Sebő Kiss (born 20 September 1983) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player.[1]

Sebő Kiss
Country (sports) Hungary
Born (1983-09-20) 20 September 1983 (age 40)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$26,254
Singles
Career record9–10 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 531 (19 Sep 2005)
Doubles
Career record6–0 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 444 (30 Aug 2004)

A left-handed player, Kiss competed mostly in ITF Futures tournaments and won seven titles, two in singles and five in doubles. He had a career high singles ranking of 531 in the world.[2]

Kiss represented the Hungary Davis Cup team from 2003 to 2011, appearing in 16 ties. His Davis Cup career included a win over former top-50 player Irakli Labadze in 2006. In his final tie, against Great Britain in 2011, he came up against Andy Murray.[3] By this stage he was a full-time law student and no longer featured in professional tournaments.[4]

ITF Futures titles edit

Singles: (2) edit

No.    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. Apr 2005 Hungary F1, Budapest Clay   Grega Žemlja 6–1, 6–2
2. Jul 2006 Hungary F1, Hódmezővásárhely Clay   Roman Vögeli 4–6, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: (5) edit

No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Aug 2003 Romania F9, Bucharest Clay   László Fonó   Olivier Malcor
  Nicolas Renavand
w/o
2. May 2004 Hungary F1, Szolnok Clay   György Balázs   Alberto Brizzi
  Christian Grünes
w/o
3. Aug 2006 Hungary F1, Hódmezővásárhely Clay   György Balázs   Michal Pažický
  Ján Stančík
6–2, 6–2
4. Jul 2007 Hungary F1, Budapest Clay   Gergely Kisgyörgy   Marek Michalička
  Martin Poboril
7–6(3), 6–1
5. Sep 2007 Germany F16, Friedberg Clay   Kornél Bardóczky   Daniel Lagendaal
  Michel Meijer
6–4, 7–6(4)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Kiss Sebő győzött a Raiffeisen GP-n". Origo (in Hungarian). 1 May 2005.
  2. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Sebo Kiss ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  3. ^ "Tenisz: Murray nem hitte, hogy Kiss Sebő vissza tud kapaszkodni - N". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 17 September 2011.
  4. ^ "No lingering Kiss as Andy Murray puts GB in control in Davis Cup tie". The Guardian. 16 September 2011.

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