Petra Mandula

Petra Mandula (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛtrɒ ˈmɒndulɒ]; born 17 January 1978) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney; in singles, she was eliminated in the first round by fourth seed Conchita Martínez of Spain, in doubles, she reached the quarterfinals, partnering Katalin Marosi. Four years later, when Athens hosted the Games, she once again was defeated in the first round, this time by Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.[1]

Petra Mandula

Country (sports)	Hungary
Residence	Budapest
Born	(1978-01-17) 17 January 1978 Budapest
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$991,024
Singles
Career record	284–189
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 30 (17 May 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2004)
French Open	QF (2001)
Wimbledon	2R (2001, 2003)
US Open	2R (2002, 2003)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2000, 2004)
Doubles
Career record	173–104
Career titles	7 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 13 (5 May 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2003)
French Open	QF (2002)
Wimbledon	QF (2003)
US Open	3R (2003)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (2000)

She reached the quarterfinals at the 2001 French Open as a qualifier, winning seven straight matches and losing to eventual runner-up, Kim Clijsters.[1] Two years later, at the 2003 French Open, she almost repeated the feat, losing in the fourth round 5–7 in the third set to Chanda Rubin.[1] Also in 2003, Mandula reached the semifinals of the Australian Open with Emmanuelle Gagliardi, losing to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.[1]