Rita Kuti-Kis

Rita Kuti Kis (born 13 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary.

Rita Kuti Kis
Country (sports) Hungary
ResidenceBalatonlelle, Hungary
Born (1978-02-13) 13 February 1978
Lengyeltóti, Hungary
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2006
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$472,961
Singles
Career record277–228 (54.9%)
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 47 (12 June 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2000, 2001)
French Open3R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (1999, 2000, 2001)
US Open1R (1999, 2000, 2001)
Doubles
Career record55–44 (55.6%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 113 (14 February 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1999)
Team competitions
Fed Cup12–9 (57.1%)

In 1992, she was beaten by future international No. 1, Martina Hingis, in the Petits As competition, a juniors tournament at Tarbes, France which has been renowned for the discovery of young tennis talent. Kuti Kis's most successful year was 2000, when she scored her one and only WTA Tour singles title in São Paulo. In the same year, she reached the third round of the French Open (losing to Monica Seles) and defeated then up-coming Jelena Dokić in the first round of the Australian Open.

Kuti Kis retired from professional tennis in 2006.

WTA career finals

Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Apr 1999 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 1–6
Win 1. Feb 2000 Brasil Tennis Cup,
São Paulo
Clay Argentina Paola Suárez 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 2. May 2000 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France Clay Croatia Silvija Talaja 5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 3. Feb 2001 Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá Clay Argentina Paola Suárez 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Apr 1999 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay Hungary Anna Földényi Spain Alicia Ortuño
Spain Cristina Torrens Valero
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2. Feb 2000 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia Clay Hungary Petra Mandula Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Paola Suárez
4–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (4–6)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 28 September 1992 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Germany Claudia Timm 6–3, 6–3
Win 2. 13 June 1993 ITF Murska, Slovenia Clay Serbia and Montenegro Tatjana Ječmenica 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1. 12 April 1998 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Israel Anna Smashnova 6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 17 May 1998 ITF Nitra, Slovakia Clay Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 7–5, 4–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 3. 26 July 1998 ITF Valladolid, Spain Hard Romania Raluca Sandu 3–6, 3–6
Win 3. 6 September 1998 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4. 19 September 1998 ITF Bordeaux, France Clay Spain María Sánchez Lorenzo 1–6, 4–6
Win 4. 28 September 1998 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Czech Republic Denisa Chládková 1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss 5. 10 October 2004 Open Nantes Atlantique, France Hard (i) Belgium Leslie Butkiewicz 2–6, 1–6
Loss 6. 30 October 2005 ITF Sant Cugat, Spain Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–4, 0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 10 (7–3)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 13 December 1993 ITF Přerov, Czech Republic Hard (i) Hungary Petra Mandula Czech Republic Ivana Jankovská
Czech Republic Eva Melicharová
6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Win 1. 7 June 1998 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Hungary Anna Földényi Hungary Petra Gáspár
Hungary Petra Mandula
6–0, 6–4
Win 2. 21 June 1998 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Hungary Anna Földényi Germany Marketa Kochta
Germany Syna Schmidle
6–1, 7–6(4)
Win 3. 18 September 1998 ITF Bordeaux, France Clay Hungary Anna Földényi Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
Germany Sandra Klösel
6–2, 6–3
Win 4. 20 March 1999 ITF Reims, France Clay (i) Slovakia Janette Husárová Spain Gisela Riera
Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
Win 5. 27 March 1999 ITF Dinan, France Clay (i) Slovakia Janette Husárová Spain Mariam Ramón Climent
Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. 24 July 2004 ITF Les Contamines, France Hard Australia Evie Dominikovic Czech Republic Gabriela Chmelinová
France Caroline Dhenin
4–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 9 October 2004 Open Nantes Atlantique, France Hard (i) Hungary Gréta Arn France Iryna Brémond
Belarus Tatsiana Uvarova
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Win 6. 9 April 2005 ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva France Kildine Chevalier
Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
6–2, 6–3
Win 7. 10 September 2005 ITF Mestre, Italy Clay Hungary Kira Nagy Italy Elisa Balsamo
Italy Emily Stellato
7–5, 6–4

Best Grand Slam results details

Singles

Head-to-head record


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