Attila_Bálazs

Attila Balázs

Attila Balázs

Hungarian tennis player


Attila Balázs (Hungarian: [ˈɒtillɒ ˈbɒlaːʒ]; born September 27, 1988) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP ranking of No. 76 achieved on 2 March 2020. He is a seven time Hungarian National Tennis Champion; after Béla von Kehrling, József Asbóth and István Gulyás. He is the fourth Hungarian player who was able to win at least 6 consecutive National Championships.[1]

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Career

As a qualifier, he reached the semifinals of the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy in Bucharest and was defeated by Fabio Fognini.

His next best result was the quarterfinals seven years later as a wildcard at the 2019 Hungarian Open with victories over Hubert Hurkacz and sixth seed John Millman.[2] Next he reached his first ATP final at the 2019 Croatia Open Umag where he lost against Dušan Lajović as a qualifier.[3]

In 2020, he reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 2020 Rio Open tournament as a lucky loser where he was defeated by Gianluca Mager.[4] As a result he reached the top 100. He also recorded his first Major win at the 2020 Roland Garros.[5]

At 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he used protected ranking to enter the main draw , making his debut at this Grand Slam.

At the 2023 US Open he also entered with protected ranking, replacing Denis Shapovalov after his withdrawal due to injury, but lost to former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in a little over an hour.[6]

In February 2024, Balázs announced that he would retire from professional tennis.[7]

Personal life

His older brother, György Balázs, was also a tennis player,[8][9] and the pair have played doubles together,[10] winning five ITF doubles titles between 2007 and 2010.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner up)

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Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 47 (31–16)

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Doubles: 20 (16–4)

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Davis Cup

Participations: (19–13)

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Record against other players

Balazs's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 50, with those who are active in boldface.
ATP Tour, Challenger and Future tournaments' main draw and qualifying matches are considered.

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Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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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. CSÓK TENISZ "BALÁZS GYÖRGY, KLUBIGAZGATÓ, TABÁNI TENISZ CENTER. - Vagy az ellenfelet futtatjuk - kapcsolódott be a beszélgetésbe Szilvásy György partnere".
  3. "Davis Cup - Player Profile". Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  4. "Attila Balazs - Player Activity". ATP Tour. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

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