Agnes Szavay biography
Date of birth : 1988-12-29
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Kiskunhalas, Hungary
Nationality : Hungarian
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-21
Credited as : Professional Tennis player, WTA tour, Grand Slam winning
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Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008.
Timeline:
Coached by Jozsef Bolskay and Zoltan Kuharsky
Introduced to tennis at age 6 by parents at local tennis club
Mother, Terezia Dasko, is a teacher and coach; father is Zsolt; sister, Blanka and brother, Levente, are both students
Favorite surfaces are clay, hardcourts; best shot is serve; does swimming and athletics as off-court training
Likes listening to pop music and playing any ball sports
Most admires Lance Armstrong for his successful battle with cancer (his autobiography is her favorite book)
Tennis player most admired is Roger Federer ("a real sportsman")
Favorite city to visit is Melbourne
Speaks Hungarian and English.
Singles Titles:
2010: Budapest, Prague
2009: Budapest
2007: Palermo, Beijing
Doubles Titles:
2008: Gold Coast
2007: Budapest
