Career titles 0 WTA, 0 ITF Turned pro 2009 Plays Right Career record 6–9 Highest ranking 995 | Prize money US$3,795 Name Blanka Szavay Siblings Agnes Szavay Career record 6–10 Role Tennis player | |
Born 24 October 1993 (age 31) Kiskunhalas, Hungary ( 1993-10-24 ) | ||
Agnes Szavay and Blanka Szavay- their first ever pro match together- 2009 WTA Budapest
Blanka Szávay (Hungarian: Szávay Blanka; born 24 October 1993) is a Hungarian tennis player. She is the younger sister of professional tennis player Ágnes Szávay. Szávay has won one ITF tournament in doubles, and has made her first WTA Tour appearance at the 2009 GDF Suez Grand Prix, playing doubles partnering with her sister.
Contents
- Agnes Szavay and Blanka Szavay their first ever pro match together 2009 WTA Budapest
- Yvett Imre Reka Jani and Blanka Szavay practicing WTA Tour Budapest 2009
- Early life
- Career
- References
Yvett Imre, Reka Jani and Blanka Szavay practicing- WTA Tour Budapest 2009
Early life
Szávay was born to Terezia Szávay (née Dasko), a coach and a teacher, and Zsolt Szávay. She has two siblings, a sister Ágnes, who is a professional tennis player, and a brother Levente. Blanka Szávay is fluent in Hungarian and English.
Career
Szávay began playing at the junior circuit in 2007. Since then, she has won one singles and two doubles tournaments, with No. 142 as her highest combinated ranking so far. Szávay made her professional debut in 2009, at the WTA Tour event 2009 GDF Suez Grand Prix in Budapest. She played qualifications for the singles draw, but lost in the second round to Timea Bacsinszky 6–0, 6–1. Partnering with her sister Ágnes, she played in the doubles main draw, but they lost to Mariya Koryttseva and Ioana Raluca Olaru 6–1, 6–3 in the first round. In 2010, Szávay won her first professional title, in doubles, at Durban, South Africa. She also played qualifications for 2010 GDF Suez Grand Prix, but lost in the first round.
