Marie Pinterová

Marie Pinterová (née Neumannová, born 16 August 1946) is a former professional tennis player who played from 1969 to 1989.^[2][3]

Marie Pinterová

Full name	Marie Neumannová Pinterová
Country (sports)	Czechoslovakia  Hungary
Born	(1946-08-16) 16 August 1946 (age 78) Stará Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1969
Singles
Career record	12–26
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 47 (year-end 1981)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1980)
French Open	QF (1974)
Wimbledon	2R (1978, 1979, 1981)
US Open	3R (1978)
Doubles
Career record	14–22
Highest ranking	No. 303 (5 January 1987)

Life

Marie Neumannová was born in 1946 in Stará Boleslav. She began her professional career in 1969. In 1974, she married Hungarian engineer András Pintér. They had one son, Karim, in 1976. Pinterová returned to professional tennis at the age of 34 and won the Tokyo title.^[4][5]

Career

In 1974, she played the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, her best performance in a single round of the Grand Slam. She won two WTA singles during her career, first in Florida in 1972 (opposite Billie Jean King in the final), the second in Japan in 1981.^[2][5][6][7]

During her career, Pinterová won:

• Two Czech Internationals
• Virginia Slims of Jacksonville
• The Cairo Open
• The Japan Open
• The World University Games

She had wins against Martina Navratilova, Sue Barker and Kathy Jordan.^[4]

She played on the European senior circuit of the ITF from 1995. She won 11 World singles championship titles and 24 European titles.^[4]