István Gulyás

For the Hungarian handball coach and former player, see István Gulyás (handballer).

The native form of this personal name is Gulyás István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

István Gulyás (Hungarian: Gulyás István; 14 October 1931 – 31 July 2000)^[3][4] was a Hungarian tennis player. He was the second Hungarian man to reach a major singles final, after Jozsef Asboth in 1947.^[5] Gulyás was defeated in the 1966 French Championships final to Tony Roche in three sets, after permitting the match to be delayed by a day for Roche to recover from an ankle injury.^[6][7] He was ranked inside the world's Top 10 on multiple occasions, and Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked Gulyás as the world No. 8 in 1966.^[2] He holds the record for the most Hungarian National Championship titles with 15.^[8][9]

István Gulyás

István Gulyás in 1964
Country (sports)	Hungary
Born	(1931-10-13)13 October 1931 Pécs, Hungary
Died	31 July 2000(2000-07-31) (aged 68) Budapest, Hungary
Turned pro	1968 (amateur from 1954)
Retired	1973
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)[1]
Singles
Career titles	20
Highest ranking	No. 8 (1966, Lance Tingay)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	F (1966)
Wimbledon	3R (1960)
US Open	4R (1963)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1955, 1961, 1963)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1955, 1959)

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (0-1)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1966	French Championships	Clay	Tony Roche	1–6, 4–6, 5–7

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
French Open	1R	A	A	4R	A	3R	2R	3R	3R	3R	2R	F	SF	4R	4R	2R	QF	1R	1R	0 / 15
Wimbledon	2R	A	A	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 17
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	4R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1
Strike rate	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 33