István Gulyás

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Pécs

Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...

, Hungary

Hungary

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,, died July 31, 2000 in Budapest

Budapest

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 was the second Hungarian tennis player to become a Grand Slam finalist. He was defeated in the 1966 French Open Men's Final by Tony Roche

Tony Roche

Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...

 of Australia

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 (6–1, 6–4, 7–5), after allowing the match to be delayed 24 hours to allow Roche to recover from an ankle injury. It was Gulyas' lone Grand Slam final. He holds the record for most Hungarian National Championship titles by having it awarded 15 times in his career.

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Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1966 1966 French Championships - Men's Singles Tony Roche defeated István Gulyás 6-1 6-4 7-5 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1966 French Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Tony Roche is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated....	French Championships	Clay	Tony Roche Tony Roche Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...	6–1, 6–4, 7–5