Timea Bacsinszky
- Sport: tennis
- Nationality: Switzerland
- Birth date: 1989-06-08 (19 years)
- Place of birth: Laussanne, Switzerland
Timea Bacsinszky was born in Switzerland on June 8, 1989. Influenced by a family who all play and love the game of tennis, she began playing at three years of age with her mother encouraging her. She speaks, Hungarian, French, German, English and Italian. A sports-minded young lady, Bacsinszky also plays soccer, baseball and handball.
The 19-year old turned professional in 2004 but played in the ITF Circuit first in 2003 winning the Zurich tournament with $10,000 in prize money. She debuted as a professional at Strasbourg but fell in the first round. She however, won the $50,000 ITF event in Dinan and the $25,000 ITF singles tournament in Marin Franca.
In 2005, she failed to qualify for the Australian Open but won a $25,000 ITF doubles event in Poland with Nadejda Ostrovskaya. 2006 was a breakthrough year for the young Hungarian, reaching the quarterfinals at Zurich losing to eventual winner Maria Sharapova. She also managed a second round finish at Strasbourg and first round at Palermo.
The same year, she clinched the singles ITF title in Dinan and Saint Gaudens in France as well as a doubles win in Stockholm with partner Aurelia Vedy. By 2007, she qualified for the French Open but fell in the qualifying round to No.23 seeded Schiavone. She entered the Top 100 rising from No. 125 to No. 89 in June. She fell in the first rounds in the US Open and Wimbledon. She ended the year with an ITF title in Cagnes-Sur-Mer.
She opened 2008 with a second round finish at the Australian Open and reached the semifinals at Antwerp losing to Justine Henin. Her best finish included a semifinal match at Strasbourg losing to eventual champion Medina Garrigues. Bacsinszky has also managed a second round finish at the Wimbledon.
The 19-year old turned professional in 2004 but played in the ITF Circuit first in 2003 winning the Zurich tournament with $10,000 in prize money. She debuted as a professional at Strasbourg but fell in the first round. She however, won the $50,000 ITF event in Dinan and the $25,000 ITF singles tournament in Marin Franca.
In 2005, she failed to qualify for the Australian Open but won a $25,000 ITF doubles event in Poland with Nadejda Ostrovskaya. 2006 was a breakthrough year for the young Hungarian, reaching the quarterfinals at Zurich losing to eventual winner Maria Sharapova. She also managed a second round finish at Strasbourg and first round at Palermo.
The same year, she clinched the singles ITF title in Dinan and Saint Gaudens in France as well as a doubles win in Stockholm with partner Aurelia Vedy. By 2007, she qualified for the French Open but fell in the qualifying round to No.23 seeded Schiavone. She entered the Top 100 rising from No. 125 to No. 89 in June. She fell in the first rounds in the US Open and Wimbledon. She ended the year with an ITF title in Cagnes-Sur-Mer.
She opened 2008 with a second round finish at the Australian Open and reached the semifinals at Antwerp losing to Justine Henin. Her best finish included a semifinal match at Strasbourg losing to eventual champion Medina Garrigues. Bacsinszky has also managed a second round finish at the Wimbledon.
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