Hungarian-Swiss tennis player
Csilla Bartos-Cserepy (née Bartos; born 29 March 1966) is a retired professional tennis who represented Hungary and Switzerland.
Early life and tennis career
Csilla Bartos was born in Cairo, Egypt on 29 March 1966, daughter of Hungarian parents Gyozo Bartos, a businessman, and Klára Killermann, an Olympic breaststroke swimmer. She lived in Nigeria for nine years during her childhood.[1]
During her tennis career, Bartos-Cserepy reached two WTA singles finals. In 1986, she was runner-up to Nathalie Herreman in Perugia, losing the final is two sets, and in 1990, Sandra Cecchini defeated her in the final of the Tier V tournament in Båstad, Sweden, also in straight sets.[2] In Perugia, she also reached the final of the doubles event, partnering Amy Holton, but lost to the Dutch team of Carin Bakkum and Nicole Muns-Jagerman.[2]
Bartos-Cserepy's best singles performance at Grand Slam level was reaching the third round of the 1987 Australian Open where she lost in three sets to sixth-seeded Manuela Maleeva.
Bartos-Cserepy played in four editions of Federation Cup tennis for Hungary between 1981 and 1986. In 1990, she participated for Switzerland. She played a total of 17 ties and compiled a record of 17 wins and 13 losses.
In 1985, she married Danny Cserepy and played under the name Csilla Bartos-Cserepy or Csilla Cserepy.[1] She is the aunt of Princess Viktória de Bourbon de Parme.
WTA Tour finals
Singles (0-2)
Doubles (0-2)
ITF Finals
Singles (5–2)
$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent in the final
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Score in the final
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Winner
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1.
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20 May 1984
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Bath, United Kingdom
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Clay
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Niege Dias
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6-4, 4-6, 6-3
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Winner
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2.
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5 August 1984
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Sezze, Italy
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Clay
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Judith Warringa
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7-5, 6-3
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Winner
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3.
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9 September 1984
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Rottweil, West Germany
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Clay
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Regina Wieser
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6-3, 4-6, 4-6
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Winner
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4.
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3 November 1986
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London, United Kingdom
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Grass
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Cecilia Dahlman
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6–0, 3–6, 7–5
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Runner-up
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5.
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11 September 1988
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Agliana, Italy
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Clay
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Andrea Noszály
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2–6, 3–6
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Runner-up
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6.
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3 September 1989
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Ciampino, Italy
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Hard
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Francesca Romano
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6-1, 5-7, 1-6
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Winner
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7.
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2 July 1990
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Brindisi, Italy
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Hard
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Mary Pierce
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2-6, 6-2, 6-2
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Doubles (1-1)
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