Imre Zichy

Count Imre Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (; 22 July 1909 – 28 September 1999) was a Hungarian left-handed amateur tennis player, count and inventor. He was related to the Hungarian Asian explorer Jenő Zichy.

During the Second World War, he emigrated to Spain where he died at the age of 90. He was a member of the Hungary Davis Cup team between 1933–34 and was mainly a doubles and mixed doubles player winning several titles during his career. He was also a three-times national doubles champion.

Biography

Count Zichy was born in the family property at Sárszentmihály, being the fifth son of Count Raphael Zichy and wife, , and lived in Hungary until 1943, when he moved to Madrid and stay there for the rest of his life. Imre Zichy died on 28 September 1999 in Madrid. Later he won the Hungarian National Tennis Championships in doubles (1931, '32, '34) and in mixed doubles (1931). He also won the Hungarian International Tennis Championships in doubles in 1931 and 1932. He kept playing tennis in Spain.

Doubles Legend (singles) International Championships (3)

Titles No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score 1. 1931 Oradean Championships N/A Béla von Kehrling Popławski / Stolarow 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 2. 1931 Hungarian International Championships N/A Emil Gabrovitz Béla von Kehrling/ Franjo Šefer 11–13, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5

Runner-up

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score 1. 1931 Budapest International Championships N/A Iván Balás Béla von Kehrling / Emil Gabrovitz N/A 2. 1931 Warsaw International Championships N/A Iván Balás Ferenc Marsalek / Josef Siba 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 3. 1931 Tatra International Tournament N/A Franz Wilhelm Matejka Roderich Menzel/ Klein w/o 4. 1932 Italian Riviera Championships N/A Béla von Kehrling George Lyttleton-Rogers/ Tatsuyoshi Miki 4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5 5. 1944 San Sebastian international N/A Ivan Balás Henri Cochet / André Merlin 6–0, 6–2loss (4–2) 1931 Hungary–Italy friendly team match N/A Emil Gabrovitz N/A Outcome Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Draw 1931 Cluj-Napoca N/A Michael Cantacuzène 6–6

Ancestry