Péter Szőke Explained

Péter Szőke
Birth Date:1947 8, df=y
Plays:Left-handed
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 47 (23 August 1973)
Australianopenresult:1R (1973)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1970)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1967, 1971, 1972, 1974)
Doublestitles:0
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1970, 1971, 1972)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1971, 1972)
Mixed:yes
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (1971)

Péter Szőke (8 August 1947 – 28 July 2022)[1] was a Hungarian tennis player. He did not win any top-level titles during his professional career, finishing runner-up once in singles and four times in doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 47 in August 1973.

Szőke participated in 27 Davis Cup ties for Hungary from 1967 and 1983, posting a 9–15 record in singles and a 17–6 record in doubles.

ATP tour finals

Doubles (4 runner-ups)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11973Calgary, CanadaIndoor Szabolcs Baranyi Mike Estep
Ilie Năstase
7–6, 5–7, 3–6
Loss0–21976Florence, ItalyClay Balázs Taróczy Colin Dibley
Carlos Kirmayr
7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Loss0–31978Båstad, SwedenClay Balázs Taróczy Bob Carmichael
Mark Edmondson
5–7, 4–6
Loss0–41979Linz, AustriaHard (i) Szabolcs Baranyi Patrice Dominguez
Gilles Moretton
1–6, 4–6

Notes and References

  1. https://index.hu/sport/2022/07/29/meghalt-a-magyar-teniszlegenda/ Meghalt a magyar teniszlegenda