Mariana Simionescu

Mariana Simionescu (born 27 November 1956) is a retired tennis player from Romania.

Career

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. She never remarried, but lived for a few years with former F1 racer Jean-Louis Schlesser, with whom she has a son, Anthony.

WTA Tour finals Singles: 2 (1–1) Winner — LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (1–1)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Grass (0–0)Clay (1–1)Carpet (0–0) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 18 August 1975 South Orange Clay Virginia Ruzici 6–1, 6–1Winner 1. 20 October 1980 Tokyo Clay Nerida Gregory 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (1–3) Winner — LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (1–3)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Grass (0–0)Clay (1–2)Carpet (0–1) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up 1. 11 November 1973 London Carpet Virginia Ruzici Lesley Charles Glynis Coles 6–3, 7–5Runner-up 2. 8 March 1976 Tallahassee Clay Virginia Ruzici Julie Anthony Dianne Fromholtz 6–2, 7–5Runner-up 3. 23 May 1976 Rome Clay Virginia Ruzici Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 6–1, 6–2Winner 1. 27 February 1978 Fort Lauderdale Clay Lesley Hunt Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist 1–6, 7–6, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.