Amarissa Kiara Tóth (born 10 February 2003) is a Hungarian tennis player.

Amarissa Kiara Tóth
Country (sports) Hungary
Born (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$56,207
Singles
Career record92–54 (63.0%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 419 (18 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 439 (6 May 2024)
Doubles
Career record89–38 (70.1%)
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 264 (3 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 366 (6 May 2024)
Team competitions
BJK Cup3–2 (60.0%)
Last updated on: 6 May 2024.

Tóth has career-high WTA rankings of 419 in singles, attained on 18 March 2024, and 264 in doubles, achieved on 3 October 2022.[1]

Tóth made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Budapest Grand Prix, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament.

During her round of 32 match at the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix against Zhang Shuai, Tóth erased a ball mark after Zhang's shot was called out by the umpire despite repeated calls by Zhang for Tóth to not smear the mark.[2] Zhang insisted the shot was in, which did seem as if it were in, and retired from the match shortly after the incident citing a severe panic attack. Tóth was condemned by many players and fans alike for her allegedly unsportsmanlike behavior. A few days after the incident, Tóth apologized for her actions.[3]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups) edit

Legend
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (5–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Sonay Kartal 5–7, 5–7
Win 1–1 Aug 2022 ITF Kottingbrunn, Austria W15 Clay   Carolina Kuhl 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Anastasiya Soboleva 4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 2–2 Dec 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Jana Bojović 6–1, 6–2
Win 3–2 Dec 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Jana Bojović 6–2, 6–0
Win 4–2 Jan 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Andreea Prisăcariu 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Feb 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Daniela Vismane 1–0 ret.
Win 5–3 Apr 2024 ITF Osijek, Croatia W15 Clay   Denisa Hindová 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 21 (13 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit

Legend
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (13–7)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Başak Eraydın   Jessie Aney
  Christina Rosca
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jul 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Julie Belgraver   Christina Rosca
  Ani Vangelova
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Sep 2021 ITF Dijon, France W15 Clay   Lucie Wargnier   Naïma Karamoko
  Xenia Knoll
2–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Oct 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Dorka Drahota-Szabó   Romana Čisovská
  Adrienn Nagy
6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
Loss 3–2 Nov 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard   Tamara Čurović   Diana Shnaider
  Anastasiya Soboleva
2–6, 0–6
Win 4–2 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Ksenia Laskutova   Claudia Hoste Ferrer
  Carlota Martinez Cirez
6–0, 7–5
Win 5–2 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Ksenia Laskutova   Mariana Dražić
  Jazmín Ortenzi
6–4, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Ksenia Laskutova   Oana Gavrilă
  Arina Vasilescu
6–1, 4–6, [10–12]
Loss 5–4 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Angelica Moratelli   Mariana Dražić
  Katharina Hobgarski
5–7, 4–6
Win 6–4 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay   Diana Shnaider   Amina Anshba
  Maria Timofeeva
6–4, 6–2
Win 7–4 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Ksenia Laskutova   Sapfo Sakellaridi
  Anastasia Zolotareva
7–6(4), 1–6, [10–7]
Loss 7–5 May 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   İlay Yörük   Viktoriya Petrenko
  Doğa Türkmen
5–7, 7–6(3), [12–14]
Win 8–5 Jul 2022 ITF Kottingbrunn, Austria W15 Clay   Doğa Türkmen   Fernanda Labraña
  Dalila Spiteri
w/o
Win 9–5 Aug 2022 ITF Mogyoród, Hungary W25 Clay   Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie   Carole Monnet
  Marine Partaud
7–5, 6–0
Loss 9–6 Sep 2022 ITF Vienna, Austria W25 Clay   Živa Falkner   Lena Papadakis
  Anna Sisková
6–7(8), 4–6
Win 10–6 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Mariana Dražić   Eleni Christofi
  Anna Ureke
1–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 10–7 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Mariana Dražić   Yana Karpovich
  Daria Lodikova
5–7, 2–6
Win 11–7 Jun 2023 ITF Annenheim, Austria W25 Clay   Anna Zyryanova   Michaela Bayerlová
  Jenny Dürst
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 12–7 Aug 2023 ITF Osijek, Croatia W25 Clay   Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie   Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
  Dimitra Pavlou
6–2, 6–4
Loss 12–8 Aug 2023 ITF Erwitte, Germany W25 Clay   Ekaterina Ovcharenko   Nika Radišić
  Anita Wagner
5–7, 6–7(4)
Win 13–8 Dec 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay   Rada Zolotareva   Rikke de Koning
  Madelief Hageman
6–1, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 French Open Clay   Maria Bondarenko   Alex Eala
  Oksana Selekhmeteva
0–6, 5–7

National representation edit

Billie Jean King Cup edit

Tóth made her debut for the Hungary Billie Jean King Cup team in 2022, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Group membership
World Group
World Group Play-off
World Group II
World Group II Play-off
Europe/Africa Group (3–2)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (3–2)
Matches by setting
Indoors (0–0)
Outdoors (3–2)

Doubles (3–2) edit

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2022 Z1 RR 13 April 2022 Antalya (TUR)   Denmark Clay Anna Bondár Sofia Samavati
Johanne Svendsen
W 6–2, 6–4
15 April 2022   Estonia Réka Luca Jani Anet Angelika Koskel
Katriin Saar
W 6–1, 6–3
Z1 PO 16 April 2022   Slovenia Kaja Juvan
Lara Smejkal
L walkover
2023 Z1 RR 11 April 2023 Antalya (TUR)   Egypt Clay Réka Luca Jani Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
Rana Sherif Ahmed
W 6–1, 6–2
Z1 PO 15 April 2023   Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
L 2–6, 2–6

Controversy edit

In the first round of singles at the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix, Tóth rubbed out a contested ball mark with her foot after her opponent, Zhang Shuai, had remonstrated with the umpire over the line call. The mark appeared to show that Shuai's shot had landed in, and Shuai argued with the umpire for six minutes over the decision to award the point to Tóth. After the match continued and final decision of the point was decided by the umpire, Toth walked up to the mark and erased it. When Tóth was asked by Shuai why she erased the mark, Tóth replied, "Because you’re making problems, that’s why." Eventually, Shuai retired from her match against Tóth, citing a severe panic attack incited by Tóth's actions and a hostile crowd. Upon Shuai's retirement, Tóth openly celebrated; it was her first career WTA Tour singles main draw, and the situation ended up giving Tóth her first and last career victory.[4]

Tóth's actions of erasing the ball mark, allegedly mocking Shuai’s outburst, and celebrating at her retirement sparked backlash among the tennis community. Current players described them as "disgusting" (Ajla Tomljanovic), "[I give] zero respect to her" (Daria Saville), "a quick way to lose respect from your peers" (Ellen Perez), "one of the worst line calls and poorly handled situations" (Jamie Loeb), "very bad sportsmanship" (Daria Kasatkina), "not acceptable" (Ons Jabeur), "another level of unsportsmanlike conduct" (Victoria Azarenka), and that Tóth "should be banned from the tour" (Maria Sakkari).[5] Former world No. 1 Martina Navratilova described Tóth as "a bad sport".[6]

Tóth subsequently lost her next match to Kateryna Baindl,[7] and after several days gave a public apology for her actions.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Amarissa Toth | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Hungarian Toth apologises for erasing mark in match against Zhang". Reuters. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Amarissa Toth sorry she erased mark, caused Zhang Shuai to quit". ESPN. 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Aussie tennis players rage after 'disgusting' act leaves Zhang Shuai in tears". Yahoo Sport Australia. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  5. ^ "Ajla Tomljanovic, Daria Saville rally around Zhang Shuai after controversial call goes viral in Budapest". tennis.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  6. ^ "Martina Navratilova baffled by Kiara Toth's unprofessionalism: "Pathetic"". Tennis World USA. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  7. ^ "Kateryna Baindl rolls over Amarissa Toth, then encourages Budapest crowd to "stay fair"". Tennis.com.
  8. ^ "Amarissa Toth sorry she erased mark, caused Zhang Shuai to quit". ESPN. 23 July 2023.

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