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József Asbóth
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| Born |
18 September 1917 Szombathely, Austria-Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
22 September 1986 (aged 69) München, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1939 (amateur tour)</td></tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1957</td></tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand)</td></tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1948, John Olliff)[1]</td></tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| French Open | W (1947)</td></tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1948)</td></tr> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SF (1947)</td></tr></table> József Asbóth (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjoːʒɛf ɒʃboːt]; Hungarian: Asbóth József; September 18, 1917 in Szombathely – September 22, 1986) was a Hungarian male tennis player. Born in a family of railway workers,[2] he is best remembered for being the first Hungarian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title, at the 1947 French Open (where he was seeded fifth).[3] Asbóth also reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1948.[4] Hungary's Communist government had let him leave the country only after the personal warrant of the Swedish King Gustaf V that Asbóth would return to his homeland and wasn't going to emigrate.[2] In 1941, he was a member of the Hungarian team that won the Central European Cup. Asbóth was ranked World No. 8 by John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph in 1948 (and No. 9 in 1947).[1] His Davis Cup record was 24 wins and 17 losses and he won the Hungarian National Tennis Championships 13 times.[5] After his career, he became responsible for the next generation of tennis players at the Belgian Tennis Federation. He later became a trainer in Munich. In 1993 a street was named after Asbóth in Szombathely, the city where he was born.[6] Grand Slam singles finalsWins (1)
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