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Hungarian tennis player
Réka Szikszay Full name Réka Szikszay Country (sports) Hungary Born (1965-08-03 ) 3 August 1965 (age 59) Prize money $26,670 Highest ranking No. 196 (11 June 1990) Highest ranking No. 125 (25 June 1990) French Open 2R (1990 )
Réka Szikszay (born 3 August 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary.
Biography
Szikszay represented Hungary at the 1986 Goodwill Games and played Fed Cup tennis for her country from 1986 to 1990.[ 1] She appeared in a total of 13 ties and finished with a 14/9 overall win-loss record. Most effective in doubles, she was unbeaten in the five matches she partnered Andrea Temesvári in and lost only two of her 13 doubles fixtures.
She competed for a year on the WTA Tour, with her best performance coming at the 1989 Vitosha New Otani Open in Sofia, where she made the second round of the singles and was a doubles semi-finalist, partnering Michaela Frimmelová .[ 2]
Her only grand slam main draw appearance came at the 1990 French Open , in the women's doubles with Caroline Vis . The pair were beaten in the second round by Betsy Nagelsen and Monica Seles .[ 3]
ITF finals
Singles: 4 (1-3)
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in the final
Score in the final
Runner-up
1.
29 August 1988
Nivelles, Belgium
Clay
Catherine Mothes-Jobkel
3–6, 1–6
Winner
2.
19 September 1988
Marsa, Malta
Hard
Titia Wilmink
6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Runner-up
3.
17 April 1989
Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
Clay
Eva-Maria Schürhoff
6–7, 4–6
Runner-up
4.
24 April 1989
Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
Clay
Anna Földényi
2–6, 7–6(10–8) , 6–7(6–8)
Doubles: 13 (7–6)
Outcome
No
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents in the final
Score
Runner-up
1.
9 June 1986
Lyon, France
Clay
Denisa Krajčovičová
Nicole Muns-Jagerman Simone Schilder
5–7, 4–6
Winner
2.
9 February 1987
Reims, France
Clay
Erika Smith
Regina Rajchrtová Andrea Vopat
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up
3.
1 June 1987
Adria, Italy
Clay
Erika Smith
Nora Bajchiková Petra Langrová
7–6, 5–7, 2–6
Winner
4.
17 August 1987
Lisbon, Portugal
Clay
Veronika Martinek
Stefania Dalla Valle Bettina Diesner
7–6(4) , 6–7(5) , 7–6(5)
Winner
5.
4 July 1988
Cava de' Tirreni, Italy
Clay
Virág Csurgó
Christiane Hofmann Katarzyna Nowak
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up
6.
29 August 1988
Nivelles, Belgium
Clay
Amy van Buuren
Elena Brioukhovets Viktoria Milvidskaia
6–1, 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up
7.
19 September 1988
Marsa, Malta
Hard
Amy van Buuren
Mareke Plocher Titia Wilmink
5–7, 6–7
Winner
8.
24 April 1989
Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
Clay
Virág Csurgó
Nora Bajchiková Petra Holubová
6–0, 1–0 ret.
Winner
9.
3 July 1989
Vaihingen, West Germany
Clay
Anouschka Popp
Luciana Tella Andrea Tiezzi
7–5, 6–4
Winner
10.
24 July 1989
Kitzbuhel, Austria
Clay
Jitka Dubcová
Henrike Kadzidroga Nathalie Van Dierendonck
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up
11.
16 April 1990
Naples, Italy
Hard
Michaela Frimmelová
Ivana Jankovská Eva Melicharová
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
12.
23 April 1990
Caserta, Italy
Hard
Michaela Frimmelová
Elena Brioukhovets Eugenia Maniokova
6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Winner
13.
9 July 1990
Erlangen, West Germany
Clay
Eva Pfaff
Agnese Blumberga Eugenia Maniokova
6–3, 6–1
National representation
Fed Cup (14–9)
Group membership
World Group (4–1)
World Group Consolation Round (10–8)
Matches by surface
Hard (9–6)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (3–7)
Doubles (11–2)
Matches by setting
Indoors (0–0)
Outdoors (14–9)
Singles (3–7)
Edition
Stage
Date
Location
Against
Surface
Opponent
W/L
Score
1986 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round
First round
July 1986
Prague , Czechoslovakia
Poland
Clay
Renata Wojtkiewicz
W
6–4, 6–4
Second round
July 1986
Uruguay
Silvana Casaretto
W
6–2, 6–1
Quarterfinal
July 1986
Belgium
Sandra Wasserman
L
2–6, 1–6
Semifinal
July 1986
Great Britain
Anne Hobbs
L
3–6, 2–6
1988 Federation Cup World Group
First round
6 December 1988
Melbourne , Australia
Finland
Hard
Petra Thorén
L
3–6, 3–6
1988 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round
Second round
December 1988
Melbourne , Australia
Brazil
Hard
Neige Dias
L
2–6, 0–6
1990 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round
Second round
26 July 1990
Norcross , United States
China
Hard
Li Fang
L
6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Quarterfinal
27 July 1990
Luxembourg
Marie-Christine Goy
W
6–2, 6–7(2–7) , 6–1
Semifinal
28 July 1990
Argentina
Bettina Fulco
L
4–6, 5–7
Final
29 July 1990
Indonesia
Suzanna Anggarkusuma
L
3–6, 1–6
Doubles (11–2)
Edition
Stage
Date
Location
Against
Surface
Partner
Opponents
W/L
Score
1986 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round
First round
July 1986
Prague , Czechoslovakia
Poland
Clay
Csilla Bartos
Monika Waniek Ewa Żerdecka
W
6–4, 6–0
Second round
July 1986
Uruguay
Fiorella Bonicelli Silvana Casaretto
W
6–1, 6–1
Quarterfinal
July 1986
Belgium
Ann Devries Sandra Wasserman
W
4–6, 6–1, 6–0
Semifinal
July 1986
Great Britain
Annabel Croft Anne Hobbs
L
1–2 ret.
1988 Federation Cup World Group
First round
6 December 1988
Melbourne , Australia
Finland
Hard
Virág Csurgó
Anne Aallonen Nanne Dahlman
W
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1988 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round
Second round
December 1988
Melbourne , Australia
Brazil
Hard
Virág Csurgó
Neige Dias Luciana Tella
L
2–6, 6–7(7–9)
1989 Federation Cup World Group
First round
October 1989
Tokyo , Japan
Thailand
Hard
Andrea Temesvári
Tossaporn Summa Orawan Thampensri
W
6–3, 6–4
Second round
October 1989
Czechoslovakia
Andrea Noszály
Jana Pospíšilová Regina Rajchrtová
W
6–4, 6–4
1990 Federation Cup World Group
First round
25 July 1990
Norcross , United States
Hong Kong
Hard
Andrea Noszály
Ellinore Lightbody Pang Sheung
W
6–2, 6–4
1990 Federation Cup World Group Consolation Round
Second round
26 July 1990
Norcross , United States
China
Hard
Andrea Temesvári
Li Fang Tang Min
W
6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Quarterfinal
27 July 1990
Luxembourg
Marie-Christine Goy Karin Kschwendt
W
6–3, 6–2
Semifinal
28 July 1990
Argentina
Bettina Fulco Inés Gorrochategui
W
6–4, 6–1
Final
29 July 1990
Indonesia
Irawati Moerid Lukky Tedjamukti
W
6–2, 6–1
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