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Zsombor Piros
Country (sports) Hungary
ResidenceBudapest, Hungary
Born (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAttila Piros
Prize money$63,922
Singles
Career record2–3
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 338 (24 December 2018)
Current rankingNo. 415 (7 October 2019)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2018)
Australian Open JuniorW (2017)
French Open Junior3R (2017)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,123 (9 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1,129 (7 October 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2016, 2017)
French Open JuniorW (2017)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2017)
Team competitions
Davis Cup2–2
Last updated on: 7 October 2019.

Zsombor Piros (born 13 October 1999) is a Hungarian tennis player.

Piros has a career-high ATP singles ranking of 338, achieved on 24 December 2018. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of 1123, achieved on 9 September 2019.

On the junior tour Piros has a career-high ranking of 3 achieved on 4 September 2017. Piros won the 2017 Australian Open boys' singles championships, defeating Israeli Yshai Oliel in the final.

He made headlines at Wimbledon 2017 when he and doubles partner Yibing Wu fell foul of Wimbledon's pants police, and were required to change their underpants from black to white to comply with regulations. Even without their lucky pants they won the subsequent match 6–4 6–1.[1]

Piros won the Hungarian Tennis Championships on 1 October 2017.[2]

Piros has represented Hungary at Davis Cup, where he has a win-loss record of 2-1,[3] including a five-set victory over top 100 player Jiri Vesely.[4]

2018: First Challenger win, first Top 100 win

Piros began his year at the Noumea Challenger, where he came through qualifying to reach the 2nd round, losing to eventual champion Noah Rubin. In the 1st round, he defeated the top seed, Julien Benneteau of France, in three sets, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1, to record his first Challenger win as well as his first win against a Top 100 player.[5][6] Next, he entered the Australian Open singles qualifying, falling to Bjorn Fratangelo of the United States in the 2nd round.[7]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2017 Australian Open Hard Israel Yshai Oliel 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2017 French Open Clay Spain Nicola Kuhn United States Vasil Kirkov
United States Danny Thomas
6–4, 6–4

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Legend
ATP Challengers 0 (0–0)
ITF Futures 5 (2–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 Hungary Budapest, Hungary F6 Futures Clay Spain Enrique López-Pérez 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2017 Hungary Kecskemét, Hungary F7 Futures Clay Sweden Markus Eriksson 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 2018 Egypt Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt F5 Futures Hard France Tom Jomby 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Jun 2018 Hungary Budapest, Hungary F5 Futures Clay Romania Dragoș Dima 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–3 Jan 2020 Turkey M15 Antalya Futures Clay Spain Carlos Alcaraz 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Davis Cup

Participations: (2–2)

Group membership
World Group (1–0)
Qualifying Round (0–1)
WG Play-off (1–1)
Group I (0–0)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (2–2)
Doubles (0–0)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease2–3; 2–4 February 2018; Country Hall Liège, Liège, Belgium; World Group First round; Hard (indoor) surface
Victory 1 V Singles (dead rubber) Belgium Belgium Julien Cagnina 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Decrease2–3; 14–16 September 2018; Lurdy Ház, Budapest, Hungary; World Group Play-off; Clay surface
Victory 2 I Singles Czech Republic Czech Republic Jiří Veselý 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Defeat 3 V Singles Lukáš Rosol 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Decrease0–5; 1–2 February 2019; Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany; Davis Cup Qualifying Round; Hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 4 I Singles Germany Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 4–6

References

  1. ^ BBC News online 14.7.17
  2. ^ "Bondár és Piros a bajnok". huntennis.hu (in Hungarian). 1 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Zsombor Piros". Davis Cup. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Davis-kupa: hatalmas küzdelem, Piros bravúros győzelemmel kezdett" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Noumea Challenger - 01 January - 07 January 2018". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Rubin Opens 2018 With Noumea Crown | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Fratangelo Advances On Soggy Friday In Melbourne | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.

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