Blanka Szávay ( Hungarian: Szávay Blanka; born 24 October 1993) is a Hungarian

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. She is the younger sister of professional tennis player

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. Szávay has won one ITF tournament in doubles, and has made her first

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appearance at the 2009 GDF Suez Grand Prix, playing doubles partnering with her sister.

Early life

Szávay was born to Terezia Szávay (née Dasko), a coach and a teacher, and Zsolt Szávay. She has two siblings, a sister

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, who is a professional tennis player, and a brother Levente.Ágnes Szávay
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Blanka Szávay is fluent in Hungarian and

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Career

Szávay began playing at the junior circuit in 2007.Activity: Blanka Szávay
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Junior Profile Since then, she has won one singles and two doubles tournaments, with No. 142 as her highest combinated ranking so far.Blanka Szávay
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Junior Profile Szávay made her professional debut in 2009, at the

event 2009 GDF Suez Grand Prix in

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. She played qualifications for the singles draw, but lost in the second round to

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6–0, 6–1. 2009 GDF Suez Grand Prixbr>Qualifying Draw — Singles
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Partnering with her sister

, she played in the doubles main draw, but they lost to

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6–1, 6–3 in the first round. In 2010, Szávay won her first professional title, in doubles, at

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. She also played qualifications for 2010 GDF Suez Grand Prix, but lost in the first round. 2010 GDF Suez Grand Prixbr>Qualifying Draw — Singles
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Career statistics

ITF doubles finals (1–0)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Szavay, Blanka 1993 births Hungarian female tennis players Living people People from Kiskunhalas Sportspeople from Bács-Kiskun County 21st-century Hungarian women