Blanka Szávay
{{short description|Hungarian tennis player}}
{{eastern name order|Szávay Blanka}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
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|name= Blanka Szávay
|country= {{HUN}}
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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|10|24}}
|birth_place= Kiskunhalas, Hungary
|height=
|turnedpro= 2009
|plays= Right-handed
|careerprizemoney= $4,008
|singlesrecord= 6–10
|singlestitles= 0
|highestsinglesranking= No. 995 (8 November 2010)
|doublesrecord= 8–11
|doublestitles= 1 ITF
|highestdoublesranking= No. 471 (25 October 2010)
}}
Blanka Szávay (Hungarian: Szávay Blanka; born 24 October 1993) is a Hungarian former tennis player. She is the younger sister of former professional tennis player Ágnes Szávay. Szávay who won one ITF Circuit doubles tournament in her career, made her first WTA Tour appearance at the 2009 GDF Suez Grand Prix, playing doubles partnering with her sister.
Early life
Szávay was born to Terezia Szávay (née Dasko), a coach and a teacher, and Zsolt Szávay. She has two siblings, a sister Ágnes, who also was a professional tennis player, and a brother Levente.[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/agnes-szavay_2257889_11168 Ágnes Szávay] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920040213/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/agnes-szavay_2257889_11168 |date=September 20, 2010 }} at the Women's Tennis Association Blanka Szávay is fluent in Hungarian and English.
Career
Szávay began playing at the junior circuit in 2007.[http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/activity.asp?player=100119670 Activity: Blanka Szávay] at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile Since then, she has won one singles and two doubles tournaments, with No. 142 as her highest combinated ranking so far.[http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=100119670 Blanka Szávay] at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile Szávay made her professional debut in 2009, at the WTA Tour event in Budapest. She played qualifications for the singles draw, but lost in the second round to Timea Bacsinszky 6–0, 6–1.2009 GDF Suez Grand Prix [http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?event=1100113385&tournament=1100020042 Qualifying Draw — Singles] at the International Tennis Federation Partnering with her sister Ágnes, she played in the doubles main draw of the Budapest Grand Prix, but they lost to Mariya Koryttseva and Raluca Olaru, 1–6, 3–6 in the first round. In 2010, Szávay won her first professional title, in doubles, at Durban, South Africa. She also played qualifications for 2010 GDF Suez Grand Prix, but lost in the first round.2010 GDF Suez Grand Prix [http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?event=1100127239&tournament=1100022508 Qualifying Draw — Singles] at the International Tennis Federation
ITF finals
= Doubles (1–0) =
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|$25,000 tournaments |
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|$10,000 tournaments |
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! Outcome ! No. ! Date ! Location ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
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|bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 28 May 2010 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | {{flagicon|AUT}} Nicole Rottmann | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanaa Bhambri | 3–6, 7–5, [11–9] |
References
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External links
- {{WTA}}
- {{ITF|id=blanka-szavay/800293191/hun|old_id=100119670}}
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Category:Hungarian female tennis players