Márta Peterdy-Wolf

Márta Peterdy-Wolf (born Márta Popp; 21 February 1923) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player.[1][2]

Márta Peterdy-Wolf
Country (sports) Hungary
 France
Born (1923-02-21) 21 February 1923
Budapest, Hungary
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1947, 1948, 1958, 1961)
Wimbledon3R (1948, 1953)
US Open2R (1961)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1959)
Wimbledon2R (1947, 1948, 1961, 1962)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open3R (1957, 1958, 1963)
Wimbledon3R (1953)

Biography

Márta Popp was born in Budapest on 21 February 1923.[3] A four-time national singles champion, she also competed at national championship level as a figure skater early in her sporting career.[4] She featured regularly at the French Championships and Wimbledon from the 1940s through to the 1960s, making it as far as the third round in both tournaments. Following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 she lived in exile in the French capital Paris and was considered stateless.[5][6]

Peterdy-Wolf turned 100 in February 2023.[3]

References
  1. "Színfoltok a Nemzeti Teniszbajnokságokról". Huszadik Század (in Hungarian). June 1944.
  2. "Peterdy Márta hármas bajnokságot nyert a nemzetközi bajnokságokon". Huszadik Század (in Hungarian). September 1946.
  3. "Cette ex-championne internationale de tennis a fêté ses 100 ans en Normandie". Maville. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. "Magyarország 1940. évi műkorcsolyázó bajnoksága". Huszadik Század (in Hungarian). January 1940.
  5. "Rain Halts Net Play In Vienna". The Orlando Sentinel. 30 April 1961.
  6. "Easy Time For Miss Smith". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 May 1963.
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