Réka Szikszay (born 3 August 1965) is a former professional

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player from Hungary.

Biography

Szikszay represented Hungary at the

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and played

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tennis for her country from 1986 to 1990. She appeared in a total of 13 ties and finished with a 14-9 overall win–loss record. Most effective in doubles, she was unbeaten in the five matches she partnered

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in and lost only two of her 13 doubles fixtures. She competed for a year on the WTA Tour, with her best performance coming at the 1989 Vitosha New Otani Open in Sofia, where she made the second round of the singles and was a doubles semifinalist, partnering Michaela Frimmelová. Her only

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main-draw appearance came at the 1990 French Open, in the women's doubles competition with

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. The pair were beaten in the second round by Betsy Nagelsen and

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ITF finals

Singles: 4 (1-3)

Doubles: 13 (7–6)

National representation

Fed Cup (14–9)

Singles (3–7)

Doubles (11–2)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Szikszay, Reeka 1965 births Living people Hungarian female tennis players Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games