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{{short description|Hungarian tennis player}} | |||
{{eastern name order|Kapros Anikó}} | {{eastern name order|Kapros Anikó}} | ||
{{Infobox tennis biography | {{Infobox tennis biography | ||
|name= Anikó Kapros | |name= Anikó Kapros | ||
|image= | |image= Aniko Kapros.jpg | ||
|country= {{HUN}} | |country= {{HUN}} | ||
|residence= ], Hungary | |residence= ], Hungary | ||
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|turnedpro= 2000 | |turnedpro= 2000 | ||
|retired= 2010 | |retired= 2010 | ||
|plays= Right |
|plays= Right (two-handed backhand) | ||
|careerprizemoney= $490,850 | |careerprizemoney= $490,850 | ||
|singlesrecord= 197–184 | |singlesrecord= 197–184 | ||
|singlestitles= |
|singlestitles= 2 ITF | ||
|highestsinglesranking= No. 44 (10 May 2004) | |highestsinglesranking= No. 44 (10 May 2004) | ||
|AustralianOpenresult= 4R (2004) | |AustralianOpenresult= 4R (2004) | ||
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|doublestitles= 4 ITF | |doublestitles= 4 ITF | ||
|highestdoublesranking= No. 222 (8 February 2010) | |highestdoublesranking= No. 222 (8 February 2010) | ||
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult= 2R (2005) | |||
|Team= yes | |Team= yes | ||
|FedCupresult= |
|FedCupresult= 4–6 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===Professional career=== | ===Professional career=== | ||
In the ], as a qualifier, she upset future four-time French Open champion ] 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 ]. | In the ], as a qualifier, she upset future four-time French Open champion ] 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 ]. | ||
Her highest ranking in singles was world No. 44. Kapros was part of the Hungarian Olympics team in Athens in the year of 2004. | Her highest ranking in singles was world No. 44. Kapros was part of the Hungarian Olympics team in Athens in the year of 2004. | ||
Retired in 2010 from professional |
Retired in 2010 from professional tour, she is now the head coach and club director at Patak Party Tenisz Club in Budapest. Kapros is also the co-founder (partnering with Ágnes Szavay and Zsófia Gubacsi) of "Happy Tennis" - a company offering a special tennis program for schools and kindergartens in Hungary. | ||
==WTA |
==WTA Tour finals== | ||
===Singles: 1 (runner-up)=== | ===Singles: 1 (runner-up)=== | ||
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===Doubles |
===Doubles (4–0)=== | ||
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== Best Grand Slam results details == | |||
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|{{flagicon|RUS}} ] (10) | |||
|6–3, 6–3 | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | |||
|{{flagicon|AUS}} ] (WC) | |||
|6–3, 6–1 | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | |||
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|3–6, 6–3, 12–10 | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|4R | |||
|{{flagicon|COL}} ] (32) | |||
|4–6, 2–6 | |||
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|{{flagicon|FRA}} ] (WC) | |||
|6–2, 6–1 | |||
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|6–0, 6–3 | |||
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|3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | |||
|{{flagicon|BEL}} ] (5) | |||
|4–6, 6–1, 6–0 | |||
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|6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup>, 6–2 | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | |||
|{{flagicon|FRA}} ] (WC) | |||
|3–6, 0–6 | |||
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|6–2, 6–4 | |||
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|6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | |||
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|{{flagicon|USA}} ] (19) | |||
|6–3, 6–2 | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | |||
|{{flagicon|SVK}} ] (Q) | |||
|6–0, 6–4 | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | |||
|{{flagicon|RUS}} ] (15) | |||
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|{{flagicon|USA}} ] (WC) | |||
|6–1, 6–1 | |||
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|{{flagicon|EST}} ] | |||
|6–4, 6–2 | |||
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|6–3, 6–2 | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | |||
|{{flagicon|BEL}} ] (2) | |||
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|7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 7–5 | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{WTA |
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* {{ITF profile |
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* {{Fed Cup player}} | * {{Fed Cup player}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:18, 19 December 2024
Hungarian tennis player The native form of this personal name is Kapros Anikó. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.Country (sports) | Hungary |
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Residence | Budapest, Hungary |
Born | (1983-11-11) 11 November 1983 (age 41) Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $490,850 |
Singles | |
Career record | 197–184 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 44 (10 May 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 | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 222 (8 February 2010) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2005) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 4–6 |
Anikó Kapros (born 11 November 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She won the junior's singles title at the Australian Open in 2000.
Kapros caused an upset at the 2002 French Open, when she, as a qualifier, beat fifth seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne in the first round.
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 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. Her highest ranking in singles was world No. 44. Kapros was part of the Hungarian Olympics team in Athens in the year of 2004.
Retired in 2010 from professional tour, she is now the head coach and club director at Patak Party Tenisz Club in Budapest. Kapros is also the co-founder (partnering with Ágnes Szavay and Zsófia Gubacsi) of "Happy Tennis" - a company offering a special tennis program for schools and kindergartens in Hungary.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 29 September 2003 | Japan Open, Tokyo | Hard | Maria Sharapova | 6–2, 2–6, 6–7 |
ITF Circuit finals
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
Singles (2–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 29 January 2001 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | Alina Jidkova | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 2 April 2001 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 28 May 2006 | Beijing, China | Hard | Xie Yanze | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 August 2008 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Anna Lapushchenkova | 1–5 ret. |
Runner-up | 5. | 9 February 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tatjana Maria | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 28 September 2009 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Regina Kulikova | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 19 November 2009 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Camila Giorgi | 6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |
Doubles (4–0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 16 March 2009 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Katalin Marosi | Megan Moulton-Levy Laura Siegemund |
7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 26 May 2009 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | Jorgelina Cravero Anna Tatishvili |
6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 15 June 2009 | Padova, Italy | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | Elena Pioppo Valentina Sulpizio |
7–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 28 September 2009 | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Agustina Lepore | Kimberly Couts Lindsay Lee-Waters |
6–2, 7–5 |
Best Grand Slam results details
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External links
- Anikó Kapros at the Women's Tennis Association
- Anikó Kapros at the International Tennis Federation
- Anikó Kapros at the Billie Jean King Cup
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