Tímea Babos
Babos at the 2016 Aegon Classic Birmingham | ||||||||||
Full name | Tímea Babos | |||||||||
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Country (sports) | Hungary | |||||||||
Residence | Sopron, Hungary | |||||||||
Born |
Sopron, Hungary | 10 May 1993|||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||
Turned pro | 2011 | |||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||
Prize money | $2,992,835 | |||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||
Career record | 238–152 | |||||||||
Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, 12 ITF | |||||||||
Highest ranking | 25 (19 September 2016) | |||||||||
Current ranking | 25 (19 September 2016) | |||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2016) | |||||||||
French Open | 2R (2016) | |||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2012, 2015, 2016) | |||||||||
US Open | 3R (2016) | |||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||
Career record | 192–93 | |||||||||
Career titles | 10 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, 9 ITF | |||||||||
Highest ranking | 8 (22 June 2015) | |||||||||
Current ranking | 13 (19 September 2016) | |||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (2014) | |||||||||
French Open | 3R (2016) | |||||||||
Wimbledon | F (2014, 2016) | |||||||||
US Open | 3R (2015, 2016) | |||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||
Tour Finals | RR (2015) | |||||||||
Mixed doubles | ||||||||||
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | ||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2015) | |||||||||
French Open | SF (2014) | |||||||||
Wimbledon | F (2015) | |||||||||
US Open | 2R (2016) | |||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||
Fed Cup | 18–8 | |||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 19 September 2016. |
Tímea Babos (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtiːmɛɒ ˈbɒboʃ]; born 10 May 1993) is a Hungarian tennis player.
Babos, who was born in Sopron, has won one singles and 10 doubles titles on the WTA tour, one singles and one doubles WTA 125K series titles, as well as 12 singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 19 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 25. On 22 June 2015, she peaked at world number 8 in the doubles rankings.
An accomplished junior player, Babos's greatest success has come in doubles, having reached the women's doubles final of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships with Kristina Mladenovic of France and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships with Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan, and the final of the mixed doubles 2015 Wimbledon Championships with Alexander Peya of Austria.
Tennis career
2010
At the 2010 Australian Open she competed in the girls singles junior event. Babos was the first seed. In the first round, she beat Australian Ashling Sumner. In the second round, she defeated Sandra Zaniewska. In the third round, she beat Anna Arina Marenko. Then she faced Kristýna Plíšková and lost in three sets. Babos also competed in the girls' doubles event and also was seeded first along with Gabriela Dabrowski. In the final, they lost to Jana Čepelová and Chantal Škamlová.[1]
In May, Babos won the 2010 French Open girls' doubles event with Sloane Stephens.[2] The duo didn't lose a set in the entire tournament.[2] In the final, they beat Lara Arruabarrena and María Teresa Torró Flor of Spain.[2]
Babos and Stephens won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, beating Elina Svitolina and Irina Khromacheva in the final.[3]
Two days after winning this title, she participated her first WTA event in Budapest, losing to third seed Timea Bacsinszky in the first round.
In her last junior tournament, the 2010 US Open, she lost in the second round in singles, but won doubles with Stephens, becoming the first junior doubles team to win Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open in the same year.
2011
Babos continued to mainly participate on the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. She started the year at her second WTA tournament in Monterrey via wild card, but lost in the first round of qualifying to 138th ranked Aleksandra Wozniak. She then suffered early round exits at her next five ITF tournaments, not getting past the second round of any of them. Babos broke the streak by winning her sixth ITF title at a $25,000 tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan. She defeated Diana Isaeva, Tamara Čurović, eighth seeded Ekaterina Yashina, third seeded Veronika Kapshay, and finally, second seeded Tadeja Majerič, all in straight sets. Despite her success, her ranking fell out of the top 300 from 261 to 301.
Babos used the tournament as a springboard for the rest of the year, as her results improved dramatically afterwards compared to the beginning of her season. She reached the semifinals of another $25,000 tournament in Kristinehamn, falling to second seeded Alexandra Cadanțu in three sets, before winning her seventh ITF title and second of the year at a $25,000 tournament in Stuttgart as the seventh seed. It was not as easy as Astana, but she won after being pushed to three sets in three matches, including the final. Babos then continued to her home country at the 2011 Budapest Grand Prix where she won her first WTA tour main draw match. She defeated Anna Remondina before falling to eventual champion and top-seeded Roberta Vinci in three close sets. Following Budapest, she broke into the top 200 for the first time, jumping from 231st to 177th. She then proceeded to end her clay court season with a semifinal appearance in La Coruña.
Babos continued her hard court season where she hit her second bad streak of the year, reaching only one quarterfinal in eight tournaments. She entered a $50,000 tournament in Saguenay, Quebec, ranked 181st. There she won her biggest title to date as the third seed. Her first three matches were all in straight sets, before defeating top-seeded Mirjana Lučić, and finally, struggling to a win over fifth seeded American Julia Boserup. Babos then reached the semifinals in a $50,000 tournament in Toronto and a $25,000 tournament in Bratislava. She ended the season with her ninth ITF title in a $25,000 tournament in Helsinki, winning the tournament without dropping a set. Babos finished the year with a 41–19 record, ranked 153rd, having won four ITF tournaments.
In doubles, Babos accumulated similar success in doubles with different partners. She won a $25,000 tournament in Irapuato, Mexico, with Johanna Konta, a $25,000 tournament in Bath, Somerset, with Anne Kremer, a $25,000 tournament in La Coruña with Victoria Larrière, and a $50,000 tournament in Saguenay, Quebec. She also reached the final of four other ITF tournaments. Babos finished the year with a 34–13 record, ranked 161st, and winning four tournaments from eight final appearances.
2012
Babos began the 2012 season at an ITF tournament in Quanzhou, China. She reached the final of the $50,000 event just to fall short against first seeded Kimiko Date-Krumm in straight sets. She entered the qualifiers of the 2012 Australian Open as the 21st seed two weeks later, where after a first round win over Margalita Chakhnashvili she fell to Irena Pavlovic of France.
Babos's next tournament was the 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas in Bogotá. With only one WTA main draw win under her belt before the event, she caused some surprise to reach the semifinals without dropping a single set. In her semifinal she was eventually beaten by Alexandra Panova, who finished runner-up of the tournament.[4]
Babos surpassed this achievement in the following week by winning her first WTA title at the 2012 Monterrey Open. Babos knocked out, among others, number two seed Sara Errani, and number three seed Sorana Cîrstea en route to the final, where she met Alexandra Cadanțu. Babos continued to play on the level she showed throughout the tournament and won the clash without facing a single break point during the match.[4] Following this success, Babos rose from number 107 to number 68 in the following week's WTA rankings to make her top-100 debut.[5]
At the 2012 US Open, Babos was upset in the first round by British qualifier Johanna Konta in straight sets.[6]
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Women's Doubles (0–2)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kristina Mladenovic | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2016 | Wimbledon | Grass | Yaroslava Shvedova | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
3-6, 4-6 |
Mixed Doubles (0–1)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass | Alexander Peya | Leander Paes Martina Hingis |
1–6, 1–6 |
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals
Doubles (2–2)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 2014 | Western & Southern Open | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears |
1–6, 0–2, ret. |
Winner | 2015 | Dubai Tennis Championships | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 2015 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2016 | Miami Open | Hard | Yaroslava Shvedova | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová |
3–6, 4–6 |
WTA finals
Singles (2–2)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 26 February 2012 | Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 2 May 2015 | Marrakech Grand Prix, Marrakesh, Morocco | Clay | Elina Svitolina | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner | 2. | 16 November 2015 | OEC Taipei WTA Challenger, Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Misaki Doi | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 5 August 2016 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianópolis, Brasil | Hard | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6-2, 4-6, 3-6 |
Doubles (11–9)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 18 June 2012 | Aegon Classic, Birmingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Hsieh Su-wei | Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond |
7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8] |
Runner-up | 1. | 12 January 2013 | Hobart International, Hobart, Australia | Hard | Mandy Minella | Garbiñe Muguruza María Teresa Torró Flor |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Winner | 2. | 23 February 2013 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Mandy Minella | Eva Birnerová Alexandra Panova |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 7 April 2013 | Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Kimiko Date-Krumm | Eva Birnerová Tamarine Tanasugarn |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 28 April 2013 | Marrakech Grand Prix, Marrakesh, Morocco | Clay | Mandy Minella | Petra Martić Kristina Mladenovic |
6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 5 August 2013 | Suzhou Ladies Open, Suzhou, China | Hard | Michaëlla Krajicek | Han Xinyun Eri Hozumi |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 14 September 2013 | Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Yaroslava Shvedova | Mandy Minella Olga Govortsova |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 10 January 2014 | Sydney International, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Lucie Šafářová | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
7–5, 3–6, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 2. | 2 February 2014 | Open GDF Suez, Paris, France | Hard (i) | Kristina Mladenovic | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke |
7–6(9–7), 4–6, [5–10] |
Runner-up | 3. | 6 April 2014 | Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Olga Govortsova | Darija Jurak Megan Moulton-Levy |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [9–11] |
Winner | 8. | 20 April 2014 | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Chan Hao-ching | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Saisai |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 5 July 2014 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | Kristina Mladenovic | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 August 2014 | Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears |
1–6, 0–2, ret. |
Runner-up | 6. | 3 November 2014 | Open GDF Suez de Limoges, Limoges, France | Hard (i) | Kristina Mladenovic | Kateřina Siniaková Renata Voráčová |
6–2, 2–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 9. | 21 February 2015 | Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 1 May 2015 | Marrakech Grand Prix, Marrakesh, Morocco | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic | Laura Siegemund Maryna Zanevska |
6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
Winner | 11. | 17 May 2015 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 21 March 2016 | Miami Open, Miami, United States | Hard | Yaroslava Shvedova | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 9 July 2016 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | Yaroslava Shvedova | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 04 August 2016 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianópolis, Brazil | Hard | Réka Luca Jani | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok |
3–6, 1–6 |
ITF finals
Singles (12–7)
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Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 27 April 2009 | $10,000 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Svenja Weidemann | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 4 May 2009 | $10,000 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Naomi Broady | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(10–8) |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 July 2009 | $10,000 | Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Grass | Anna Smith | 5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 2 November 2009 | $10,000 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Hard | Matea Mezak | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 9 November 2009 | $10,000 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard | Matea Mezak | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 3 May 2010 | $10,000 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Tara Moore | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 7 June 2010 | $25,000 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Mathilde Johansson | 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 4. | 12 July 2010 | $25,000 | Woking, United Kingdom | Hard | Katie O'Brien | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 29 November 2010 | $25,000 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Elitsa Kostova | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 13 June 2011 | $25,000 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Tadeja Majerič | 6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 3 July 2011 | $25,000 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Korina Perkovic | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 30 October 2011 | $50,000 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Julia Boserup | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 27 November 2011 | $25,000 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Jana Čepelová | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 2 January 2012 | $50,000+H | Quanzhou, China | Hard | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 10. | 6 May 2013 | $50,000+H | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Chanel Simmonds | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 29 July 2013 | $75,000 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Hard | Elina Svitolina | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(9–11) |
Runner-up | 7. | 28 October 2013 | $50,000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Victoria Duval | 5–7, ret. |
Winner | 11. | 28 April 2014 | $75,000 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 12. | 20 October 2014 | $100,000 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | Océane Dodin | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Doubles (9–8)
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Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 27 April 2009 | $10,000 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Stephanie Cornish | Elixane Lechemia Alizé Lim |
w/o |
Runner-up | 1. | 9 November 2009 | $10,000 | Jersey, United Kingdom | Hard | Malou Ejdesgaard | Kiki Bertens Daniëlle Harmsen |
5–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1 February 2010 | $25,000 | Burnie, Australia | Hard | Anna Arina Marenko | Jessica Moore Arina Rodionova |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 May 2010 | $10,000 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay | Tara Moore | Amanda Elliott Jocelyn Rae |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 12 July 2010 | $25,000 | Woking, United Kingdom | Hard | Emma Laine | Jocelyn Rae Emelyn Starr |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1 November 2010 | $25,000 | Kalgoorlie, Australia | Hard | Monika Wejnert | Daniella Dominikovic Jessica Moore |
4–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
Winner | 3. | 15 November 2010 | $25,000 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Tammi Patterson | Jarmila Groth Jade Hopper |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 22 November 2010 | $25,000 | Traralgon, Australia | Hard | Melanie South | Jarmila Groth Jade Hopper |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 29 November 2010 | $25,000 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Melanie South | Jarmila Groth Jade Hopper |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 13 March 2011 | $25,000 | Irapuato, Mexico | Hard | Johanna Konta | Macall Harkins Nicole Rottmann |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 25 March 2011 | $25,000 | Bath, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Anne Kremer | Marta Domachowska Katarzyna Piter |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 5. | 26 June 2011 | $25,000 | Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | Ksenia Lykina | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Emma Laine |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | 24 July 2011 | $25,000 | La Coruña, Spain | Hard | Victoria Larrière | Leticia Costas Inés Ferrer Suárez |
7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 18 September 2011 | $50,000 | Mestre, Italy | Clay | Magda Linette | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova |
4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 9. | 30 October 2011 | $50,000 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Jessica Pegula | Gabriela Dabrowski Marie-Ève Pelletier |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 6 November 2011 | $50,000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Jessica Pegula | Gabriela Dabrowski Marie-Ève Pelletier |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [4–10] |
Runner-up | 8. | 27 November 2011 | $25,000 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Irina Buryachok | Janette Husárová Emma Laine |
7–5, 5–7, [9–11] |
Grand Slam performance timeline
Singles
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
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Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–4 |
French Open | 1R | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 1–3 |
Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3–5 |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0–4 |
Win–Loss | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 5–16 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 4–4 |
French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4–5 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | F | SF | F | 14–5 |
US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 5–5 |
Win–Loss | 1–3 | 1–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 27–19 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' Doubles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 2009 | French Open | Clay | Heather Watson | Elena Bogdan Noppawan Lertcheewakarn |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
Runner-up | 2010 | Australian Open | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Jana Čepelová Chantal Škamlová |
6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
Winner | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Sloane Stephens | Lara Arruabarrena María Teresa Torró Flor |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sloane Stephens | Irina Khromacheva Elina Svitolina |
6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 2010 | US Open | Hard | Sloane Stephens | An-Sophie Mestach Silvia Njirić |
w/o |
References
- ↑ Hemmings, Mark (2 February 2010). "Teen Gosling tennis star Babos sure of success in 2010". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Zut alors! Hertfordshire Gosling girl wins 2010 French Open Grand Slam". Gosling Sports. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ↑ Burke, Michael (4 July 2010). "Stephens/Babos fight back to win girls' doubles". Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- 1 2 "Babos captures first WTA title in Monterrey". Women's Tennis Association. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ Oddo, Chris. "Heroes and Zeros: Big Servers, Break Dancers and a Ninja". Tennis Now. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ↑ Mitchell, Kevin (28 August 2012). "US Open 2012: Britain's Johanna Konta beats Timea Babos on debut". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
External links
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