Andrea Temesvári
| Country |
Hungary |
| Residence |
Budapest, HUN |
| Born |
26 April 1966 (1966-04-26) (age 45)
Budapest, Hungary |
| Height |
1.82 m (5ft 11in) |
| Turned pro |
1981 |
| Retired |
1997 |
| Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
$1,162,635 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
241–210 |
| Career titles |
5 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 7 (9 January 1984) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
4th (1984) |
| French Open |
4th (1983) |
| Wimbledon |
4th (1984) |
| US Open |
3rd (1982, 1983, 1984, 1989) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
211–171 |
| Career titles |
7 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 13 (21 December 1986) |
Andrea Temesvári (born 26 April 1966 in Budapest, Hungary) is a former professional tennis player once ranked as high as World No. 7. She won the Italian Open at sixteen, but injuries later hampered her career. She received the Most Improved Player Award by WTA Tour and TENNIS Magazine in 1982. At the 1986 French Open she won the women's doubles title with Martina Navratilova. Temesvári retired in 1997.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runner-ups)
Titles (12)
Singles (5)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championship (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| Tier V (0) |
| VS (5) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
7 March 1982 |
Hershey, USA |
Carpet (I) |
Catherine Tanvier |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2. |
2 May 1983 |
Perugia, Italy |
Clay |
Bonnie Gadusek |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 3. |
4 July 1983 |
Hamburg, West Germany |
Clay |
Eva Pfaff |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 4. |
1 August 1983 |
Indianapolis, USA (U.S. Clay Courts) |
Clay |
Zina Garrison |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 5. |
22 July 1985 |
Indianapolis, USA (U.S. Clay Courts) |
Clay |
Zina Garrison |
7–6(0), 6–3 |
Doubles (7)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (1) |
| WTA Championship (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (2) |
| Tier V (0) |
| VS (3) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
29 October 1984 |
Zürich, Switzerland |
Carpet (i) |
Andrea Leand |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 2. |
28 October 1985 |
Zürich, Switzerland |
Carpet (i) |
Hana Mandlíková |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková |
6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 3. |
31 March 1986 |
Marco Island, USA |
Clay |
Martina Navratilova |
Kathy Jordan
Elise Burgin |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 4. |
26 May 1986 |
French Open |
Clay |
Martina Navratilova |
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 5. |
17 April 1989 |
Tampa, USA |
Clay |
Brenda Schultz |
Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank |
7–6(6), 6–4 |
| 6. |
17 May 1993 |
Strasbourg, France |
Clay |
Shaun Stafford |
Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi |
6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4 |
| 7. |
24 July 1995 |
Maria Lankowitz, Austria |
Clay |
Silvia Farina Elia |
Alexandra Fusai
Wiltrud Probst |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (5)
Singles (2)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championship (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (1) |
| Tier V (0) |
| VS (1) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
10 May 1982 |
Lugano, Switzerland |
Clay |
Chris Evert |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 2. |
14 August 1989 |
Mahwah, USA |
Hard |
Steffi Graf |
7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles (3)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championship (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (2) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| Tier V (0) |
| VS (1) |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Career SR |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
A |
4R |
A |
NH |
A |
A |
3R |
2R |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
1R |
0 / 5 |
| French Open |
1R |
3R |
4R |
2R |
1R |
2R |
A |
A |
2R |
3R |
2R |
A |
1R |
A |
1R |
2R |
0 / 12 |
| Wimbledon |
A |
3R |
3R |
4R |
2R |
A |
A |
A |
1R |
1R |
1R |
A |
1R |
A |
2R |
A |
0 / 9 |
| US Open |
A |
3R |
3R |
3R |
2R |
2R |
A |
A |
3R |
1R |
1R |
1R |
A |
1R |
1R |
A |
0 / 11 |
| SR |
0 / 1 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 37 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
| French Open women's doubles champions |
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| Awards |
Preceded by
Pálma Balogh |
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year
1983 |
Succeeded by
Mária Ábrahám |
Preceded by
Sabina Simmonds |
WTA Most Improved Player
1983 |
Succeeded by
Kathy Jordan |
| Persondata |
| Name |
Temesvari, Andrea |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
26 April 1966 |
| Place of birth |
Budapest, Hungary |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Categories: 1966 births | Living people | Hungarian tennis players | Olympic tennis players of Hungary | Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics | People from Budapest | French Open champions
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