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'''Ágnes Szávay''' ({{lang-hu|Szávay Ágnes}}, {{pronounced|ˈaːɡnɛʃ ˈsaːvɒ.i}}, born [[December 29]], [[1988]]) is a [[tennis]] player from [[Hungary]]. She is currently the country's highest ranked tennis player. She won her first career WTA-level tournament in Palermo and followed it up with a win at the [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]] in [[Beijing]], where she stunned world number three [[Jelena Janković]] in the final. She had been the [[WTA Awards|WTA Newcomer of the Year]] in [[2007]]. She achieved her career high rank of #13 on [[April 14]], [[2008]]. Szávay is noted for her fast serve and powerful two-handed backhand. |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Szávay was born in [[Kiskunhalas]], [[Hungary]] and grew up in [[Soltvadkert]], [[Hungary]]. She started to play tennis at the age of six, with her parents acting as her first coaches and managers. Her previous coaches were Zoltán Újhidy, Levente Barátosi and Miklós Hornok. Currently her coaches are József Bocskay and Zoltán Kuharszky. She has a younger sister, [http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=100119670 Blanka], who is five years younger than her, who is also a professional tennis player. |
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==Tennis career== |
==Tennis career== |
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===2007=== |
===2007=== |
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Szávay won her first career WTA-level tournament in singles, in [[Palermo]] on [[July 22]], [[2007]]. The win pushed her into the top 40 of the rankings, at #37, for the first time. She also won one tournament in doubles, the Tier III [[Budapest Grand Prix]], with [[Vladimira Uhlirova]]. |
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On [[August 25]], [[2007]] |
On [[August 25]], [[2007]] she reached the final of the Tier II [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] [[2007 Pilot Pen Tennis]] tournament in [[New Haven]] defeating players such as [[Daniela Hantuchová]], [[Alona Bondarenko]] and [[Samantha Stosur]]. She lost to [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] in the finals after withdrawing due to a back injury although she was leading 6–4, 0–3.<ref>Eaton-Robb, Pat., [http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20070826/ca_pr_on_sp/ten_new_haven "Svetlana Kuznetsova wins Pilot Pen when Agnes Szávay retires with back injury"], ''[[Yahoo News|Yahoo! News]]'', [[2007-08-25]], Retrieved on [[2007-09-03]]</ref> At the conclusion of this tournament, she was ranked #31, her highest-ever ranking. |
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After her loss in the final, |
After her loss in the final, Szávay appeared on the [[2007 U.S. Open (tennis)|2007 US Open]], where she reached the quarterfinals, beating #32 seed [[Michaëlla Krajicek]], and #7 seed [[Nadia Petrova]]. She then lost to [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]. She also reached semifinals in doubles, with [[Vladimira Uhlirova]]. |
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Szávay reached the final of her first tournament since the US Open, which is the Tier II China Open in Beijing. Szávay, the No. 6 seed, capitalized on the withdrawal of top-seeded [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] to reach the semifinals. She defeated Chinese player [[Peng Shuai]] 6–1, 6–2 to advance to her second Tier II final. Peng had previously defeated multiple Grand Slam champions [[Martina Hingis]] in the second round and [[Amélie Mauresmo]] in the quarterfinals. Szávay completed her run with a victory over [[Jelena Janković]] 6–7(7), 7–5, 6–2 to claim her first Tier II title. She led 5–0 in the first set tiebreak before losing it 9–7. In the second set, she saved a match point at Janković's 5–1 lead with a second serve ace and won 9 consecutive games, turning the match in her favor. However, it was later revealed that Janković suffered from a neck injury and was physically impaired in most of the third set.<ref>[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1734 Back From The Brink in Beijing]</ref> Szávay moved into the top 20 due to this performance, but in [[Seoul]], she was forced to retire and end her season prematurely due to a thigh injury. |
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===2008=== |
===2008=== |
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Szávay travelled to the [[2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts]] tournament in [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Australia]] on [[December 31]], [[2007]], kicking off her season on the [[2008 WTA Tour]]. Szávay and [[Dinara Safina]] attained the third doubles seeding and won the tournament after defeting [[Yuliana Fedak]] and [[Aiko Nakamura]] 6–3, 6–2 in the first round, [[Nadia Petrova]] and [[Elena Vesnina]] 6–3, 6–4 in the quarterfinals, top seeds [[Cara Black]] and [[Liezel Huber]] 6–3, 6–1 in the semifinals and second seeds [[Yan Zi]] and [[Zheng Jie]] 6–1, 6–2 in the final.<ref>[http://www.tennis.com.au/pages/image.aspx?assetid=RDM39445.8023712269 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts main draw doubles]</ref> |
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While |
While Szávay defeated Fedak in doubles, Fedak earned a [[lucky loser]] spot into the singles draw, where she met the eighth-seeded Szávay. Fedak eventually won 3–6, 7–5, 6–2. |
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Szávay continued her run in singles with a first round three-set loss to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the Australian Open although being seeded 20th. |
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After this start she gained back her earlier form and confidence. In [[2008 Open Gaz de France - Women's Singles|Paris]] she defeted [[Olga Govortsova]] 6–1, 6–1, [[Tathiana Garbin]] in three sets 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 and in the quarterfinals [[Daniela |
After this start she gained back her earlier form and confidence. In [[2008 Open Gaz de France - Women's Singles|Paris]] she defeted [[Olga Govortsova]] 6–1, 6–1, [[Tathiana Garbin]] in three sets 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 and in the quarterfinals [[Daniela Hantuchová]] 7–6, 6–1. In the semifinals she beat [[Elena Dementieva]] 6–3, 1–6, 7–5, before narrowly losing to [[Anna Chakvetadze]] in the final. |
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After Paris, |
After Paris, Szávay lost her momentum and continued her run with first round losses against [[Alisa Kleybanova]] 6-2, 6-3 in Antwerp, [[Ai Sugiyama]] 7-6(3), 6-0 in Doha, [[Akiko Morigami]] 6-1, 6-4 in Dubai, [[Akgul Amanmuradova]] 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 in Bangalore and [[Elena Vesnina]] 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in Miami. |
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When the clay season started |
When the clay season started Szávay seemed to regain her earlier form. She reached the Quarterfinals both in Amelia Islands (lost against [[Lindsay Davenport]] 6-4, 7-6(3)) and in Charleston (lost against [[Alize Cornet]] 7-5, 6-4). But in these two tournaments she got revenge for her previous first round losses. She defeated [[Ekaterina Makarova]] 6-4, 6-1 (Amelia Island), [[Yuliana Fedak]] 6-0, 7-6(4), and [[Ai Sugiyama]] 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 (both in Charleston). |
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==Career finals (17)== |
==Career finals (17)== |
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|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Vladimira Uhlirova]] |
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|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Martina |
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Martina Müller (tennis)|Martina Müller]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Gabriela Navratilova]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://szavayagi.hu/ Homepage] {{hu icon}} |
*[http://szavayagi.hu/ Homepage] {{hu icon}} |
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* [[WTA Tour]] profile for [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/playerbio.asp?PlayerID=311872 |
* [[WTA Tour]] profile for [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/playerbio.asp?PlayerID=311872 Ágnes Szávay] |
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*[http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-06-21/200706211182430605625.html?promo=personalization Wimbledon 2007, Top Seed Szávay Qualifies] |
*[http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2007-06-21/200706211182430605625.html?promo=personalization Wimbledon 2007, Top Seed Szávay Qualifies] |
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*[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1635 |
*[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsroom/stories/?ContentID=1635 Szávay beats Hantuchova in New Haven] |
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*[http://www.resultsfromtennis.com/tennis-playerw-agnesszavay.html |
*[http://www.resultsfromtennis.com/tennis-playerw-agnesszavay.html Szávayy statistics] |
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| Country (sports) |  Hungary |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand |
| Prize money | $823,553 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 145-60 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (April 14, 2008) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1st (2008) |
| French Open | 3rd (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 2nd (2007) |
| US Open | QF (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 74-43 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 22 (September 24, 2007) |
| Last updated on: May 12, 2008. | |
Ágnes Szávay (Hungarian: Szávay Ágnes, IPA: [ˈaːɡnɛʃ ˈsaːvɒ.i], born December 29, 1988) is a tennis player from Hungary. She is currently the country's highest ranked tennis player. She won her first career WTA-level tournament in Palermo and followed it up with a win at the China Open in Beijing, where she stunned world number three Jelena Janković in the final. She had been the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high rank of #13 on April 14, 2008. Szávay is noted for her fast serve and powerful two-handed backhand.
Background
Szávay was born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary and grew up in Soltvadkert, Hungary. She started to play tennis at the age of six, with her parents acting as her first coaches and managers. Her previous coaches were Zoltán Újhidy, Levente Barátosi and Miklós Hornok. Currently her coaches are József Bocskay and Zoltán Kuharszky. She has a younger sister, Blanka, who is five years younger than her, who is also a professional tennis player.
Tennis career
2007
Szávay won her first career WTA-level tournament in singles, in Palermo on July 22, 2007. The win pushed her into the top 40 of the rankings, at #37, for the first time. She also won one tournament in doubles, the Tier III Budapest Grand Prix, with Vladimira Uhlirova.
On August 25, 2007 she reached the final of the Tier II WTA 2007 Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven defeating players such as Daniela Hantuchová, Alona Bondarenko and Samantha Stosur. She lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the finals after withdrawing due to a back injury although she was leading 6–4, 0–3.[1] At the conclusion of this tournament, she was ranked #31, her highest-ever ranking.
After her loss in the final, Szávay appeared on the 2007 US Open, where she reached the quarterfinals, beating #32 seed Michaëlla Krajicek, and #7 seed Nadia Petrova. She then lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova. She also reached semifinals in doubles, with Vladimira Uhlirova.
Szávay reached the final of her first tournament since the US Open, which is the Tier II China Open in Beijing. Szávay, the No. 6 seed, capitalized on the withdrawal of top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the semifinals. She defeated Chinese player Peng Shuai 6–1, 6–2 to advance to her second Tier II final. Peng had previously defeated multiple Grand Slam champions Martina Hingis in the second round and Amélie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals. Szávay completed her run with a victory over Jelena Janković 6–7(7), 7–5, 6–2 to claim her first Tier II title. She led 5–0 in the first set tiebreak before losing it 9–7. In the second set, she saved a match point at Janković's 5–1 lead with a second serve ace and won 9 consecutive games, turning the match in her favor. However, it was later revealed that Janković suffered from a neck injury and was physically impaired in most of the third set.[2] Szávay moved into the top 20 due to this performance, but in Seoul, she was forced to retire and end her season prematurely due to a thigh injury.
2008
Szávay travelled to the 2008 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts tournament in Gold Coast, Australia on December 31, 2007, kicking off her season on the 2008 WTA Tour. Szávay and Dinara Safina attained the third doubles seeding and won the tournament after defeting Yuliana Fedak and Aiko Nakamura 6–3, 6–2 in the first round, Nadia Petrova and Elena Vesnina 6–3, 6–4 in the quarterfinals, top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6–3, 6–1 in the semifinals and second seeds Yan Zi and Zheng Jie 6–1, 6–2 in the final.[3]
While Szávay defeated Fedak in doubles, Fedak earned a lucky loser spot into the singles draw, where she met the eighth-seeded Szávay. Fedak eventually won 3–6, 7–5, 6–2.
Szávay continued her run in singles with a first round three-set loss to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the Australian Open although being seeded 20th.
After this start she gained back her earlier form and confidence. In Paris she defeted Olga Govortsova 6–1, 6–1, Tathiana Garbin in three sets 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 and in the quarterfinals Daniela Hantuchová 7–6, 6–1. In the semifinals she beat Elena Dementieva 6–3, 1–6, 7–5, before narrowly losing to Anna Chakvetadze in the final.
After Paris, Szávay lost her momentum and continued her run with first round losses against Alisa Kleybanova 6-2, 6-3 in Antwerp, Ai Sugiyama 7-6(3), 6-0 in Doha, Akiko Morigami 6-1, 6-4 in Dubai, Akgul Amanmuradova 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 in Bangalore and Elena Vesnina 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in Miami.
When the clay season started Szávay seemed to regain her earlier form. She reached the Quarterfinals both in Amelia Islands (lost against Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 7-6(3)) and in Charleston (lost against Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-4). But in these two tournaments she got revenge for her previous first round losses. She defeated Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 6-1 (Amelia Island), Yuliana Fedak 6-0, 7-6(4), and Ai Sugiyama 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 (both in Charleston).
Career finals (17)
Singles (7)
Wins (5)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (1) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (1) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 20 September, 2004 | Ciampino, Italy | Clay |  Stefania Boffa
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6–0, 6–2 |
| 2. | 22 October, 2006 | Houston, U.S. | Hard |  Bethanie Mattek
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2–6 6–4 6–1 |
| 3. | 19 May, 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay |  Nika Ožegović
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6–0 7–6(2) |
| 4. | 16 July, 2007 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Martina Muller
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6–0, 6–1 |
| 5. | 23 September, 2007 | Beijing, China | Hard |  Jelena Janković
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6–7(7), 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 25 August, 2007 | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | Hard |  Svetlana Kuznetsova
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6–4, 0–3 retired |
| 2. | 10 February, 2008 | Paris, France | Hard (i) | Anna Chakvetadze
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3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Doubles (10)
Wins (5)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (2) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | 10 April 2005 | Dinan, France | Clay |  Michaella Krajicek
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 Yulia Beygelzimer Sandra Klösel
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7–5, 7–5 |
| 2. | 23 July 2006 | Vittel, France | Clay | Yulia Beygelzimer
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 Madalina Gojnea Ekaterina Makarova
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6–2, 7–5 |
| 3. | 20 May 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay |  Emma Laine
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 Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska
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6–1, 6–2 |
| 4. | 23 April 2007 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay |  Vladimira Uhlirova
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Martina Müller Gabriela Navratilova
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7–5, 6–2 |
| 5. | 5 January 2008 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Dinara Safina
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 Yan Zi Zheng Jie
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6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (5)
- 2004: Budapest (w/ Nemeth)
- 2005: Hasselt (w/ Krajicek)
- 2006: Bogotá (w/ Woehr)
- 2007: Doha (w/ Uhlirova)
- 2007: Bad Gastein (w/ Uhlirova)
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2008 Rome Masters, which ended on May 18, 2008.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss | |||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–1 | |||||||
| French Open | A | A | LQ | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | A | LQ | A | QF | 0 / 2 | 4–1 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 2–2 | N/A | 8–5 | |||||||
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| WTA Tier I tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Doha1 | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Charleston | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |||||||
| Berlin | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Toronto/Montréal | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Tokyo | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Moscow | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments played | 1 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 13 | N/A | 47 | |||||||
| Runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 2 | |||||||
| Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2 | |||||||
| Hardcourt Win-Loss | 0–0 | 8–5 | 2–3 | 26–7 | 1–6 | N/A | 37–21 | |||||||
| Clay Win-Loss | 1–1 | 13–6 | 3–3 | 18–4 | 11–5 | N/A | 46–19 | |||||||
| Grass Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 4–1 | |||||||
| Carpet Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | N/A | 7–4 | |||||||
| Overall Win-Loss | 1–1 | 21–11 | 5–6 | 51–14 | 16–13 | N/A | 94–453 | |||||||
| Year End Ranking | 378 | 166 | 189 | 19 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
- 1 As of 2008, Doha is a Tier I tournament, replacing San Diego and Zurich.
- 2 Win/loss record does not include walkovers.
- 3 If ITF women's circuit (54–17) participations are included, her overall win-loss record stands at 148–62.
- LQ = lost in the qualifying tournament.
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
References
External links
- Homepage Template:Hu icon
- WTA Tour profile for Ágnes Szávay
- Wimbledon 2007, Top Seed Szávay Qualifies
- Szávay beats Hantuchova in New Haven
- Szávayy statistics