István Gulyás

István Gulyás (Hungarian: Gulyás István; 13 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

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 (1-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

Singles: 1 (0-1)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1966	French Championships	Clay	Tony Roche	1–6, 4–6, 5–7

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles

Tournament	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	SR
Grand Slam tournaments
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	2R	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

1. "Istvan Gulyas - Hungary tennis player profile". resultsfromtennis.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
2. "Stolle ranked second". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 October 1966. p. 25 – via Google News Archive.
3. "Istvan Gulyas". Davis Cup Official Website. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
4. "In memoriam 2000". Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
5. First was Jozsef Asboth in 1947. Pál Szőke (2005-07-19). "A Magyar Tenisz Szövetség története (History of Hungarian Tennis Federation)" (in Hungarian). Magyar Tenisz Szövetség (Hungarian Tennis Federation). Retrieved 2016-06-04.
6. "French Open: Facts and Figures". USA Today. 2001-05-28. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
7. Niebuhr, Keith (2002-05-26). "French Open Notebook". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
8. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/14980772/European-Lifetime-Seniors-Champions-Ivanovic-steps-up-to-earn
9. 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.

External links

• István Gulyás at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• István Gulyás at the International Tennis Federation
• István Gulyás at the Davis Cup