Timea Bacsinszky

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 30-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.

It was in 2015 that Bacsinszky was able to experience her breakthrough season. This was the year that she finally made it into the Top 10 and was able to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal. The following year, Bacsinszky added to her titles, and was able to win the silver medal during the Olympics.

In 2016, she won a silver medal in the doubles division of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and finished the WTA season at world number 15. Even though she suffered from multiple injuries in 2017, she was still able to finish the season as world rank 39. A right hand injury sidelined her for a couple of months in the 2018 season but she still won titles in both WTA and ITF matches.

The right-handed player is ranked at No. 95 as of May 13, 2019. Her career highest rank was at No. 9 in May 2016. She holds a career record of 407 victories with 4 WTA titles and 13 ITF titles. She has yet to win a Grand Slam title, but she has gone as far as the semifinals in 2015 and then again in 2017.

Player Statistics:
• 407–228 (64.1%) career record – singles
• 4 Women’s Tennis Association career titles - singles
• 13 International Tennis Federation career titles – singles
• 166–96 (63.4%) career record - doubles
• 5 Women’s Tennis Association career titles – doubles
• 1 Women’s Tennis Association Challenger career titles - doubles
• 14 International Tennis Federation career titles – doubles