Rita Kuti-Kis

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Rita Kuti Kis
Country (sports)Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Residence Balatonlelle, Hungary
Born (1978-02-13) 13 February 1978 (age 47)
Lengyeltóti, Hungary
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2006
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$472,961
Singles
Career record277–228
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 47 (12 June 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2000, 2001)
French Open 3R (2000)
Wimbledon 1R (1999, 2000, 2001)
US Open 1R (1999, 2000, 2001)
Doubles
Career record55–44
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 113 (14 February 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1999)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 12–9

Rita Kuti Kis (born 13 February 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary.

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In 1992, she was beaten by future international No. 1, Martina Hingis, in the Petits As competition, a juniors tournament at Tarbes, France which has been renowned for the discovery of young tennis talent. Kuti Kis's most successful year was 2000, when she scored her one and only WTA Tour singles title in São Paulo. In the same year, she reached the third round of the French Open (losing to Monica Seles) and defeated then up-coming Jelena Dokić in the first round of the Australian Open.

Kuti Kis retired from professional tennis in 2006.

WTA career finals

Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Apr 1999 Estoril, PortugalClay Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 1–6
Win1–1Feb 2000 São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss1–2 May 2000 Strasbourg, FranceClay Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja 5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss1–3 Feb 2001 Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Apr 1999 Estoril, PortugalClay Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Földényi Flag of Spain.svg Alicia Ortuño
Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Torrens Valero
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6
Loss0–2 Feb 2000 Bogotá, ColombiaClay Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Mandula Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo
Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez
4–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 10 (4–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.28 September 1992ITF Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Timm 6–3, 6–3
Win2.13 June 1993ITF Murska, SloveniaClay Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Tatjana Ječmenica 6–2, 6–3
Loss1.12 April 1998ITF Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova 6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Loss2.17 May 1998ITF Nitra, SlovakiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľudmila Cervanová 7–5, 4–6, 6–7(3)
Loss3.26 July 1998ITF Valladolid, SpainHard Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Sandu 3–6, 3–6
Win3.6 September 1998ITF Spoleto, ItalyClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľudmila Cervanová6–1, 6–2
Loss4.19 September 1998ITF Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of Spain.svg María Sánchez Lorenzo 1–6, 4–6
Win4.28 September 1998ITF Thessaloniki, GreeceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Chládková 1–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss5.10 October 2004 Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Leslie Butkiewicz 2–6, 1–6
Loss6.30 October 2005ITF Sant Cugat, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–4, 0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 10 (7–3)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.13 December 1993ITF Přerov, Czech RepublicHard (i) Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Mandula Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivana Jankovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová
6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Win1.7 June 1998ITF Budapest, HungaryClay Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Földényi Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Gáspár
Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Mandula
6–0, 6–4
Win2.21 June 1998ITF Sopot, PolandClay Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Földényi Flag of Germany.svg Marketa Kochta
Flag of Germany.svg Syna Schmidle
6–1, 7–6(4)
Win3.18 September 1998ITF Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Földényi Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amanda Hopmans
Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Klösel
6–2, 6–3
Win4.20 March 1999ITF Reims, FranceClay (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová Flag of Spain.svg Gisela Riera
Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
Win5.27 March 1999ITF Dinan, FranceClay (i) Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová Flag of Spain.svg Mariam Ramón Climent
Flag of Spain.svg Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–4, 6–2
Loss2.24 July 2004ITF Les Contamines, FranceHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evie Dominikovic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Chmelinová
Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin
4–6, 3–6
Loss3.9 October 2004 Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceHard (i) Flag of Hungary.svg Gréta Arn Flag of France.svg Iryna Brémond
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatsiana Uvarova
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Win6.9 April 2005ITF Coatzacoalcos, MexicoHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva Flag of France.svg Kildine Chevalier
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorgelina Cravero
6–2, 6–3
Win7.10 September 2005ITF Mestre, ItalyClay Flag of Hungary.svg Kira Nagy Flag of Italy.svg Elisa Balsamo
Flag of Italy.svg Emily Stellato
7–5, 6–4

Best Grand Slam results details

Singles

Head-to-head record