Country (sports) | Hungary |
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Residence | Budapest |
Born | Budapest | 17 January 1978
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1993 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $991,024 |
Singles | |
Career record | 284–189 |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 30 (17 May 2004) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2004) |
French Open | QF (2001) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2001, 2003) |
US Open | 2R (2002, 2003) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2000, 2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 173–104 |
Career titles | 7 WTA, 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (5 May 2003) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2003) |
French Open | QF (2002) |
Wimbledon | QF (2003) |
US Open | 3R (2003) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | QF (2000) |
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]