(1956-11-27) 27 November 1956 (age 67) Târgu Neamț, Romania
Turned pro
1974
Retired
1980
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles
1
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) is a retired tennis player from Romania.
Career
Borg and Simionescu in Snagov, Romania, on 24 July 1980
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]
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
References
^"The ten sporting love matches". The Observer. 6 February 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^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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