Andrea Temesvári

Andrea Temesvári
Country  Hungary
Residence Budapest, HUN
Born 26 April 1966 (1966-04-26) (age 45)
Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.82 m (5ft 11in)
Turned pro 1981
Retired 1997
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money $1,162,635
Singles
Career record 241–210
Career titles 5
Highest ranking No. 7 (9 January 1984)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 4th (1984)
French Open 4th (1983)
Wimbledon 4th (1984)
US Open 3rd (1982, 1983, 1984, 1989)
Doubles
Career record 211–171
Career titles 7
Highest ranking No. 13 (21 December 1986)

Andrea Temesvári (born 26 April 1966 in Budapest, Hungary) is a former professional tennis player once ranked as high as World No. 7. She won the Italian Open at sixteen, but injuries later hampered her career. She received the Most Improved Player Award by WTA Tour and TENNIS Magazine in 1982. At the 1986 French Open she won the women's doubles title with Martina Navratilova. Temesvári retired in 1997.

Contents

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1986 French Open Clay Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
6–1, 6–2

Titles (12)

Singles (5)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (0)
Tier V (0)
VS (5)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 7 March 1982 Hershey, USA Carpet (I) Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 6–2
2. 2 May 1983 Perugia, Italy Clay Bonnie Gadusek 6–1, 6–0
3. 4 July 1983 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Eva Pfaff 6–4, 6–2
4. 1 August 1983 Indianapolis, USA (U.S. Clay Courts) Clay Zina Garrison 6–2, 6–2
5. 22 July 1985 Indianapolis, USA (U.S. Clay Courts) Clay Zina Garrison 7–6(0), 6–3

Doubles (7)

Legend (Doubles)
Grand Slam (1)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV (2)
Tier V (0)
VS (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1. 29 October 1984 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (i) Andrea Leand Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková
6–1, 6–3
2. 28 October 1985 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (i) Hana Mandlíková Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
3. 31 March 1986 Marco Island, USA Clay Martina Navratilova Kathy Jordan
Elise Burgin
7–5, 6–2
4. 26 May 1986 French Open Clay Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
6–1, 6–2
5. 17 April 1989 Tampa, USA Clay Brenda Schultz Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank
7–6(6), 6–4
6. 17 May 1993 Strasbourg, France Clay Shaun Stafford Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4
7. 24 July 1995 Maria Lankowitz, Austria Clay Silvia Farina Elia Alexandra Fusai
Wiltrud Probst
6–2, 6–2

Runner-ups (5)

Singles (2)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (1)
Tier V (0)
VS (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 10 May 1982 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Chris Evert 6–0, 6–3
2. 14 August 1989 Mahwah, USA Hard Steffi Graf 7–5, 6–2

Doubles (3)

Legend (Doubles)
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championship (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (2)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV (0)
Tier V (0)
VS (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1. 12 May 1986 Berlin, West Germany Clay Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
7–5, 6–2
2. 9 April 1990 Amelia Island, USA Clay Regina Kordová Mercedes Paz
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(5), 6–4
3. 14 February 1994 Paris, France Carpet (i) Mary Pierce Sabine Appelmans
Laurence Courtois
6–4, 6–4

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Career SR
Australian Open A A A 4R A NH A A 3R 2R A A 2R A A 1R 0 / 5
French Open 1R 3R 4R 2R 1R 2R A A 2R 3R 2R A 1R A 1R 2R 0 / 12
Wimbledon A 3R 3R 4R 2R A A A 1R 1R 1R A 1R A 2R A 0 / 9
US Open A 3R 3R 3R 2R 2R A A 3R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R A 0 / 11
SR 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 37

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

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Awards
Preceded by
Pálma Balogh
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1983
Succeeded by
Mária Ábrahám
Preceded by
Sabina Simmonds
WTA Most Improved Player
1983
Succeeded by
Kathy Jordan