesrecord:25–43
Doublestitles:4 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 222 (8 February 2010)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2005)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:4–6

Anikó Kapros (born 11 November 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She won the junior's singles title at the Australian Open in 2000.

Kapros caused an upset at the 2002 French Open, when she, as a qualifier, beat fifth seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne in the first round.

Career

Early life

Her mother, Anikó Kéry, won a bronze medal in gymnastics at the Olympic Games in Munich 1972. When Kapros was two years old, she moved to the Bahamas where her parents worked as acrobats. She returned to Hungary at the age of nine.

Professional career

In the 2002 French Open, as a qualifier, she upset future four-time French Open champion Justine Henin in the first round, 4–6, 6–1, 6–0. Kapros' senior career has been marred by recurring knee injuries. Her biggest success at a WTA tournament came in September 2003 when she reached the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo, where she lost to Maria Sharapova.Her highest ranking in singles was world No. 44. Kapros was part of the Hungarian Olympics team in Athens in the year of 2004.

Retired in 2010 from professional tour, she is now the head coach and club director at Patak Party Tenisz Club in Budapest. Kapros is also the co-founder (partnering with Ágnes Szavay and Zsófia Gubacsi) of "Happy Tennis" - a company offering a special tennis program for schools and kindergartens in Hungary.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Loss29 September 2003Japan Open, TokyoHard Maria Sharapova6–2, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)

ITF Circuit finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments

Singles (2–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.29 January 2001Clearwater, United StatesHard Alina Jidkova6–3, 6–2
Runner-up2.2 April 2001Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Eleni Daniilidou4–6, 4–6
Winner3.28 May 2006Beijing, ChinaHard Xie Yanze6–4, 6–2
Runner-up4.10 August 2008Moscow, RussiaClay Anna Lapushchenkova1–5 ret.
Runner-up5.9 February 2009Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Tatjana Maria3–6, 2–6
Runner-up6.28 September 2009Las Vegas, United StatesHard Regina Kulikova2–6, 2–6
Runner-up7.19 November 2009Toronto, CanadaHard Camila Giorgi6–4, 4–6, 0–6

Doubles (4–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.16 March 2009Cairo, EgyptClay Katalin Marosi Megan Moulton-Levy
Laura Siegemund
7–5, 6–3
Winner2.26 May 2009Grado, ItalyClay Sandra Klemenschits Jorgelina Cravero
Anna Tatishvili
6–3, 6–0
Winner3.15 June 2009Padova, ItalyClay Sandra Klemenschits Elena Pioppo
Valentina Sulpizio
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Winner4.28 September 2009Las Vegas, United StatesHard Agustina Lepore Kimberly Couts
Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–2, 7–5

Best Grand Slam results details

Singles

Doubles

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