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Residence | Budapest, Hungary |
Born | Budapest | 29 December 1977
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Miklos Hornok (1991–1995) Otto Temesvari Miklos Jancso |
Prize money | $388,234 |
Singles | |
Career record | 416–284 |
Career titles | 18 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 122 (31 July 2006) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2002, 2004, 2007) |
French Open | Q3 (2001) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2001, 2007) |
US Open | 1R (2000, 2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 153–148 |
Career titles | 10 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 96 (19 July 2004) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (2004) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004) |
US Open | 1R (2004) |
Kira Nagy (born 29 December 1977) is a former tennis player from Hungary. During her professional years, she won 18 singles and ten doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
Kira won her first match on the WTA Tour in 2007 at the Palermo Ladies Open, defeating German Tatjana Malek 6–2, 7–5, before losing to Émilie Loit.
She competed in the 2007 US Open, where she drew Venus Williams in the first round, losing 2–6, 1–6. This was her second Grand Slam tournament, after qualifying for the US Open in 2000.
Nagy retired from tennis 2014.
$100,000 tournaments |
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Oct 1994 | ITF Mali Lošinj, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Lost | 1. | Oct 1994 | ITF Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | Nov 1994 | ITF Le Havre, France | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 2. | Nov 1995 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay (i) | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Dec 1995 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay (i) | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | Sep 1997 | ITF Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 4. | Oct 1997 | ITF Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | Apr 1998 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 5. | Apr 1998 | Dubai Challenge, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | Jul 1998 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 7–6(7), 7–6(7) |
Win | 6. | Nov 1999 | ITF Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 7. | Nov 1999 | ITF Campos, Brazil | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 8. | May 2000 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | 6–0, 5–7, 7–6 |
Win | 9. | Jun 2000 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6 |
Win | 10. | Oct 2001 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 6. | Oct 2002 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 11. | Sep 2003 | ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 12. | Nov 2003 | ITF Mexico City | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | Oct 2004 | ITF Sevilla, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 8. | Jan 2005 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 9. | Mar 2005 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | Apr 2005 | ITF Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 11. | Jun 2005 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 12. | Sep 2005 | Save Cup, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 13. | Nov 2005 | ITF Mexico City | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 13. | Apr 2006 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 14. | Jun 2006 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 |
Win | 15. | Jul 2006 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 16. | Jun 2007 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 17. | Jun 2007 | ITF Campobasso, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 18. | Jul 2007 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | ![]() | 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 14. | Oct 2007 | ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | Nov 2007 | ITF Sintra, Portugal | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Nov 1995 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 1. | Jun 1996 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2. | Oct 2002 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 3. | Jul 2003 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | Sep 2003 | ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 5. | Oct 2003 | Dubai Challenge, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | Feb 2004 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | Mar 2004 | ITF Athens, Greece | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Loss | 4. | Jun 2004 | ITF Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | Jul 2004 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 7. | Sep 2004 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 5. | Oct 2004 | ITF Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8. | Sep 2005 | Save Cup, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | Mar 2006 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 0–1 ret. |
Loss | 7. | May 2006 | ITF Galatina, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 8. | Jul 2006 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9. | Sep 2006 | ITF Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 5–7 |
Win | 9. | Aug 2007 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 10. | Sep 2007 | ITF Lecce, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 11. | Oct 2007 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 10. | May 2008 | ITF Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 12. | Sep 2008 | Maribor Open, Slovenia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 6–2, [3–10] |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2 April 1994 | Bat Yam, Israel | G4 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 7 April 1994 | Beersheba, Israel | G5 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 17 April 1994 | Umag, Croatia | G3 | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, ret. |
Winner | 2. | 1 May 1994 | St. Pölten, Austria | G3 | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 5 March 1995 | Nürnberg, Germany | G2 | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2 April 1994 | Bat Yam, Israel | G4 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 7 April 1994 | Beersheba, Israel | G5 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
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