Rita Kuti-Kis
Rita Kuti-Kis (born 13 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary.
| Country (sports) |  Hungary |
|---|---|
| Residence | Balatonlelle |
| Born | 13 February 1978 Lengyeltóti |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $472,961 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 277–228 (54.9%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (12 June 2000) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2001) |
| French Open | 3R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1999, 2000, 2001) |
| US Open | 1R (1999, 2000, 2001) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 55–44 (55.6%) |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 113 (14 February 2000) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1999) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 12–9 (57.1%) |
In 1992, she was beaten by future international No. 1, Martina Hingis, in the Petits As competition, a juniors tournament at Tarbes, France which has been renowned for the discovery of young tennis talent. Kuti-Kis's most successful year was 2000, when she scored her one and only WTA Tour singles title in São Paulo. In the same year, she reached the third round of the French Open (losing to Monica Seles) and defeated then up-coming Jelena Dokić in the first round of the Australian Open.
Kuti-Kis retired from professional tennis in 2006.
WTA career finals
| Legend |
| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III |
| Tier IV & V |
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Apr 1999 | Portugal Open, Estoril | Clay |  Katarina Srebotnik |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | Feb 2000 | Brasil Open, São Paulo | Clay |  Paola Suárez |
4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2. | May 2000 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay |  Silvija Talaja |
5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Feb 2001 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá | Clay | Paola Suárez |
2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Apr 1999 | Estoril Open, Portugal | Clay | Anna Földényi |
 Alicia Ortuño Cristina Torrens Valero |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Feb 2000 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | Clay | Petra Mandula |
Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
4–6, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (4–6)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 28 September 1992 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay |  Claudia Timm |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 13 June 1993 | ITF Murska, Slovenia | Clay | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tatjana Ječmenica |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 12 April 1998 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay |  Anna Smashnova |
6–1, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 May 1998 | ITF Nitra, Slovakia | Clay |  Ľudmila Cervanová |
7–5, 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Runner-up | 3. | 26 July 1998 | ITF Valladolid, Spain | Hard |  Raluca Sandu |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 6 September 1998 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | Clay | Ľudmila Cervanová |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 September 1998 | ITF Bordeaux, France | Clay | María Sánchez Lorenzo |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 28 September 1998 | ITF Thessaloniki, Greece | Clay |  Denisa Chládková |
1–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 10 October 2004 | ITF Nantes, France | Hard (i) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Leslie Butkiewicz |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 30 October 2005 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
6–4, 0–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 10 (7–3)
| Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 December 1993 | ITF Přerov, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Petra Mandula |
Ivana Jankovská Eva Melicharová |
6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 7 June 1998 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Anna Földényi |
Petra Gáspár Petra Mandula |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 21 June 1998 | ITF Sopot, Poland | Clay | Anna Földényi |
Marketa Kochta Syna Schmidle |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 3. | 18 September 1998 | ITF Bordeaux, France | Clay | Anna Földényi |
 Amanda Hopmans Sandra Klösel |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 March 1999 | ITF Reims, France | Clay (i) | Janette Husárová |
Gisela Riera  Antonella Serra Zanetti |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 27 March 1999 | ITF Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Janette Husárová |
Mariam Ramón Climent Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 July 2004 | ITF Les Contamines, France | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Evie Dominikovic |
Gabriela Chmelinová  Caroline Dhenin |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 9 October 2004 | ITF Nantes, France | Hard (i) | Gréta Arn |
Iryna Brémond  Tatsiana Uvarova |
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 6. | 9 April 2005 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard |  Mariya Koryttseva |
Kildine Chevalier Jorgelina Cravero |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 10 September 2005 | ITF Mestre, Italy | Clay | Kira Nagy |
Elisa Balsamo Emily Stellato |
7–5, 6–4 |
Head-to-head record
- Serena Williams 0-1
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0-1
- Anna Kournikova 0-1
- Nadia Petrova 0-1
- Jelena Dokic 1-1
- Jelena Janković 0-1
External links
- Rita Kuti-Kis at the Women's Tennis Association
- Rita Kuti-Kis at the International Tennis Federation
- Rita Kuti-Kis at the Billie Jean King Cup
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