Anikó Kapros

Anikó Kapros

Country (sports)	Hungary
Residence	Budapest, Hungary
Born	(1983-11-11) 11 November 1983 (age 40) Budapest, People's Republic of Hungary
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	2000
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$490,850
Singles
Career record	197–184
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 44 (10 May 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2004)
French Open	3R (2002)
Wimbledon	3R (2003)
US Open	1R (2001, 2003, 2004)
Doubles
Career record	25–43
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 222 (8 February 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2005)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	3–6

Anikó Kapros (born 11 November 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She won the junior's singles title at the Australian Open in 2000.

Kapros caused an upset at the 2002 French Open, when she, as a qualifier, beat fifth seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne in the first round.

Career

Early life

Her mother, Anikó Kéry, 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. Her highest ranking in singles was world No. 44. Kapros was part of the Hungarian Olympics team in Athens in the year of 2004.

Retired in 2010 from professional tennis, she is now the head coach and club director at Patak Party Tenisz Club in Budapest. Kapros is also the co-founder (partnering with Ágnes Szavay and Zsófia Gubacsi) of "Happy Tennis" - a company offering a special tennis program for schools and kindergartens in Hungary.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Outcome	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	29 September 2003	Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo	Hard	Maria Sharapova	6–2, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (2–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	29 January 2001	Clearwater, United States	Hard	Alina Jidkova	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	2 April 2001	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Eleni Daniilidou	4–6, 4–6
Winner	3.	28 May 2006	Beijing, China	Hard	Xie Yanze	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	10 August 2008	Moscow, Russia	Clay	Anna Lapushchenkova	1–5 ret.
Runner-up	5.	9 February 2009	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Tatjana Maria	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	28 September 2009	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Regina Kulikova	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	7.	19 November 2009	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Camila Giorgi	6–4, 4–6, 0–6

Doubles: 4 (4–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	16 March 2009	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Katalin Marosi	Megan Moulton-Levy Laura Siegemund	7–5, 6–3
Winner	2.	26 May 2009	Grado, Italy	Clay	Sandra Klemenschits	Jorgelina Cravero Anna Tatishvili	6–3, 6–0
Winner	3.	15 June 2009	Padova, Italy	Clay	Sandra Klemenschits	Elena Pioppo Valentina Sulpizio	7–6(7–4), 6–1
Winner	4.	28 September 2009	Las Vegas, United States	Hard	Agustina Lepore	Kimberly Couts Lindsay Lee-Waters	6–2, 7–5

Best Grand Slam results details

Singles

Australian Open 2004 Australian Open Round Opponent Score 1R Nadia Petrova (10) 6–3, 6–3 2R Samantha Stosur (WC) 6–3, 6–1 3R Petra Mandula 3–6, 6–3, 12–10 4R Fabiola Zuluaga (32) 4–6, 2–6

French Open 2002 French Open (qualifier) Round Opponent Score Q1 Sophie Erre (WC) 6–2, 6–1 Q2 Sabine Klaschka 6–0, 6–3 Q3 Hsieh Su-wei 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 1R Justine Henin (5) 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 2R Virginie Razzano 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–2 3R Mary Pierce (WC) 3–6, 0–6

Wimbledon Championships 2003 Wimbledon (qualifier) Round Opponent Score Q1 Shenay Perry 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 Q2 Wynne Prakusya (7) 6–2, 6–4 Q3 Andreea Vanc 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 1R Meghann Shaughnessy (19) 6–3, 6–2 2R Martina Suchá (Q) 6–0, 6–4 3R Elena Dementieva (15) 3–6, 1–6

US Open 2001 US Open Round Opponent Score 1R Katarina Srebotnik (Q) 1–6, 4–6 2003 US Open (qualifier) Round Opponent Score Q1 Jamea Jackson (WC) 6–1, 6–1 Q2 Kaia Kanepi 6–4, 6–2 Q3 Jarmila Gajdošová 6–3, 6–2 1R Justine Henin-Hardenne (2) 5–7, 3–6 2004 US Open Round Opponent Score 1R Vera Dushevina 1–6, 3–6

Doubles

Australian Open 2005 Australian Open (Wildcard) with Jelena Janković Round Opponents Score 1R Natalie Grandin / Conchita Martínez Granados 7–6(7–4), 7–5 2R Janet Lee / Peng Shuai 6–7(3–7), 3–6

External links

• Anikó Kapros at the Women's Tennis Association
• Anikó Kapros at the International Tennis Federation
• Anikó Kapros at the Billie Jean King Cup

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