Ottó Szigeti Explained

Ottó Szigeti
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Birth Date:22 December 1911
Birth Place:Csobánka
Death Place:Budapest
Retired:1948
Plays:Left-handed
Singlesrecord:36–27
Frenchopenresult:SF (1939)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1939)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (1938)[1]
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (1938, 1939)

Ottó Szigeti (in Hungarian ˈsiɡɛti ˈottoː/; 22 December 1911  - 5 April 1976) was a Hungarian tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s.

Tennis career

Szigeti played under the name Ottó Schmidt as a professional.[2]

As an amateur, he reached the semifinals of the French Open (losing to Bobby Riggs) and the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1939. In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals of the 1938 Wimbledon men's doubles.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/2c689e8d-a726-412d-a31e-d09e231485c9/index.html Wimbledon Results Archive
  2. News: 1935-09-07 . Tennis . French . 5 . . "The new champion of Hungary Szigeti, who played under the name Otto Schmidt as a professional.".