Csilla Bartos-Cserepy Explained

Csilla Bartos-Cserepy
Country Represented:
Birth Date:29 March 1966
Birth Place:Cairo, Egypt
Turnedpro:1981
Retired:1991
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$121,366
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 60 (4 July 1983)
Australianopenresult:3R (1987)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1987), 1991)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1987)
Usopenresult:2R (1986, 1990)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 80 (11 May 1987)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (1987)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1987)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1987)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1986)

Csilla Bartos-Cserepy (née Bartos; born 29 March 1966) is a retired professional tennis who represented Hungary and Switzerland.

Early life and tennis career

Csilla Bartos was born in Cairo, Egypt on 29 March 1966, daughter of Hungarian parents Gyozo, a business man, and Klára Killermann, an Olympic breaststroke swimmer. She lived in Nigeria for nine years during her childhood.[1]

During her tennis career, Bartos-Cserepy reached two WTA singles finals. In 1986, she was runner-up to Nathalie Herreman in Perugia, losing the final is two sets, and in 1990, Sandra Cecchini defeated her in the final of the Tier V tournament in Båstad, Sweden, also in straight sets.[2] In Perugia, she also reached the final of the doubles event, partnering Amy Holton, but lost to the Dutch team of Carin Bakkum and Nicole Muns-Jagerman.[2]

Bartos-Cserepy's best singles performance at Grand Slam level was reaching the third round of the 1987 Australian Open where she lost in three sets to sixth-seeded Manuela Maleeva.

Bartos-Cserepy played in four editions of Federation Cup tennis for Hungary between 1981 and 1986. In 1990, she participated for Switzerland. She played a total of 17 ties and compiled a record of 17 wins and 13 losses.

In 1985, she married Danny Cserepy and played under the name Csilla Bartos-Cserepy or Csilla Cserepy.[1] She is the aunt of Princess Viktória de Bourbon de Parme.

WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1July 1986Perugia, ItalyClay Nathalie Herreman2–6, 4–6
Loss0–2July 1990Båstad, SwedenClay Sandra Cecchini1–6, 2–6

Doubles (0-2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1December 1985São Paulo, BrazilClay Mercedes Paz
Gabriela Sabatini
5–7, 4–6
Loss0–2July 1986Perugia, ItalyClay Amy Holton Carin Bakkum
Nicole Muns-Jagerman
4–6, 4–6

ITF Finals

Singles (5–2)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
width=75Outcomewidth=50No.width=125Datewidth=250Tournamentwidth=75Surfacewidth=200Opponent in the finalwidth=200Score in the final
Winner1.20 May 1984Bath, United KingdomClay Niege Dias6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Winner2.5 August 1984Sezze, ItalyClay Judith Warringa7-5, 6-3
Winner3.9 September 1984Rottweil, West GermanyClay Regina Wieser6-3, 4-6, 4-6
Winner4.3 November 1986London, United KingdomGrass6–0, 3–6, 7–5
bgcolor=#FFA07A Runner-up5.11 September 1988Agliana, ItalyClay2–6, 3–6
bgcolor=#FFA07A Runner-up6.3 September 1989Ciampino, ItalyHard Francesca Romano6-1, 5-7, 1-6
Winner7.2 July 1990Brindisi, ItalyHard Mary Pierce2-6, 6-2, 6-2

Doubles (1-1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.2 January 1984Chicago, United StatesHard Larisa Neiland
Svetlana Parkhomenko
w/o
bgcolor=#FFA07A Runner-up2.20 May 1984Bath, United KingdomClay Monica Weber Kris Kinney
Donna Rubin
w/o

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1992 Women's Tennis Association Media Guide. 1992. WTA. St. Petersburg. 80.
  2. Web site: 1986 Perugia tournament edition details. International Tennis Federation (ITF).