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Gréta Arn

Arn in 2013
Country (sports)	Hungary (2008–present)  Germany (1997–2008)
Born	(1979-04-13) 13 April 1979 (age 45) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1997
Retired	13 January 2021
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,103,890
Singles
Career record	486–352
Career titles	2 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 40 (16 May 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2012)
French Open	1R (2001, 2002, 2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	3R (2010)
US Open	2R (2012)
Doubles
Career record	69–75
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 175 (4 December 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2012)
French Open	1R (2011, 2012)
US Open	1R (2011)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2008)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	9–7

Gréta Arn (born 13 April 1979) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player of Danube Swabian German descent.

She has won two titles on the WTA Tour, the 2007 Estoril Open in Portugal, and the 2011 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, as well as four ITF titles in singles. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 40 on 16 May 2011. She has picked up wins against Mary Pierce at the 2002 Acura Classic and Maria Sharapova at the 2011 ASB Classic.

Personal life

Arn was born in Budapest, Hungary. After playing for Germany with dual Hungarian citizenship for nine years, she chose for the 2008 Fed Cup to compete for Hungary alongside Ágnes Szávay. She also chose to play for her nation of birth full-time.

Career

In 1997, Arn won her first title on the ITF Women's Circuit at Stockholm. In 1999, she won her second ITF title at Glasgow. In 2004, at Bad Saulgau, she won her third $10k title.

In 2006, Arn won a $25k event in Fort Walton Beach. In 2007, she won her first title on the WTA Tour as a qualifier ranked No. 176 in the world, becoming the lowest ranked and first qualifier to win a WTA event in 2007. In the Tier IV 2007 Estoril Open final she defeated teenager Victoria Azarenka, saving two matchpoints at 4–5 in the third set.

At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, Arn qualified and reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the age of 31. In the first round, she beat 34th seed Kateryna Bondarenko before following it up with a win over former top-10 player Alicia Molik. Her run was ended by 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli in the third round. At the 2010 US Open, Arn was pitted against second seeded defending champion Kim Clijsters. She lost in straight sets. Arn qualified for the WTA Premier tournament in Tokyo, by defeating Chan Yung-jan and Elena Baltacha. In the main draw she then defeated fellow qualifier Laura Robson in the first round, before losing to top seed Caroline Wozniacki.

In her first event of 2011, at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, Arn beat Zuzana Ondrášková. Arn then defeated eighth seed Sofia Arvidsson, saving five match points along the way. She followed it up with the biggest win of her career by defeating top seed and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova. Arn won her semifinal match against fourth seed Julia Görges in straight sets to book a final berth against defending champion and second seed Yanina Wickmayer for the title. Arn went on to defeat Wickmayer in straight sets to become the 2011 ASB Classic champion and add her second title win.

At the 2012 Australian Open, Arn defeated Rebecca Marino in the first round. In the second round, she won a very tight battle against 17th seed Dominika Cibulková to make her second Grand Slam third round appearance and set up an encounter with Serena Williams, to whom she lost in straight sets. Seeded sixth at the Monterrey Open in February, she advanced to the semifinals before losing to Alexandra Cadanțu.

Arn announced her retirement in January 2014, after no longer being active since the 2013 Wimbledon Championships where she lost in the first round of qualifying.

Almost four years later, at the age of 38, Arn made a comeback on the ITF Circuit. In September 2017, she reached the final of an $25k event in Balatonboglár, Hungary, losing to top seed Polona Hercog.

Arn's retirement was again announced in January 2021.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	6 May 2007	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Victoria Azarenka	2–6, 6–1, 7–6
Winner	2.	8 January 2011	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Yanina Wickmayer	6–3, 6–3

ITF finals

Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1997	ITF Stockholm, Sweden	10,000	Hard (i)	Athina Briegel	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–0	Oct 1999	GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK	10,000	Carpet (i)	Manisha Malhotra	w/o
Win	3–0	Jul 2004	ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany	10,000	Clay	Tanja Ostertag	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3–1	Sep 2005	GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK	25,000	Hard (i)	Kristina Barrois	3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	3–2	Nov 2005	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	25,000	Hard (i)	Anastasia Rodionova	3–6, 1–6
Win	4–2	Jan 2006	ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States	25,000	Hard	Valentina Sassi	7–5, 6–2
Loss	4–3	Apr 2007	ITF Pelham, US	25,000	Clay	Edina Gallovits-Hall	3–6, 5–7
Loss	4–4	Sep 2017	ITF Balatonboglár, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Polona Hercog	1–6, 2–6
Win	5–4	Oct 2017	Challenger de Saguenay, Canada	60,000	Hard (i)	Bibiane Schoofs	6–1, 6–2

Doubles (4 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	14 September 1998	Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Lana Miholcek	Diane Asensio Mervana Jugić-Salkić	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	16 November 1998	Biel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Katalin Miskolczi	Dája Bedáňová Lydia Steinbach	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	5 April 1999	Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Petra Mandula	Gabriela Chmelinová Olga Vymetálková	6–0, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	3.	23 August 1999	Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Eszter Molnár	Jennifer Tinnacher Maria Wolfbrandt	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	3 October 1999	Glasgow, UK	Carpet (i)	Manisha Malhotra	Lizzie Jelfs Karen Nugent	w/o
Winner	2.	6 March 2000	Haikou, China	Hard	Julie Pullin	Chae Kyung-yee Ryoko Takemura	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	3 July 2001	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Amanda Grahame	Dája Bedáňová Eva Martincová	6–0, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	6.	3 October 2004	Nantes, France	Hard (i)	Rita Kuti-Kis	Iryna Brémond Tatsiana Uvarova	4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Runner-up	7.	3 April 2005	Rome, Italy	Clay	Janette Bejlková	Adriana González Peñas Romina Oprandi	3–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	13 November 2005	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Sunitha Rao	Monique Adamczak Christina Horiatopoulos	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Winner	4.	19 November 2005	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Anastasia Rodionova	Casey Dellacqua Trudi Musgrave	6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Runner-up	8.	27 November 2005	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Anastasia Rodionova	Ryoko Fuda Sunitha Rao	1–6, ret.
Runner-up	9.	10 December 2005	Přerov, Czech Republic	Carpet (i)	Margit Rüütel	Lucie Hradecká Gabriela Chmelinová	6–3, 4–6, 4–6

References

1. "ITF Tennis - ANTIDOPING". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

External links

• Gréta Arn at the Women's Tennis Association
• Gréta Arn at the International Tennis Federation
• Gréta Arn at the Billie Jean King Cup

• 1979 births
• Living people
• Tennis players from Budapest
• German female tennis players
• Danube-Swabian people
• Hungarian female tennis players
• Hungarian people of German descent
• Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Olympic tennis players for Hungary
• Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany