Csilla Bartos-Cserepy (née Bartos; born 29 March 1966) is a retired professional

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who represented Hungary and Switzerland.

Early life and tennis career

Csilla Bartos was born in Cairo, Egypt on 29 March 1966, daughter of Hungarian parents Gyozo, a business man, and Klára Killermann, an Olympic

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swimmer. She lived in Nigeria for nine years during her childhood. During her tennis career, Bartos-Cserepy reached two WTA singles finals. In 1986, she was runner-up to

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in Perugia, losing the final is two sets, and in 1990,

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defeated her in the final of the Tier V tournament in Båstad, Sweden, also in straight sets. In Perugia, she also reached the final of the doubles event, partnering

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, but lost to the Dutch team of

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and

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. Bartos-Cserepy's best singles performance at

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level was reaching the third round of the

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where she lost in three sets to sixth-seeded

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. Bartos-Cserepy played in four editions of

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tennis for

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between 1981 and 1986. In 1990, she participated for

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. She played a total of 17 ties and compiled a record of 17 wins and 13 losses. In 1985, she married Danny Cserepy and played under the name Csilla Bartos-Cserepy or Csilla Cserepy. She is the aunt of

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WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-2)

Doubles (0-2)

ITF Finals

Singles (5–2)

Doubles (1-1)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartos-Cserepy, Csilla 1966 births Living people

Csilla Csilla () is a Hungarian feminine given name that comes from the Hungarian word ''csillag'', literally meaning ''star''. The name may refer to people: * Csilla Balázs (born 1996), Hungarian–Romanian footballer *Csilla Bátorfi (born 1969), Hun ...

Swiss female tennis players Hungarian female tennis players Sportspeople from Cairo Swiss people of Hungarian descent Expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland