Dénes Lukács (tennis)

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Dénes Lukács
Country (sports) Hungary
ResidenceDallas, United States
Born (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 37)
Eger, Hungary
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Retired2012
PlaysRight-handed (Double-handed backhand)
Prize money$20,479 USD
Singles
Career record2–3 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 402 (7 May 2012)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest ranking975 (19 March 2012)
Last updated on: 22 May 2018.

Dénes Lukács (Hungarian: Lukács Dénes; born 25 February 1987 in Eger) is a retired tennis player from Hungary.[1]

Lukács has a career high ATP singles ranking of 402 achieved on 7 May 2012. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 975, achieved on 19 March 2012. Lukács has won 2 ITF singles and 1 doubles titles.[2]

Lukács has represented Hungary at Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 2–3.[3]

He played tennis at Baylor University between 2006-2010.[4]

Future and Challenger finals[edit]

Singles: 4 (2–2)[edit]

Legend
Challengers 0 (0–0)
Futures 4 (2–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. February 27, 2011 United States Brownsville, USA F5 Hard United States Nicholas Monroe 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner 2. May 28, 2011 South Africa Durban, South Africa F2 Hard United Kingdom Joshua Milton 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 3. August 21, 2011 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia F7 Clay Austria Michael Linzer 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Winner 4. March 18, 2012 Portugal Loulé, Portugal F3 Hard Belgium Niels Desein 6–4, 6–1

Doubles 3 (1–2)[edit]

Legend
Challengers 0 (0–0)
Futures 3 (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. June 24, 2007 Germany Marburg, Germany F6 Clay Hungary Kornél Bardóczky Canada Érik Chvojka
Germany Philipp Piyamongkol
7–5, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up 2. August 14, 2011 Serbia Subotica, Serbia F6 Clay Hungary Ádám Kellner Croatia Dino Marcan
Croatia Antonio Šančić
4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Runner-up 3. March 4, 2012 Portugal Faro, Portugal F1 Hard Germany Steven Moneke Portugal Gonçalo Falcão
Portugal Pedro Sousa
5–7, 4–6

Davis Cup[edit]

Participations: (2–3)[edit]

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–0)
Group II (2–3)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (2–3)
Doubles (0–0)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase4–1; 4–6 March 2005; Hód Tennis Centre, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary; Europe/Africa First round; Hard (indoor) surface *
Victory 1 V Singles (dead rubber) Monaco Monaco Thomas Drouet 6–4, 6–2
Increase3–2; 21–23 July 2006; Locomotiv Plovdiv Tennis Centre, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Europe/Africa Second round; Clay surface
Defeat 2 IV Singles (dead rubber) Bulgaria Bulgaria Todor Enev 3–6, 5–7
Increase5–0; 18–20 July 2008; Thessaloniki Tennis Club, Thessaloniki, Greece; Europe/Africa Relegetion play-off; Clay surface
Victory 3 IV Singles (dead rubber) Greece Greece Konstantinos Mikos 6–1, 6–2
Increase3–2; 10–12 July 2009; Gödöllő Kiskastély, Gödöllő, Hungary; Europe/Africa First round; Clay surface
Defeat 4 II Singles Moldova Moldova Andrei Gorban 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 1–6
Defeat 5 V Singles (dead rubber) Radu Albot 3–6, 2–6

* Monaco chose to play in Hungary

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lukacs ITF bio". Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Nemzeti Sport - "Tenisz: Lukács Dénes Újvidéken játssza idei harmadik döntőjét" 2011. 08. 21.
  3. ^ "Dénes Lukács". Davis Cup. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Baylor University profile". Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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