Kira Nagy

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Kira Nagy
Country (sports)Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Residence Budapest, Hungary
Born (1977-12-29) 29 December 1977 (age 46)
Budapest
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2014
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Coach Miklos Hornok (1991–1995)
Otto Temesvari
Miklos Jancso
Prize money$388,234
Singles
Career record416–284
Career titles18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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 record153–148
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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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.

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 33 (18 titles, 15 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Oct 1994ITF Mali Lošinj, CroatiaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Surová6–4, 6–2
Lost1.Oct 1994ITF Nicosia, CyprusClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Cenková 6–2, 6–3
Loss2.Nov 1994ITF Le Havre, FranceClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lara Bitter 6–3, 7–5
Win2.Nov 1995ITF Mallorca, SpainClay (i) Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Noszály 6–4, 6–3
Loss3.Dec 1995ITF Mallorca, SpainClay (i) Flag of Spain.svg Magüi Serna 6–4, 6–3
Win3.Sep 1997ITF Madrid, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Montero 6–1, 6–0
Loss4.Oct 1997ITF Nicosia, CyprusClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Krejčová 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win4.Apr 1998ITF Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Win5.Apr 1998 Dubai Challenge, United Arab EmiratesHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya 6–4, 6–1
Loss5.Jul 1998ITF Getxo, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Ángeles Montolio 7–6(7), 7–6(7)
Win6.Nov 1999ITF Monterrey, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Ansley Cargill 6–4, 6–2
Win7.Nov 1999ITF Campos, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Miriam D'Agostini 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win8.May 2000ITF Guimarães, PortugalHard Flag of Morocco.svg Bahia Mouhtassine 6–0, 5–7, 7–6
Win9.Jun 2000ITF Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Julia Vakulenko 6–2, 3–6, 7–6
Win10.Oct 2001 Open de Touraine, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Anne-Laure Heitz 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss6.Oct 2002ITF Cairo, EgyptHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–2, 6–0
Win11.Sep 2003 ITF Jounieh Open, LebanonClay Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Ana Timotić 6–1, 7–5
Win12.Nov 2003ITF Mexico CityHard Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink 6–2, 6–3
Loss7.Oct 2004ITF Sevilla, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió 7–5, 6–1
Loss8.Jan 2005ITF Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Flag of Austria.svg Sandra Klemenschits 6–4, 6–1
Loss9.Mar 2005ITF San Luis Potosí, MexicoClay Flag of Austria.svg Yvonne Meusburger 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Loss10.Apr 2005ITF Taranto, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo 6–1, 6–0
Loss11.Jun 2005ITF Stuttgart, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Vanessa Henke 6–2, 0–6, 6–4
Loss12.Sep 2005 Save Cup, ItalyClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–2, 7–5
Loss13.Nov 2005ITF Mexico CityClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Romina Oprandi 6–3, 6–0
Win13.Apr 2006ITF Poza Rica, MexicoHard Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi 6–4, 6–2
Win14.Jun 2006 Zagreb Ladies Open, CroatiaClay Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin 7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Win15.Jul 2006ITF Rome, ItalyClay Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win16.Jun 2007Zagreb Ladies Open, CroatiaClay Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Lisjak 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win17.Jun 2007ITF Campobasso, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler 6–2, 6–0
Win18.Jul 2007ITF Istanbul, TurkeyHard Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
Loss14.Oct 2007ITF Sant Cugat del Vallès, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives 6–2, 6–4
Loss15.Nov 2007ITF Sintra, PortugalClay Flag of Germany.svg Kathrin Wörle 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Nov 1995ITF Mallorca, SpainClay Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Noszály Flag of Austria.svg Désirée Leupold
Flag of Portugal.svg Joana Pedroso
6–4, 7–6
Loss1.Jun 1996ITF Maribor, SloveniaClay Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Noszály Flag of Romania.svg Alida Gallovits
Flag of Romania.svg Alice Pirsu
4–6, 5–7
Win2.Oct 2002ITF Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Wolfbrandt Flag of India.svg Rushmi Chakravarthi
Flag of India.svg Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
6–2, 6–1
Win3.Jul 2003ITF Innsbruck, AustriaClay Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Wolfbrandt Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win4.Sep 2003 ITF Jounieh Open, LebanonClay Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Collischonn Flag of Germany.svg Antonia Matic
Flag of Germany.svg Stefanie Weis
6–4, 7–6
Win5.Oct 2003 Dubai Challenge,
United Arab Emirates
Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss2.Feb 2004ITF Warsaw, PolandHard (i) Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi Flag of Poland.svg Klaudia Jans
Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska
4–6, 3–6
Loss3.Mar 2004ITF Athens, GreeceHard Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi Flag of Latvia.svg Līga Dekmeijere
Flag of Germany.svg Martina Müller
2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss4.Jun 2004ITF Vaduz, LiechtensteinClay Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Wolfbrandt Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova
3–6, 4–6
Win6.Jul 2004 Bella Cup Toruń, PolandClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Chmelinová Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Flag of Poland.svg Marta Leśniak
6–4, 7–6
Win7.Sep 2004ITF Sofia, BulgariaClay Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Németh Flag of Romania.svg Gabriela Niculescu
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová
2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Loss5.Oct 2004ITF Seville, SpainClay Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Németh Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió
2–6, 3–6
Win8.Sep 2005Save Cup, ItalyClay Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Kuti-Kis Flag of Italy.svg Elisa Balsamo
Flag of Italy.svg Emily Stellato
7–5, 6–4
Loss6.Mar 2006ITF Poza Rica, MexicoHard Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
Flag of Croatia.svg Matea Mezak
2–6, 0–1 ret.
Loss7.May 2006ITF Galatina, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sassi Flag of Montenegro.svg Danica Krstajić
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
4–6, 0–6
Loss8.Jul 2006ITF Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak Flag of Croatia.svg Matea Mezak
Flag of Croatia.svg Nika Ožegović
2–6, 3–6
Loss9.Sep 2006ITF Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of Germany.svg Jasmin Wöhr Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Schruff
6–7, 5–7
Win9.Aug 2007ITF Coimbra, PortugalHard Flag of Portugal.svg Neuza Silva Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Kiszczyńska
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss10.Sep 2007ITF Lecce, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sassi Flag of France.svg Claire de Gubernatis
Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Priachin
3–6, 2–6
Loss11.Oct 2007ITF Sant Cugat, SpainClay Flag of France.svg Aurélie Védy Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 1–6
Win10.May 2008ITF Florence, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Sassi Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Ksenia Palkina
Flag of Italy.svg Martina Caciotti
6–2, 6–3
Loss12.Sep 2008 Maribor Open, SloveniaClay Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasiya Yakimova Flag of Germany.svg Carmen Klaschka
Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic
0–6, 6–2, [3–10]

ITF Junior Circuit

Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (3–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentGradeSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.2 April 1994 Bat Yam, IsraelG4Hard Flag of Israel.svg Nataly Cahana 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up2.7 April 1994 Beersheba, IsraelG5Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Vidáts 4–6, 1–6
Winner1.17 April 1994 Umag, CroatiaG3Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Vidáts7–5, ret.
Winner2.1 May 1994 St. Pölten, AustriaG3Clay Flag of Austria.svg Nina Schwarz1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner3.5 March 1995 Nürnberg, GermanyG2Carpet (i) Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Barabanschikova 5–7, 6–1, 6–1

Doubles (0–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentGradeSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.2 April 1994Bat Yam, IsraelG4Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Petkes Flag of Israel.svg Nataly Cahana
Flag of Israel.svg Hila Rosen
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.7 April 1994Beersheba, IsraelG5Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Petkes Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Ondrejková
Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková
6–7, 3–6

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