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Zsombor Piros

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Zsombor Piros
Country (sports) Hungary
ResidenceBudapest, Hungary
Born (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 24)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAttila Piros
Prize money$504,674
Singles
Career record9–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 106 (4 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 156 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
French OpenQ3 (2022)
WimbledonQ3 (2022, 2023)
US OpenQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 991 (8 August 2022)
Team competitions
Davis Cup6–5
Last updated on: 15 April 2024.

Zsombor Piros (born 13 October 1999) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. Piros has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 106, achieved on 4 March 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 991, achieved on 8 August 2022. He is currently the No. 3 Hungarian player.[1]

Junior career

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On the junior tour Piros had a career-high ranking of 3 achieved on 4 September 2017. Piros won the 2017 Australian Open boys' singles championships, defeating Israeli Yshai Oliel in the final.

He made headlines at Wimbledon 2017 when he and doubles partner Yibing Wu fell foul of Wimbledon's pants police, and were required to change their underpants from black to white to comply with regulations. Even without their lucky pants they won the subsequent match 6–4 6–1.[2]

Piros won the Hungarian Tennis Championships on 1 October 2017.[3]

Professional career

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2018: First Challenger win, first Top 100 win

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Piros began his year at the Nouméa Challenger, where he came through qualifying to reach the 2nd round, losing to eventual champion Noah Rubin. In the 1st round, he defeated the top seed, Julien Benneteau of France, in three sets, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1, to record his first Challenger win as well as his first win against a Top 100 player.[4][5] Next, he entered the Australian Open singles qualifying, falling to Bjorn Fratangelo of the United States in the 2nd round.[6]

2021: First Challenger final and top 300 debut

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He reached his maiden Challenger final at the 2021 Slovak Open II as a qualifier [7] and moved 58 positions up in the rankings to a new career-high ranking of No. 282 on 15 November 2021.

2022-23: Maiden Challenger title, Top 110 debut

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He made his top 200 debut on 25 April 2022 at World No. 189 in the singles rankings following his second Challenger final at the 2022 Split Open in Croatia.

Following his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 Tampere Open he reached the top 150 at world No. 139 in the rankings on 25 July 2022.[8]

He won his second title at the 2022 Gwangju Open Challenger defeating Emilio Gómez. As a result, he reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 138 on 10 October 2022.[9]

Following his third Challenger title in Split he reached a new career high ranking of No. 134 on 17 April 2023.[10] He won back-to-back titles in Oeiras and reached a new career-high ranking of No. 118 on 24 April 2023.

National representation

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Piros has represented Hungary at Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 6–5,[11] including a five-set victory over top 100 player Jiri Vesely.[12]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2017 Australian Open Hard Israel Yshai Oliel 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2017 French Open Clay Spain Nicola Kuhn United States Vasil Kirkov
United States Danny Thomas
6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 16 (10–6)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–3)
ITF Futures (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (8–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 Hungary F6, Budapest Futures Clay Spain Enrique López-Pérez 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2017 Hungary F7, Kecskemet Futures Clay Sweden Markus Eriksson 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 2018 Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard France Tom Jomby 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Jun 2018 Hungary F5, Budapest Futures Clay Romania Dragos Dima 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–3 Feb 2020 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Carlos Alcaraz 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–3 Jul 2021 M15 Doboj, Bosnia & Herzegovina World Tennis Tour Clay Hungary Péter Fajta 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–3 Aug 2021 M25 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland World Tennis Tour Clay Japan Shintaro Mochizuki 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–3 Sep 2021 M25 Ricany, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Israel Yshai Oliel 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Nov 2021 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) Netherlands Tallon Griekspoor 3–6, 2–6
Loss 5–5 Apr 2022 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Australia Christopher O'Connell 3–6, 0–2 ret.
Win 6–5 Jul 2022 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay France Harold Mayot 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Win 7–5 Oct 2022 Gwangju, South Korea Challenger Hard Ecuador Emilio Gómez 6–2, 6–4
Win 8–5 Apr 2023 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Slovakia Norbert Gombos 7–6(7–2), 7–6(11–9)
Win 9–5 Apr 2023 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 6–3, 6–4
Win 10–5 Feb 2024 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i) France Matteo Martineau 6–3, 6–4
Loss 10–6 Apr 2024 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Slovakia Jozef Kovalik 4–6, 7–5, 5–7

Record against other players

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Piros'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.

Opponent Highest
ranking
Matches Won Lost Win % Last match
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 1 1 1 0 100% Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2020 M15 Antalaya F
Croatia Marin Čilić 3 1 1 0 100% Won (4–6, 7–5, 6-4) at 2021 Davis Cup RR
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 3 1 0 1 0% Lost (7–6(7-4), 2–6, 0–6) at 2022 Metz Q2
Russia Mikhail Youzhny 8 1 0 1 0% Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2018 Budapest 1R
Latvia Ernests Gulbis 10 1 1 0 100% Won (6–4, 1–1 ret.) at 2018 Tunis Q3
United States Sam Querrey 11 1 1 0 100% Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2022 Roland Garros Q1
Russia Aslan Karatsev 14 1 1 0 100% Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2018 Genoa Q2
Australia Alex de Minaur 15 1 0 1 0% Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2022 Davis Cup Q
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 16 1 0 1 0% Lost (7–6(8-6), 5–7, 4–6) at 2019 Davis Cup Q
Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 21 1 1 0 100% Won (3–6, 6–4, 6–4) at 2018 Genoa Q3
France Julien Benneteau 25 1 1 0 100% Won (3–6, 7–5, 6–1) at 2018 Nouméa 1R
Canada Vasek Pospisil 25 1 1 0 100% Won (7–6(7-3), 7–6(7-3)) at 2022 Forlì QF
Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol 26 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 6–7(6-8), 3–6) at 2018 Davis Cup PO
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 31 1 0 1 0% Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2017 Budapest Q1
Argentina Federico Delbonis 33 1 0 1 0% Lost (6–7(8-10), 0–6) at 2022 US Open Q1
Australia John Millman 33 1 1 0 100% Won (4–6, 6–4, 6-3) at 2021 Davis Cup RR
Czech Republic Jiří Veselý 35 2 1 1 50% Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2019 Liberec 2R
United Kingdom Jack Draper 38 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 1–3 ret.) at 2022 Forlì SF
Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 39 1 0 1 0% Lost (6–7(3-7), 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(0-7)) at 2022 Wimbledon Q3
Finland Emil Ruusuvuori 40 1 0 1 0% Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2018 Liuzhou Q2
United States Brandon Nakashima 43 1 0 1 0% Lost (3–6, 6–7(4-7)) at 2021 Brest 1R
France Benjamin Bonzi 44 1 1 0 100% Won (7–6(7-4), 6-3) at 2023 Davis Cup Q
Netherlands Tallon Griekspoor 44 3 0 3 0% Lost (3–6, 7–6(7-2), 3–6) at 2022 Amersfoort 2R
Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 44 1 1 0 100% Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2021 Bratislava 2R
Germany Maximilian Marterer 45 1 1 0 100% Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2022 Tampere QF
Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer 47 1 1 0 100% Won (6–3, 7–6(8-6)) at 2018 Barletta Q2
Germany Dominik Koepfer 50 1 0 1 0% Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Vancouver 1R
Argentina Juan Ignacio Londero 50 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 1–4 ret.) at 2018 Genoa 1R
Argentina Federico Coria 52 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2019 Manerbio QF
Argentina Facundo Bagnis 55 2 1 1 50% Lost (4–6, 6–4, 1–6) at 2019 Ludwigshafen 2R
Portugal Gastão Elias 57 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 7–5, 3–6) at 2022 Oeiras QF
Poland Michał Przysiężny 57 1 1 0 100% Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2019 Budapest 1R
Italy Stefano Travaglia 60 1 1 0 100% Won (7–6(7-5), 3–2 ret.) at 2021 Bratislava SF
Sweden Mikael Ymer 60 1 0 1 0% Lost (6–4, 6–7(0-7), 2–6) at 2019 Koblenz 2R
Brazil Thiago Monteiro 61 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 6–2, 4–6) at 2022 Madrid 2R
France Kenny de Schepper 62 2 1 1 50% Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2022 Cassis 1R
Germany Tobias Kamke 64 1 1 0 100% Won (7–5, 6–3) at 2018 Liberec 1R
Belarus Egor Gerasimov 65 2 1 1 50% Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2022 Roland Garros Q2
Canada Frank Dancevic 65 1 0 1 0% Lost (3–6, 7–5, 0–6) at 2016 Hungary F3 1R
Slovenia Blaž Kavčič 68 1 1 0 100% Won (1–6, 6–3, 6–3) at 2019 Cordenons 3R
United States Tim Smyczek 68 1 0 1 0% Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2019 Columbus 2R
Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis 69 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Davis Cup Q
Italy Thomas Fabbiano 70 1 0 1 0% Lost (2–6, 6–7(4-7)) at 2018 Tunis 1R
Estonia Jürgen Zopp 71 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 6–7(4-7)) at 2018 Budapest 1R
Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek 72 1 1 0 100% Won (6–3, 0–6, 6-3) at 2019 Ostrava 2R
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić 74 1 1 0 100% Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2022 Split 2R
Poland Kamil Majchrzak 75 1 0 1 0% Lost (6–7(3-7), 3–6) at 2019 Ostrava 3R
Hungary Attila Balázs 76 1 1 0 100% Won (1–6, 6–3 ret.) at 2017 Hungary F6 SF
Australia Christopher O'Connell 78 2 0 2 0% Lost (3–6, 0–2 ret.) at 2022 Split F
Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin 83 1 1 0 100% Won (4–6, 6–2, 6–3) at 2019 Manerbio 3R
Italy Alessandro Giannessi 84 2 0 2 0% Lost (2–6, 5–7) at 2022 Roseto QF
Austria Dennis Novak 85 1 1 0 100% Won (7–5, 7–6(7-5)) at 2017 Hungary F7 QF
Portugal Nuno Borges 91 1 0 1 0% Lost (6–3, 2–6, 1–6) at 2022 Roland Garros Q3
Germany Yannick Hanfmann 92 1 0 1 0% Lost (7–5, 2–6, 2-6) at 2022 Bergamo 1R
China Zhang Zhizhen 92 1 1 0 100% Won (7–5, 6–7(6-8), 6–3) at 2018 Egypt F5 QF
Slovakia Andrej Martin 93 1 1 0 100% Won (4–6, 6–3, 7-5) at 2022 Roseto 1R
Germany Yannick Maden 96 1 0 1 0% Lost (4–6, 6–1, 3-6) at 2019 Budapest Q1
Belgium Kimmer Coppejans 97 1 1 0 100% Won (6–4, 4–6, 6–2) at 2022 Gwangju 1R
Czech Republic Tomáš Macháč 97 2 1 1 50% Lost (6–4, 6–7(5-7), 1–6) at 2022 Cassis QF
Ecuador Emilio Gómez 98 1 1 0 100% Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2022 Gwangju F
United States Bjorn Fratangelo 99 2 0 2 0% Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2018 Monterrey 2R
Portugal Pedro Sousa 99 1 0 1 0% Lost (1–6, 6–3, 6–7(5-7)) at 2018 Liberec 2R
Total 72 31 41 43% * Statistics correct as of 3 February 2023

Davis Cup

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Participations: (7–5)

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Group membership
World Group (3–1)
Qualifying Round (1–3)
WG Play-off (1–1)
Group I (2–0)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (7–4)
Doubles (0–1)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease2–3; 2–4 February 2018; Country Hall Liège, Liège, Belgium; World Group first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 1 V Singles (dead rubber) Belgium Belgium Julien Cagnina 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Decrease2–3; 14–16 September 2018; Lurdy Ház, Budapest, Hungary; World Group play-off; clay surface
Victory 2 I Singles Czech Republic Czech Republic Jiří Veselý 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Defeat 3 V Singles Lukáš Rosol 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Decrease0–5; 1–2 February 2019; Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 4 I Singles Germany Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 4–6
Decrease1–2; 27 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Final group stage; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 5 I Singles Australia Australia John Millman 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Defeat 6 III Doubles (with Fábián Marozsán) Alex Bolt / John Peers 3–6, 7–6(13–11), 3–6
Decrease1–2; 28 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 7 II Singles Croatia Croatia Marin Čilić 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Decrease2–3; 4-5 March 2022; Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard surface
Defeat 8 I Singles Australia Australia Alex de Minaur 5–7, 2–6
Defeat 9 V Singles Thanasi Kokkinakis 4–6, 4–6
Increase3–1; 15–16 September 2022; SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 10 II Singles Ukraine Ukraine Vladyslav Orlov 6–2, 6–2
Decrease2–3; 3–4 February 2023; Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 11 I Singles France France Benjamin Bonzi 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Steady2–0; 15–16 September 2023; Helikon Teniszcentrum, Keszthely, Hungary; World Group I first round; clay surface
Win 12 II Singles Turkey Turkey Cem İlkel 6–2, 6–3

References

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  2. ^ BBC News online 14.7.17
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