Mariana Simionescu
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Mariana Simionescu (born 27 November 1956) is a retired tennis player from Romania.
Career
Simionescu won the French Junior Championships in 1974. She played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1980. Her best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1977. She won one singles title and one doubles title. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 36 in 1978.
Simionescu married Björn Borg on 24 July 1980, but the marriage ended in 1984.[1] She never remarried, but lived with former F1 racer Jean-Louis Schlesser for a few years, with whom she has a son (Anthony).[2]
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 18 August 1975 | South Orange | Clay | Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 1. | 20 October 1980 | Tokyo | Clay | Template:Flagicon Nerida Gregory | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 4 (1–3)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 11 November 1973 | London | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici | Template:Flagicon Lesley Charles Template:Flagicon Glynis Coles |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 8 March 1976 | Tallahassee | Clay | Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici | Template:Flagicon Julie Anthony Template:Flagicon Dianne Fromholtz |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 23 May 1976 | Rome | Clay | Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici | Template:Flagicon Linky Boshoff Template:Flagicon Ilana Kloss |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1. | 27 February 1978 | Fort Lauderdale | Clay | Template:Flagicon Lesley Hunt | Template:Flagicon Diane Desfor Template:Flagicon Barbara Hallquist |
1–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | Career SR | |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 7 | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | |
| US Open | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | |
| SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 18 | |
| Year-end ranking | 79 | 45 | 68 | 59 | 172 | 79 | ||||
- Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
References
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- ↑ Andru Nenciu (26 October 2015). O viaţă ca-n poveşti şi un gol în suflet. "Aud şi acum vocea Florenţei Mihai. Cine îmi va mai spune mie Zuza!?". Mariana Simionescu, despre româncele din tenis, Bjorn Borg, Monte Carlo şi comunism. Prosport.ro
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