Petra Mandula (; born 17 January 1978) is a Hungarian former professional

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, who represented her native country at the

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; in singles, she was eliminated in the first round by fourth seed

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of Spain, in doubles, she reached the quarterfinals, partnering

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. Four years later, when

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hosted the Games, she once again was defeated in the first round, this time by

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of Switzerland. She reached the quarterfinals at the 2001 French Open as a qualifier, winning seven straight matches and losing to eventual runner-up,

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. Two years later, at the

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, she almost repeated the feat, losing in the fourth round 5–7 in the third set to

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. Also in 2003, Mandula reached the semifinals of the

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with

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, losing to

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and

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WTA career finals

Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ITF finals

Singles: 13 (7–6)

Doubles: 12 (7–5)

Best Grand Slam results details

Singles

Doubles

Record against top 10 players

Mandula's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10:

Top 10 wins

Mandula has a W–L record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandula, Petra 1978 births Living people Hopman Cup competitors Hungarian female tennis players Olympic tennis players of Hungary Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Budapest