Réka Szikszay
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | (1965-08-03) 3 August 1965 (age 59) |
Prize money | $26,670 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 196 (11 June 1990) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 125 (25 June 1990) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1990) |
Réka Szikszay (born 3 August 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary.
Biography
Szikszay represented Hungary at the 1986 Goodwill Games and played Fed Cup tennis for her country from 1986 to 1990.[1] She appeared in a total of 13 ties and finished with a 14-9 overall win–loss record. Most effective in doubles, she was unbeaten in the five matches she partnered Andrea Temesvári in and lost only two of her 13 doubles fixtures.
She competed for a year on the WTA Tour, with her best performance coming at the 1989 Vitosha New Otani Open in Sofia, where she made the second round of the singles and was a doubles semifinalist, partnering Michaela Frimmelová.[2]
Her only Grand Slam main-draw appearance came at the 1990 French Open, in the women's doubles competition with Caroline Vis. The pair were beaten in the second round by Betsy Nagelsen and Monica Seles.[3]
ITF finals
Singles: 4 (1-3)
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 29 August 1988 | ITF Nivelles, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 19 September 1988 | ITF Marsa, Malta | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 17 April 1989 | ITF Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() | 6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 24 April 1989 | ITF Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 7–6(8), 6–7(6) |
Doubles: 13 (7–6)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 9 June 1986 | ITF Lyon, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 9 February 1987 | ITF Reims, France | Clay (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1 June 1987 | ITF Adria, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 17 August 1987 | ITF Lisbon, Portugal | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 6–7(5), 7–6(5) |
Winner | 5. | 4 July 1988 | ITF Cava de' Tirreni, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 29 August 1988 | ITF Nivelles, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 19 September 1988 | ITF Marsa, Malta | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 8. | 24 April 1989 | ITF Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 1–0 ret. |
Winner | 9. | 3 July 1989 | ITF Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 24 July 1989 | ITF Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 11. | 16 April 1990 | ITF Naples, Italy | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 23 April 1990 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 13. | 9 July 1990 | ITF Erlangen, West Germany | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
National representation
Fed Cup (14–9)
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Singles (3–7)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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1986 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round | First round | July 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ![]() | Clay | Renata Wojtkiewicz | W | 6–4, 6–4 |
Second round | July 1986 | ![]() | Silvana Casaretto | W | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
Quarterfinal | July 1986 | ![]() | Sandra Wasserman | L | 2–6, 1–6 | |||
Semifinal | July 1986 | ![]() | Anne Hobbs | L | 3–6, 2–6 | |||
1988 Federation Cup World Group | First round | 6 December 1988 | Melbourne, Australia | ![]() | Hard | Petra Thorén | L | 3–6, 3–6 |
1988 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round | Second round | December 1988 | Melbourne, Australia | ![]() | Hard | Neige Dias | L | 2–6, 0–6 |
1990 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round | Second round | 26 July 1990 | Norcross, United States | ![]() | Hard | Li Fang | L | 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
Quarterfinal | 27 July 1990 | ![]() | Marie-Christine Goy | W | 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–1 | |||
Semifinal | 28 July 1990 | ![]() | Bettina Fulco | L | 4–6, 5–7 | |||
Final | 29 July 1990 | ![]() | Suzanna Anggarkusuma | L | 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (11–2)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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1986 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round | First round | July 1986 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ![]() | Clay | Csilla Bartos | Monika Waniek Ewa Żerdecka | W | 6–4, 6–0 |
Second round | July 1986 | ![]() | Fiorella Bonicelli Silvana Casaretto | W | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||
Quarterfinal | July 1986 | ![]() | Ann Devries Sandra Wasserman | W | 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 | ||||
Semifinal | July 1986 | ![]() | Annabel Croft Anne Hobbs | L | 1–2 ret. | ||||
1988 Federation Cup World Group | First round | 6 December 1988 | Melbourne, Australia | ![]() | Hard | Virág Csurgó | Anne Aallonen Nanne Dahlman | W | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1988 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round | Second round | December 1988 | Melbourne, Australia | ![]() | Hard | Virág Csurgó | Neige Dias Luciana Tella | L | 2–6, 6–7(7–9) |
1989 Federation Cup World Group | First round | October 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | Hard | Andrea Temesvári | Tossaporn Summa Orawan Thampensri | W | 6–3, 6–4 |
Second round | October 1989 | ![]() | Andrea Noszály | Jana Pospíšilová Regina Rajchrtová | W | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
1990 Federation Cup World Group | First round | 25 July 1990 | Norcross, United States | ![]() | Hard | Andrea Noszály | Ellinore Lightbody Pang Sheung | W | 6–2, 6–4 |
1990 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round | Second round | 26 July 1990 | Norcross, Georgia, United States | ![]() | Hard | Andrea Temesvári | Li Fang Tang Min | W | 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
Quarterfinal | 27 July 1990 | ![]() | Marie-Christine Goy Karin Kschwendt | W | 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
Semifinal | 28 July 1990 | ![]() | Bettina Fulco Inés Gorrochategui | W | 6–4, 6–1 | ||||
Final | 29 July 1990 | ![]() | Irawati Moerid Lukky Tedjamukti | W | 6–2, 6–1 |
References
- ^ "Goodwill Games Results". United Press International. 13 July 1986. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Sofia - 31 July - 06 August 1989". ITF. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "French Open Paris". Reno Gazette-Journal. 2 June 1990. p. 29. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
External links
- Réka Szikszay at the Women's Tennis Association
- Réka Szikszay at the International Tennis Federation
- Réka Szikszay at the Billie Jean King Cup