Mariana Simionescu

Mariana Simionescu
	Simionescu in July 1980
Country (sports)	Romania
Born	27 November 1956 (age 68); Târgu Neamț, Romania
Turned pro	1974
Retired	1980
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 36 (1978)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1976, 1978)
Wimbledon	4R (1977)
US Open	2R (1974, 1976)
Doubles
Career titles	1
	Last updated on: 26 July 2015.

Mariana Simionescu (born 27 November 1956) is a retired tennis player from Romania.

Career

Simionescu won the French Junior Championships in 1974. She played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1980. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1977. She won one singles title and one doubles title. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 36 in 1978.

Simionescu married Björn Borg on 24 July 1980, but the marriage ended in 1984.^[1] She never remarried, but lived with former F1 racer Jean-Louis Schlesser for a few years, with whom she has a son (Anthony).^[2]

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (1–1)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	18 August 1975	South Orange	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	6–1, 6–1
Winner	1.	20 October 1980	Tokyo	Clay	Nerida Gregory	6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (1–3)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	11 November 1973	London	Carpet	Virginia Ruzici	Lesley Charles Glynis Coles	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	8 March 1976	Tallahassee	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Julie Anthony Dianne Fromholtz	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	23 May 1976	Rome	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	6–1, 6–2
Winner	1.	27 February 1978	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Lesley Hunt	Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist	1–6, 7–6, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
French Open	1R	2R	1R	3R	A		3R	1R	2R	0 / 7
Wimbledon	1R	2R	1R	1R	4R		2R	2R	A	0 / 7
US Open	A	2R	A	2R	A		1R	A	1R	0 / 4
SR	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 1		0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 18
Year-end ranking			79	45	68		59	172	79

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

References

^ "The ten sporting love matches". The Observer. 6 February 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ Andru Nenciu (26 October 2015). O viaţă ca-n poveşti şi un gol în suflet. "Aud şi acum vocea Florenţei Mihai. Cine îmi va mai spune mie Zuza!?". Mariana Simionescu, despre româncele din tenis, Bjorn Borg, Monte Carlo şi comunism. Prosport.ro

External links

Mariana Simionescu at the Women's Tennis Association
Mariana Simionescu at the International Tennis Federation
Mariana Simionescu at the Billie Jean King Cup

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[1] "The ten sporting love matches". The Observer. 6 February 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[2] Andru Nenciu (26 October 2015). O viaţă ca-n poveşti şi un gol în suflet. "Aud şi acum vocea Florenţei Mihai. Cine îmi va mai spune mie Zuza!?". Mariana Simionescu, despre româncele din tenis, Bjorn Borg, Monte Carlo şi comunism. Prosport.ro

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