József Asbóth Hungarian Tennis
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Details
| Birthday |
18th September, 1917
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| Birthplace |
Szombathely, Austria-Hungary
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| Died |
22nd September, 1986
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| Place of Death |
München, West Germany
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
Hungarian
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| Occupation |
Tennis
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József Asbóth (18 September 1917 – 22 September 1986) was a Hungarian male tennis player. Born in a family of railway workers, he is best remembered for being the first Hungarian tennis and the first player from Eastern Europe to win a Grand Slam singles title, at the 1947 French Open (where as fifth seed he beat Yvon Petra, Tom Brown and Eric Sturgess). As of today, he is still the only Hungarian male player who won a Grand Slam title in singles. Asboth was a clay court specialist who was good at keeping the ball in play. Asbóth also reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1948 (beating Sturgess and Brown, then losing to John Bromwich). Hungary's Communist government had let him leave the country only after the personal warrant of the Swedish King Gustaf V that Asbóth would return to his homeland and wasn't going to emigrate. In 1941, he was a member of the Hungarian team that won the Central European Cup. Asbóth was ranked World No. 8 by John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph in 1948 (and No. 9 in 1947).
