Máté Valkusz Explained

Máté Valkusz
Residence:Budapest, Hungary
Birth Date:1998 8, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Height:1.83m (06feet)
Plays:Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$187,240
Coach:Zoltán Kuhárszky
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 204 (12 June 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 214 (15 January 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2024)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2024)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2022)
Usopenresult:Q1 (2023)
Australianopenjuniorresult:3R (2016)
Frenchopenjuniorresult:3R (2016)
Wimbledonjuniorresult:QF (2016)
Usopenjuniorresult:1R (2015)-->
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 893 (18 October 2021)
Australianopendoublesjuniorresult:SF (2015)
Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult:SF (2015)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:2R (2015)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:2R (2015)-->
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:2–2
Updated:20 January 2024

Máté Valkusz (born 13 August 1998) is a Hungarian professional tennis player.Valkusz has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 204, achieved on 12 June 2023.

Juniors

On the junior tour, Valkusz has a career high combined junior ranking of 1 achieved on 11 January 2016. Valkusz was the winner of the 2015 Yucatán Cup, a Grade 1 event in Mérida and the Canadian Open Junior Championships in Repentigny. He was also a semifinalist at the 2015 Orange Bowl and a finalist at the 2015 Osaka Mayor's Cup. Valkusz was also a semifinalist at the 2015 Australian Open boys' doubles and 2015 French Open boys' doubles events.

Professional career

2018: First Challenger final

He reached his first final at the 2018 Cordenons Challenger.[2]

2023: First Challenger title and ATP win

He won his first Challenger title defeating Francisco Comesaña at the 2023 Macedonian Open.He entered the 2023 Moselle Open as lucky loser and defeated ninth seed Daniel Altmaier in the first round, for his first ATP win.[3]

2024: Grand Slam debut

Ranked No. 214, he qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his Major debut, defeating Wu Tung-lin, Francisco Comesaña, and Andrea Vavassori in the last round of the qualifying competition.[4] He lost to Max Purcell in the first round.[5]

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 19 (14-5)

Legend
ATP Challengers (1–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (13-4)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (14–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1FuturesClay Jan Choinski2-6, 4-6
Win1–1FuturesClay Dragoș Dima6–0, 6–3
Win2–1FuturesClay Filip Horanský6–1, 6–3
Win3–1Hungary F2, ZalaegerszegFuturesClay Kenneth Raisma6–2, 6–1
Loss3–2FuturesClay Lenny Hampel6–7(4–7), 0–3 ret.
Win4–2FuturesClay Nuno Borges6–3, 6–2
Loss4–3Cordenons ItalyChallengerClay Paolo Lorenzi3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win5–3FuturesClay Karim-Mohamed Maamoun3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win6–3M15 Opatija, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Nerman Fatić6–4, 6–1
Win7–3M15 Baja, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Juan Manuel Cerúndolo6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win8–3M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Fábián Marozsán6–2, 7-5
Loss8–4M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Álvaro López San Martín6–4, 2–6, 4-6
Win9–4M25 Kottingbrunn, AustriaWorld Tennis TourClay Francisco Comesaña6–1, 6-2
Win10–4M15 Bratislava, SlovakiaWorld Tennis TourClay Fábián Marozsán3–6, 6–1, 5-4 ret.
Win11–4M15 Bratislava, SlovakiaWorld Tennis TourClay Danylo Kalenichenko6–0, 6-2
Win12-4M25 Budapest, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Pawel Cias6–3, 6-4
Win13–4M25 Opatija, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Riccardo Bonadio4-6, 6–4, 6-2
Loss13–5Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Zdeněk Kolář3–6, 2–6
Win14–5Skopje, North MacedoniaChallengerClay Francisco Comesaña6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (3-0)

Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0M15 Antalya TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Fábián Marozsán Vladimir Korolev
Ronald Slobodchikov
7–5, 6–2
Win2–0M15 Antalya TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Fábián Marozsán David Jordà Sanchis
Niklas Schell
6–3, 7–5
Win3–0M15 Bratislava SlovakiaWorld Tennis TourClay Zsombor Velcz Andrew Paulson
Robin Staněk
3–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–7]

Davis Cup

Participations: (3–4)

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
Qualifying Round (2–2)
WG Play-off (0–2)
Group I (1–0)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–3)
Doubles (3–1)
Rubber outcomeNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score
2–3; 14–16 September 2018; Lurdy Ház, Budapest, Hungary; World Group play-off; clay surface
Defeat1IISingles Czech RepublicLukáš Rosol1–6, 2–6, 4–6
Defeat2IVSinglesJiří Veselý7–6(7–4), 3–6, 2–6, 4–6
2–3; 4-5 March 2022; Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard surface
Victory3IIIDoubles (with Fábián Marozsán) AustraliaJohn Peers / Luke Saville6–4, 6–4
2–3; 3-4 February 2023; Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory4IIIDoubles (with Fábián Marozsán) FranceNicolas Mahut / Arthur Rinderknech6–2, 7–6(7–4)
3–0; 15–16 September 2023; Helikon Teniszcentrum, Keszthely, Hungary; World Group I first round; clay surface
Victory5IIIDoubles (with Fábián Marozsán) TurkeyAltuğ Çelikbilek / Cem İlkel6–3, 6–3
2–3; 2-3 February 2024; Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat6IIIDoubles (with Fábián Marozsán) GermanyKevin Krawietz / Tim Pütz3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Defeat7IVSinglesJan-Lennard Struff3–6, 2–6

Record against other players

Valkusz's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 100, with those who are active in boldface.
ATP Tour, Challenger and Future tournaments' main draw and qualifying matches are considered.

Personal life

His father Tamás Valkusz was a javelin thrower, and his brother Milán Valkusz is a member a Hungarian Music Awards winner pop duo VALMAR.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mate Valkusz . ATP World Tour . 15 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Fabian Marozsan Emerging as Best of Hungarian 'Golden Generation' . 29 August 2023 .
  3. Web site: Abdullah Shelbayh Advances in Metz, Ugo Humbert Defeats Dominic Thiem | ATP Tour | Tennis .
  4. Web site: Melbourne memories drive Mensik to main draw berth. 12 January 2024.
  5. Web site: PURCELL POWERS INTO SECOND ROUND AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024.
  6. Web site: NYERTESEK 2022 - (WINNERS 2022). hu. fonogram.hu . 11 October 2022.