Hungarian Tennis Championships

This article is about the historical tournament. For the ATP event, see Budapest Challenger.

The Hungarian Tennis Championships also known as the Hungarian National Championships or the Hungarian Closed Championships is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is currently part of the official Tennis Calendar of Hungary of the Hungarian Tennis Association and is a gentlemen's and ladies' event.

Hungarian Tennis Championships
Tournament information
Founded	1894
Location	Hungary
Surface	Clay
Draw	32S/16D
Prize money	US$10,000

History

It is the fourth oldest tennis tournament of the world, which is held annually since its establishment. The first championships entitled as the Hungary's Lawn Tennis Championships were arranged on June 16, 1894, in Balatonfüred by the Stefánia Yacht Club.^[1] It was a coeducated tournament thus the first "men"'s singles trophy was awarded to Austrian countess Paulina von Pálffy.^[2] The next year the women's roster was distinguished and the men's, women's doubles and in 1909 the mixed doubles were added.^[3] In 1899 the tournament moved to Budapest and was organized by the Budapest Lawn Tennis Club.^[4] In 1903 the first unofficial international competition was held and subsequently became a standalone championship.^[5] In 1907 the Hungarian Lawn Tennis Association was formed as a subsidiary of the Hungarian Athletics Club thus the latter's name was included as the Annual HAC Tennis Championships (later the governing body was shortened to Hungarian Tennis Association).^[4] The hard court came into use when the National Indoors Championships were distinguished in 1927 (fedett pályás ob).^[6] The same year red clay was introduced as a new surface beside the already existing grass courts.^[6] Traditionally the winner of the outdoors championships is considered the Hungarian (National) champion. In the beginning the tournament accepted foreign entries but after 1924 the Hungarian International Championships served as a diverse event while only Hungarian players could possibly go for the national title.^[7] After World War II the international branch went defunct and only the nationals were held. Thus this tournament did and does not qualify as an open on ATP standards and no points are awarded for the results. The location of the event is determined each year, which allows several clubs and cities to host it outside the capital Budapest including Pécs,^[8] Szeged^[9] and Hódmezővásárhely.^[10] The date also varies to fit the schedule of other events but to be suitable for open air playing thus it takes place between May and end of September.

Finals

Margitsziget Lawn Tennis Club, frequent host of the event in the early years

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

National Championships
Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1894	Paulina von Pálffy[a]	Károly Demény	6-4, 11-9[1]
1895	Károly Demény		[11]
1896	Tibor Dániel		[4]
1897	Tibor Dániel		[4]
1898	Tibor Dániel	Imre Szentgyörgyi	[4]
1899	Arthur Yolland		[2]
1900	Arthur Yolland		[2]
1901	Ödön Schmid	[b]	[12]
1902	Pál Segner	Ödön Schmid	[12]
1903	Pál Segner	Ödön Schmid	[5]
1904	Ede Tóth		[5]
1905	Pál Segner		[13]
1906	Pál Segner		[14]
1907	Jenő Zsigmondy	Dezső Lauber	[4]
1908	Ede Tóth	Pál Segner	[15]
1909	Pál Segner		[13]
1910	Jenő Zsigmondy		[13]
1911	Jenő Zsigmondy		[4]
1912	Béla Von Kehrling		[16]
1913	Béla Von Kehrling	Jenő Zsigmondy	3–6, 6–4, 6–1[17]
1914	Béla Von Kehrling	Jenő Zsigmondy	8–6, 6–2, 6–2[18]
1915–1919	Not Held[c]
1920	Béla Von Kehrling
1921	Béla Von Kehrling		[19]
1922	Béla Von Kehrling		[13]
1923	Béla Von Kehrling		[20]
1924	Béla Von Kehrling		[4]
1925	Béla Von Kehrling		[4]
1926	Béla Von Kehrling		[4]
1927	Béla Von Kehrling		[4]
1928	Béla Von Kehrling		[21]
1929[f]	Béla Von Kehrling	Roderich Menzel	7–5, 4–6, 6–3 ret.[22]
1930	Béla Von Kehrling	Pál Aschner	6–1, 6–2, w/o[23]
1931	Béla Von Kehrling	Lehel Bánó	6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1[24]
1932	Béla Von Kehrling
1933	Emil Gabrovitz	Kálmán Kiss	6–3, 6–3, 7–5 [25]
1934	Emil Gabrovitz		[26]
1935	Ottó Szigeti	Emil Gabrovitz	6–4, 9–7, 6–0[26]
1936	Ottó Szigeti	Zsigmond Balázs	6–4, 6–3, 6–3[27]
1937	Emil Gábori	György Dallos	[28]
1938	Ottó Szigeti	Emil Gábori	3–6, 9–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3[29]
1939	József Asbóth
1940	József Asbóth		[30]
1941	Not Held [31]
1942	József Asbóth	Ottó Szigeti	6–0, 6–1. 6–3[32]
1943	József Asbóth	Ottó Szigeti	2–6, 8–6, 5–7, 1–6[33]
1944	József Asbóth	Ottó Szigeti	6–3, 6–0, 6–4[34]
1945	József Asbóth	Ottó Szigeti	6–2, 6–1, 6–1[35]
1946	József Asbóth	Ottó Szigeti	6–0, 6–2, 3–6, 6–0[36]
1947	Ottó Szigeti		[13]
1948	András Ádám-Stolpa		[13]
1949	József Asbóth		[37]
1950	József Asbóth		[37]
1951	Zoltán Katona		[13]
1952	József Asbóth		[37]
1953	József Asbóth		[37]
1954	István Gulyás		[38]
1955	József Asbóth		[13]
1956	József Asbóth		[13]
1957	István Gulyás		[30]
1958	István Gulyás		[30]
1959	István Gulyás		[30]
1960	István Gulyás		[30]
1961	István Gulyás		[30]
1962	István Gulyás		[30]
1963	István Gulyás		[30]
1964	István Gulyás		[30]
1965	István Gulyás		[30]
1966	István Gulyás		[30]
1967	István Gulyás		[30]
1968	István Gulyás	Szabolcs Baranyi	5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3[39]
1969	Szabolcs Baranyi	István Gulyás	[30]
1970	István Gulyás		[13]
1971	István Gulyás		[13]
1972	Szabolcs Baranyi		[13]
1973	Balázs Taróczy		[30]
1974	Balázs Taróczy		[30]
1975	Balázs Taróczy		[30]
1976	Balázs Taróczy		[30]
1977	János Benyik		[13]
1978	Balázs Taróczy		[37]
1979	Balázs Taróczy		[37]
1980	János Benyik		[13]
1981	Róbert Machán		[40]
1982	Géza Varga		[13]
1983	Sándor Kiss		[13]
1984	Sándor Kiss		[13]
1985	Ferenc Zentai		[13]
1986	László Markovits		[41]
1987	András Lányi		[42]
1988	Sándor Noszály		[43]
1989	Sándor Noszály	László Markovits	6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–2[44]
1990	László Markovits	József Krocskó	6–3, 1–6, 7–6, 6–3[41]
1991	Sándor Noszály		[43]
1992	József Krocskó		[13]
1993	József Krocskó		[13]
1994	Viktor Nagy		[37]
1995	Zoltán Nagy		[45]
1996	Levente Barátosi		[13]
1997	Iván Lukács		[37]
1998	Attila Sávolt		[46]
1999	Attila Sávolt	Gergely Kisgyörgy	6–2, 6–4[9]
2000	Zoltán Nagy	Balázs Veress	7–6, 3–6, 6–2[45]
2001	Kornél Bardóczky	Gergely Kisgyörgy	6–4, 4–6, 6–3[47]
2002	Kornél Bardóczky	Zoltán Nagy	6–1, 3–6, 6–0[48]
2003	Sándor Noszály (WC)	Gábor Jaross	7–6, 4–6, 6–2[49]
2004	György Balázs	Sebő Kiss	[50][51]
2005	Norbert Pákai	Tamás Krafcsik	6–1, 6–0[50]
2006	Kornél Bardóczky		[43]
2007	Ádám Kellner	Dénes Lukács	5–7, 6–3, 6–2[10]
2008	Attila Balázs	Sebő Kiss	[30]
2009	Attila Balázs	György Balázs	[30]
2010	Attila Balázs	György Balázs	7–6, 6–1[8]
2011	Attila Balázs	Péter Nagy	6–3, 6–0, 6–4[52]
2012	Attila Balázs	Kornél Bardóczky	6–3, 6–3, 6–4[53]
2013	Attila Balázs	Viktor Filipenkó	7–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–2[54]
2014	Péter Nagy	Attila Balázs	6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3[55]
2015	Péter Nagy	Csongor Tóth	6–1, 6–1, 6–1[56]
2016	Attila Balázs	Máté Valkusz	7–6(4), 6–2, 6–2[57]
2017	Zsombor Piros	Máté Valkusz	6–2, 7–6(5), 5–7, 6–2[58]
2018	Máté Valkusz	Péter Nagy	6–3, 6–1[59]
2019	Fábián Marozsán	Péter Makk	7–6(5), 6–4[60]

Men's doubles

Doubles Championships
Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1909	Pál Segner / Jenő Zsigmondy		[61]
1910	Pál Segner / Jenő Zsigmondy		[61]
1911	Pál Segner / Jenő Zsigmondy		[61]
1912	Pál Segner / Jenő Zsigmondy		[61]
1913	Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Zsigmondy	Ödön Schmid Leó von Baráth	6–3, 3–6, 6–3 [17]
1914	Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen		[61]
1920	Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen		[61]
1921	Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen		[61]
1922	Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen		[61]
1923	Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen		[61]
1924	František Soyka / Ernst Gottlieb		[61]
1925	Sergei Rodzianko / Kurt Bergmann		[61]
1926	Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri		[61]
1927	Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri		[61]
1928	Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri		[61]
1929	Friedrich Rohrer / Roderich Menzel		[61]
1930	Béla von Kehrling / Emil Gabrovitz		[61]
1931	Imre Zichy / Emil Gabrowitz		[61]
1932	Imre Zichy / Béla von Kehrling		[61]
1933	Béla von Kehrling / György Drjetomszky		[61]
1934	Imre Zichy / György Drjetomszky		[61]
1935	Emil Ferenczy / Tibor Friedrich		[61]
1936	Ottó Szigeti / Béla Pető		[61]
1937	Emil Gabrowitz / György Drjetomszky		[61]
1938	Ottó Szigeti / Kálmán Aschner		[61]
1939	József Asbóth / Mihály Csikós		[61]
1940	József Asbóth / Lehel Bánó		[61]
1942	József Asbóth / Sándor Mayer		[61]
1943	József Asbóth / Sándor Mayer		[61]
1944	András Ádám-Stolpa / Kálmán Fehér		[61]
1945	Ottó Szigeti / Emil Gabrowitz		[61]
1946	József Asbóth / Ottó Szigeti		[61]
1947	Tibor Tornyai / Kálmán Fehér		[61]
1948	András Ádám-Stolpa / Kálmán Fehér		[61]
1949	József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér		[61]
1950	András Ádám-Stolpa / Zoltán Katona		[61]
1951	András Ádám-Stolpa / Frigyes Bujtor		[61]
1952	József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér		[61]
1953	József Asbóth / András Ádám-Stolpa		[61]
1954	József Asbóth / György Birkás		[61]
1955	István Sikorszky / Kálmán Fehér		[61]
1956	József Asbóth / Antal Jancsó		[61]
1957	István Gulyás / Zoltán Katona		[61]
1958	István Gulyás / Zoltán Katona		[61]
1959	István Gulyás / Zoltán Katona		[61]
1960	András Szikszay / Ferenc Zentai		[61]
1961	András Ádám-Stolpa / Zoltán Katona		[61]
1962	István Gulyás / András Szikszay		[61]
1963	István Gulyás / András Szikszay		[61]
1964	István Gulyás / András Szikszay		[61]
1965	István Gulyás / András Szikszay		[61]
1966	István Gulyás / András Szikszay		[61]
1967	István Gulyás / András Szikszay		[61]

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• 
  two times champion Roderich Menzel
• 
  two times champion Ede Tóth
• 
  16 times champion Béla von Kehrling
• 
  (from left) International finalists Ignacy Tłoczyński and Kho Sin-Kie
• 
  Seven-times champion Attila Balázs

Statistics

Hungarian Champions^[62]

16 times champion	Béla von Kehrling
15 times champion	István Gulyás
13 times champions	József Asbóth
7 times champion	Attila Balázs
6 times champion	Balázs Taróczy
5 times champion	Pál Segner
4 times champions	Sándor Noszály, Ottó SZigeti
3 times champions	Jenő Zsigmondi, Tibor Dániel, Kornél Bardóczky, Emil Gabrowitz (-Gábori)
2 times champions	Arthur Yolland, János Benyik, Sándor Kiss, József Krocskó, László Markovits, Zoltán Nagy, Péter Nagy, Attila Sávolt, Ede Tóth
1-time champions	Paulina Pálffy, András Ádám-Stolpa, György Balázs, Szabolcs Baranyi, Levente Barátosi, Károly Demény, Zoltán Katona Ádám Kellner, András Lányi, Iván Lukács, Róbert Machán, Viktor Nagy, Norbert Pákai, Ödön Schmid, Géza Varga, Ferenc Zentai jr., Zsombor Piros

• Eternal Champions (honorary title): Béla von Kehrling, József Asbóth, István Gulyás
• Longest winning streaks: Béla von Kehrling (1912–1914 and 1920–1932, 16yrs^c ), István Gulyás (1957–1968, 12yrs)
• Triple consecutive title holders:Tibor Daniel (1896–1898), Béla von Kehrling (1912–1914), József Asbóth (1939–40,1942), István Gulyás (1957–1959), Balázs Taróczy (1973–1975), Attila Balázs (2008–2013) ^[30]

See also

• Budapest International Championships (1903–1975) open international tournament.
• Hungarian International Championships (1903–1975) open international tournament.
• Hungary Davis Cup team

Notes

• ^a The tournament was won by Countess Paulina von Pálffy since the first tournament was coeducated.^[2]
• ^b subsequent governor of Hungary Miklós Horthy also participated in the event^[4]
• ^c The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I.^[2]
• ^d The tournament was not held in 1941 because of lack of tennis balls.^[2]
• ^e Note that Emil Gabrovitz and Emil Gábori is the same person. He won 3 singles titles altogether under the two different names.^[63]

• ^f Merged with the international championship. The winner is considered the national champion.