Virág Csurgó

Virág Csurgó (born 10 November 1972) is a retired Hungarian tennis player.[1]

Virág Csurgó
Country (sports) Hungary
Born (1972-11-10) 10 November 1972
Siófok, Hungary
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Prize money$159,856
Singles
Career record160–140 (53.3%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 160 (20 November 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1996)
French OpenQ2 (1996)
WimbledonQ3 (1995)
US OpenQ3 (1995)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record156–107 (59.3%)
Career titles17 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 84 (21 September 1998)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996, 2000)
French Open2R (1997)
Wimbledon1R (1997, 1998)
US Open2R (1998)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1996)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–10

Csurgó won six singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 20 November 1995, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 160. On 21 September 1998, she peaked at No. 84 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Csurgó reached the second round in both women's singles and doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] She wasn't originally entered in the singles event but was added when another competitor had to withdraw at the last minute. With only five minutes to take the court, she arrived at the match wearing her practice shorts and a T-shirt, and went on to defeat Aleksandra Olsza before falling to Kimiko Date in the second round.

Csurgó also reached the second round in three Grand Slam doubles tournaments. She made 16 appearances for the Hungary Fed Cup team.

ITF finals

Singles: 8 (6–2)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 8 May 1989 ITF Schwarzach, Austria Clay Zuzana Witzová 4–6, 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 16 July 1990 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Gorana Matić 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Winner 3. 14 September 1992 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Clay Ninfa Marra 1–6, 7–6(6), 6–4
Winner 4. 20 September 1993 ITF Rabac, Croatia Clay Ivona Horvat 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 5. 27 September 1993 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Clay María Dolores Campana 6–3, 7–6(3)
Winner 6. 4 October 1993 ITF Freeport, Bahamas Hard Camille Benjamin 6–3, 6–4
Winner 7. 11 October 1993 ITF Kingston, Jamaica Hard Ditta Huber 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 8. 13 July 1997 ITF Puchheim, Germany Clay Noëlle van Lottum 0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 29 (17–12)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 18 July 1988 ITF Cava Tirr, Italy Clay Réka Szikszay Christiane Hofmann
Katarzyna Nowak
6–1, 6–1
Winner 2. 24 April 1989 ITF Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia Clay Réka Szikszay Nora Bajčíková
Petra Holubová
6–0, 1–0 ret.
Runner-up 3. 1 May 1989 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Nóra Köves Henriette Kjær Nielsen
Natalie Tschan
0–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 8 May 1989 ITF Schwarzach, Austria Clay Nóra Köves Esmir Hoogendoorn
Stefanie Rehmke
w/o
Runner-up 5. 9 July 1990 ITF Subiaco, Italy Clay Nóra Köves Kylie Johnson
Barbara Mulej
6–7, 0–6
Winner 6. 10 June 1991 ITF Érd, Hungary Clay Andrea Temesvári Petra Holubová
Markéta Štusková
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 20 July 1992 ITF Kaiserslautern, Germany Clay Saskia Zink Henrike Kadzidroga
Eva-Maria Schürhoff
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 8. 7 September 1992 ITF Kingston, Jamaica Hard Macarena Miranda Gianfranca Devercelli
Tracy Schroeder
6–4, 6–2
Winner 9. 14 September 1992 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Clay Macarena Miranda Gianfranca Devercelli
Tracy Schroeder
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Runner-up 10. 15 February 1993 ITF Amadora, Portugal Hard Teodora Nedeva Lara Bitter
Maaike Koutstaal
0–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 11. 29 March 1993 ITF Marsa, Malta Clay Tjaša Jezernik Klára Bláhová
Maja Murić
3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner 12. 27 September 1993 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Clay Ximena Rodríguez María Dolores Campana
Nuria Niemes
6–4, 6–1
Winner 13. 11 October 1993 ITF Kingston, Jamaica Hard Zsofia Csapó Allison Kinsey
Kelly Story
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 14. 15 May 1994 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Andrea Temesvári Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová
2–6, 4–6
Winner 15. 12 June 1994 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay Flora Perfetti Mami Donoshiro
Kyōko Nagatsuka
6–1, 7–5
Winner 16. 31 October 1994 ITF Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Petra Mandula Nannie de Villiers
Ana Paula Zannoni
6–4, 7–5
Winner 17. 7 November 1994 ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Petra Mandula Nannie de Villiers
Laura Montalvo
6–3, 6–3
Winner 18. 14 November 1994 ITF La Plata, Argentina Clay Petra Mandula Patrícia Marková
Yuka Tanaka
7–6(3), 7–5
Runner-up 19. 25 February 1996 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Clay Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková Christína Papadáki
Mercedes Paz
6–7, 2–6
Winner 20. 10 June 1996 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Nóra Köves Ángeles Montolio
Fabiola Zuluaga
5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 21. 23 September 1996 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Julia Lutrova Anca Barna
Adriana Barna
6–4, 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up 22. 7 April 1997 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Svetlana Krivencheva Cara Black
Irina Selyutina
3–6, 4–6
Winner 23. 28 September 1997 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Janette Husárová Olga Glouschenko
Tatiana Poutchek
6–0, 6–0
Runner-up 24. 19 October 1997 ITF Flensburg, Germany Carpet (i) Kirstin Freye Patricia Wartusch
Jasmin Wöhr
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 25. 21 February 1998 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i) Elena Tatarkova Kirstin Freye
Hila Rosen
7–5, 6–3
Winner 26. 6 July 1998 ITF Puchheim, Germany Clay Nóra Köves Silke Meier
Jasmin Wöhr
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up 27. 13 July 1998 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Nóra Köves Laurence Courtois
Noëlle van Lottum
5–7, 2–6
Winner 28. 9 July 2000 ITF Vaihingen, Germany Clay Eva Martincová Andrea Glass
Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 29. 24 July 2000 ITF Liège, Belgium Clay Petra Mandula Eva Bes
Gisela Riera
7–6(3), 6–1

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Virág Csurgó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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