Mariana Simionescu
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Country (sports) | Romania |
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Born | Târgu Neamț, Romania |
27 November 1956
Turned pro | 1974 |
Retired | 1980 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 36 (1978) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1976, 1978) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1977) |
US Open | 2R (1974, 1976) |
Doubles | |
Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
Career titles | 1 |
Last updated on: 26 July 2015. |
Mariana Simionescu (born 27 November 1956 in Târgu Neamț) is a retired Romanian tennis player.
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Career
Simionescu won the French Junior Championships in 1974. She played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1980. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the 4th round at Wimbledon in 1977. She won 2 singles titles and 1 doubles title. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in 1978.
Simionescu married Björn Borg in 1980, but the marriage ended in 1984.[1] She has since remarried.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 7 (2–5)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 18 August 1975 | South Orange | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 1. | 14 June 1976 | Edinburgh | Grass | Jana Sedláčková | 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 4 April 1977 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Regina Maršíková | 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 October 1977 | Madrid | Clay | Regina Maršíková | 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 17 October 1977 | Barcelona | Clay | Regina Maršíková | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 3 April 1978 | Madrid | Clay | Helena Anliot | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 20 October 1980 | Tokyo | Hard | Nerida Gregory | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 4 (1–3)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 11 November 1973 | London | Carpet | Virginia Ruzici | Lesley Charles Glynis Coles |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 March 1976 | Tallahassee | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | Julie Anthony Dianne Fromholtz |
6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 23 May 1976 | Rome | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 1. | 27 February 1978 | Fort Lauderdale | Clay | Lesley Hunt | Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist |
1–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | Career SR | |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 7 | |
Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | |
US Open | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | |
SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 18 | |
Year End Ranking | 79 | 45 | 68 | 59 | 172 | 79 |
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
- Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
References
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External links
- Mariana Simionescu at the Women's Tennis Association
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- Mariana Simionescu at the Fed Cup
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