Attila Balázs (; born September 27, 1988) is a Hungarian professional

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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

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. He is the fourth Hungarian player who was able to win at least 6 consecutive National Championships.

Career

As a qualifier, he reached the semifinals of the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy in

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and was defeated by

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and sixth seed

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. Next he reached his first ATP final at the

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where he lost against Dušan Lajović as a qualifier. In 2020, he reached the semifinals of the ATP 500

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tournament as a lucky loser where he was defeated by

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ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner up)

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 47 (31–16)

Doubles: 20 (16–4)

Davis Cup

Participations: (19–13)

* 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.

Record against other players

Balazs's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 50, with those who are active in boldface.
ATP Tour, Challenger and Future tournaments' main draw and qualifying matches are considered.

References

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