Géza Varga (born 15 November 1944) is a Hungarian former professional
tennis
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player. He was the
Hungarian national champion in 1982.
A right-handed player, Varga competed on the professional tour from the late 1960s through the 1970s.
Varga featured in the singles main draw of the
French Open
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ...
on three occasions, including in 1971 when he won a set against second seed
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He started to play tennis at six years old. He was the first black player selected to the Unite ...
.
His best performance on the
Grand Prix circuit
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was a semi-final appearance at the
1972 Dutch Open.
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1944 births
Living people
Hungarian male tennis players
20th-century Hungarian people
21st-century Hungarian people