Kira Nagy

Kira Nagy
Country  Hungary
Residence Budapest, Hungary
Born December 29, 1977 (1977-12-29) (age 34)
Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1994
Retired 2008
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money $385,519
Singles
Career record 412–280
Career titles 0 (18 on ITF)
Highest ranking No. 122 (July 31, 2006)
Grand Slam results
US Open 1st (2000, 2007)
Doubles
Career record 152–143
Career titles 0 (10 in ITF)
Highest ranking No. 96 (July 19, 2004)
Last updated on: July 25, 2009.

Kira Nagy (born 29 December 1977 in Budapest) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. Nagy won 18 ITF Circuits Singles titles and 10 doubles titles.

Kira won her first WTA Tour match in 2007 at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, defeating German Tatjana Malek 6–2, 7–5. She then lost in the second round to Émilie Loit.

She competed in the 2007 U.S. Open, where she drew Venus Williams in the first round, losing 6–2, 6–1. This was her second Grand Slam tournament, qualifying for the US Open in 2000.

She retired from professional tennis in December 2008 after losing to Vitalia Diatchenko in the quarterfinals of an ITF Tournament in Dubai.

Singles (18 ITF)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tour Championships (0)
Tier I Event (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0)
Tier IV & V (0)
ITF Titles (18)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the Final Score
1. Oct. 2, 1994 Mali Lošinj Clay Radka Surova 6–4, 6–2
2. Nov. 26, 1995 Majorca Clay (I) Andrea Noszály 6–4, 6–3
3. Sep. 14, 1997 Madrid Clay Nuria Montero 6–1, 6–0
4. Apr. 5, 1998 Athens Clay Christína Papadáki 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
5. Apr. 12, 1998 Dubai Hard Wynne Prakusya 6–4, 6–1
6. Nov. 14, 1999 Monterrey Hard Ansley Cargill 6–4, 6–2
7. Nov. 21, 1999 Campos Clay Miriam D’Agostini 5–7 6–3 6–2
8. May 28, 2000 Guimarães Hard Bahia Mouhtassine 6–0, 5–7, 7–6
9. Jun. 18, 2000 Lenzerheide Clay Julia Vakulenko 6–2, 3–6, 7–6
10. Oct. 21, 2001 Joué-lès-Tours Hard (I) Anne-Laure Heitz 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
11. Sep. 28, 2003 Jounieh Clay Ana Timotić 6–1, 7–5
12. Nov. 16, 2003 Mexico City Hard Melinda Czink 6–2, 6–3
13. Apr. 2, 2006 Poza Rica Hard Zsófia Gubacsi 6–4, 6–2
14. Jun. 19, 2006 Zagreb Clay Tathiana Garbin 7–6, 3–6, 7–6
15. Jul. 23, 2006 Rome Clay Alizé Cornet 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
16. Jun. 10, 2007 Zagreb Clay Ivana Lisjak 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
17. Jun. 17, 2007 Campobasso Clay Christina Wheeler 6–2, 6–0
18. Jul. 1, 2007 Istanbul Hard Maria Fernanda Alves 6–7, 7–5, 6–1

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