István Gulyás

István Gulyás (Hungarian: Gulyás István; 14 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]

For the Hungarian handball coach and former player, see István Gulyás (handballer).
The native form of this personal name is Gulyás István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
István Gulyás
István Gulyás in 1964
Country (sports) Hungary
Born(1931-10-13)13 October 1931
Pécs, Hungary
Died31 July 2000(2000-07-31) (aged 68)
Budapest, Hungary
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1954)
Retired1973
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)[1]
Singles
Career titles20
Highest rankingNo. 8 (1966, Lance Tingay)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenF (1966)
Wimbledon3R (1960)
US Open4R (1963)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1955, 1961, 1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1955, 1959)

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (0-1)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1966French ChampionshipsClayAustralia Tony Roche1–6, 4–6, 5–7

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament1955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973 SR
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 1R 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). Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. 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.
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