István Gulyás (Hungarian: Gulyás István; 14 October 1931 – 31 July 2000)[3][4] was the second Hungarian male tennis player to become a Grand Slam finalist.[5] He was defeated in the 1966 French Open Men's final by Tony Roche of Australia in three sets, after allowing the match to be delayed 24 hours to allow Roche to recover from an ankle injury.[6] It was Gulyas' lone Grand Slam final, though he made the semi-finals of the tournament the following year (and the quarter-finals in 1971).[7] He was ranked inside the world's Top 10 on more than one occasion and holds the record for most Hungarian National Championship titles having won it 15 times in his career.[8][9] Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked Gulyás as world No. 8 in 1966.[2]
 István Gulyás in 1964 | |
| Country (sports) |  Hungary |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1931 Pécs, Hungary |
| Died | 31 July 2000 (aged 68) Budapest, Hungary |
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1954) |
| Retired | 1973 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand)[1] |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 20 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1966, Lance Tingay)[2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | F (1966) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1960) |
| US Open | 4R (1963) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1955, 1961, 1963) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1955, 1959) |
Grand Slam finals
editSingles: 1 (0-1)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1966 | French Championships | Clay | 1–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
edit| Tournament | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| French Open | 1R | A | A | 4R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | F | SF | 4R | 4R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 15 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 17 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| Strike rate | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 33 |
References
edit- ^ "Istvan Gulyas - Hungary tennis player profile". resultsfromtennis.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Stolle ranked second". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 October 1966. p. 25 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Istvan Gulyas". Davis Cup Official Website. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "In memoriam 2000". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ First was Jozsef Asboth in 1947. Pál Szőke (19 July 2005). "A Magyar Tenisz Szövetség története (History of Hungarian Tennis Federation)" (in Hungarian). Magyar Tenisz Szövetség (Hungarian Tennis Federation). Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "French Open: Facts and Figures". USA Today. 28 May 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ Niebuhr, Keith (26 May 2002). "French Open Notebook". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ "European Lifetime Seniors Champions Ivanovic steps up to earn". docstoc.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Árvay, Sándor (5 January 2009). "Bajnokaink" [Our champions] (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Magyar Tenisz Szövetség [Hungarian Tennis Association]. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2010.