Balázs Taróczy

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.
Balázs Taróczy
Taróczy, 1981 in Hilversum
Country (sports) Hungary
ResidenceBudapest
Born (1954-05-09) 9 May 1954
Budapest
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1972
Retired1990
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,437,443
Singles
Career record388–231 (62.7% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 12 (5 April 1982)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1973, 1979)
French OpenQF (1976, 1981)
Wimbledon4R (1980)
US Open3R (1974, 1975)
Other tournaments
WCT Finals1R (1983)
Doubles
Career record390–236
Career titles25
Highest rankingNo. 3 (15 July 1985)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1973, 1979, 1990)
French OpenW (1981)
WimbledonW (1985)
US OpenSF (1984)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
1973 MoscowSingles
1973 MoscowDoubles
1977 SofiaSingles

Tennis career

Taróczy was six times a Hungarian national champion.

One of the game's premier doubles players, Balazs and partner Heinz Günthardt won the 1985 Wimbledon doubles title. Though never especially proficient on the grass, the duo defeated Pat Cash/John Fitzgerald in four sets.

He became the Hungarian No. 1 player in 1973 and was a member of the Hungary Davis Cup team from 1973 to 1985.

Despite playing part-time, still managed to finish top 50 in the doubles world rankings at No. 45 in 1989[1]

From September 1989 to the end of 1990, he was the coach of Goran Ivanišević.

Career finals

Singles: 20 (13 wins, 7 losses)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Grand Prix Masters (0)
Grand Prix Super Series (0)
Grand Prix Regular Series (13)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0)
Clay (13)
Grass (0)
Carpet (0)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1974 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Onny Parun 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Win 2. 1976 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Ricardo Cano 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
Loss 1. 1977 Båstad, Sweden Clay Corrado Barazzutti 6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win 3. 1978 Hilversum, Netherlands (2) Clay Tom Okker 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Win 4. 1978 Barcelona, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 2. 1978 Vienna, Austria Hard Stan Smith 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 3–6
Win 5. 1979 Brussels, Belgium Clay Ivan Lendl 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 3. 1979 Båstad, Sweden Clay Björn Borg 1–6, 5–7
Win 6. 1979 Hilversum, Netherlands (3) Clay Tomáš Šmíd 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 4. 1980 Brussels, Belgium Clay Peter McNamara 6–7, 3–6, 0–6
Win 7. 1980 Båstad, Sweden Clay Tony Giammalva 6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Win 8. 1980 Hilversum, Netherlands (4) Clay Haroon Ismail 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Win 9. 1980 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Adriano Panatta 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5. 1981 Bournemouth, UK Clay Víctor Pecci 3–6, 4–6
Win 10. 1981 Hilversum, Netherlands (5) Clay Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Win 11. 1981 Tokyo, Japan Clay Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 12. 1982 Nice, France Clay Yannick Noah 6–2, 3–6, 13–11
Win 13. 1982 Hilversum, Netherlands (6) Clay Buster Mottram 7–6, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 6. 1983 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Tomáš Šmíd 4–6, 4–6
Loss 7. 1984 Indianapolis, US Clay Andrés Gómez 0–6, 6–7

Doubles: 59 (26 wins, 33 losses)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1973 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Róbert Machán Jan Kodeš
Vladimir Zednik		 3–6, 6–7
Loss 2. 1974 Florence, Italy Clay Róbert Machán Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta		 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 3. 1974 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay František Pala Iván Molina
Jairo Velasco		 6–2, 6–7, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4. 1975 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) José Higueras Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 5. 1976 Florence, Italy Clay Péter Szőke Colin Dibley
Carlos Kirmayr		 7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 6. 1976 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Wojtek Fibak Ricardo Cano
Belus Prajoux		 4–6, 3–6
Win 1. 1977 Munich, Germany Clay František Pala Nikola Špear
John Whitlinger		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 7. 1978 Båstad, Sweden Clay Péter Szőke Bob Carmichael
Mark Edmondson		 5–7, 4–6
Win 2. 1978 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Tom Okker Bob Carmichael
Mark Edmondson		 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Win 3. 1978 Boston, US Clay Víctor Pecci Heinz Günthardt
Van Winitsky		 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 4. 1978 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Víctor Pecci Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 8. 1979 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Víctor Pecci Ilie Năstase
Raúl Ramírez		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 9. 1979 Brussels, Belgium Clay Carlos Kirmayr Billy Martin
Peter McNamara		 7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win 5. 1979 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Tom Okker Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–1, 6–3
Loss 10. 1980 Rome, Italy Clay Eliot Teltscher Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick		 6–7, 6–7
Win 6. 1980 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Tom Okker Tony Giammalva
Buster Mottram		 7–5, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 11. 1980 Palermo, Italy Clay Víctor Pecci Gianni Ocleppo
Ricardo Ycaza		 2–6, 2–6
Win 7. 1980 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Željko Franulović Heinz Günthardt
Markus Günthardt		 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 12. 1980 Madrid, Spain Clay Jan Kodeš Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez		 6–3, 3–6, 8–10
Loss 13. 1980 Barcelona, Spain Clay Pavel Složil Steve Denton
Ivan Lendl		 2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win 8. 1980 Bologna Indoor, Italy Carpet (i) Butch Walts Steve Denton
Paul McNamee		 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win 9. 1981 Cairo, Egypt Clay Ismail El Shafei Paolo Bertolucci
Gianni Ocleppo		 6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Win 10. 1981 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–3, 6–3
Win 11. 1981 French Open, Paris Clay Heinz Günthardt Terry Moor
Eliot Teltscher		 6–2, 7–6, 6–3
Win 12. 1981 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Heinz Günthardt Raymond Moore
Andrew Pattison		 6–0, 6–2
Win 13. 1981 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 14. 1981 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Heinz Günthardt Larry Stefanki
Robert Van't Hof		 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 14. 1981 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Heinz Günthardt Victor Amaya
Hank Pfister		 4–6, 2–6
Loss 15. 1981 Bologna Indoor, Italy Carpet (i) Tomáš Šmíd Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Henri Leconte		 6–7, 4–6
Win 15. 1982 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet (i) Heinz Günthardt Kevin Curren
Steve Denton		 6–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Loss 16. 1982 Mexico City WCT, Mexico City Carpet (i) Tomáš Šmíd Sherwood Stewart
Ferdi Taygan		 4–6, 5–7
Loss 17. 1982 Delray Beach WCT, U.S. Clay Tomáš Šmíd Mel Purcell
Eliot Teltscher		 4–6, 6–7
Loss 18. 1982 Nice, France Clay Paul McNamee Henri Leconte
Yannick Noah		 7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 19. 1982 Madrid, Spain Clay Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd		 1–6, 6–3, 7–9
Win 16. 1982 Rome, Italy Clay Heinz Günthardt Wojtek Fibak
John Fitzgerald		 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 20. 1982 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Heinz Günthardt Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd		 6–7, 4–6
Win 17. 1983 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet (i) Heinz Günthardt Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 6–3, 7–5, 7–6
Win 18. 1983 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Heinz Günthardt Hans Simonsson
Mats Wilander		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 21. 1983 Munich WCT, Germany Carpet (i) Heinz Günthardt Kevin Curren
Steve Denton		 5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Win 19. 1983 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Heinz Günthardt Henri Leconte
Yannick Noah		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 22. 1983 Bournemouth, England Clay Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd
Sherwood Stewart		 6–7, 5–7
Win 20. 1983 Hamburg, Germany Clay Heinz Günthardt Mark Edmondson
Brian Gottfried		 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Win 21. 1983 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Heinz Günthardt Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd		 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 23. 1984 Hamburg, Germany Clay Heinz Günthardt Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 24. 1984 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Heinz Günthardt Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 6–7, 5–7
Loss 25. 1984 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Sandy Mayer Francisco González
Matt Mitchell		 6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 26. 1984 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Heinz Günthardt Wojtek Fibak
Sandy Mayer		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 27. 1985 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet (i) Heinz Günthardt Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 0–6
Win 22. 1985 La Quinta, United States Hard Heinz Günthardt Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss 28. 1985 Hamburg, Germany Clay Heinz Günthardt Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez		 6–1, 6–7, 4–6
Win 23. 1985 Wimbledon, London Grass Heinz Günthardt Pat Cash
John Fitzgerald		 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 29. 1985 Washington, D.C., US Hard David Graham Hans Gildemeister
Víctor Pecci		 3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win 24. 1986 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet (i) Heinz Günthardt Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg		 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 30. 1988 Saint-Vincent, Italy Clay Paolo Canè Alberto Mancini
Christian Miniussi		 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win 25. 1988 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Alex Antonitsch Kevin Curren
Tomáš Šmíd		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 31. 1989 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Heinz Günthardt Jakob Hlasek
John McEnroe		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 32. 1989 Nice, France Clay Heinz Günthardt Ricki Osterthun
Udo Riglewski		 6–7, 7–6, 1–6
Win 26. 1989 Munich, Germany Clay Javier Sánchez Peter Doohan
Laurie Warder		 7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 33. 1990 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Goran Ivanišević Emilio Sánchez
Slobodan Živojinović		 5–7, 3–6

References
  1. Árvay, Sándor (5 January 2009). "Bajnokaink" [Our champions] (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Magyar Tenisz Szövetség [Hungarian Tennis Association]. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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