Barbara Pócza
Country (sports) Hungary
Born (1986-04-06) 6 April 1986
Győr, Hungary
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$16,228
Singles
Career titles0 WTA / 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 422 (13 September 2004)
Doubles
Career titles0 WTA / 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 467 (30 August 2004)

Barbara Pócza (born 6 April 1986) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player.

Biography

A right-handed player from Győr, Pócza was ranked as high as 63 in the world as a junior.

Pócza won two professional titles on the ITF circuit, at Carcavelos in 2003 and Dubrovnik in 2004.

In 2005 she featured in two Federation Cup ties for Hungary. She played a doubles rubber against Estonia, which she and partner Ágnes Szávay won, then appeared against Luxembourg in a singles match, losing to Mandy Minella.[1]

Pócza finished up on the professional tour in 2005 and later played college tennis in the United States for Barry University. She helped Barry University claim the NCAA Women's Division II Tennis Championship title as a senior in 2011.[2]

ITF finals

Singles (2–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 21 September 2003 Sidi Fredj, Algeria Clay Germany Isabel Collischonn 1–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 12 October 2003 Carcavelos, Portugal Clay Bulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 2. 5 September 2004 Arad, Romania Clay Romania Liana Ungur 5–7, 5–7
Winner 2. 17 October 2004 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Croatia Sanja Ančić 6–4, 6–0

Doubles (2–4)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 13 October 2002 Haifa, Israel Hard Hungary Zsuzsanna Babos Netherlands Leonie Muller van Moppe
Thailand Suchanun Viratprasert
3–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 1 September 2003 Ben Aknoun, Algeria Clay Hungary Petra Teller Denmark Karina Jacobsgaard
Norway Ina Sartz
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 14 September 2003 Tlemcen, Algeria Clay Hungary Petra Teller India Liza Pereira Viplav
Austria Jennifer Schmidt
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 24 November 2003 Haifa, Israel Hard Ukraine Veronika Kapshay Ukraine Olena Antypina
Russia Nina Bratchikova
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 15 August 2004 Târgu Mureş, Romania Clay Romania Simona Matei Romania Gabriela Niculescu
Romania Monica Niculescu
5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 4. 11 October 2004 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Czech Republic Klara Jagosova Croatia Darija Jurak
Croatia Lucija Krzelj
3–6, 6–4, 3–6

See also

References

  1. "Prep tennis, ECHL, bowling, arena football". Toledo Blade. 24 April 2005.
  2. "Barry's Barbi Pocza Named Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Sunshine State Conference. 13 June 2011.


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