Zoltán Kuhárszky
Zoltán Kuhárszky (born 8 July 1959) is a former tennis player from Hungary who became a Swiss citizen in 1995. Kuharszky won two doubles titles during his professional career. He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on July 30, 1984, when he became the number 53 in the world, though he never won a singles title in his career.[7]
Native name | Kuharszky Zoltán |
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Country (sports) | Hungary1982– Switzerland1995– |
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 8 July 1959
Turned pro | 1980 |
Retired | 1985 (as a player) |
Career record | 43–71 |
Career record | 53–65 |
Coaching career (1995–) | |
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Coaching achievements | |
Coachee Singles Titles total | 1(I)-2(Sz)-3(Hu) |
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total | 2(Sz)-2(He)-1(Hu) |
Coaching awards and records | |
Awards Hungarian Coach of the year 2007[6] Sony Ericsson WTA Tour most Improved player (2005) (Ivanovic) |
Zoltan Kuharszky was the captain of the Hungary Davis Cup team from December 2014 to December 2016. He stepped down due to conflict of interest because he became the coach of Máté Valkusz who is a member of the Hungarian Davis Cup team. In the past, he coached Anke Huber, Jennifer Capriati, Ana Ivanovic, Myriam Casanova, Ágnes Szávay, Polona Hercog, and Petra Martić.
Career finals
Doubles (2 won, 3 lost)
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1982 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Hans Kary | Ángel Giménez Manuel Orantes |
7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 1. | 1983 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Markus Günthardt | Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1983 | Venice, Italy | Clay | Steve Krulevitz | Francisco González Víctor Pecci |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1983 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Colin Dowdeswell | Wojtek Fibak Pavel Složil |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | 1983 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Colin Dowdeswell | Peter Elter Peter Feigl |
6–4, 7–5 |
References
- http://www.wtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/MatchNotes/2010/1002.pdf
- "First for Huber then top seed flourishes Seles wobbles before marching into final". The Herald. 26 January 1996.
- http://www.wtatour.com/player/myriam-casanova_2257889_1676
- http://sportgeza.hu/tenisz/2009/01/19/szavay_szakitott_edzojevel/
- http://www.wtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/MatchNotes/2005/901.pdf
- http://www.polonahercog.si/hirek.php?hir_id=188&page=palyan_kivul&lng=en%5B%5D
- Azt képzelte, neki tapsolnak és nyert 2011.07.09 "Magyar edző, Kuhárszky Zoltán tanítványa nyerte meg a bastadi, 220 ezer dollár összdíjazású női salaktornát szombaton: Polona Hercog pályafutása első trófeáját ünnepelhette Svédországban."