Balázs Taróczy
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Balázs Taróczy (Hungarian: Taróczy Balázs; born 9 May 1954) is a retired tennis player from Hungary. The right-hander won 13 singles titles in his career, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in April 1982.
The native form of this personal name is Taróczy Balázs. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Country (sports) | Hungary | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | Budapest | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1954-05-09) 9 May 1954 (age 70) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,437,443 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 391–232 (62.8% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 12 (5 April 1982) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1973, 1979) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (1976, 1981) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1980) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1974, 1975) | ||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
WCT Finals | 1R (1983) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 390–236 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 3 (15 July 1985) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1973, 1979, 1990) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | W (1981) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1985) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | SF (1984) | ||||||||||||||
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