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}}</ref> She never remarried, but lived with former F1 racer [[Jean-Louis Schlesser]] for a few years, with whom she has a son (Anthony).<ref>Andru Nenciu (26 October 2015). [http://www.prosport.ro/sport-life/special/interviu-eveniment-viata-n-povesti-gol-suflet-aud-acum-vocea-florentei-mihai-imi-spune-zuza-mariana-simionescu-romancele-tenis-bjorn-borg-monte-carlo-comunism-14860640# O viaţă ca-n poveşti şi un gol în suflet. "Aud şi acum vocea Florenţei Mihai. Cine îmi va mai spune mie Zuza!?". Mariana Simionescu, despre româncele din tenis, Bjorn Borg, Monte Carlo şi comunism]. Prosport.ro</ref> |
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== WTA Tour finals== |
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 18 July 2023
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 titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 36 (1978) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1976, 1978) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1977) |
US Open | 2R (1974, 1976) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Last updated on: 26 July 2015. |
Mariana Simionescu (born 27 November 1956) is a retired tennis player from Romania.
Career
[edit]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 fourth round at Wimbledon in 1977. She won one singles title and one doubles title. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 36 in 1978.
Simionescu married Björn Borg on 24 July 1980, but the marriage ended in 1984.[1] She never remarried, but lived with former F1 racer Jean-Louis Schlesser for a few years, with whom she has a son (Anthony).[2]
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 2 (1–1)
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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. | 20 October 1980 | Tokyo | Clay | 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
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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 |
- Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
References
[edit]- ^ "The ten sporting love matches". The Observer. 6 February 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Andru Nenciu (26 October 2015). O viaţă ca-n poveşti şi un gol în suflet. "Aud şi acum vocea Florenţei Mihai. Cine îmi va mai spune mie Zuza!?". Mariana Simionescu, despre româncele din tenis, Bjorn Borg, Monte Carlo şi comunism. Prosport.ro
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mariana Simionescu.
- Mariana Simionescu at the Women's Tennis Association
- Mariana Simionescu at the International Tennis Federation
- Mariana Simionescu at the Billie Jean King Cup