Amarissa Kiara Tóth

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

The native form of this personal name is Tóth Amarissa Kiara. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Amarissa Kiara Tóth
Country (sports) Hungary
Born (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$44,086
Singles
Career record74–50 (59.7%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 463 (24 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 477 (23 October 2023)
Doubles
Career record79–33 (70.5%)
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 264 (3 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 367 (23 October 2023)
Team competitions
BJK Cup3–1 (75.0%)
Last updated on: 23 October 2023.

Tóth has career-high WTA rankings of 463 in singles, attained on 24 July 2023, and 264 in doubles, achieved on 3 October 2022.[1]

She 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, Toth erased a ball mark after Zhang's shot was called out by the umpire.[2] Zhang insisted the shot was in and retired from the match shortly after the incident citing a severe panic attack. Toth was condemned by many players and fans alike for her allegedly unsportsmanlike behavior. A few days after the incident, Toth apologized for her actions.[3]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay United Kingdom Sonay Kartal 5–7, 5–7
Win 1–1 Aug 2022 ITF Kottingbrunn, Austria 15,000 Clay Germany Carolina Kuhl 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Soboleva 4–6, 6–2, 3–6

Doubles: 18 (12 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (12–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Turkey Başak Eraydın United States Jessie Aney
United States Christina Rosca		 4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jul 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay France Julie Belgraver United States Christina Rosca
Bulgaria Ani Vangelova		 6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Sep 2021 ITF Dijon, France 15,000 Clay France Lucie Wargnier Switzerland Naïma Karamoko
Switzerland Xenia Knoll		 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Oct 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Hungary Dorka Drahota-Szabó Slovakia Romana Čisovská
Hungary Adrienn Nagy		 6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
Loss 3–2 Nov 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard Serbia Tamara Čurović Russia Diana Shnaider
Ukraine Anastasiya Soboleva		 2–6, 0–6
Win 4–2 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Russia Ksenia Laskutova Spain Claudia Hoste Ferrer
Spain Carlota Martinez Cirez		 6–0, 7–5
Win 5–2 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Russia Ksenia Laskutova Croatia Mariana Dražić
Argentina Jazmín Ortenzi		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Russia Ksenia Laskutova Romania Oana Gavrilă
Romania Arina Vasilescu		 6–1, 4–6, [10–12]
Loss 5–4 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Italy Angelica Moratelli Croatia Mariana Dražić
Germany Katharina Hobgarski		 5–7, 4–6
Win 6–4 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Diana Shnaider Amina Anshba
Maria Timofeeva		 6–4, 6–2
Win 7–4 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Ksenia Laskutova Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi
Anastasia Zolotareva		 7–6(4), 1–6, [10–7]
Loss 7–5 May 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Turkey İlay Yörük Ukraine Viktoriya Petrenko
Turkey Doğa Türkmen		 5–7, 7–6(3), [12–14]
Win 8–5 Jul 2022 ITF Kottingbrunn, Austria 15,000 Clay Turkey Doğa Türkmen Chile Fernanda Labraña
Italy Dalila Spiteri		 w/o
Win 9–5 Aug 2022 ITF Mogyoród, Hungary 25,000 Clay Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie France Carole Monnet
France Marine Partaud		 7–5, 6–0
Loss 9–6 Sep 2022 ITF Vienna, Austria 25,000 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Germany Lena Papadakis
Czech Republic Anna Sisková		 6–7(8), 4–6
Win 10–6 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Croatia Mariana Dražić Greece Eleni Christofi
Anna Ureke		 1–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 10–7 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay Croatia Mariana Dražić Yana Karpovich
Daria Lodikova		 5–7, 2–6
Win 11–7 Jun 2023 ITF Annenheim, Austria 25,000 Clay Anna Zyryanova Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová
Switzerland Jenny Dürst		 6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 12–7 Aug 2023 ITF Annenheim, Austria 25,000 Clay Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie Germany Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
Greece Dimitra Pavlou		 6–2, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2021French OpenClayRussia Maria BondarenkoPhilippines Alex Eala
Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva		0–6, 5–7

National representation

Billie Jean King Cup

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 (0–0)
World Group Play-off (0–0)
World Group II (0–0)
World Group II Play-off (0–0)
Europe/Africa Group (3–1)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (3–1)
Matches by setting
Indoors (0–0)
Outdoors (3–1)

Doubles (3–1)
Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2022 Z1 RR 13 April 2022 Antalya (TUR) Denmark Denmark Clay Anna Bondár Sofia Samavati
Johanne Svendsen		 W 6–2, 6–4
15 April 2022 Estonia Estonia Réka Luca Jani Anet Angelika Koskel
Katriin Saar		 W 6–1, 6–3

Controversy

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 her her first 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
  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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