Gréta Arn
Arn after winning the 2011 ASB Classic
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| Full name | Gréta Arn |
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| Country (sports) |
 Hungary (2008–present) Germany (1997–2008) |
| Born |
13 April 1979 Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1997 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,066,371 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 436–321 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 40 (16 May 2011) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2001, 2002, 2011, 2012) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2010) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 68–73 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 175 (4 December 2000) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2011, 2012) |
| Wimbledon | — |
| US Open | 1R (2011) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2008) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 9–7 |
Gréta Arn (born 13 April 1979) is a retired Hungarian tennis player of Danube Swabian German descent.
She won two WTA titles, the 2007 Estoril Open, in Portugal, and the 2011 ASB Classic, in Auckland, New Zealand. She also won four ITF titles in singles. She reached her career high singles ranking of world number 40 on 16 May 2011. She has picked up wins against Mary Pierce at the 2002 Acura Classic and Maria Sharapova at the 2011 ASB Classic
Arn was born in Budapest, Hungary. After playing for Germany with dual Hungarian citizenship for nine years, she chose for the 2008 Fed Cup to compete for Hungary alongside Ágnes Szávay. She also chose to play for her nation of birth full-time.
In 1997, Arn won her first ITF Women's Circuit title, winning a $10,000 event it . In 1999 she won her second ITF title at the $10,000 event in Glasgow. In 2004, at Bad Saulgau, she won her third $10,000 title.
In 2006, Arn won an ITF $25,000 event in Fort Walton Beach. In 2007, she won her first WTA Tour title as a qualifier ranked number 176 in the world, becoming the lowest ranked and first qualifier to win a WTA Tour event in 2007. In the Tier IV 2007 Estoril Open final she defeated teenager Victoria Azarenka; saving two matchpoints at 4–5 in the third set.
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