Gábor Máthé (tennis)
Hungarian tennis player
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Gábor Máthé (born 2 July 1985) is a Hungarian male tennis player, who competes in the men's single and double during his career. His team is Tatár Tennis Club[1] in Debrecen, Hungary. He is best known for winning the men's single tennis final on 2 August at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria, with a three set victory over Mikaël Laurent from France.
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| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
- 2017 – Deaflympics, 5th (Men's Singles)
- 2013 – Deaflympics, Sofia. Gold[2](Men's Singles)
- 2012 – Hungarian Champion in double[3]
- 2010 – Tennis Deaf World Cup, Las Vegas. Silver: single, Gold: double.[4]
- 2009 – Deaflympics, Taipei. Bronze[5](Men's Singles)
- 2008 – European Deaf Tennis Championship, Bucharest. Gold[6]
- 2006 – British Deaf Open Championships, Nottingham. Gold: single, Gold: double[7]
- 2005 – Tennis Deaf World Cup, Austria. Silver[8]
- 2004 – European Deaf Tennis Championship. 5-8th place
- 2001 – Deaflympics, Rome.(Men's Singles)
- 2000 – European Deaf Tennis Championship. In the 16.
Máthé started the 2013 Sofia Summer Deaflympics with wins over an Indian, an American and a German opponent. In the semifinal he met the Austrian Mario Kargl and won in straight sets. He culminated his run with a three set, three-hour-long win over Frenchman Mikaël Laurent to become Deaflympic Champion in tennis singles. He became champion without losing a set throughout the whole competition.[9]
Others
- 2009 – Fair Play Award winner Summer Deaflympics in Taipei[10]
- 2008 – Sportsman of the Year Finalist
