Rita Kuti-Kis
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Country (sports) | Hungary |
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Residence | Balatonlelle, Hungary |
Born | Lengyeltóti, Hungary | 13 February 1978
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2006 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $472,961 |
Singles | |
Career record | 277–228 |
Career titles | 1 WTA (4 ITF) |
Highest ranking | No. 47 (12 June 2000) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2nd (2000, 2001) |
French Open | 3rd (2000) |
Wimbledon | 1st (1999, 2000, 2001) |
US Open | 1st (1999, 2000, 2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 55–44 |
Career titles | 0 WTA (7 ITF) |
Highest ranking | No. 113 (14 February 2000) |
Rita Kuti-Kis (born 13 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. 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-and-coming Jelena Dokić in the first round of the Australian Open. Dokić's dismissive statements made thereafter created something of a media storm. Kuti-Kis retired from professional tennis in 2006.
WTA Tour finals
Legend |
Grand Slam |
WTA Tour Championship |
Tier I |
Tier II |
Tier III |
Tier IV and V |
Singles (1 title)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 5 April 1999 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 20 February 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Paola Suárez | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2. | 22 May 2000 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Silvija Talaja | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 February 2001 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Paola Suárez | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (2 runners-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 5 April 1999 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Anna Földényi | Alicia Ortuño Cristina Torrens Valero |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 7 February 2000 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Petra Mandula | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
4–6, 2–6 |
Head to Head record
- Serena Williams 0-1
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0-1
- Anna Kournikova 0-1
- Nadia Petrova 0-1
- Jelena Dokic 1-1
- Jelena Janković 0-1
External links
- Rita Kuti-Kis at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Rita Kuti-Kis at the Billie Jean King Cup