Gréta Arn
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Gréta Arn is a professional tennis player from Hungary, and the current Hungarian No. 1. Arn turned professional in 1997.
In her career she won four ITF
titles in singles and in doubles; she also won her first WTA
title in Estoril
, Portugal, on 6 May 2007, and her second in Auckland, New Zealand
in 2011. Her career high WTA ranking is No. 40, on 16 May 2011.
, Hungary. After playing for Germany with dual Hungarian citizenship for 9 years, she chose for the 2008 Fed Cup
to compete for Hungary
alongside Ágnes Szávay
. She also chose to play for her nation of birth full time.
final she defeated teenager Victoria Azarenka
2–6, 6–1, 7–6 (3); saving two matchpoints at 4–5 in third set.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
, Arn qualified and reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the age of 31. In the first round, she beat 34th seed Kateryna Bondarenko
before following it up with a win over former top 10 player Alicia Molik
. Her run was ended by 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli
in the third round.At the 2010 U.S. Open, Arn was pitted against World No. 3,and second seeded defending champion Kim Clijsters. She lost 6–0 7–5. Arn then qualified for the 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open
, a prestigious tournament in Tokyo, by defeating Chan Yung-jan
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 and Elena Baltacha
6–0, 6–7(5), 6–3. In the main draw she then defeated fellow qualifier Laura Robson
in the first round 6–4, 6–3 before losing to top seed Caroline Wozniacki
.
In her first event of 2011 at the ASB Classic
, Arn crushed Zuzana Ondrášková
6–1, 6–0. Arn then defeated Sofia Arvidsson
4–6 7–5 7–5 saving five match points. She followed it up with the biggest win of her career by defeating top seed and former world #1 Maria Sharapova
6–2 7–5. Arn won her semifinal match against Julia Görges
in straight sets, 7–6(3), 6–3 to book a final berth against defending champion Yanina Wickmayer
for the title. Arn went on to defeat Wickmayer in straight sets, 6–3, 6–3 to become the 2011 ASB Classic champion and add her second title win. The win is the first WTA title for 2011.
In her career she won four ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
titles in singles and in doubles; she also won her first WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
title in Estoril
Estoril
Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...
, Portugal, on 6 May 2007, and her second in Auckland, New Zealand
ASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
in 2011. Her career high WTA ranking is No. 40, on 16 May 2011.
Personal life
Arn was born in BudapestBudapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary. After playing for Germany with dual Hungarian citizenship for 9 years, she chose for the 2008 Fed Cup
2008 Fed Cup
The 2008 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. 8 teams contested the World Group, and 85 teams competed in total...
to compete for Hungary
Hungary Fed Cup team
The Hungary Fed Cup team represents Hungary in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Magyar Tenisz Szovetseg. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:Hungary competed in its first Fed Cup in 1963...
alongside Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008.- Background :...
. She also chose to play for her nation of birth full time.
Career
She won her first WTA Tour title as a qualifier ranked No.176 in the world, becoming lowest ranked and first qualifier to win a WTA Tour event in 2007. In the Tier IV 2007 Estoril Open2007 Estoril Open
The 2007 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier IV Series of the 2007 WTA Tour...
final she defeated teenager Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....
2–6, 6–1, 7–6 (3); saving two matchpoints at 4–5 in third set.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
, Arn qualified and reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the age of 31. In the first round, she beat 34th seed Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was...
before following it up with a win over former top 10 player Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
. Her run was ended by 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships....
in the third round.At the 2010 U.S. Open, Arn was pitted against World No. 3,and second seeded defending champion Kim Clijsters. She lost 6–0 7–5. Arn then qualified for the 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open
2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, a prestigious tournament in Tokyo, by defeating Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 and Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha
Elena Baltacha is a British professional tennis player of Ukrainian background. Being a four-time winner of the AEGON Award, she is also the long standing British number 1, a position she has held intermittently since 2002. As of 24 November 2011 she holds a current world ranking of No. 50. Her...
6–0, 6–7(5), 6–3. In the main draw she then defeated fellow qualifier Laura Robson
Laura Robson
Laura Robson is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her...
in the first round 6–4, 6–3 before losing to top seed Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
.
In her first event of 2011 at the ASB Classic
2011 ASB Classic
The 2011 ASB Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, Arn crushed Zuzana Ondrášková
Zuzana Ondrášková
Zuzana Ondrášková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 9 February 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No...
6–1, 6–0. Arn then defeated Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
4–6 7–5 7–5 saving five match points. She followed it up with the biggest win of her career by defeating top seed and former world #1 Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
6–2 7–5. Arn won her semifinal match against Julia Görges
Julia Görges
Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011...
in straight sets, 7–6(3), 6–3 to book a final berth against defending champion Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
for the title. Arn went on to defeat Wickmayer in straight sets, 6–3, 6–3 to become the 2011 ASB Classic champion and add her second title win. The win is the first WTA title for 2011.
WTA Tour singles finals: 2 (2–0)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| Winner | 1. | 6 May 2007 | Estoril Estoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,... , Portugal |
Clay |  Victoria AzarenkaVictoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots.... |
2–6, 6–1, 7–6(3) |
| Winner | 2. | 8 January 2011 | Auckland ASB Classic The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year.... , New Zealand |
Hard |  Yanina WickmayerYanina Wickmayer Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010... |
6–3, 6–3 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | 2R 2001 Australian Open - Women's Singles Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Jennifer Capriati in what was a rematch of last year's semifinal.... |
2R 2002 Australian Open - Women's Singles Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis 4–6 7–6 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2002 Australian Open.-Finals:See also:... |
1R 2003 Australian Open - Women's Singles Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7–6 3–6 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2003 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Venus Williams # Jennifer Capriati ... |
A | A | A | A | LQ 2008 Australian Open - Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jelena Janković.Maria Sharapova won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Ana Ivanović to win her third Grand Slam title and her first at the Australian Open. She was also the first Russian woman to win this tournament... |
LQ 2009 Australian Open - Women's Singles Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, due to a shoulder injury.Serena Williams won in the final 6–0, 6–3, against Dinara Safina.-Seeds:# Jelena Janković ... |
A | 1R |
| French Open | LQ 2000 French Open - Women's Singles Mary Pierce defeated Conchita Martínez 6-2 7-5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2000 French Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Mary Pierce is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
1R 2001 French Open - Women's Singles Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters 1-6, 6-4, 12-10 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2001 French Open.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below... |
1R 2002 French Open - Women's Singles Jennifer Capriati was the defending champion, but she lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals, in what was a rematch of a match from last year's French Open.Williams then defeated her sister, Venus, to win her first and so far only French Open title... |
LQ 2003 French Open - Women's Singles Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Kim Clijsters 6-0, 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2003 French Open-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below... |
A | A | A | LQ 2007 French Open - Women's Singles The two-time defending champion was Justine Henin. She captured her 4th and 3rd consecutive French Open title after defeating Ana Ivanović of Serbia 6-1, 6-2 in the championship match... |
LQ 2008 French Open - Women's Singles Justine Henin was the defending champion, but retired from the sport on May 14, 2008.Ana Ivanović won in the final 6–4, 6–3, against Dinara Safina. This is Ivanovic's Third Grand Slam Final, Second French Open Final, and her First Grand Slam Singles Title... |
LQ | A | 1R |
| Wimbledon | 1R | LQ | 2R | LQ | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 3R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
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| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | A | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | A | 1R 2010 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, and successfully defended her 2009 title, after she won 6–2, 6–1, against Vera Zvonareva in the final. This match lasted only one hour.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
1R 2011 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.Ninth seed Samantha Stosur won her first Grand Slam championship, defeating the favourite Serena Williams, a three-time US Open champion and the 28th seed, 6–2, 6–3 in the final... |