Katalin Marosi
Katalin Marosi is a professional Hungarian female tennis player.
Marosi has won 15 singles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 8 May 2000, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 101. On 6 May 2013, she peaked at world number 33 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Hungary at the Fed Cup, Marosi has a win–loss record of 15–13.
Early life
Mother is Ildiko ; father is Sandor ; has one older brother. Introduced to tennis at age 6 by Antal and Eva Elekes in Budapest. All-court player; favorite surface is hard, favorite shot is forehand. Best memories include warming up her serve with Steffi Graf in 1996 Roland Garros juniors and winning her first ITF event. Admires Graf because she knows everything about tennis and was so good mentally. Favorite actors are Michelle Pfeiffer, Demi Moore; favorite singers are Céline Dion, Eric Clapton.WTA career finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runners-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 1. | 9 May 2009 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Sharon Fichman | Raquel Atawo Abigail Spears | 6–2, 3–6, |
Loss | 2. | 14 July 2012 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | Renata Voráčová Barbora Strýcová | 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | 4 May 2013 | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | Darija Jurak | Chan Hao-ching Kristina Mladenovic | 6–7, 2–6 |
ITF Finals
Singles: 22 (15–7)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 18 September 1995 | Cluj, Romania | Clay | Raluca Sandu | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 4 December 1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 8 July 1996 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | Gisela Riera | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 25 November 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Keirsten Alley | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 2 December 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Keirsten Alley | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 7 April 1997 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Celeste Contín | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 26 May 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Marta Cano | 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 28 September 1998 | Córdoba, Argentina | Clay | Erica Krauth | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 30 November 1998 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | Vanessa Menga | 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 13 December 1999 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Tathiana Garbin | 6–2, 1–1 ret. |
Runner-up | 3. | 6 March 2000 | Haikou, China | Hard | Yi Jing-Qian | 6–4, 0–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 9. | 27 November 2000 | Tucson, USA | Hard | Alina Jidkova | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 21 May 2002 | Torino, Italy | Clay | Maja Palaveršić | 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 4. | 12 July 2004 | Campos do Jordão, Brazil | Hard | Maria Fernanda Alves | 5–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 11. | 16 August 2004 | Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland | Clay | Veronika Raimrova | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 12. | 30 August 2005 | Gliwice, Poland | Clay | Natalia Kołat | 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 21 May 2006 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Nataša Zorić | 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 14. | 26 June 2006 | Salzburg, Austria | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | walkover |
Winner | 15. | 28 April 2008 | Bell Ville, Argentina | Clay | Aranza Salut | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 11 August 2008 | Palić, Serbia | Clay | Lenka Wienerová | 5–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 29 June 2009 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Zarina Diyas | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 31 August 2009 | Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | Simona Halep | 4–6, 2–6 |
Unplayed final
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
NP | 10 October 1999 | Batumi, Georgia | Carpet | Julia Abe | NP |