Attila Sávolt

Attila Sávolt (born 5 February 1976) is a tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where he lost to Paradorn Srichaphan in his very first match. Starting his professional career in 1995, he peaked the ATP-ranking on May 20, 2002, reaching 68 on the world rankings. Surprisingly he has a 1-0 head to head against Tim Henman after beating the 4th seed 11th ranked in the 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships. He also defeated Jiří Novák in their only ATP Tour match-up at the 2002 Orange Warsaw Open, when the Czech was ranked 5th in the world. He participated in the 2004 Hopman Cup alongside Petra Mandula. He won the Hungarian Championships two times.[1] He is currently coaching Márton Fucsovics and a sports commentary on Sport 1.

The native form of this personal name is Sávolt Attila. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sávolt Attila
Country (sports) Hungary
ResidenceBudapest, Hungary
Born (1976-02-05) 5 February 1976
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$698,823
Singles
Career record37-57
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 68 (20 April 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2002)
French Open3R (2000, 2003)
Wimbledon1R (2002)
US Open1R (2000, 2002)
Doubles
Career record14-16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 133 (28 January 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1999, 2002)

Titles

Singles (6)
Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (6)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
1. 1996 Tampere Clay Jacobo Díaz 7–6, 1–6, 6–4
2. 1997 Tampere Clay Todd Larkham 7–5, 6–0
3. 1999 Nettingsdorf Clay Markus Hipfl 6–1, 6–0
4. 1999 Manerbio Clay Thierry Guardiola 6–4, 7–6
5. 2001 Sassuolo Clay Giorgio Galimberti 6–4, 7–5
6. 2001 Manerbio Clay Irakli Labadze 7–5, 6–2

Doubles (6)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 15 September 1996 Budapest II Clay László Markovits Tuomas Ketola
Borut Urh		 Walkover
2. 14 June 1998 Split Clay Geoff Grant Álex López Morón
Alberto Martín		 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
3. 11 October 1998 Santiago Clay Ota Fukárek Edwin Kempes
Peter Wessels		 7–6, 6–4
4. 22 August 1999 Sylt Clay Rene Nicklisch Florian Allgauer
Davide Scala		 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
5. 24 June 2001 Lugano Clay Steven Randjelovic Bobbie Altelaar
Shaun Rudman		 6–2, 7–6
6. 26 August 2001 Manerbio Clay Thomas Strenberger Alessandro da Col
Andrea Stoppini		 7–5, 7–5

Lifetime overall against notable players
Nicolas Kiefer 2-0
Igor Kunitsyn 2-0
Nicolas Mahut 2-0
Mikhail Youzhny 3-1
Karol Kučera 2-1
Tomáš Berdych 1-0
Nikolay Davydenko 1-0
Wayne Ferreira 1-0
David Ferrer 1-0
Tim Henman 1-0
Jürgen Melzer 1-0
Rainer Schüttler 1-0
Guillermo Cañas 1-1
Gastón Gaudio 1-1
Nicolás Lapentti 1-1
Feliciano López 1-1
Jiří Novák 1-1

(Including Challengers[2])

References
  1. Árvay, Sándor (2009-01-05). "Bajnokaink" [Our champions] (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Magyar Tenisz Szövetség [Hungarian Tennis Association]. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  2. http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/activity.asp?player=10009853


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