Zsuzsa Körmöczy

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Zsuzsa Körmöczy [ ˈʒuʒɒ ˈkørmøtsi ] (born August 25, 1924 in Budapest , † September 16, 2006 there ) was a Hungarian tennis player .

Körmöczy started playing tennis at the age of nine. The Second World War hindered her career; because of her Jewish descent she had to go into hiding. She won eight Hungarian championship titles in singles, 13 in doubles and mixed. In 1958, Körmöczy won the final in Roland Garros (the French Tennis Championships, today the French Open ) against last year's winner Shirley Bloomer 6: 4, 1: 6 and 6: 2. It was the first and, to date, the last Grand Slam title for a Hungarian woman. In the same year she also reached the semifinals at Wimbledon ; she was number 2 in the world rankings at the time . She also moved into the Roland Garros final in 1959, but this time lost 4: 6, 5: 7 to Christine Truman .

In 1958, Körmöczy was the first woman to be voted Hungary's Sportsman of the Year. In 1964 she ended her active career, worked as a trainer, later as club chairman for Vasas Budapest and manager of the national tennis association. In 1994 she was honored with the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and after 2000 she received three of the highest Hungarian sports awards. The Vasas tennis school is named after her.

Quotes

“Mérnök úr, a lányát szívesen tanítanám akár ingyen is. Biztos vagyok abban, hogy ebből a gyerekből világhírű teniszező lesz. "

Translation: “Mr. Engineer, I would like to teach your daughter free of charge. I am sure that this child will become a famous top tennis player. ”(Coach János Zeitler, when he saw nine-year-old Zsuzsa play)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Egyedülálló diadal ( Memento from February 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Hegyvidék, 2008 (accessed on February 27, 2015)

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personal data
SURNAME Körmöczy, Zsuzsa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 2006
Place of death Budapest