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 and a doubles ranking of No. 893 achieved on 18 October 2021.

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.

2023: First Challenger title and ATP win, nearby top 200 He won his first Challenger title defeating Francisco Comesaña at the 2023 Macedonian Open and reached the top 225 in the rankings on 29 May 2023.

He entered the 2023 Moselle Open as lucky loser and defeated ninth seed Daniel Altmaier in the first round, for his first ATP win.

2024: Grand Slam debut, hiatus 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. He lost to Max Purcell in the first round.

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals Singles: 21 (16–5) LegendATP Challenger Tour (1–2)ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (15–3)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (16–5)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Germany F11, Karlsruhe FuturesClay Jan Choinski2-6, 4-6Win1–1Croatia F2, Poreč FuturesClay Dragoș Dima6–0, 6–3Win2–1Hungary F1, Zalaegerszeg FuturesClay Filip Horanský6–1, 6–3Win3–1Hungary F2, ZalaegerszegFuturesClay Kenneth Raisma6–2, 6–1Loss3–2Hungary F4, Gyula FuturesClay Lenny Hampel6–7(4–7), 0–3 ret.Win4–2Portugal F12, Porto FuturesClay Nuno Borges6–3, 6–2Loss4–3Cordenons ItalyChallengerClay Paolo Lorenzi3–6, 6–3, 4–6Win5–3Hungary F7, Székesfehérvár FuturesClay Karim-Mohamed Maamoun3–6, 6–3, 6–3Win6–3M15 Opatija, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Nerman Fatić6–4, 6–1Win7–3M15 Baja, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Juan Manuel Cerúndolo6–4, 4–6, 6–2Win8–3M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Fábián Marozsán6–2, 7-5Loss8–4M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Álvaro López San Martín6–4, 2–6, 4-6Win9–4M25 Kottingbrunn, AustriaWorld Tennis TourClay Francisco Comesaña6–1, 6-2Win10–4M15 Bratislava, SlovakiaWorld Tennis TourClay Fábián Marozsán3–6, 6–1, 5-4 ret.Win11–4M15 Bratislava, SlovakiaWorld Tennis TourClay Danylo Kalenichenko6–0, 6-2Win12-4M25 Budapest, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Pawel Cias6–3, 6-4Win13–4M25 Opatija, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Riccardo Bonadio4–6, 6–4, 6-2Loss13–5Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Zdeněk Kolář3–6, 2–6Win14–5Skopje, North MacedoniaChallengerClay Francisco Comesaña6–3, 6–4Win15–5M15 Nyíregyháza, HungaryWorld Tennis TourClay Pietro Romeo Scomparin6–1, 7–5Win16–5M25 Maribor, SloveniaWorld Tennis TourClay Mirza Bašić6–2, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (3–0) LegendATP Challengers (0–0)ITF World Tennis Tour (3–0)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (3–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0 M15 Antalya TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Fábián Marozsán Vladimir Korolev Ronald Slobodchikov7–5, 6–2Win2–0 M15 Antalya TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Fábián Marozsán David Jordà Sanchis Niklas Schell6–3, 7–5Win3–0 M15 Bratislava SlovakiaWorld Tennis TourClay Zsombor Velcz Andrew Paulson Robin Staněk3–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–7]

Davis Cup

Participations: (3–4)

Group membershipWorld 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 surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (1–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Matches by typeSingles (0–3)Doubles (3–1) indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

Rubber outcomeNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score2–3; 14–16 September 2018; Lurdy Ház, Budapest, Hungary; World Group play-off; clay surfaceDefeat1IISingles Czech RepublicLukáš Rosol1–6, 2–6, 4–6Defeat2IVSinglesJiří Veselý7–6(7–4), 3–6, 2–6, 4–62–3; 4-5 March 2022; Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard surfaceVictory3IIIDoubles (with Fábián Marozsán) AustraliaJohn Peers / Luke Saville6–4, 6–42–3; 3-4 February 2023; Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surfaceVictory4IIIDoubles (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 surfaceVictory5IIIDoubles (with Fábián Marozsán) TurkeyAltuğ Çelikbilek / Cem İlkel6–3, 6–32–3; 2-3 February 2024; Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surfaceDefeat6IIIDoubles (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.

References

External links