9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁Som ogy i ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁in ▁Ar ad . ▁ ▁Her ▁great - gre at - grand father ▁was ▁caval ry ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - G erman ▁leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars . ▁Her ▁great - grand father ▁Jó z sef ▁Som ogy i ▁( 1 8 0 7 – 1 8 7 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Hon v éd ▁Major ▁from ▁Mar os v ás ár hely ▁who ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁Jen ő ▁Som ogy i , ▁an ▁architect , ▁who ▁designed ▁the ▁Tra ian ▁bridge ▁in ▁Ar ad . ▁She ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁tennis ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen . ▁She ▁studied ▁in ▁a ▁German ▁school ▁in ▁Sib iu ▁( S z eben ). ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁sevent een ▁she ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁class ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁at ▁Cl uj . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁T rian on ▁had ▁transferred ▁her ▁region ▁from ▁Hung ary ▁to ▁Roman ia , ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Budapest ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁to ▁further ▁comp ete ▁for ▁Hung ary . ▁ ▁Tennis ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁she ▁found ▁early ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁national ▁champion ships ▁where ▁she ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁doubles ▁and ▁third ▁in ▁mixed ▁doubles . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁she ▁was ▁already ▁a ▁two