Marie Pinterová

Marie Pinterová (née Neumannová, born 16 August 1946) is a Czech and Hungarian professional tennis player with a professional career from 1969 to 1989.[2][3]

Marie Pinterová
Full nameMarie Neumannová Pinterová
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
 Hungary
Born (1946-08-16) 16 August 1946
Stará Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Died21 October, 2023
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1969
Singles
Career record12–26
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 47 (year-end 1981)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1980)
French OpenQF (1974)
Wimbledon2R (1978, 1979, 1981)
US Open3R (1978)
Doubles
Career record14–22
Highest rankingNo. 303 (5 January 1987)

Life

Marie Neumannová was born in 1946 in Stará Boleslav. She began her professional career in 1969. In 1974, Pinterová married Hungarian engineer András Pintér. They had one son, Karim, in 1976. Pinterová returned to professional tennis at the age of 34 and won the Tokyo title.[4][5]

Career

In 1974, she played the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, her best performance in a single round of the Grand Slam. She has won two WTA singles during her career, first in Florida in 1972 (opposite Billie Jean King in the final), the second in Japan in 1981.[2][5][6][7]

During her career, Pinterová has won:

She had wins against Martina Navratilova, Sue Barker and Kathy Jordan.[4]

She has played on the European senior circuit of the ITF since 1995. She has won 11 World singles championship titles and 24 European titles.[4]

References
  1. Women's Tennis Association. "Womens International Computer Rankings As Of Dec. 31, 1981" (PDF). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. "Marie Pinterova Stats". Australian Open. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. "Eurosports". Eurosports. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. "Lifetime Seniors Champions". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  5. "WTA stats". WTA. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. "Wimbledon". Wimbledon. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. "In-the-womens-singles-34-year-old-veteran-pro". United Press International. 1980. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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