Éva Szabó (30 October 1945 – November 2022) was a Hungarian professional tennis player.[1]

Éva Szabó
Country (sports) Hungary
Born(1945-10-30)30 October 1945
Szombathely, Hungary
Died7 November 2022(2022-11-07) (aged 77)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1975)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1968, 1970)
Wimbledon1R (1971, 1974)
US Open1R (1976)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1970)
Wimbledon2R (1971)

Playing for Hungary in the Fed Cup, Szabó has accumulated a win–loss record of 8–5.[2] She played in singles at the French Open in 1975. She lost to the American Janet Newberry in the quarterfinals.[3][4]

Career finals edit

Singles (7–4) edit

Result No. Year location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. August 1966 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Klara Bardóczy 8–6, 6–3
Win 2. August 1967 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Gyöngyi Fehér 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1 September 1968 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Erzsébet Polgár 4–6, 6–8
Win 3. July 1970 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Ágnes Graczol 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2. October 1970 Bucharest, Romania Clay   Judith Dibar 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3. July 1971 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Judit Szörényi 2–6, 2–6
Win 4. September 1971 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Erzsébet Széll 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 4. August 1973 Pescara, Italy Clay   Olga Morozova 0–6, 6–1, 7–9
Win 5. September 1973 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Beatrix Klein 6–3, 6–3
Win 6. September 1974 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Katalin Borka 6–2, 6–3
Win 7. July 1975 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Renáta Tomanová 2–6, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles (6–2) edit

Result No. Year location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. August 1966 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Klara Bardóczy   Erzsébet Széll
  Gyöngyi Fehér
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win 2. August 1968 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Klára Jószay   Klara Bardóczy
  Erzsébet Széll
6–0, 6–1
Loss 1. July 1970 Budapest, Hungary Hard (i)   Judit Szörényi   Miloslava Holubová
  Vlasta Vopičková
5–7, 4–6
Loss 2. August 1970 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Ágnes Graczol   Eugenia Isopaitis
  Irena Škulj
1–6, 3–6
Win 3. April 1974 Monaco, Monaco Clay   Heide Orth   Lea Pericoli
  Daniela Porzio
6–4, 7–6
Win 4. July 1974 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Beatrix Klein   Ana María Arias
  Iris Riedel-Kühn
6–1, 6–4
Win 5. September 1974 Skopje, Yugoslavia Clay   Beatrix Klein   Fiorella Bonicelli
  Miloslava Holubová
6–3, 6–4
Win 6. March 1975 Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France Clay   Beatrix Klein   Antonella Rosa
  Monique Van Haver
4–6, 6–3, 7–5

References edit

  1. ^ Gyász: elhunyt Szabó Éva örökös magyar bajnok teniszező (in Hungarian)
  2. ^ "Éva Szabó Billie Jean King Cup". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
  3. ^ "1975 French Open Draws" (PDF). wtafiles.
  4. ^ "1975 French Open". www.itftennis.com.

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