Balázs Taróczy
Balázs Taróczy in 1981 | ||||||||||||||
Country (sports) |
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Residence | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||
Born |
Budapest, Hungary | 9 May 1954|||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1972 | |||||||||||||
Retired | 1990 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,437,443 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 387–229 (62.82% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 13 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 12 (5 April 1982) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1973, 1979) | |||||||||||||
French Open | QF (1976, 1981) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1980) | |||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1974, 1975) | |||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||
WCT Finals | 1R (1983) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 390–236 | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 25 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 3 (15 July 1985) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1973, 1979, 1990) | |||||||||||||
French Open | W (1981) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1985) | |||||||||||||
US Open | SF (1984) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Balázs Taróczy (Hungarian: Taróczy Balázs; born 9 May 1954) is a retired tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career. The right-hander achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 12 in April 1982.
Tennis career
Taróczy was six times a Hungarian national champion.
One of the game's premier doubles players, Balazs and partner Heinz Günthardt won the 1985 Wimbledon doubles title. Though never especially proficient on the grass, the duo defeated Pat Cash-John Fitzgerald in four sets.
He became the Hungarian No. 1 player in 1973 and was a member of the Hungarian Davis Cup team from 1973 to 1985.
Despite playing part-time, still managed to finish top 50 in the doubles world rankings at No. 45 in 1989[1]
From September 1989 to the end of 1990 he was the coach of Goran Ivanišević.
Career finals
Singles: 20 (13 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1974 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | |
Winner | 2. | 1976 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 1977 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 6–7, 7–6, 2–6 | |
Winner | 3. | 1978 | Hilversum, Netherlands (2) | Clay | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | |
Winner | 4. | 1978 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 1978 | Vienna, Austria | Hard | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 3–6 | |
Winner | 5. | 1979 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 1979 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 1–6, 5–7 | |
Winner | 6. | 1979 | Hilversum, Netherlands (3) | Clay | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 1980 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | 6–7, 3–6, 0–6 | |
Winner | 7. | 1980 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 | |
Winner | 8. | 1980 | Hilversum, Netherlands (4) | Clay | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | |
Winner | 9. | 1980 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 1981 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Winner | 10. | 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands (5) | Clay | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 | |
Winner | 11. | 1981 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–3) | |
Winner | 12. | 1982 | Nice, France | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 13–11 | |
Winner | 13. | 1982 | Hilversum, Netherlands (6) | Clay | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6 | |
Runner-up | 6. | 1983 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 7. | 1984 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | 0–6, 6–7 |
Doubles: 59 (26 titles, 33 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1973 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 1974 | Florence, Italy | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 1974 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | 6–2, 6–7, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 1975 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay | 7–5, 5–7, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 1976 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 1. | 1977 | Munich, Germany | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 1978 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 2. | 1978 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 3. | 1978 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 4. | 1978 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 9. | 1979 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 5. | 1979 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 1980 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–7, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 6. | 1980 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 7–5, 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 11. | 1980 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 7. | 1980 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 12. | 1980 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 8–10 | ||
Runner-up | 13. | 1980 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2–6, 7–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 8. | 1980 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
Winner | 9. | 1981 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 10. | 1981 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 11. | 1981 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 12. | 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 13. | 1981 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 14. | 1981 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 14. | 1981 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 15. | 1981 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 15. | 1982 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | 6–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 16. | 1982 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico City | Carpet | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 17. | 1982 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | 4–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 18. | 1982 | Nice, France | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 19. | 1982 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 7–9 | ||
Winner | 16. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 20. | 1982 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 17. | 1983 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | 6–3, 7–5, 7–6 | ||
Winner | 18. | 1983 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 21. | 1983 | Munich WCT, Germany | Carpet | 5–7, 6–2, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 19. | 1983 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 22. | 1983 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | 6–7, 5–7 | ||
Winner | 20. | 1983 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 21. | 1983 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 23. | 1984 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Runner-up | 24. | 1984 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | 6–7, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 25. | 1984 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 26. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 27. | 1985 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 | ||
Winner | 22. | 1985 | La Quinta, United States | Hard | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 28. | 1985 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 6–1, 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 23. | 1985 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 29. | 1985 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 24. | 1986 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 30. | 1988 | Saint-Vincent, Italy | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 25. | 1988 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 31. | 1989 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 32. | 1989 | Nice, France | Clay | 6–7, 7–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 26. | 1989 | Munich, Germany | Clay | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 33. | 1990 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | 5–7, 3–6 |
References
- ↑ Árvay, Sándor (5 January 2009). "Bajnokaink" [Our champions] (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Magyar Tenisz Szövetség [Hungarian Tennis Association]. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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