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Wikipedia - Attila Balázs
Attila Balázs (Hungarian: [ˈɒtillɒ ˈbɒlaːʒ]; born September 27, 1988) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ATP ranking of No. 76 achieved on 2 March 2020. He is a seven time Hungarian National Tennis Champion; after Béla von Kehrling, József Asbóth and István Gulyás. He is the fourth Hungarian player who was able to win at least 6 consecutive National Championships.
History
As a qualifier, he reached the semifinals of the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy in Bucharest and was defeated by Fabio Fognini.
His next best result was the quarterfinals seven years later as a wildcard at the 2019 Hungarian Open with victories over Hubert Hurkacz and sixth seed John Millman. Next he reached his first ATP final at the 2019 Croatia Open Umag where he lost against Dušan Lajović as a qualifier.
In 2020, he reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 2020 Rio Open tournament as a lucky loser where he was defeated by Gianluca Mager. As a result he reached the top 100. He also recorded his first Major win at the 2020 Roland Garros.
At 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he used protected ranking to enter the main draw , making his debut at this Grand Slam.
At the 2023 US Open he also entered with protected ranking, replacing Denis Shapovalov after his withdrawal due to injury, but lost to former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in a little over an hour.
In February 2024, Balázs announced that he would retire from professional tennis.