Marie Pinterová Explained

Marie Pinterová
Fullname:Marie Neumannová Pinterová
Country:
Birth Date:1946 8, df=y
Birth Place:Stará Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Death Date:21 October 2023
Death Place:Budapest, Hungary
Turnedpro:1969
Singlestitles:2
Highestsinglesranking:No. 47 (year-end 1981)[1]
Australianopenresult:3R (1980)
Frenchopenresult:QF (1974)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1978, 1979, 1981)
Usopenresult:3R (1978)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 303 (5 January 1987)

Marie Pinterová (née Neumannová, born 16 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player who played from 1969 to 1989.[2] [3]

Life

Marie Neumannová was born in 1946 in Stará Boleslav. She began her professional career in 1969. In 1974, she married Hungarian engineer András Pintér. They had one son, Karim, in 1976. Pinterová returned to professional tennis at the age of 34 and won the Tokyo title.

Career

In 1974, she played the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, her best performance in a single round of the Grand Slam. She won two WTA singles during her career, first in Florida in 1972 (opposite Billie Jean King in the final), the second in Japan in 1981.[2] [4] [5] [6]

During her career, Pinterová won:

She had wins against Martina Navratilova, Sue Barker and Kathy Jordan.

She played on the European senior circuit of the ITF from 1995. She won 11 World singles championship titles and 24 European titles.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Womens International Computer Rankings As Of Dec. 31, 1981. Women's Tennis Association. 17 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Marie Pinterova Stats . Australian Open . 6 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Eurosports . Eurosports . 6 April 2016.
  4. Web site: WTA stats . WTA . 6 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Wimbledon . Wimbledon . 6 April 2016.
  6. Web site: In-the-womens-singles-34-year-old-veteran-pro. United Press International . 1980 . 6 April 2016.
  7. Web site: Lifetime Seniors Champions . Tennis Europe . 6 April 2016.