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Katalin Marosi

Hun
Residence: Budapest, Hungary
DOB: November 12, 1979
Birthplace: Gheorgheni, Romania
Height: 5' 10 1/4" (1.78 m)
Weight: 141 lbs. (64 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (October 1995)
JANUARY - Fell in Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Bogota (as qualifier, l. to No.6 seed Johansson).

MARCH - Won ITF/Cairo-EGY doubles title (w/Kapros); won ITF/Latina-Nascosa-ITA doubles (w/Tavares).

APRIL - Fell in Barcelona and Stuttgart qualifying.

MAY - Fell in Estoril qualifying.
1995 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title and three doubles titles.

1996 - Played first Tour qualifying at US Open; won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1997 - Fell in Tour qualifying three times; won two singles titles and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Fell in Tour qualifying four times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Played first three Tour main draws, falling 1r at Bratislava and Kuala Lampur (as qualifier at both) but reaching 2r at Pattaya City; fell in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Reached QF at Budapest; reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open, Olympics) and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. Australian Open); won one singles title and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Reached QF at Bogotá; fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open) and in Tour qualifying 10 times (incl. other three majors); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r twice and in Tour qualifying 10 times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Reached QF at Bogotá; reached 2r once; fell 1r three times and in Tour qualifying 11 times (incl. all four majors).

2004 - Fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit (only played June and July).

2008 - Reached QF at Budapest; won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Bell Ville-ARG; 2006 - ITF/Budapest-HUN, ITF/Salzburg-AUT; 2005 - ITF/Gliwice-POL; 2004 - ITF/Kedzierzyn-Kozle 2-POL; 2002 - ITF/Torino-ITA; 2000 - ITF/Tucson, AZ-USA; 1999 - ITF/New Delhi 1-IND; 1998 - ITF/Guadalajara-MEX; 1997 - ITF/Viña del Mar-CHI, ITF/Barcelona-ESP; 1996 - ITF/Vigo-ESP, ITF/Sao Paulo 7-BRA, ITF/Sao Paulo 8-BRA; 1995 - ITF/Sao Paulo 4-BRA.
Quarterfinalist (4): 2008 - Budapest; 2003 - Bogotá; 2001 - Bogotá; 2000 - Budapest.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Cairo-EGY (w/Kapros), ITF/Latina-Nascosa-ITA (w/Tavares); 2008 - ITF/Davos-SUI, ITF/Saguenay-CAN (both w/Tavares); 2006 - ITF/Salzburg-AUT (w/Tavares); 2005 - ITF/Rome Canottieri-ITA (w/Tavares); 2004 - ITF/Fontanafredda-ITA (w/Krauth), ITF/Kedzierzyn-Kozle 2-POL (w/Tavares); 2002 - ITF/Cesky Krumlov-CZE (w/Hergold), ITF/Boynton Beach, FL-USA (w/Reeves); 2001 - ITF/Fano-ITA (w/Casoni), ITF/Batumi-GEO (w/Poutchek); 2000 - ITF/Dubai-UAE (w/Garbin), ITF/Poitiers-FRA (w/Basting), ITF/Tucson, AZ-USA (w/Horn); 1999 - ITF/Bushey-GBR (w/Gagliardi), ITF/Espinho-POR (w/Ortuno); 1997 - ITF/Viña del Mar-CHI, ITF/Budapest-HUN, ITF/Marseille-FRA, ITF/Mont-de-Marsan-FRA (all w/Stele), ITF/Mallorca 4-ESP (w/Schnell); 1996 - ITF/Sao Paulo 9-BRA (w/Cianfagna); 1995 - ITF/Santiago-CHI, ITF/Sao Paulo-BRA, ITF/Buenos Aires 2-ARG (all w/d'Agostini).
Finalist (1): 2009 - Estoril (w/Fichman).

ADDITIONAL
Hungarian Olympic Team, 2000.
Introduced to tennis at age 6 by Antal and Eva Elekes in Budapest ... All-court player who prefers hardcourts; favorite shot is forehand ... Mother, Ildiko, is a secretary; father, Sandor, is a gymnastics trainer; has an older brother, Peter, who plays tennis ... Most memorable experiences include warming up her serve with Steffi Graf at 1996 junior Roland Garros, and winning her first pro ITF event ... Tennis person most admired is Steffi Graf because she knows 'everything' about tennis and she was so good mentally ... Favorite actors are Michelle Pfeifer, Demi Moore; favorite singers are Celine Dion, Eric Clapton.
ò In juniors, reached 1995 Roland Garros QF and Australian Open doubles SF and was 1993 European and world champion in doubles under 14s