Adriana Szili
Adriana Szili (born 6 January 1985) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | Adelaide, South Australia | 6 January 1985
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $39,195 |
Singles | |
Career record | 60–72 |
Highest ranking | No. 409 (21 October 2002) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 19–45 |
Highest ranking | No. 468 (28 February 2005) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2002, 2003) |
Biography
Szili, who comes from Adelaide, started playing tennis aged five and was coached by Graeme Neville. As a junior her most noted performance came at the 2002 Australian Open where she and Casey Dellacqua won the girls' doubles title. She also was a quarter-finalist in the girls' singles draw and received a wildcard into the women's doubles draw with Jaslyn Hewitt. Szili and Hewitt were beaten in the opening round by eventual quarter-finalists Amanda Coetzer and Lori McNeil. A week later she won a $10,000 ITF circuit tournament in Wellington, with a win over local player Ilke Gers in the final.[1] At the 2003 Australian Open she played in the women's singles event for the only time and was beaten by 28th seed Clarisa Fernández in the first round.[2] In the doubles event she and partner Hewitt were again eliminated by Coetzer, who on this occasion was partnering Jessica Steck.[3]
ITF finals
Singles (1-3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 29 January 2002 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Ilke Gers | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 September 2002 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard (i) | Shiho Hisamatsu | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 22 September 2002 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard (i) | Shiho Hisamatsu | 5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 September 2006 | Hope Island, Australia | Hard | Shannon Golds | 2–6, 2–6 |
References
- "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - $10,000 Wellington - 28 January - 03 February 2002". ITF. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- Shekar, Nirmal (15 January 2003). "Hewitt, Serena enact a great escape". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- "Day three full results list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 January 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2017.