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The native form of this personal name is Kapros Anikó. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Anikó Kapros
Country (sports) Hungary
ResidenceBudapest, Hungary
Born (1983-11-11) November 11, 1983 (age 41)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$US418,487
Singles
Career record154–139
Career titles0 (2 ITF)
Highest rankingNo. 44 (May 10, 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4th Round (2004)
French Open3rd Round (2002)
Wimbledon3rd Round (2003)
US Open1st Round (2001, 2003, 2004)
Doubles
Career record8–24
Career titles0 (1 ITF)
Highest rankingNo. 280 (April 29, 2002)
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 a huge 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 Kery, 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.

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Australian Open girls' singles champions
Australian Open girls' doubles champions

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