Melinda Czink
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Melinda Czink is a Hungarian
professional female tennis
player. On September 21, 2009 Czink reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 37.
She has reached two WTA
Tour singles finals. In 2005, she lost to Ana Ivanović
in Canberra. In 2009, she defeated Lucie Šafářová
in Quebec City for her first WTA Tour title. On the ITF Tour, she has won 20 singles titles.
. She entered the top 100 first in 2003 also later she fall out. She won several single and double ITF
titles, see below.
. As 5th seeded she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak
in the semifinal 6–3, 6–3 and Lucie Šafářová
in the final 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. She also reached one semifinal and four quarterfinals during the season. At the end of the year she played at the Tournament of Champions
at Bali where she lost to Aravane Rezaï
3–6, 5–7 and to Sabine Lisicki
6–2, 6–7(1), 4–6 in Round Robin.
in Australia as 7th seeded. She defeated Lucie Hradecká
in the first round 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the second 6–3, 2–6, 6–1. In the quarterfinals she lost to Justine Henin 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(5). Meanwhile she reached the doubles final with Arantxa Parra Santonja
where they lost to Andrea Hlaváčková
and Lucie Hradecká
by 6–2, 6–7(3), 4–10. Next she played at Moorilla Hobart International
where she lost to Gisela Dulko
in the first round 4–6, 2–6. Now she is facing to the Australian Open
where she lost in the first round to Stefanie Vögele 5–7, 7–6(5), 7–9.
.
She won two ITF events in Dothan
and Indian Harbour Beach before returning to Grand Slam play with a protected rank at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
. As the lowest ranked player in the tournament at World No. 262, she drew 10th seed Samantha Stosur
in the first round. She recorded the biggest win of her career by upsetting the Australian 6–3, 6–4. She then beat Anastasiya Yakimova
of Belarus 7-5 6-3.
In the third round for the first time, Czink lost to the 20th seed from China, Peng Shuai
6-2 7-6(5).
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Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
professional female tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. On September 21, 2009 Czink reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 37.
She has reached two WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
Tour singles finals. In 2005, she lost to Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
in Canberra. In 2009, she defeated Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
in Quebec City for her first WTA Tour title. On the ITF Tour, she has won 20 singles titles.
2000–2008
She played her first tournament at Budapest as a wild-carded in 20002000 WTA Tour
The 2000 Sanex WTA Tour was the 28th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 3, 2000, and concluded on November 13, 2000, after 58 events. For this season, a new event was added: the State Farm Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S...
. She entered the top 100 first in 2003 also later she fall out. She won several single and double ITF
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
titles, see below.
2009
She reached the top-50 and won her first title at Quebec2009 Bell Challenge
The 2009 Bell Challenge was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 17th edition of the Bell Challenge, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour...
. As 5th seeded she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of no. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eight ITF tournaments...
in the semifinal 6–3, 6–3 and Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
in the final 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. She also reached one semifinal and four quarterfinals during the season. At the end of the year she played at the Tournament of Champions
2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions
The 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions was a singles-only tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and was part of the 2009 WTA Tour...
at Bali where she lost to Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
3–6, 5–7 and to Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
6–2, 6–7(1), 4–6 in Round Robin.
2010
She started the year at Brisbane International2010 Brisbane International
The 2010 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament and was played at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. The centre court, Pat Rafter Arena is named in honour of Australian tennis hero...
in Australia as 7th seeded. She defeated Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...
in the first round 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the second 6–3, 2–6, 6–1. In the quarterfinals she lost to Justine Henin 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(5). Meanwhile she reached the doubles final with Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
where they lost to Andrea Hlaváčková
Andrea Hlavácková
Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011...
and Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...
by 6–2, 6–7(3), 4–10. Next she played at Moorilla Hobart International
2010 Moorilla Hobart International
The 2010 Moorilla Hobart International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the event and is part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
where she lost to Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
in the first round 4–6, 2–6. Now she is facing to the Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
where she lost in the first round to Stefanie Vögele 5–7, 7–6(5), 7–9.
2011
Czink missed the Australian OpenAustralian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
.
She won two ITF events in Dothan
Dothan
Dothan may refer to:* Dothan * Mevo Dotan, an Israeli settlement near the ancient city* Dothan, Alabama* Dothan, codename for the 2 MB cache 90nm process Pentium M mobile processor* Moshe Dothan , an archaeologist...
and Indian Harbour Beach before returning to Grand Slam play with a protected rank at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
. As the lowest ranked player in the tournament at World No. 262, she drew 10th seed Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
in the first round. She recorded the biggest win of her career by upsetting the Australian 6–3, 6–4. She then beat Anastasiya Yakimova
Anastasiya Yakimova
Anastasiya Yakimova is a female tennis player from Belarus. She made it to the third round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan, a seeded player, on the way in the second round.-2009:...
of Belarus 7-5 6-3.
In the third round for the first time, Czink lost to the 20th seed from China, Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final...
6-2 7-6(5).
Singles titles (21)
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| Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... tournaments (0) |
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| International (1) |
| ITF Titles (20) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | February 4, 2001 |  IstanbulIstanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Hard |  Magdalena Zdenovcova |
5–7 6–1 6–2 |
| 2. | September 30, 2001 |  RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
Clay | Ally Baker |
6–3 6–2 |
| 3. | October 7, 2001 | Aventura, Florida Aventura, Florida Aventura is a planned, suburban city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name is from the Spanish word for "adventure", and was named "Aventura" after one of the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area remarked to the others, "What an adventure this is... |
Clay |  Neyssa Etienne |
6–4 6–3 |
| 4. | January 27, 2002 | Miami Miami, Florida Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625... |
Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters Lindsay Lee-Waters Lindsay Lee-Waters is an American tennis player. Former World No. 33 player, she won eleven singles and sixteen doubles events organized by International Tennis Federation... |
7–5 6–2 |
| 5. | February 3, 2002 |  Saltillo |
Hard |  Petra Russegger |
6–1 3–6 6–4 |
| 6. | February 10, 2002 | Monterrey Monterrey Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the... |
Hard |  Yuliana FedakYuliana Fedak Yuliana Leonidivna Fedak is a female tennis player from Ukraine.On September 18, 2006, Fedak reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 63.-WTA Tour Titles :-Performance timeline:-External links:... |
6–3 3–6 6–1 |
| 7. | February 17, 2002 | Matamoros Matamoros, Tamaulipas Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest and second... |
Hard |  Melisa Arevalo |
6–2 6–3 |
| 8. | May 12, 2002 | Sea Island Sea Island, Georgia Sea Island is an affluent resort island located in the barrier islands just off the Atlantic coast of southern Georgia in the United States. The resort complex is located in an unincorporated Glynn County.... |
Clay | Ashley Harkleroad Ashley Harkleroad Ashley Harkleroad , is an American tennis player. Born in Rossville, Georgia, Harkleroad reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 on June 9, 2003. Her career prize money to date is $1,022,094... |
6–1 5–7 6–3 |
| 9. | May 18, 2003 |  BrommaBromma borough Bromma is a so called borough in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden, forming part of the Stockholm Municipality. Bromma is primarily made up of the parish with the same name, and the parish of Västerled... |
Clay |  Ivana AbramovićIvana Abramovic Ivana Abramović is a Croatian professional tennis player. Her career high on the WTA singles rankings was number 143 on January 3, 2004. She reached her career high doubles ranking of No... |
6–1 6–2 |
| 10. | June 22, 2003 |  LenzerheideLenzerheide Lenzerheide is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village belongs to the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein.... |
Clay | Stefanie Haidner Stefanie Haidner Stefanie Haidner is an Austrian professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 232, which she reached on February 23, 2004... |
6–3 6–3 |
| 11. | July 20, 2003 |  ModenaModena Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.... |
Clay |  Sun TiantianSun Tiantian Sun Tiantian is a Chinese female tennis player.- Career :In September 2000, Tiantian won two successive US$10,000 ITF singles titles, a feat she would repeat in June 2001, when she won another two back-to-back.... |
6–3 6–3 |
| 12. | November 23, 2003 | Puebla Puebla Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla.... |
Hard |  Carla TieneCarla Tiene Carla Tiene is a former Brazilian professional tennis player.Tiene was born in Rio Claro and resides in Sao Carlo. Tiene's career high singles ranking is No.256, achieved on the 22nd April 2002, and her career high doubles ranking is No.175, achieved on the 21st October 2002. She plays left-handed... |
6–3 6–2 |
| 13. | February 1, 2004 | Waikoloa |
Hard | María Emilia Salerni María Emilia Salerni María Emilia Salerni , known as Pitu Salerni, was an Argentine professional tennis player from the city of Rafaela, province of Santa Fe.... |
7–6 6–2 |
| 14. | November 28, 2004 | San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí.... |
Hard | Mariana Díaz-Oliva Mariana Diaz-Oliva Mariana Díaz-Oliva is a retired professional female tennis player from Argentina. Right-handed, she played professionally from September 1992 to October 12, 2006. Her highest ranks were 42nd for singles and 93rd for doubles, both in 2001.-Singles finals: 3 :-External links:... |
6–0 5–7 6–3 |
| 15. | January 28, 2007 | Waikoloa |
Hard |  Edina GallovitsEdina Gallovits Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall is a Romanian female tennis player of Hungarian descent on her father's side. She is currently ranked 75th in the world and her career highest ranking of No. 54 was achieved on April 28, 2008... |
6–2 6–3 |
| 16. | August 5, 2007 | Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... |
Hard | Olga Savchuk Olga Savchuk Olga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008.... |
7–5 7–5 |
| 17. | September 30, 2007 | Ashland Ashland, Kentucky Ashland, formerly known as Poage Settlement, is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 21,981 at the 2000 census. Ashland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the... |
Hard | Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.-Early life and junior career:... |
6–1 2–6 6–4 |
| 18. | October 12, 2008 | Pittsburgh |
Hard | Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.-Early life and junior career:... |
6–2 3–6 6–1 |
| 19. | September 20, 2009 |  Quebec CityQuebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... |
Carpet | Lucie Šafářová Lucie Šafárová Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route... |
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 20. | April 18, 2011 | Dothan Dothan Dothan may refer to:* Dothan * Mevo Dotan, an Israeli settlement near the ancient city* Dothan, Alabama* Dothan, codename for the 2 MB cache 90nm process Pentium M mobile processor* Moshe Dothan , an archaeologist... |
Clay |  Stéphanie Foretz Gacon |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 21. | May 2, 2011 | Indian Harbour Beach |
Clay | Alison Riske Alison Riske Alison Riske is a professional American tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 104, which she reached on May 9, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 251, which she reached on August 15, 2011.-Early life and career:... |
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2010 US Open2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
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| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2–6 |
| French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are... |
A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 3–5 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1–6 |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 3–4 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 9–21 |
- A = did not participate in the tournament
Doubles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2010 US Open2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
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| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
1R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1–2 |
| French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are... |
A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0–3 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0–3 |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0–2 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–10 |
- A = did not participate in the tournament