The Hungarian Tennis Championships also known as the Hungarian National Championships or the Hungarian Closed Championships is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is currently part of the official Tennis Calendar of Hungary of the Hungarian Tennis Association and is a gentlemen's and ladies' event.
History It is the fourth oldest tennis tournament of the world, which is held annually since its establishment. The first championships entitled as the Hungary's Lawn Tennis Championships were arranged on June 16, 1894, in Balatonfüred by the Stefánia Yacht Club. It was a coeducated tournament thus the first "men"'s singles trophy was awarded to Austrian countess Paulina von Pálffy. The next year the women's roster was distinguished and the men's, women's doubles and in 1909 the mixed doubles were added. In 1899 the tournament moved to Budapest and was organized by the Budapest Lawn Tennis Club. In 1903 the first unofficial international competition was held and subsequently became a standalone championship. In 1907 the Hungarian Lawn Tennis Association was formed as a subsidiary of the Hungarian Athletics Club thus the latter's name was included as the Annual HAC Tennis Championships (later the governing body was shortened to Hungarian Tennis Association). The hard court came into use when the National Indoors Championships were distinguished in 1927 (fedett pályás ob). The same year red clay was introduced as a new surface beside the already existing grass courts. Traditionally the winner of the outdoors championships is considered the Hungarian (National) champion. In the beginning the tournament accepted foreign entries but after 1924 the Hungarian International Championships served as a diverse event while only Hungarian players could possibly go for the national title. After World War II the international branch went defunct and only the nationals were held. Thus this tournament did and does not qualify as an open on ATP standards and no points are awarded for the results. The location of the event is determined each year, which allows several clubs and cities to host it outside the capital Budapest including Pécs, Szeged and Hódmezővásárhely. The date also varies to fit the schedule of other events but to be suitable for open air playing thus it takes place between May and end of September.
Finals
Men's singles (Incomplete roll) National ChampionshipsYearChampionRunner-upScore 1894 Paulina von Pálffy Károly Demény 6-4, 11-9Hungarian Tennis Association; Fallabda – Tenisz Magazin (in Hungarian); Traco Press, August 8, 1994) 1895 Károly Demény 1896 Tibor Dániel 1897 Tibor Dániel 1898 Tibor Dániel Imre Szentgyörgyi 1899 Arthur Yolland 1900 Arthur Yolland 1901 Ödön Schmid 1902 Pál Segner Ödön Schmid 1903 Pál Segner Ödön Schmid 1904 Ede Tóth 1905 Pál Segner 1906 Pál Segner 1907 Jenő Zsigmondy Dezső Lauber 1908 Ede Tóth Pál Segner 1909 Pál Segner 1910 Jenő Zsigmondy 1911 Jenő Zsigmondy 1912 Béla Von Kehrling 1913 Béla Von Kehrling Jenő Zsigmondy 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 1914 Béla Von Kehrling Jenő Zsigmondy 8–6, 6–2, 6–21915–1919 Not Held 1920 Béla Von Kehrling 1921 Béla Von Kehrling 1922 Béla Von Kehrling 1923 Béla Von Kehrling 1924 Béla Von Kehrling 1925 Béla Von Kehrling 1926 Béla Von Kehrling 1927 Béla Von Kehrling 1928 Béla Von Kehrling name="tennis&golf30"> 1929 Béla Von Kehrling Roderich Menzel 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 ret. 1930 Béla Von Kehrling Pál Aschner 6–1, 6–2, w/o 1931 Béla Von Kehrling Lehel Bánó 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 1932 Béla Von Kehrling 1933 Emil Gabrovitz Kálmán Kiss 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 1934 Emil Gabrovitz 1935 Ottó Szigeti Emil Gabrovitz 6–4, 9–7, 6–0 1936 Ottó Szigeti Zsigmond Balázs 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 1937 Emil Gábori György Dallos 1938 Ottó Szigeti Emil Gábori 3–6, 9–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 1939 József Asbóth 1940 József Asbóth 1941 Not Held 1942 József Asbóth Ottó Szigeti 6–0, 6–1. 6–3 1943 József Asbóth Ottó Szigeti2–6, 8–6, 5–7, 1–6 1944 József Asbóth Ottó Szigeti 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 1945 József Asbóth Ottó Szigeti 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 1946 József Asbóth Ottó Szigeti 6–0, 6–2, 3–6, 6–0 1947 Ottó Szigeti 1948 András Ádám-Stolpa 1949 József Asbóth 1950 József Asbóth 1951 Zoltán Katona 1952 József Asbóth 1953 József Asbóth 1954 István Gulyás 1955 József Asbóth 1956 József Asbóth 1957 István Gulyás 1958 István Gulyás 1959 István Gulyás 1960 István Gulyás 1961 István Gulyás 1962 István Gulyás 1963 István Gulyás 1964 István Gulyás 1965 István Gulyás 1966 István Gulyás 1967 István Gulyás 1968 István Gulyás Szabolcs Baranyi 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 1969 Szabolcs Baranyi István Gulyás 1970 István Gulyás 1971 István Gulyás 1972 Szabolcs Baranyi 1973 Balázs Taróczy 1974 Balázs Taróczy 1975 Balázs Taróczy 1976 Balázs Taróczy 1977 János Benyik 1978 Balázs Taróczy 1979 Balázs Taróczy 1980 János Benyik 1981 Róbert Machán 1982 Géza Varga 1983 Sándor Kiss 1984 Sándor Kiss 1985 Ferenc Zentai 1986 László Markovits 1987 András Lányi 1988 Sándor Noszály 1989 Sándor Noszály László Markovits6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–2 1990 László Markovits József Krocskó6–3, 1–6, 7–6, 6–3 1991 Sándor Noszály 1992 József Krocskó 1993 József Krocskó 1994 Viktor Nagy 1995 Zoltán Nagy 1996 Levente Barátosi 1997 Iván Lukács 1998 Attila Sávolt 1999 Attila Sávolt Gergely Kisgyörgy 6–2, 6–4 2000 Zoltán Nagy Balázs Veress7–6, 3–6, 6–2 2001 Kornél Bardóczky Gergely Kisgyörgy6–4, 4–6, 6–3 2002 Kornél Bardóczky Zoltán Nagy6–1, 3–6, 6–0 2003 Sándor Noszály (WC) Gábor Jaross7–6, 4–6, 6–2 2004 György Balázs Sebő Kiss 2005 Norbert Pákai Tamás Krafcsik6–1, 6–0 2006 Kornél Bardóczky 2007 Ádám Kellner Dénes Lukács 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 2008 Attila Balázs Sebő Kiss 2009 Attila Balázs György Balázs 2010 Attila Balázs György Balázs7–6, 6–1 2011 Attila Balázs Péter Nagy6–3, 6–0, 6–4 2012 Attila Balázs Kornél Bardóczky6–3, 6–3, 6–4 2013 Attila Balázs Viktor Filipenkó7–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 2014 Péter Nagy Attila Balázs6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 2015 Péter Nagy Csongor Tóth6–1, 6–1, 6–1 2016 Attila Balázs Máté Valkusz7–6(4), 6–2, 6–2 2017 Zsombor Piros Máté Valkusz6–2, 7–6(5), 5–7, 6–2 2018 Máté Valkusz Péter Nagy6–3, 6–1 2019 Fábián Marozsán Péter Makk7–6(5), 6–4
Men's doubles Doubles ChampionshipsYearChampionRunner-upScore 1909 Pál Segner / Jenő Zsigmondy 1910 Pál Segner / Jenő Zsigmondy 1911 Pál Segner / Jenő Zsigmondy 1912 Pál Segner / Jenő Zsigmondy 1913 Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Zsigmondy Ödön Schmid Leó von Baráth 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 1914 Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen 1920 Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen 1921 Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen 1922 Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen 1923 Béla von Kehrling / Aurél von Kelemen 1924 František Soyka / Ernst Gottlieb 1925 Sergei Rodzianko / Kurt Bergmann 1926 Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri 1927 Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri 1928 Béla von Kehrling / Jenő Péteri 1929 Friedrich Rohrer / Roderich Menzel 1930 Béla von Kehrling / Emil Gabrovitz 1931 Imre Zichy / Emil Gabrowitz 1932 Imre Zichy / Béla von Kehrling 1933 Béla von Kehrling / György Drjetomszky 1934 Imre Zichy / György Drjetomszky 1935 Emil Ferenczy / Tibor Friedrich 1936 Ottó Szigeti / Béla Pető 1937 Emil Gabrowitz / György Drjetomszky 1938 Ottó Szigeti / Kálmán Aschner 1939 József Asbóth / Mihály Csikós 1940 József Asbóth / Lehel Bánó 1942 József Asbóth / Sándor Mayer 1943 József Asbóth / Sándor Mayer 1944 András Ádám-Stolpa / Kálmán Fehér 1945 Ottó Szigeti / Emil Gabrowitz 1946 József Asbóth / Ottó Szigeti 1947 Tibor Tornyai / Kálmán Fehér 1948 András Ádám-Stolpa / Kálmán Fehér 1949 József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér 1950 András Ádám-Stolpa / Zoltán Katona 1951 András Ádám-Stolpa / Frigyes Bujtor 1952 József Asbóth / Kálmán Fehér 1953 József Asbóth / András Ádám-Stolpa 1954 József Asbóth / György Birkás 1955 István Sikorszky / Kálmán Fehér 1956 József Asbóth / Antal Jancsó 1957 István Gulyás / Zoltán Katona 1958 István Gulyás / Zoltán Katona 1959 István Gulyás / Zoltán Katona 1960 András Szikszay / Ferenc Zentai 1961 András Ádám-Stolpa / Zoltán Katona 1962 István Gulyás / András Szikszay 1963 István Gulyás / András Szikszay 1964 István Gulyás / András Szikszay 1965 István Gulyás / András Szikszay 1966 István Gulyás / András Szikszay 1967 István Gulyás / András Szikszay
Statistics Hungarian Champions 16 times champion Béla von Kehrling15 times champion István Gulyás13 times champions József Asbóth7 times champion Attila Balázs6 times champion Balázs Taróczy5 times champion Pál Segner4 times champions Sándor Noszály, Ottó SZigeti3 times champions Jenő Zsigmondi, Tibor Dániel, Kornél Bardóczky, Emil Gabrowitz (-Gábori)2 times champions Arthur Yolland, János Benyik, Sándor Kiss, József Krocskó, László Markovits, Zoltán Nagy, Péter Nagy, Attila Sávolt, Ede Tóth1-time champions Paulina Pálffy, András Ádám-Stolpa, György Balázs, Szabolcs Baranyi, Levente Barátosi, Károly Demény, Zoltán Katona Ádám Kellner, András Lányi, Iván Lukács, Róbert Machán, Viktor Nagy, Norbert Pákai, Ödön Schmid, Géza Varga, Ferenc Zentai jr., Zsombor Piros
Eternal Champions (honorary title): Béla von Kehrling, József Asbóth, István Gulyás Longest winning streaks: Béla von Kehrling (1912–1914 and 1920–1932, 16yrs), István Gulyás (1957–1968, 12yrs) Triple consecutive title holders:Tibor Daniel (1896–1898), Béla von Kehrling (1912–1914), József Asbóth (1939–40,1942), István Gulyás (1957–1959), Balázs Taróczy (1973–1975), Attila Balázs (2008–2013)
See also Budapest International Championships (1903–1975) open international tournament. Hungarian International Championships (1903–1975) open international tournament. Hungary Davis Cup team
Notes
The tournament was won by Countess Paulina von Pálffy since the first tournament was coeducated. subsequent governor of Hungary Miklós Horthy also participated in the event The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I. The tournament was not held in 1941 because of lack of tennis balls. Note that Emil Gabrovitz and Emil Gábori is the same person. He won 3 singles titles altogether under the two different names.
Merged with the international championship. The winner is considered the national champion.
References
External links Hungarian Tennis Association