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Péter Szőke
Country (sports) Hungary
Born(1947-08-08)8 August 1947
Mosonszentjános, Hungary
Died28 July 2022(2022-07-28) (aged 74)
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record43–64
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 47 (23 August 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1973)
French Open3R (1970)
Wimbledon1R (1967, 1971, 1972, 1974)
Doubles
Career record32–52
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1970, 1971, 1972)
Wimbledon2R (1971, 1972)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1971)

Péter Szőke (8 August 1947 – 28 July 2022) was a Hungarian tennis player. He did not win any top-level titles during his professional career, finishing runner-up once in singles and four times in doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 47 in August 1973.

Szőke participated in 27 Davis Cup ties for Hungary from 1967 and 1983, posting a 9–15 record in singles and a 17–6 record in doubles.

ATP tour finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 1971 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Spain Andrés Gimeno 3–6, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles (4 runner-ups)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1973 Calgary, Canada Indoor Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi United States Mike Estep
Romania Ilie Năstase
7–6, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 0–2 1976 Florence, Italy Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy Australia Colin Dibley
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Loss 0–3 1978 Båstad, Sweden Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Mark Edmondson
5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–4 1979 Linz, Austria Hard (i) Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi France Patrice Dominguez
France Gilles Moretton
1–6, 4–6

References

  1. Meghalt a magyar teniszlegenda (in Hungarian)

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