Anikó Kapros


Anikó Kapros is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. She won the junior's singles title at the Australian Open in 2000.
Kapros caused an upset at the 2002 French Open, when she, as a qualifier, beat fifth seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne in the first round.

Career

Early life

Her mother, Anikó Kéry, won a bronze medal in gymnastics at the Olympic Games in Munich 1972. When Kapros was two years old, she moved to the Bahamas where her parents worked as acrobats. She returned to Hungary at the age of nine.

Professional career

In the 2002 French Open, as a qualifier, she upset future four-time French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the first round, 4–6, 6–1, 6–0. Kapros' senior career has been marred by recurring knee injuries. Her biggest success at a WTA tournament came in September 2003 when she reached the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo, where she lost to Maria Sharapova.
Her highest ranking in singles was world No. 44. Kapros was part of the Hungarian Olympics team in Athens in the year of 2004.
Retired in 2010 from professional tennis. Is now the head coach and club director at Patak Party Tenisz Club in Budapest. Kapros is also the co-founder of "Happy Tennis" a company offering a special tennis program for schools and kindergarten's in Hungary.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (2–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.29 January 2001Clearwater, United StatesHard Alina Jidkova6–3, 6–2
Runner-up2.2 April 2001Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Eleni Daniilidou4–6, 4–6
Winner3.28 May 2006Beijing, ChinaHard Xie Yanze6–4, 6–2
Runner-up4.10 August 2008Moscow, RussiaClay Anna Lapushchenkova1–5 ret.
Runner-up5.9 February 2009Stockholm, SwedenHard Tatjana Maria3–6, 2–6
Runner-up6.28 September 2009Las Vegas, United StatesHard Regina Kulikova2–6, 2–6
Runner-up7.19 November 2009Toronto, CanadaHard Camila Giorgi6–4, 4–6, 0–6

Doubles: 4 (4–0)