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Amarissa Tóth

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Amarissa Kiara Tóth
Country (sports) Hungary
Born (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$70,243
Singles
Career record119–67
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 370 (10 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 422 (7 October 2024)
Doubles
Career record101–42
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 264 (3 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 307 (7 October 2024)
Team competitions
BJK Cup3–2
Last updated on: 7 October 2024.

Amarissa Kiara Tóth (born 10 February 2003) is a Hungarian tennis player.

Tóth has career-high WTA rankings of 370 in singles, attained on 10 June 2024, and 264 in doubles, achieved on 3 October 2022.[1]

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Budapest Grand Prix, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament.

During her round of 32 match at the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix against Zhang Shuai, Tóth erased a ball mark after Zhang's shot was called out by the umpire despite repeated calls by Zhang for Tóth to not smear the mark.[2] Zhang insisted the shot was in, which seemed to be the case, and retired from the match shortly after the incident citing a severe panic attack. Tóth was condemned by many players and fans alike for her allegedly unsportsmanlike behavior. A few days after the incident, Tóth apologized for her actions.[3]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (5–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay United Kingdom Sonay Kartal 5–7, 5–7
Win 1–1 Aug 2022 ITF Kottingbrunn, Austria W15 Clay Germany Carolina Kuhl 6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Soboleva 4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 2–2 Dec 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Serbia Jana Bojović 6–1, 6–2
Win 3–2 Dec 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Serbia Jana Bojović 6–2, 6–0
Win 4–2 Jan 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Romania Andreea Prisăcariu 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Feb 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Latvia Daniela Vismane 1–0 ret.
Win 5–3 Apr 2024 ITF Osijek, Croatia W15 Clay Czech Republic Denisa Hindová 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 24 (15 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Legend
W75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (15–8)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Turkey Başak Eraydın United States Jessie Aney
United States Christina Rosca
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jul 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay France Julie Belgraver United States Christina Rosca
Bulgaria Ani Vangelova
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Sep 2021 ITF Dijon, France W15 Clay France Lucie Wargnier Switzerland Naïma Karamoko
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
2–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Oct 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Hungary Dorka Drahota-Szabó Slovakia Romana Čisovská
Hungary Adrienn Nagy
6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
Loss 3–2 Nov 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Serbia Tamara Čurović Russia Diana Shnaider
Ukraine Anastasiya Soboleva
2–6, 0–6
Win 4–2 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Russia Ksenia Laskutova Spain Claudia Hoste Ferrer
Spain Carlota Martinez Cirez
6–0, 7–5
Win 5–2 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Russia Ksenia Laskutova Croatia Mariana Dražić
Argentina Jazmín Ortenzi
6–4, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Dec 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Russia Ksenia Laskutova Romania Oana Gavrilă
Romania Arina Vasilescu
6–1, 4–6, [10–12]
Loss 5–4 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Italy Angelica Moratelli Croatia Mariana Dražić
Germany Katharina Hobgarski
5–7, 4–6
Win 6–4 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W25 Clay Diana Shnaider Amina Anshba
Maria Timofeeva
6–4, 6–2
Win 7–4 Mar 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Ksenia Laskutova Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi
Anastasia Zolotareva
7–6(4), 1–6, [10–7]
Loss 7–5 May 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Turkey İlay Yörük Ukraine Viktoriya Petrenko
Turkey Doğa Türkmen
5–7, 7–6(3), [12–14]
Win 8–5 Jul 2022 ITF Kottingbrunn, Austria W15 Clay Turkey Doğa Türkmen Chile Fernanda Labraña
Italy Dalila Spiteri
w/o
Win 9–5 Aug 2022 ITF Mogyoród, Hungary W25 Clay Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie France Carole Monnet
France Marine Partaud
7–5, 6–0
Loss 9–6 Sep 2022 ITF Vienna, Austria W25 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Germany Lena Papadakis
Czech Republic Anna Sisková
6–7(8), 4–6
Win 10–6 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Croatia Mariana Dražić Greece Eleni Christofi
Anna Ureke
1–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Loss 10–7 Dec 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Croatia Mariana Dražić Yana Karpovich
Daria Lodikova
5–7, 2–6
Win 11–7 Jun 2023 ITF Annenheim, Austria W25 Clay Anna Zyryanova Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová
Switzerland Jenny Dürst
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 12–7 Aug 2023 ITF Osijek, Croatia W25 Clay Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie Germany Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
Greece Dimitra Pavlou
6–2, 6–4
Loss 12–8 Aug 2023 ITF Erwitte, Germany W25 Clay Ekaterina Ovcharenko Slovenia Nika Radišić
Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Wagner
5–7, 6–7(4)
Win 13–8 Dec 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Rada Zolotareva Netherlands Rikke de Koning
Netherlands Madelief Hageman
6–1, 6–4
Win 14–8 Jul 2024 Zagreb Open, Croatia W50 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Bulgaria Lia Karatancheva
Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi
6–4, 6–3
Loss 14–9 Aug 2024 ITF Trieste, Italy W35 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Italy Anastasia Abbagnato
Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Wagner
3–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 15–9 Sep 2024 Šibenik Open, Croatia W75 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner Cyprus Raluca Șerban
Romania Anca Todoni
2–1 ret.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 French Open Clay Russia Maria Bondarenko Philippines Alex Eala
Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva
0–6, 5–7

National representation

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Billie Jean King Cup

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Tóth made her debut for the Hungary Billie Jean King Cup team in 2022, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Group membership
World Group
World Group Play-off
World Group II
World Group II Play-off
Europe/Africa Group (3–2)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (3–2)
Matches by setting
Indoors (0–0)
Outdoors (3–2)

Doubles (3–2)

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Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2022 Z1 RR 13 April 2022 Antalya (TUR) Denmark Denmark Clay Anna Bondár Sofia Samavati
Johanne Svendsen
W 6–2, 6–4
15 April 2022 Estonia Estonia Réka Luca Jani Anet Angelika Koskel
Katriin Saar
W 6–1, 6–3
Z1 PO 16 April 2022 Slovenia Slovenia Kaja Juvan
Lara Smejkal
L walkover
2023 Z1 RR 11 April 2023 Antalya (TUR) Egypt Egypt Clay Réka Luca Jani Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
Rana Sherif Ahmed
W 6–1, 6–2
Z1 PO 15 April 2023 Sweden Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
L 2–6, 2–6

Controversy

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In the first round of singles at the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix, Tóth rubbed out a contested ball mark with her foot after her opponent, Zhang Shuai, had remonstrated with the umpire over the line call. The mark appeared to show that Zhang’s shot had landed in, and she argued with the umpire for six minutes over the decision to award the point to Tóth. After the match continued and final decision of the point was decided by the umpire, Toth walked up to the mark and erased it. When Tóth was asked by Zhang why she did that, Tóth replied, "Because you’re making problems, that’s why." Eventually, Zhang retired from her match against Tóth, citing a severe panic attack incited by Tóth's actions and a hostile crowd. Upon Zhang’s retirement, Tóth openly celebrated; it was her first WTA Tour singles main draw, and the situation ended up giving Tóth her first and last career victory.[4]

Tóth's actions of erasing the ball mark, allegedly mocking Zhang’s outburst, and celebrating at her retirement sparked backlash among the tennis community. Current players described them as "disgusting" (Ajla Tomljanović), "[I give] zero respect to her" (Daria Saville), "a quick way to lose respect from your peers" (Ellen Perez), "one of the worst line calls and poorly handled situations" (Jamie Loeb), "very bad sportsmanship" (Daria Kasatkina), "not acceptable" (Ons Jabeur), "another level of unsportsmanlike conduct" (Victoria Azarenka), and that Tóth "should be banned from the tour" (Maria Sakkari).[5] Former world No. 1, Martina Navratilova, described Tóth as "a bad sport".[6]

Tóth subsequently lost her next match to Kateryna Baindl,[7] and after several days gave a public apology for her actions.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Amarissa Toth | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Hungarian Toth apologises for erasing mark in match against Zhang". Reuters. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Amarissa Toth sorry she erased mark, caused Zhang Shuai to quit". ESPN. 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Aussie tennis players rage after 'disgusting' act leaves Zhang Shuai in tears". Yahoo Sport Australia. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  5. ^ "Ajla Tomljanovic, Daria Saville rally around Zhang Shuai after controversial call goes viral in Budapest". tennis.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  6. ^ "Martina Navratilova baffled by Kiara Toth's unprofessionalism: "Pathetic"". Tennis World USA. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  7. ^ "Kateryna Baindl rolls over Amarissa Toth, then encourages Budapest crowd to "stay fair"". Tennis.com.
  8. ^ "Amarissa Toth sorry she erased mark, caused Zhang Shuai to quit". ESPN. 23 July 2023.
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