Zsombor Piros

The native form of this personal name is Piros Zsombor.This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Zsombor Piros

Piros at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Hungary
Residence	Budapest, Hungary
Born	(1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2016
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Attila Piros
Prize money	$504,674
Singles
Career record	11–7
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 106 (4 March 2024)
Current ranking	No. 156 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2023)
French Open	Q3 (2022)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2022, 2023)
US Open	Q1 (2022, 2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 991 (8 August 2022)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	6–5
Last updated on: 15 April 2024.

Zsombor Piros (born 13 October 1999) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. Piros has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 106, achieved on 4 March 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 991, achieved on 8 August 2022. He is currently the No. 3 Hungarian player. ^[1]

Junior career

On the junior tour Piros had a career-high ranking of 3 achieved on 4 September 2017. Piros won the 2017 Australian Open boys' singles championships, defeating Israeli Yshai Oliel in the final.

He made headlines at Wimbledon 2017 when he and doubles partner Yibing Wu fell foul of Wimbledon's pants police, and were required to change their underpants from black to white to comply with regulations. Even without their lucky pants they won the subsequent match 6–4 6–1. ^[2]

Piros won the Hungarian Tennis Championships on 1 October 2017. ^[3]

Professional career

2018: First Challenger win, first Top 100 win

Piros began his year at the Nouméa Challenger, where he came through qualifying to reach the 2nd round, losing to eventual champion Noah Rubin. In the 1st round, he defeated the top seed, Julien Benneteau of France, in three sets, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1, to record his first Challenger win as well as his first win against a Top 100 player. ^{[4] [5]} Next, he entered the Australian Open singles qualifying, falling to Bjorn Fratangelo of the United States in the 2nd round. ^[6]

2021: First Challenger final and top 300 debut

He reached his maiden Challenger final at the 2021 Slovak Open II as a qualifier ^[7] and moved 58 positions up in the rankings to a new career-high ranking of No. 282 on 15 November 2021.

2022-23: Maiden Challenger title, Top 110 debut

He made his top 200 debut on 25 April 2022 at World No. 189 in the singles rankings following his second Challenger final at the 2022 Split Open in Croatia.

Following his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 Tampere Open he reached the top 150 at world No. 139 in the rankings on 25 July 2022. ^[8]

He won his second title at the 2022 Gwangju Open Challenger defeating Emilio Gómez. As a result, he reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 138 on 10 October 2022. ^[9]

Following his third Challenger title in Split he reached a new career high ranking of No. 134 on 17 April 2023. ^[10] He won back-to-back titles in Oeiras ^[11] and reached a new career-high ranking of No. 118 on 24 April 2023.

National representation

Piros has represented Hungary at Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 6–5, ^[12] including a five-set victory over top 100 player Jiri Vesely. ^[13]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (5–4) ITF Futures/WTT (5–3)

Finals by surface Hard (2–3) Clay (8–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2017	Hungary F6, Budapest	Futures	Clay	Enrique López Pérez	3–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2017	Hungary F7, Kecskemet	Futures	Clay	Markus Eriksson	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Feb 2018	Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh	Futures	Hard	Tom Jomby	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–3	Jun 2018	Hungary F5, Budapest	Futures	Clay	Dragoș Dima	6–3, 6–2
Win	2–3	Feb 2020	M15 Antalya, Turkey	WTT	Clay	Carlos Alcaraz	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	3–3	Jul 2021	M15 Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina	WTT	Clay	Péter Fajta	6–3, 6–2
Win	4–3	Aug 2021	M25 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland	WTT	Clay	Shintaro Mochizuki	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win	5–3	Sep 2021	M25 Ricany, Czech Republic	WTT	Clay	Yshai Oliel	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	0–1	Nov 2021	Bratislava II, Slovakia	Challenger	Hard (i)	Tallon Griekspoor	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 2022	Split, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Christopher O'Connell	3–6, 0–2 ret.
Win	1–2	Jul 2022	Tampere, Finland	Challenger	Clay	Harold Mayot	6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Win	2–2	Oct 2022	Gwangju, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Emilio Gómez	6–2, 6–4
Win	3–2	Apr 2023	Split, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Norbert Gombos	7–6(7–2), 7–6(11–9)
Win	4–2	Apr 2023	Oeiras, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Juan Manuel Cerúndolo	6–3, 6–4
Win	5–2	Feb 2024	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Matteo Martineau	6–3, 6–4
Loss	5–3	Apr 2024	Split, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Jozef Kovalík	4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss	5–4	Jan 2025	Oeiras II, Portugal	Challenger	Hard (i)	Aleksandar Kovacevic	4–6, 6–7(4–7)

Record against other players

Piros's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 100, with those who are active in boldface.
ATP Tour, Challenger and Future tournaments' main draw and qualifying matches are considered.

Opponent	Highest ranking	Matches	Won	Lost	Win %	Last match
Carlos Alcaraz	1	1	1	0	100%	Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2020 M15 Antalaya F
Marin Čilić	3	1	1	0	100%	Won (4–6, 7–5, 6-4) at 2021 Davis Cup RR
Stan Wawrinka	3	1	0	1	0%	Lost (7–6(7-4), 2–6, 0–6) at 2022 Metz Q2
Mikhail Youzhny	8	1	0	1	0%	Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2018 Budapest 1R
Ernests Gulbis	10	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–4, 1–1 ret.) at 2018 Tunis Q3
Sam Querrey	11	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2022 Roland Garros Q1
Aslan Karatsev	14	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2018 Genoa Q2
Alex de Minaur	15	1	0	1	0%	Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2022 Davis Cup Q
Philipp Kohlschreiber	16	1	0	1	0%	Lost (7–6(8-6), 5–7, 4–6) at 2019 Davis Cup Q
Thomaz Bellucci	21	1	1	0	100%	Won (3–6, 6–4, 6–4) at 2018 Genoa Q3
Julien Benneteau	25	1	1	0	100%	Won (3–6, 7–5, 6–1) at 2018 Nouméa 1R
Vasek Pospisil	25	1	1	0	100%	Won (7–6(7-3), 7–6(7-3)) at 2022 Forlì QF
Lukáš Rosol	26	1	0	1	0%	Lost (4–6, 6–7(6-8), 3–6) at 2018 Davis Cup PO
Sergiy Stakhovsky	31	1	0	1	0%	Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2017 Budapest Q1
Federico Delbonis	33	1	0	1	0%	Lost (6–7(8-10), 0–6) at 2022 US Open Q1
John Millman	33	1	1	0	100%	Won (4–6, 6–4, 6-3) at 2021 Davis Cup RR
Jiří Veselý	35	2	1	1	50%	Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2019 Liberec 2R
Jack Draper	38	1	0	1	0%	Lost (4–6, 1–3 ret.) at 2022 Forlì SF
Mikhail Kukushkin	39	1	0	1	0%	Lost (6–7(3-7), 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(0-7)) at 2022 Wimbledon Q3
Emil Ruusuvuori	40	1	0	1	0%	Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2018 Liuzhou Q2
Brandon Nakashima	43	1	0	1	0%	Lost (3–6, 6–7(4-7)) at 2021 Brest 1R
Benjamin Bonzi	44	1	1	0	100%	Won (7–6(7-4), 6-3) at 2023 Davis Cup Q
Tallon Griekspoor	44	3	0	3	0%	Lost (3–6, 7–6(7-2), 3–6) at 2022 Amersfoort 2R
Lukáš Lacko	44	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2021 Bratislava 2R
Maximilian Marterer	45	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2022 Tampere QF
Andreas Haider-Maurer	47	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–3, 7–6(8-6)) at 2018 Barletta Q2
Dominik Koepfer	50	1	0	1	0%	Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Vancouver 1R
Juan Ignacio Londero	50	1	0	1	0%	Lost (4–6, 1–4 ret.) at 2018 Genoa 1R
Federico Coria	52	1	0	1	0%	Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2019 Manerbio QF
Facundo Bagnis	55	2	1	1	50%	Lost (4–6, 6–4, 1–6) at 2019 Ludwigshafen 2R
Gastão Elias	57	1	0	1	0%	Lost (4–6, 7–5, 3–6) at 2022 Oeiras QF
Michał Przysiężny	57	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2019 Budapest 1R
Stefano Travaglia	60	1	1	0	100%	Won (7–6(7-5), 3–2 ret.) at 2021 Bratislava SF
Mikael Ymer	60	1	0	1	0%	Lost (6–4, 6–7(0-7), 2–6) at 2019 Koblenz 2R
Thiago Monteiro	61	1	0	1	0%	Lost (4–6, 6–2, 4–6) at 2022 Madrid 2R
Kenny de Schepper	62	2	1	1	50%	Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2022 Cassis 1R
Tobias Kamke	64	1	1	0	100%	Won (7–5, 6–3) at 2018 Liberec 1R
Egor Gerasimov	65	2	1	1	50%	Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2022 Roland Garros Q2
Frank Dancevic	65	1	0	1	0%	Lost (3–6, 7–5, 0–6) at 2016 Hungary F3 1R
Blaž Kavčič	68	1	1	0	100%	Won (1–6, 6–3, 6–3) at 2019 Cordenons 3R
Tim Smyczek	68	1	0	1	0%	Lost (3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2019 Columbus 2R
Thanasi Kokkinakis	69	1	0	1	0%	Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Davis Cup Q
Thomas Fabbiano	70	1	0	1	0%	Lost (2–6, 6–7(4-7)) at 2018 Tunis 1R
Jürgen Zopp	71	1	0	1	0%	Lost (4–6, 6–7(4-7)) at 2018 Budapest 1R
Adam Pavlásek	72	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–3, 0–6, 6-3) at 2019 Ostrava 2R
Mirza Bašić	74	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2022 Split 2R
Kamil Majchrzak	75	1	0	1	0%	Lost (6–7(3-7), 3–6) at 2019 Ostrava 3R
Attila Balázs	76	1	1	0	100%	Won (1–6, 6–3 ret.) at 2017 Hungary F6 SF
Christopher O'Connell	78	2	0	2	0%	Lost (3–6, 0–2 ret.) at 2022 Split F
Tseng Chun-hsin	83	1	1	0	100%	Won (4–6, 6–2, 6–3) at 2019 Manerbio 3R
Alessandro Giannessi	84	2	0	2	0%	Lost (2–6, 5–7) at 2022 Roseto QF
Dennis Novak	85	1	1	0	100%	Won (7–5, 7–6(7-5)) at 2017 Hungary F7 QF
Nuno Borges	91	1	0	1	0%	Lost (6–3, 2–6, 1–6) at 2022 Roland Garros Q3
Yannick Hanfmann	92	1	0	1	0%	Lost (7–5, 2–6, 2-6) at 2022 Bergamo 1R
Zhang Zhizhen	92	1	1	0	100%	Won (7–5, 6–7(6-8), 6–3) at 2018 Egypt F5 QF
Andrej Martin	93	1	1	0	100%	Won (4–6, 6–3, 7-5) at 2022 Roseto 1R
Yannick Maden	96	1	0	1	0%	Lost (4–6, 6–1, 3-6) at 2019 Budapest Q1
Kimmer Coppejans	97	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–4, 4–6, 6–2) at 2022 Gwangju 1R
Tomáš Macháč	97	2	1	1	50%	Lost (6–4, 6–7(5-7), 1–6) at 2022 Cassis QF
Emilio Gómez	98	1	1	0	100%	Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2022 Gwangju F
Bjorn Fratangelo	99	2	0	2	0%	Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2018 Monterrey 2R
Pedro Sousa	99	1	0	1	0%	Lost (1–6, 6–3, 6–7(5-7)) at 2018 Liberec 2R
Total		72	31	41	43%	* Statistics correct as of 3 February 2023

Davis Cup

Participations: (10–5)

Group membership World Group (3–1) Qualifying Round (2–3) WG Play-off (1–1) Group I (4–0) Group II (0–0) Group III (0–0) Group IV (0–0)

Matches by surface Hard (6–4) Clay (4–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Matches by type Singles (10–4) Doubles (0–1)

• indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

Rubber outcome	No.	Rubber	Match type (partner if any)	Opponent nation	Opponent player(s)	Score
2–3; 2–4 February 2018; Country Hall Liège, Liège, Belgium; World Group first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory	1	V	Singles (dead rubber)	Belgium	Julien Cagnina	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2–3; 14–16 September 2018; Lurdy Ház, Budapest, Hungary; World Group play-off; clay surface
Victory	2	I	Singles	Czech Republic	Jiří Veselý	3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Defeat	3	V	Singles	Lukáš Rosol	4–6, 6–7(6–8), 3–6
0–5; 1–2 February 2019; Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat	4	I	Singles	Germany	Philipp Kohlschreiber	7–6(8–6), 5–7, 4–6
1–2; 27 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Final group stage; hard (indoor) surface
Victory	5	I	Singles	Australia	John Millman	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Defeat	6	III	Doubles (with Fábián Marozsán)	Alex Bolt / John Peers	3–6, 7–6(13–11), 3–6
1–2; 28 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory	7	II	Singles	Croatia	Marin Čilić	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
2–3; 4-5 March 2022; Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard surface
Defeat	8	I	Singles	Australia	Alex de Minaur	5–7, 2–6
Defeat	9	V	Singles	Thanasi Kokkinakis	4–6, 4–6
3–1; 15–16 September 2022; SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory	10	II	Singles	Ukraine	Vladyslav Orlov	6–2, 6–2
2–3; 3–4 February 2023; Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory	11	I	Singles	France	Benjamin Bonzi	7–6(7–4), 6–3
4–0; 15–16 September 2023; Helikon Teniszcentrum, Keszthely, Hungary; World Group I first round; clay surface
Victory	12	II	Singles	Turkey	Cem İlkel	6–2, 6–3
2–3; 2–3 February 2024; Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory	13	V	Singles (dead rubber)	Germany	Kevin Krawietz	7–6(7–2), 6–3
3–2; 13–14 September 2024; Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt; Davis Cup World Group I first round; clay surface
Victory	14	I	Singles	Egypt	Amr Elsayed	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Victory	15	IV	Singles	Mohamed Safwat	7–6(7–3), 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2017	Australian Open	Hard	Yshai Oliel	4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2017	French Open	Clay	Nicola Kuhn	Vasil Kirkov Danny Thomas	6–4, 6–4

References

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13. "Davis-kupa: hatalmas küzdelem, Piros bravúros győzelemmel kezdett" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

External links

• Zsombor Piros at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Zsombor Piros at the International Tennis Federation
• Zsombor Piros at the Davis Cup