Magdalena Grzybowska

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Magdalena Grzybowska
Magdalena Grzybowska.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Residence Warsaw, Poland
Born (1978-11-22) 22 November 1978 (age 45)
Poznań, Poland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$542,889
Singles
Career record139–115
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 30 (10 August 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1997, 1998)
French Open 3R (2000)
Wimbledon 3R (1997)
US Open 2R (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record51–66
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 86 (15 September 1997)

Magdalena Grzybowska (born 22 November 1978) is a former tennis player from Poland.

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Grzybowska, born in Poznań, won the juniors singles competition at the 1996 Australian Open.

She also competed for Poland in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where she lost in the first round.

Until her knee injury in 1998, she managed a rather successful career, culminating in the 30th position in the cumulative WTA rankings for that year, the highest standing for a Polish woman until Agnieszka Radwańska.

She retired in 2002 at age 24.

Playing for Poland Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 8–10.

After having retired from tennis, she completed her university studies in Paris, and she is working as a tennis commentator for Eurosport in Warsaw, Poland.

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 6 (4–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.17 July 1994ITF Olsztyn, PolandClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner2.14 August 1994ITF Szczecin, PolandClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alena Vašková 7–6, 6–2
Runner-up3.8 May 1995ITF Szczecin, PolandClay Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai 5–7, 6–7
Winner4.25 September 1995ITF Bratislava, SlovakiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner5.10 August 1997ITF Sopot, PolandClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Chládková 6–3, 6–2
Winner6.5 October 1997ITF Santa Clara, United StatesHard Flag of Japan.svg Kyōko Nagatsuka 6–1, 7–5

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.17 June 1995ITF Getxo, SpainClay Flag of Argentina.svg María Fernanda Landa Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander
6–2, 6–4
Winner2.28 August 1995ITF Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová Flag of the United States.svg Corina Morariu
Flag of Greece.svg Christina Zachariadou
w/o
Runner-up3.25 September 1995ITF Bratislava, SlovakiaClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yvette Basting Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Langrová
Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zrubáková
3–6, 1–6
Winner4.1 August 1999ITF Bytom, PolandClay Flag of Spain.svg Eva Bes Flag of Spain.svg Gisela Riera
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Sandu
6–4, 7–5

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