Women · ROU
Bernadette Szőcs
World No. 22 ▼1
- World ranking
- No. 22, 1,745 points
- Age
- 31 (born 5 March 1995)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-final | Jia Nan Yuan / Prithika Pavade with Elizabeta Samara | L 0-37-11, 3-11, 10-12 |
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Wang Xiaotong | W 3-29-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5, 13-11 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Elizabeta Samara | W 3-17-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-5 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Elise Pujol / Clea De Stoppeleire with Elizabeta Samara | W 3-011-6, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Huang Youzheng / Qin Yuxuan with Eduard Ionescu | L 0-34-11, 6-11, 12-14 |
Latest news
- Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed doubles final
- Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed semi-finals as Poret and Nagasaki fall
- Anna Hursey to meet top seed Hashimoto at WTT Contender Istanbul as Yokotani questions fault calls
- WTT Champions Frankfurt day three review: Wen Ruibo knocks out Wang Chuqin as Duda beats Jang Woojin
Honours
1 title or gold medal on record, including World Team Championships.
All honours →News
- England
Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed doubles final
The British pair lost a fourth game 17-15 and still won the decider 11-5, and play Russia's Evgeny Tikhonov and Maria Panfilova for the title on Saturday.
- England
Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed semi-finals as Poret and Nagasaki fall
The British pair won 33 of the last 47 points against Brazil, hours before Hursey's singles run ended against the top seed, Honoka Hashimoto.
- International
Anna Hursey to meet top seed Hashimoto at WTT Contender Istanbul as Yokotani questions fault calls
The Welsh 12th seed reached the women's last 16, while the Japanese qualifier lost to China's 19-year-old defender after two service faults at 9-9.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three review: Wen Ruibo knocks out Wang Chuqin as Duda beats Jang Woojin
The 19-year-old beat the fourth seed in under 24 minutes, Hana Goda and Satsuki Odo set up a quarter-final, and Sora Matsushima and Dang Qiu are through.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three preview: Wang Chuqin meets Wen Ruibo as Calderano plays Liang Jingkun
The first round ends and the last 16 begins, with Dang Qiu and Dimitrij Ovtcharov in an all-German match and Kuai Man and Chen Yi starting in the women's draw.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one review: Wang Chuqin returns with a win as Miwa Harimoto survives
Wang Chuqin beat Anders Lind in his first match for more than a month, Sofia Polcanova took the women's favourite to a decider and Truls Moregard and Shin Yubin withdrew.
- Day 1 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Miwa Harimoto and Matsushima start
The world's top three men all play on Tuesday, and Miwa Harimoto, now the women's favourite, opens the tournament against Sofia Polcanova at 11am UK time.
- Day 4 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day four review: Chen Yi beats Wang Manyu as Zhou knocks out Félix Lebrun
Neither top seed is left after the last 16, and France have no one in the quarter-finals after Gauzy also lost from two games up.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day four preview: Wang Manyu meets Chen Yi as Félix Lebrun plays Zhou Qihao
Eleven last-16 matches decide the rest of the quarter-final line-up, with the top seed Wang Manyu facing the new Asian champion in the first match of the day.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day one review: Sun Yingsha returns as Matsushima survives a scare
Sun Yingsha dropped 14 points in her first match for about three weeks, Félix Lebrun won in 15 minutes and the world No 1 let slip a two-game lead before recovering.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-final | Jia Nan Yuan / Prithika Pavade with Elizabeta Samara | L 0-37-11, 3-11, 10-12 |
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Wang Xiaotong | W 3-29-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5, 13-11 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Elizabeta Samara | W 3-17-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-5 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Elise Pujol / Clea De Stoppeleire with Elizabeta Samara | W 3-011-6, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Huang Youzheng / Qin Yuxuan with Eduard Ionescu | L 0-34-11, 6-11, 12-14 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Satsuki Odo | L 1-311-6, 4-11, 4-11, 4-11 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Peng Yu-han | W 3-011-9, 11-8, 11-8 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Hina Hayata | L 1-38-11, 9-11, 11-5, 6-11 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Kim Nayeong | W 3-011-7, 12-10, 11-9 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-final | Wang Yidi / Jiang Yiyi with Elizabeta Samara | L 0-39-11, 10-12, 7-11 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Doo Hoi Kem / Ng Wing Lam with Elizabeta Samara | W 3-28-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Manush Shah / Diya Chitale with Eduard Ionescu | L 0-39-11, 11-13, 3-11 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Sabine Winter | L 1-311-9, 5-11, 6-11, 9-11 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Hugo Calderano / Bruna Takahashi with Eduard Ionescu | W 3-211-9, 8-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-8 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Last 32 | Ece Harac / Sibel Altinkaya with Elizabeta Samara | W 3-111-7, 9-11, 13-11, 13-11 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 64 | Dina Meshref | W 3-011-8, 11-5, 11-1 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 32 | Pang Koen / Zeng Jian with Eduard Ionescu | W 3-011-6, 11-9, 11-6 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Li Yu-Jhun | L 0-37-11, 8-11, 9-11 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Zong Geman | W 3-011-6, 11-4, 11-4 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Fang Bo / Jia Nan Yuan with Eduard Ionescu | L 1-38-11, 7-11, 12-10, 5-11 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 18-17 | 51% | 0 | 0 | 15-16 |
| 2025 | 31 | 15-16 | 48% | 0 | 0 | 15-18 |
| 2024 | 23 | 10-13 | 43% | 0 | 0 | 7-12 |
| 2023 | 33 | 19-14 | 58% | 0 | 1 | 20-15 |
| 2022 | 18 | 9-9 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 15-8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 5-2 | 71% | 0 | 0 | 3-6 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Jia Nan Yuan5-1
- Hana Goda4-1
- Natalia Bajor4-1
- Hina Hayata1-4
- Sabine Winter1-4
- Wang Manyu0-5
- Chen Xingtong2-2
- Chen Meng2-2
- Li Yu-Jhun1-3
- Manika Batra1-3
Where the ranking points come from
1,745 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Semi-final (team) | 420 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| ETTU Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux 2026 | Runner-up | 350 | Counts | 15 February 2027 |
| WTT Champions Macao 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Counts | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 8 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 22 March 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Astana 2026 - President’s Cup | Last 16 | 115 | Counts | 27 September 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Not counted | 8 March 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Not counted | 18 October 2027 |
| ETTU European Individual Championships Ljubljana 2026 | Quarter-final | 90 | Not counted | 25 October 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Group stage | 40 | Not counted | 12 April 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Not counted | 23 August 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Not counted | 12 July 2027 |
| WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 18 January 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Muscat 2025 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 23 November 2026 |
| WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 22 February 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 28 June 2027 |
| WTT Contender Skopje 2026 | Last 32 | 4 | Not counted | 14 June 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | R16 | Not held | R32 | Not held | R16 | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | – | Not held | – | Not held | SF | 0 |
| World Cup | Not held | Not held | Not held | – | R16 | – | 0 |
| WTT Finals | – | – | – | SF | – | – | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | Not held | R64 | R64 | R64 | R16 | R32 | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | R32 | R32 | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | R64 | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R32 | R64 | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2021 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
World Team Championships 1
- Bronze 2026 Team
WTT tour 1
- Winner 2026 WTT Star Contender Chennai doubles WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, en.wikipedia.org, checked 6 November 2026.