Attila Sávolt (born 5 February 1976) is a tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where he lost to Paradorn Srichaphan in his first match. Starting his professional career in 1995, he peaked the ATP-ranking on May 20, 2002, reaching 68 on the world rankings. Surprisingly he has a 1-0 head to head against Tim Henman after beating the 4th seed 11th ranked in the 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships. He also defeated Jiří Novák in their only ATP Tour match-up at the 2002 Orange Warsaw Open, when the Czech was ranked 5th in the world. He participated in the 2004 Hopman Cup alongside Petra Mandula. He won the Hungarian Championships two times.[1] He was coaching Márton Fucsovics and is currently a sports commentary on Sport 1.
| Country (sports) |  Hungary |
|---|---|
| Residence | Budapest, Hungary |
| Born | 5 February 1976 Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1995 |
| Retired | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $698,823 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 37-58 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (20 April 2002) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2002) |
| French Open | 3R (2000, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2002) |
| US Open | 1R (2000, 2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 14-16 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 133 (28 January 2002) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1999, 2002) |
Titles
editSingles (6)
edit| Legend (singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1996 | Tampere | Clay |  Jacobo Díaz
|
7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 2. | 1997 | Tampere | Clay |  Todd Larkham
|
7–5, 6–0 |
| 3. | 1999 | Nettingsdorf | Clay |  Markus Hipfl
|
6–1, 6–0 |
| 4. | 1999 | Manerbio | Clay |  Thierry Guardiola
|
6–4, 7–6 |
| 5. | 2001 | Sassuolo | Clay |  Giorgio Galimberti
|
6–4, 7–5 |
| 6. | 2001 | Manerbio | Clay |  Irakli Labadze
|
7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles (6)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 September 1996 | Budapest II | Clay | László Markovits
|
 Tuomas Ketola  Borut Urh
|
Walkover |
| 2. | 14 June 1998 | Split | Clay |  Geoff Grant
|
Álex López Morón Alberto Martín
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 3. | 11 October 1998 | Santiago | Clay |  Ota Fukárek
|
 Edwin Kempes Peter Wessels
|
7–6, 6–4 |
| 4. | 22 August 1999 | Sylt | Clay |  Rene Nicklisch
|
Florian Allgauer Davide Scala
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 5. | 24 June 2001 | Lugano | Clay | Steven Randjelovic
|
Bobbie Altelaar  Shaun Rudman
|
6–2, 7–6 |
| 6. | 26 August 2001 | Manerbio | Clay | Thomas Strenberger
|
Alessandro da Col Andrea Stoppini
|
7–5, 7–5 |
Lifetime overall against notable players
edit| Nicolas Kiefer
|
2-0 |
 Igor Kunitsyn
|
2-0 |
| Nicolas Mahut
|
2-0 |
| Mikhail Youzhny
|
3-1 |
 Karol Kučera
|
2-1 |
| Tomáš Berdych
|
1-0 |
| Nikolay Davydenko
|
1-0 |
| Wayne Ferreira
|
1-0 |
| David Ferrer
|
1-0 |
 Tim Henman
|
1-0 |
| Jürgen Melzer
|
1-0 |
| Rainer Schüttler
|
1-0 |
 Guillermo Cañas
|
1-1 |
| Gastón Gaudio
|
1-1 |
 Nicolás Lapentti
|
1-1 |
| Feliciano López
|
1-1 |
| Jiří Novák
|
1-1 |
(Including Challengers[2])
References
edit- ^ Árvay, Sándor (2009-01-05). "Bajnokaink" [Our champions] (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Magyar Tenisz Szövetség [Hungarian Tennis Association]. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Mens Circuit - Player Activity". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 2004-11-06.
External links
edit- Attila Sávolt at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Attila Sávolt at the International Tennis Federation
- Attila Sávolt at the Davis Cup
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