Country (sports) | Hungary Switzerland |
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Born | (1966-03-29) 29 March 1966 (age 58) Cairo, Egypt |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1981 |
Retired | 1991 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $121,366 |
Singles | |
Career record | 138–108 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 60 (4 July 1983) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1987) |
French Open | 1R (1987), 1991) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1987) |
US Open | 2R (1986, 1990) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 28–37 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 80 (11 May 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1987) |
French Open | 1R (1987) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1987) |
US Open | 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 Bartos, a businessman, and Klára Killermann, an Olympic breaststroke swimmer. She lived in Nigeria for nine years during her childhood.
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. 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.
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. She is the aunt of Princess Viktória de Bourbon de Parme.
WTA Tour finals
Singles (0-2)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | July 1986 | Perugia, Italy | Clay | Nathalie Herreman | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | July 1990 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | 1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (0-2)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | December 1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Niege Dias | Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | July 1986 | Perugia, Italy | Clay | Amy Holton | Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman |
4–6, 4–6 |
ITF Finals
Singles (5–2)
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 20 May 1984 | Bath, United Kingdom | Clay | Niege Dias | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
Winner | 2. | 5 August 1984 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Judith Warringa | 7-5, 6-3 |
Winner | 3. | 9 September 1984 | Rottweil, West Germany | Clay | Regina Wieser | 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 4. | 3 November 1986 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Cecilia Dahlman | 6–0, 3–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 11 September 1988 | Agliana, Italy | Clay | Andrea Noszály | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 3 September 1989 | Ciampino, Italy | Hard | Francesca Romano | 6-1, 5-7, 1-6 |
Winner | 7. | 2 July 1990 | Brindisi, Italy | Hard | Mary Pierce | 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
Doubles (1-1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 2 January 1984 | Chicago, United States | Hard | Marianne van der Torre | Larisa Neiland Svetlana Parkhomenko |
w/o |
Runner-up | 2. | 20 May 1984 | Bath, United Kingdom | Clay | Monica Weber | Kris Kinney Donna Rubin |
w/o |
References
- ^ 1992 Women's Tennis Association Media Guide. St. Petersburg: WTA. 1992. p. 80.
- ^ "1986 Perugia tournament edition details". International Tennis Federation (ITF).
External links
- Csilla Bartos-Cserepy at the Women's Tennis Association
- Csilla Bartos-Cserepy at the International Tennis Federation
- Csilla Bartos-Cserepy at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Bartos family
- Swiss female tennis players
- Hungarian female tennis players
- Tennis players from Cairo
- Swiss people of Hungarian descent
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Hungarian expatriates in Nigeria
- Naturalised citizens of Switzerland
- 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen