Hungarian National Tennis Championships
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The Hungarian National Championships (in Hungarian:Nemzeti Teniszbajnokság, Magyar Országos Teniszbajnokság or abbreviated to tenisz ob) is a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is currently part of the official Tennis Calendar of Hungary of the Hungarian Tennis Association and is a gentlemen's and ladies' event.
It is the fourth oldest permanent annual tennis tournament of the world. The first championships entitled as the Hungary's Lawn Tennis Championships were arranged on June 16, 1894 in Balatonfüred
by the Stefánia Yacht Club. It was a coeducated tournament thus the first "men"'s singles trophy was awarded to Austrian countess Paulina von Pálffy. Couple years later the Hungarian Lawn Tennis Association was formed as a subsidiary of the Hungarian Athletics Club thus the latter's name was included as the Annual HAC Tennis Championships (later the governing body was shortened to Hungarian Tennis Association). The next year the women's roster was distinguished and the men's, women's and mixed doubles were added. The surface was grass while later the red clay was introduced. The hard court came into use when the National Indoors Championships were separated in 1922 (fedett pályás ob). Traditionally the winner of the outdoors championships is considered the Hungarian (National) champion. In the beginning the tournament accepted international entries but after World War II only Hungarian players could possibly go for the title. Thus the tournament does not qualify as an open on ATP standards and no points are awarded for the results. The location of the event is determined each year, which allows several clubs and cities to host it outside the capital Budapest
including Pécs
, Szeged
and Hódmezővásárhely
. The date also varies to fit the schedule of other events but to be suitable for open air playing thus it takes place between May and end of September.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is currently part of the official Tennis Calendar of Hungary of the Hungarian Tennis Association and is a gentlemen's and ladies' event.
It is the fourth oldest permanent annual tennis tournament of the world. The first championships entitled as the Hungary's Lawn Tennis Championships were arranged on June 16, 1894 in Balatonfüred
Balatonfüred
Balatonfüred is a popular resort town in Veszprém county, in Hungary, with a population of thirteen thousand, situated on the north shore of the Lake Balaton. It is considered to be the capital of the Northern lake shore and has significant yachting life. It is also a favorite location for coarse...
by the Stefánia Yacht Club. It was a coeducated tournament thus the first "men"'s singles trophy was awarded to Austrian countess Paulina von Pálffy. Couple years later the Hungarian Lawn Tennis Association was formed as a subsidiary of the Hungarian Athletics Club thus the latter's name was included as the Annual HAC Tennis Championships (later the governing body was shortened to Hungarian Tennis Association). The next year the women's roster was distinguished and the men's, women's and mixed doubles were added. The surface was grass while later the red clay was introduced. The hard court came into use when the National Indoors Championships were separated in 1922 (fedett pályás ob). Traditionally the winner of the outdoors championships is considered the Hungarian (National) champion. In the beginning the tournament accepted international entries but after World War II only Hungarian players could possibly go for the title. Thus the tournament does not qualify as an open on ATP standards and no points are awarded for the results. The location of the event is determined each year, which allows several clubs and cities to host it outside the capital Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
including Pécs
Pécs
Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...
, Szeged
Szeged
' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
and Hódmezővásárhely
Hódmezovásárhely
Hódmezővásárhely , Romanian: Ioneşti) is a city in south-east Hungary, on the Great Hungarian Plain, at the meeting point of the Békés-Csanádi Ridge and the clay grassland surrounding the river Tisza...
. The date also varies to fit the schedule of other events but to be suitable for open air playing thus it takes place between May and end of September.
Men
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1894 | Paulina von Pálffy | Károly Demény | |
1895 | Károly Demény | ||
1896 | Tibor Dániel | ||
1897 | Tibor Dániel | ||
1898 | Tibor Dániel | ||
1899 | Arthur Yolland | ||
1900 | Arthur Yolland | ||
1901 | Ödön Schmid | ||
1902 | Pál Segner | Ödön Schmid | |
1903 | Pál Segner | Ödön Schmid | |
1904 | Ede Tóth | ||
1905 | Pál Segner | ||
1906 | Pál Segner | ||
1907 | Jenő Zsigmondy | ||
1908 | Ede Tóth | ||
1909 | Pál Segner | ||
1910 | Jenő Zsigmondy | ||
1911 | Jenő Zsigmondy | ||
1912 | Béla Von Kehrling Béla von Kehrling Béla von Kehrling was a Hungarian tennis, table tennis, and football player but eventually a winter sportsman familiar with ice-hockey and occasionally competing in bobsleigh.... |
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1913 | Béla Von Kehrling | Jenő Zsigmondy | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
1914 | Béla Von Kehrling | Jenő Zsigmondy | 8–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
1915–1919 | Not Held | ||
1920 | Béla Von Kehrling | ||
1921 | Béla Von Kehrling | ||
1922 | Béla Von Kehrling | ||
1923 | Béla Von Kehrling | ||
1924 | Béla Von Kehrling | Weimar Republic L.M. Grandy | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
1925 | Béla Von Kehrling | Weimar Republic Georg Demasius | 6–3, 6–?, 4–6, 7–5 |
1926 | Béla Von Kehrling | Weimar Republic Curt Bergmann | 6–3, 6–3, retired |
1927 | Béla Von Kehrling | Leonce J. Aslangul | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
1929 | Béla Von Kehrling | Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel Roderich Menzel Roderich Ferdinand Ottomar Menzel was an amateur tennis player and after his active career an author.-Birth:... |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 ret. |
1930 | Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel | Béla Von Kehrling | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2, |
1931 | Béla Von Kehrling | Jiro Sato Jiro Sato Jiro Sato was a former tennis player from Japan. He graduated from Waseda University... |
6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
1932 | Béla Von Kehrling | Emil Gabrovitz | |
1933 | Emil Gabrovitz | Kálmán Kiss | 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 |
1934 | Emil Gabrovitz | ||
1935 | Ottó Szigeti | Emil Gabrovitz | 6–4, 9–7, 6–0 |
1936 | Ottó Szigeti | Zsigmond Balázs | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
1937 | Adam Baworowsky | Kho Sin Kie | |
1938 | Ottó Szigeti | Emil Gábori | 3–6, 9–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
1939 | Emil Gábori | Gottfried von Cramm Gottfried von Cramm Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm was a German amateur tennis champion and twice French Open champion.-Birth:... |
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1940 | József Asbóth József Asbóth József Asbóth was a Hungarian male tennis player, best remembered for being the first Hungarian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title, at the 1947 Roland Garros French Open. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1948. In 1941 he was a member of the Hungarian team that won the Central... |
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1941 | József Asbóth | ||
1942 | József Asbóth | Ottó Szigeti | 6–0, 6–1. 6–3 |
1943 | József Asbóth | Ottó Szigeti | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 |
1944 | József Asbóth | ||
1945 | József Asbóth | ||
1946 | József Asbóth | Ottó Szigeti | |
1947 | Ottó Szigeti | ||
1948 | András Ádám-Stolpa Andras Adam-Stolpa András Adam-Stolpa was a Hungarian tennis player.Adam-Stolpa was on the Hungarian Davis Cup team in 1948 , 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, and 1957–1960.... |
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1949 | József Asbóth | ||
1950 | József Asbóth | ||
1951 | Zoltán Katona | ||
1952 | József Asbóth | ||
1953 | József Asbóth | ||
1954 | István Gulyás István Gulyás István Gulyás , after allowing the match to be delayed 24 hours to allow Roche to recover from an ankle injury. It was Gulyas' lone Grand Slam final. He holds the record for most Hungarian National Championship titles by having it awarded 15 times in his career.-Singles: 1 :-References:... |
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1955 | József Asbóth | ||
1956 | József Asbóth | ||
1957 | István Gulyás | ||
1958 | István Gulyás | ||
1959 | István Gulyás | ||
1960 | István Gulyás | ||
1961 | István Gulyás | ||
1962 | István Gulyás | ||
1963 | István Gulyás | ||
1964 | István Gulyás | ||
1965 | István Gulyás | ||
1966 | István Gulyás | ||
1967 | István Gulyás | ||
1968 | István Gulyás | ||
1969 | Szabolcs Baranyi | István Gulyás | |
1970 | Szabolcs Baranyi | ||
1971 | István Gulyás | ||
1972 | István Gulyás | ||
1973 | Balázs Taróczy Balazs Taroczy Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career. The right-hander achieved his highest ranking during the ATP Tour on February 8, 1982, when he became World Number 13. He's a six times Hungarain champion... |
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1974 | Balázs Taróczy | ||
1975 | Balázs Taróczy | ||
1976 | Balázs Taróczy | ||
1977 | János Benyik | ||
1978 | Balázs Taróczy | ||
1979 | Balázs Taróczy | ||
1980 | János Benyik | ||
1981 | Róbert Machán Robert Machan Robert Machan , is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles... |
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1982 | Géza Varga | ||
1983 | Sándor Kiss | ||
1984 | Sándor Kiss | ||
1985 | Ferenc Zentai | ||
1986 | László Markovits Laszlo Markovits Count László Markovits de Spizza et Kisterpest is a former tennis player from Hungary, son of water polo player and national team captain Kálmán Markovits... |
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1987 | András Lányi | ||
1988 | Sándor Noszály Sandor Noszaly Sándor Noszály is an active tennis player from Hungary, who is a five times Hungarian Champion in singles and 16 times adding the doubles.-Career:... |
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1989 | Sándor Noszály | László Markovits | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
1990 | László Markovits | József Krocskó | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
1991 | Sándor Noszály Sandor Noszaly Sándor Noszály is an active tennis player from Hungary, who is a five times Hungarian Champion in singles and 16 times adding the doubles.-Career:... |
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1992 | József Krocskó | ||
1993 | József Krocskó | ||
1994 | Viktor Nagy | ||
1995 | Zoltán Nagy | ||
1996 | Levente Barátosi | ||
1997 | Iván Lukács | ||
1998 | Attila Sávolt Attila Savolt Attila Sávolt is a tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where he was losing 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... |
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1999 | Attila Sávolt | Gergely Kisgyörgy | 6–2, 6–4 |
2000 | Zoltán Nagy | Balázs Veress | 7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
2001 | Kornél Bardóczky Kornél Bardóczky Kornél Bardóczky is a professional male tennis player from Hungary.Bardóczky reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 5, 2004, when he became World number 254... |
Gergely Kisgyörgy | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
2002 | Kornél Bardóczky | Zoltán Nagy | 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
2003 | Sándor Noszály Sandor Noszaly Sándor Noszály is an active tennis player from Hungary, who is a five times Hungarian Champion in singles and 16 times adding the doubles.-Career:... (WC) |
Gábor Jaross | 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
2004 | György Balázs | Sebő Kiss | |
2005 | Norbert Pákai | Tamás Krafcsik | 6–1, 6–0 |
2006 | Kornél Bardóczky | ||
2007 | Ádám Kellner Ádám Kellner Ádám Kellner is a professional Hungarian tennis player.Kellner reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 29, 2011, when he became World number 218... |
Dénes Lukács | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
2008 | Attila Balázs Attila Balázs Attila Balázs is a Hungarian professional tennis player. He's a three time Hungarian National Tennis Champion.-Titles :-Runner-Up :-External links:... |
Sebő Kiss | |
2009 | Attila Balázs | György Balázs | |
2010 | Attila Balázs | György Balázs | 7–6, 6–1 |
Statistics
Hungarian Champions15 times champion | István Gulyás |
13 times champions | József Asbóth, Béla von Kehrling |
6 times champion | Balázs Taróczy |
5 times champion | Pál Segner |
4 times champions | Sándor Noszály, Ottó SZigeti |
3 times champions | Attila Balázs, Jenő Zsigmondi, Tibor Dániel, Kornél Bardóczky, Emil Gabrowitz (-Gábori) |
2 times champions | Arthur Yolland, János Benyik, Sándor Kiss, József Krocskó, László Markovits, Zoltán Nagy, Attila Sávolt, Ede Tóth |
1 time champions | Paulina Pálffy, András Ádám-Stolpa, György Balázs, Szabolcs Baranyi, Levente Barátosi, Károly Demény, Zoltán Katona Ádám Kellner, András Lányi, Iván Lukács, Róbert Machán, Viktor Nagy, Norbert Pákai, Ödön Schmid, Géza Varga, Ferenc Zentai jr. |
- Eternal Champions (honorary title):István Gulyás
- Longest winning streak: István Gulyás (1957–1968, 12yrs)
- Triple consecutive title holders:Tibor Daniel (1896–1898), Béla von Kehrling (1912–1914), József Asbóth (1940–1942), István Gulyás (1957–1959), Balázs Taróczy (1973–1975), Attila Balázs (2008–2010)