Anikó Kapros
Country | Hungary |
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Residence | Budapest, Hungary |
Born |
Budapest, Hungary | November 11, 1983
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $US490,850 |
Singles | |
Career record | 197 - 184 |
Career titles | 0 (2 ITF) |
Highest ranking | No. 44 (May 10, 2004) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2004) |
French Open | 3R (2002) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2003) |
US Open | 1R (2001, 2003, 2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 25 - 43 |
Career titles | 0 (5 ITF) |
Highest ranking | No. 222 (Feb 08, 2010) |
Last updated on: April 30, 2008. |
Anikó Kapros (born November 11, 1983 in Budapest) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. Kapros won the Junior's singles title at the Australian Open in 2000. She caused an upset at the French Open in 2002, when she, as a qualifier, upset 5th seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne in the first round 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.
Career
Early life
Her mother, Anikó Kéry, won a bronze medal in gymnastics at the Olympic Games in Munich 1972. When Kapros was two years old, she moved to the Bahamas where her parents worked as acrobats. She returned to Hungary at the age of nine.
Professional career
In the 2002 French Open, as a qualifier, she upset future four-time French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the first round, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0. Kapros' senior career has been marred by recurring knee injuries. Her biggest success at a WTA tournament came in September 2003 when she reached the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo, where she lost to Maria Sharapova.
WTA career finals
Singles: (0-1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | September 29, 2003 | Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Maria Sharapova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
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