Csilla Bartos-Cserepy (née Bartos; born 29 March 1966) is a retired professional

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who represented Hungary and Switzerland.

Early life and tennis career

Csilla Bartos was born in Cairo, Egypt on 29 March 1966, daughter of Hungarian parents Gyozo Bartos, a businessman, and

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, an Olympic

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swimmer. She lived in Nigeria for nine years during her childhood. During her tennis career, Bartos-Cserepy reached two WTA singles finals. In 1986, she was runner-up to

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in Perugia, losing the final is two sets, and in 1990,

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defeated her in the final of the Tier V tournament in Båstad, Sweden, also in straight sets. In Perugia, she also reached the final of the doubles event, partnering

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, but lost to the Dutch team of

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and

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. Bartos-Cserepy's best singles performance at

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level was reaching the third round of the

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where she lost in three sets to sixth-seeded

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. Bartos-Cserepy played in four editions of Federation Cup tennis for

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between 1981 and 1986. In 1990, she participated for

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. She played a total of 17 ties and compiled a record of 17 wins and 13 losses. In 1985, she married Danny Cserepy and played under the name Csilla Bartos-Cserepy or Csilla Cserepy. She is the aunt of

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WTA Tour finals

Singles (0-2)

Doubles (0-2)

ITF finals

Singles (5–2)

Doubles (1-1)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartos-Cserepy, Csilla 1966 births Living people Csilla Swiss female tennis players Hungarian female tennis players Tennis players from Cairo Swiss people of Hungarian descent Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Hungarian expatriates in Nigeria Naturalised citizens of Switzerland 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen