Kira Nagy

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Kira Nagy
Country  Hungary
Residence Budapest, Hungary
Born (1977-12-29) December 29, 1977
Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1994
Retired 2008
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $385,519
Singles
Career record 412–280
Career titles 0 (18 on ITF)
Highest ranking No. 122 (July 31, 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2002, 2004, 2007)
French Open Q3 (2001)
Wimbledon Q2 (2001, 2007)
US Open 1R (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.

ITF Circuit titles

Singles (33) (18-15)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. Oct. 2, 1994 Croatia Mali Lošinj Clay Czech Republic Radka Surova 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 31-Oct-1994 Cyprus Nicosia Clay Czech Republic Lenka Cenkova 6-2, 6-3
Runner-up 2. 28-Nov-1994 France Le Havre Clay Netherlands Lara Bitter 6-3, 7-5
Winner 2. Nov. 26, 1995 Spain Majorca Clay (I) Hungary Andrea Noszály 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 3. Dec. 02, 1995 Spain Majorca Clay (I) Spain Magui Serna 6–4, 6–3
Winner 3. Sep. 14, 1997 Spain Madrid Clay Spain Nuria Montero 6–1, 6–0
Runner-up 4. 13-Oct-1997 Cyprus Nicosia Clay Czech Republic Eva Krejcova 6-3 2-6 6-4
Winner 4. Apr. 5, 1998 Greece Athens Clay Greece Christína Papadáki 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 5. Apr. 12, 1998 United Arab Emirates Dubai Hard Indonesia Wynne Prakusya 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 13-Jul-1998 Spain Getxo Clay Spain Angeles Montolio 7-6 (7) 7-6 (7)
Winner 6. Nov. 14, 1999 Mexico Monterrey Hard United States Ansley Cargill 6–4, 6–2
Winner 7. Nov. 21, 1999 Brazil Campos Clay Brazil Miriam D’Agostini 5–7 6–3 6–2
Winner 8. May 28, 2000 Portugal Guimarães Hard Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine 6–0, 5–7, 7–6
Winner 9. Jun. 18, 2000 Switzerland Lenzerheide Clay Ukraine Julia Vakulenko 6–2, 3–6, 7–6
Winner 10. Oct. 21, 2001 France Joué-lès-Tours Hard (I) France Anne-Laure Heitz 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 6. 27-Oct-2002 Egypt Cairo Hard (I) Czech Republic Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2, 6-0
Winner 11. Sep. 28, 2003 Lebanon Jounieh Clay Serbia Ana Timotić 6–1, 7–5
Winner 12. Nov. 16, 2003 Mexico Mexico City Hard Hungary Melinda Czink 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 19-Oct-2004 Spain Sevilla Clay Spain Laura Pous-Tio 7-5 6-1
Runner-up 8. 10-Jan-2005 United Arab Emirates Dubai Hard Austria Sandra Klemenschits 6-4 6-1
Runner-up 9. 22-Mar-2005 Mexico San Luis Potosi Clay Austria Yvonne Meusburger 7-5 5-7 6-3
Runner-up 10. 26-Apr-2005 Italy Taranto Clay Italy Mara Santangelo 6-1 6-0
Runner-up 11. 28-Jun-2005 Germany Stuttgart Clay Germany Vanessa Henke 6-2 0-6 6-4
Runner-up 12. 06-Sep-2005 Italy Mestre Clay Slovakia Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2 7-5
Runner-up 13. 08-Nov-2005 Mexico Mexico City Clay Switzerland Romina Oprandi 6-3 6-0
Winner 13. Apr. 2, 2006 Mexico Poza Rica Hard Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi 6–4, 6–2
Winner 14. Jun. 19, 2006 Croatia Zagreb Clay Italy Tathiana Garbin 7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Winner 15. Jul. 23, 2006 Italy Rome Clay France Alizé Cornet 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Winner 16. Jun. 10, 2007 Croatia Zagreb Clay Croatia Ivana Lisjak 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner 17. Jun. 17, 2007 Italy Campobasso Clay Australia Christina Wheeler 6–2, 6–0
Winner 18. Jul. 1, 2007 Turkey Istanbul Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 14. 22-Oct-2007 Spain Sant Cugat del Vallès Clay Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-2 6-4
Runner-up 15. 26-Nov-2007 Portugal Sintra Clay Germany Kathrin Wörle-Scheller 6-3 6-2

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