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

Virág Csurgó
Country (sports) Hungary
Born (1972-11-10) 10 November 1972 (age 51)
Siófok, Hungary
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Prize money$160,084
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.[citation needed]

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

ITF finals edit

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (6–2) edit

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

Doubles: 29 (17–12) edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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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