Petra Mandula
Hungarian tennis player
Petra Mandula (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛtrɒ ˈmɒndulɒ] ; born 17 January 1978) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player , who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney ; in singles, she was eliminated in the first round by fourth seed Conchita Martínez of Spain, in doubles, she reached the quarterfinals, partnering Katalin Marosi . Four years later, when Athens hosted the Games, she once again was defeated in the first round, this time by Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.[ 1]
She reached the quarterfinals at the 2001 French Open as a qualifier, winning seven straight matches and losing to eventual runner-up, Kim Clijsters .[ 1] Two years later, at the 2003 French Open , she almost repeated the feat, losing in the fourth round 5–7 in the third set to Chanda Rubin .[ 1] Also in 2003, Mandula reached the semifinals of the Australian Open with Emmanuelle Gagliardi , losing to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez .[ 1]
WTA career finals
Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
3
Tier IV & V
4
Finals by surface
Hard
1–2
Clay
6–2
Grass
0–0
Carpet
0–0
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
Feb 2000
Copa Colsanitas , Bogotá
Clay
Rita Kuti-Kis
Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez
4–6, 2–6
Loss
2.
Oct 2000
Bratislava Open , Slovakia
Hard (i)
Patricia Wartusch
Karina Habšudová Daniela Hantuchová
w/o
Win
1.
Jun 2001
Tashkent Open , Uzbekistan
Hard
Patricia Wartusch
Tatiana Perebiynis Tatiana Poutchek
6–1, 6–4
Win
2.
Jun 2002
Austrian Open , Vienna
Clay
Patricia Wartusch
Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 6–4
Win
3.
Jul 2002
Casablanca Grand Prix , Morocco
Clay
Patricia Wartusch
Gisela Dulko Conchita Martínez Granados
6–2, 6–1
Loss
3.
Sep 2002
Toyota Princess Cup , Tokyo
Hard
Patricia Wartusch
Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2–6, 4–6
Loss
4.
Mar 2003
Abierto Mexicano , Acapulco
Clay
Patricia Wartusch
Émilie Loit Åsa Svensson
3–6, 1–6
Win
4.
Apr 2003
Portugal Open , Estoril
Clay
Patricia Wartusch
Maret Ani Emmanuelle Gagliardi
6–7(3–7) , 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Win
5.
Apr 2003
Budapest Grand Prix , Hungary
Clay
Elena Tatarkova
Conchita Martínez Granados Tatiana Perebiynis
6–3, 6–1
Win
6.
May 2003
Bol Open , Croatia
Clay
Patricia Wartusch
Emmanuelle Gagliardi Patty Schnyder
6–3, 6–2
Win
7.
May 2004
Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary
Clay
Barbara Schett
Virág Németh Ágnes Szávay
6–3, 6–2
ITF finals
Singles: 13 (7–6)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
13 September 1993
ITF Zadar, Croatia
Clay
Andrea Noszály
3–6, 3–6
Win
1.
7 February 1998
ITF Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Hard (i)
Giulia Casoni
6–0, 2–6, 6–3
Win
2.
17 May 1998
ITF Novi Sad, Serbia
Clay
Antoaneta Pandjerova
0–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss
2.
31 May 1998
ITF Salzburg, Austria
Clay
Anna Földényi
6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Win
3.
19 July 1998
ITF Darmstadt, Germany
Clay
Lubomira Bacheva
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss
3.
26 July 1998
ITF Dublin, Ireland
Carpet
Lucie Ahl
6–7, 3–6
Win
4.
11 April 1999
ITF Makarska, Croatia
Clay
Desislava Topalova
7–5, 7–5
Loss
4.
6 June 1999
ITF Budapest, Hungary
Clay
Janette Husárová
4–6, 2–6
Win
5.
11 July 1999
ITF Darmstadt, Germany
Clay
Marta Marrero
1–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win
6.
1 August 1999
ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Clay
Tzipora Obziler
6–0, 4–6, 7–5
Loss
5.
16 April 2000
ITF Magli, Italy
Clay
Antoaneta Pandjerova
4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss
6.
12 August 2001
ITF Rimini, Italy
Clay
Gisela Dulko
6–1, 3–6, 1–6
Win
7.
14 October 2001
ITF Poitiers, France
Hard (i)
Émilie Loit
7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Doubles: 12 (7–5)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
13 December 1993
ITF Přerov, Czech Republic
Hard (i)
Rita Kuti-Kis
Ivana Jankovská Eva Melicharová
6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Win
1.
31 October 1994
ITF Montevideo, Uruguay
Clay
Virág Csurgó
Nannie de Villiers Ana Paula Zannoni
6–4, 7–5
Win
2.
7 November 1994
ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay
Virág Csurgó
Nannie de Villiers Laura Montalvo
6–3, 6–3
Win
3.
14 November 1994
ITF La Plata, Argentina
Clay
Virág Csurgó
Patrícia Marková Yuka Tanaka
7–6(3) , 7–5
Loss
2.
4 October 1997
ITF Otočec, Slovenia
Clay
Katalin Marosi
Lenka Cenková Kateřina Kroupová
5–7, 6–7(3)
Loss
3.
1 June 1998
ITF Budapest, Hungary
Clay
Petra Gáspár
Anna Földényi Rita Kuti-Kis
0–6, 4–6
Loss
4.
10 April 1999
ITF Makarska, Croatia
Clay
Gréta Arn
Gabriela Chmelinová Olga Vymetálková
6–0, 3–6, 6–7(3)
Win
4.
10 July 1999
ITF Darmstadt, Germany
Clay
Tatiana Poutchek
Ludmila Richterová Monika Maštalířová
6–3, 6–1
Win
5.
31 July 1999
ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Clay
Magda Mihalache
Trudi Musgrave Lorna Woodroffe
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win
6.
29 July 2000
ITF Liège, Belgium
Clay
Virág Csurgó
Eva Bes Gisela Riera
7–6(3) , 6–1
Loss
5.
15 October 2000
ITF Poitiers , France
Hard (i)
Patricia Wartusch
Yvette Basting Katalin Marosi
6–7(4) , 1–6
Win
7.
11 August 2001
ITF Rimini, Italy
Clay
Patricia Wartusch
Milena Nekvapilová Hana Šromová
6–2, 6–1
Best Grand Slam results details
Singles
French Open
2001 French Open (qualifier)
Round
Opponent
Score
Q1
Lucie Ahl
6–0, 6–4
Q2
Samantha Reeves
6–2, 6–4
Q3
Anca Barna (11)
6–2, 6–2
1R
Ai Sugiyama
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2R
Rossana de los Ríos
7–5, 5–7, 7–5
3R
Jelena Dokic (15)
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
4R
Rita Grande
6–2, 6–3
QF
Kim Clijsters (12)
1–6, 3–6
Doubles
Record against top 10 players
Mandula's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10:
Player
Years
Record
Win%
Hard
Clay
Grass
Carpet
Last match
No. 1 ranked players
Jennifer Capriati
2004
1–0
100%
–
1–0
–
–
Won (7–6(7–3) , 3–6, 7–5) at 2004 Charleston
Kim Clijsters
2001–03
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
–
Lost (0–6, 0–6) at 2003 Australian Open
Lindsay Davenport
2002
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
–
Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2002 US Open
Jelena Janković
2003
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
–
Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2003 Indian Wells
Amélie Mauresmo
2003
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
–
Lost (2–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7) ) at 2003 Dubai
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2001–02
1–2
33%
0–1
1–1
–
–
Won (4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) ) at 2002 Espoo
Maria Sharapova
2004
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
–
Lost (4–5 ret.) at 2004 Berlin
Venus Williams
2004
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
–
Lost (3–6, 6–7(3–7) ) at 2004 US Open
Number 2 ranked players
Svetlana Kuznetsova
2003
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
–
Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2003 US Open
Conchita Martínez
2000
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
–
Lost (1–6, 0–6) at 2000 Summer Olympics
Anastasia Myskina
2001–03
2–1
67%
0–1
1–1
–
–
Won (6–4, 3–0 ret.) at 2003 Sopot
Number 3 ranked players
Elena Dementieva
2003
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
–
Lost (3–6, 6–7(1–7) ) at 2003 Shanghai
Nadia Petrova
2002–04
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
–
Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2004 Amelia Island
Nathalie Tauziat
2001
0–1
0%
–
–
0–1
–
Lost (0–6, 1–6) at 2001 Wimbledon
Number 4 ranked players
/ Jelena Dokic
2001–04
3–1
75%
1–1
2–0
–
–
Won (7–6(7–2) , 3–6, 6–2) at 2004 Charleston
Magdalena Maleeva
2004
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
–
Won (6–7(6–8) , 6–2, 6–3) at 2004 Australian Open
Francesca Schiavone
2001–02
1–2
33%
1–1
–
0–1
–
Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2002 Wimbledon
Number 5 ranked players
Daniela Hantuchová
2001–03
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
–
Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2003 Indian Wells
Number 6 ranked players
Flavia Pennetta
2003–05
2–0
100%
1–0
1–0
–
–
Won (3–6, 6–1, 6–3) at 2005 Australian Open
Chanda Rubin
2003
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
–
Lost (6–4, 2–6, 5–7) at 2003 French Open
Number 7 ranked players
Barbara Schett
2002–03
2–0
100%
1–0
1–0
–
–
Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2003 Linz
Patty Schnyder
2003–04
1–1
50%
0–1
–
1–0
–
Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2004 Summer Olympics
Number 8 ranked players
Anna Kournikova
2002
1–0
100%
–
1–0
–
–
Won (7–6(7–5) , 6–2) at 2002 Strasbourg
Alicia Molik
1999
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
–
Lost (4–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 1999 Kuala Lumpur
Ai Sugiyama
2001
1–0
100%
–
1–0
–
–
Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2001 French Open
Number 9 ranked players
Paola Suárez
2000
0–2
0%
–
0–2
–
–
Lost (6–6, ret.) at 2000 São Paulo
Sandrine Testud
2000
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
–
Lost (3–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2000 Australian Open
Total
1999–2004
17–26
40%
6–16 (27%)
10–8 (56%)
1–2 (33%)
0–0 ( – )
Top 10 wins
Mandula has a 3–9 W–L record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Total
Wins
0
0
2
1
0
3
References
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