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Timea Babos

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Born10 May 1993 (33 years)
NationalityHungary flagHungary
NicknameTimea

Timea Babos is a Hungarian professional tennis player who is currently living in Sopron, Hungary. Babos was born on May 10, 1993, and stands at 5 feet 10 inches. She plays right-handed and is coached by Thomas Drouet. Her father’s name is Csaba while her mother is Zsuzsanna. She started playing at the age of 8, and is known for her aggressive style of play.

Babos started playing in the ITF Circuit in 2009, marking her debut with victories in singles and doubles. She then continued to play in the ITF Circuit before she was able to reach her first Top 100 season in WTA. She was able to finish at No. 64 in 2012. This was the year that was considered as her breakthrough year, as she also won WTA titles and had impressive performance in other tournaments.

Babos went on to enjoy consecutive Top 100 appearances until 2016 when she broke into the Top 30 ranks. She was able to finish at No. 26 and was a runner up at Florianopolis. She also qualified for the 2016 WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai during the said year.

She finished 2017 at world rank number 57, marking her sixth consecutive top 100 season. With one singles and 3 doubles WTA titles, Babos went for her seventh straight top 100 season in 2018. She was a finalist at the Australian Open and the winner at both Istanbul and Roland Garros—all with partner Miadenovic—in 2019.

Since turning pro, Babos has a career record of 314 victories and 237 losses. She has won 3 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, and 12 ITF career titles in singles. The highest rank she achieved in the singles division was at No. 25 in September 9, 2016. She is currently ranked No. 92 as of September 9, 2019.

In doubles, she has a career record of 319 victories and 142 losses. Timea Babos has 21 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, and 9 ITF titles in doubles. The highest rank she achieved in the doubles division was at No. 1 in July 16, 2018. She is currently ranked No. 3 as of August 26, 2019. Babos has won the doubles division of both the Australian Open and the French Open.

Player Statistics:
• 314–237 (57.0%) career record – singles
• 3 Women’s Tennis Association career titles – singles
• 1 Women’s Tennis Association 125K career titles - singles
• 12 International Tennis Federation career titles – singles
• 319–142 (69.2%) career record - doubles
• 21 Women’s Tennis Association career titles - doubles
• 1 Women’s Tennis Association 125K career titles - singles
• 9 International Tennis Federation career titles – doubles