About István Gulyás
Lived 1931 – 2000 (aged 68). István Gulyás was a Hungarian tennis player.
István Gulyás (; 14 October 1931 – 31 July 2000) was a Hungarian tennis player. He was the second Hungarian man to reach a major singles final, after Jozsef Asboth in 1947. Gulyás was defeated in the 1966 French Championships final to Tony Roche in three sets, after permitting the match to be delayed by a day for Roche to recover from an ankle injury. He was ranked inside the world's Top 10 on multiple occasions, and Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked Gulyás as the world No. 8 in 1966.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (0-1) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1966 French Championships Clay Tony Roche 1–6, 4–6, 5–7
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Who was István Gulyás?
Hungarian tennis player (1931–2000)
When was István Gulyás born?
István Gulyás was born on 13 October 1931 in Pécs.
When did István Gulyás die?
István Gulyás died on 31 July 2000 in Budapest.
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István Gulyás was a tennis player.
What nationality was István Gulyás?
István Gulyás was Hungarian.
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