Mariana Simionescu

Mariana Simionescu

Country (sports)	Romania
Born	27 November 1956 Târgu Neamț, Romania
Turned pro	1974
Retired	1980
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 36 (1978)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	3R (1976, 1978)
Wimbledon	4R (1977)
US Open	2R (1974, 1976)
Doubles
Career titles	1
Last updated on: 26 July 2015.

Mariana Simionescu (born 27 November 1956 in Târgu Neamț) is a retired Romanian tennis player.

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 4th round at Wimbledon in 1977. She won 2 singles titles and 1 doubles title. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 36 in 1978.

Simionescu married Björn Borg in 1980, but the marriage ended in 1984.^[1] She has since remarried.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 7 (2–5)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (2–5)

Titles by Surface Hard (1–0) Grass (1–0) Clay (0–5) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	18 August 1975	South Orange	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	6–1, 6–1
Winner	1.	14 June 1976	Edinburgh	Grass	Jana Sedláčková	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	4 April 1977	Monte Carlo	Clay	Regina Maršíková	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	10 October 1977	Madrid	Clay	Regina Maršíková	6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	4.	17 October 1977	Barcelona	Clay	Regina Maršíková	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	3 April 1978	Madrid	Clay	Helena Anliot	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	2.	20 October 1980	Tokyo	Hard	Nerida Gregory	6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Winner — Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (1–3)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (1–2) Carpet (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	11 November 1973	London	Carpet	Virginia Ruzici	Lesley Charles Glynis Coles	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	8 March 1976	Tallahassee	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Julie Anthony Dianne Fromholtz	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	23 May 1976	Rome	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	6–1, 6–2
Winner	1.	27 February 1978	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Lesley Hunt	Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist	1–6, 7–6, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	1979	1980	Career SR
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

• A = did not participate in the tournament.
• SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
• Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

References

1. "The ten sporting love matches". The Observer. 6 February 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

External links

• Mariana Simionescu at the Women's Tennis Association
• Mariana Simionescu at the International Tennis Federation
• Mariana Simionescu at the Fed Cup