Sándor Noszály ( hu, Noszály Sándor, ; born 16 March 1972 in

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) is a retired

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from Hungary, who is a five times Hungarian Champion in singles and 16 times adding the doubles.

Career

Noszály qualified Hungary for the

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. Four years earlier, in the

1992 Barcelona Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

he was partnering

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in the doubles draw, where they fell in the first round. He was the member of the

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who advanced to the World Group in 1993 and 1995 where he won two singles against Argentines

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and

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and one victory over Australia (

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) respectively. In July 1995 he advanced to the quarterfinal of Kitzbühel Open by defeating

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in the previous round losing to clay-specialist

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. Three months later he reached the Semifinal of the 1995 Bucharest Open, surpassing

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and

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, facing Thomas Muster in a re-match, who overcame him in two sets. It was that time when he broke into the ATP top 100 peaking at World No. 95.

Personal life

He was born to sr. Sándor Noszály, a coach and former high jump athlete and to Anna Steitz, a PE teacher and 2-time national champion high jumper. His sister

Andrea Noszály Andrea Noszály (born 7 January 1970) is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. Biography Noszály, who grew up in Budapest, was raised in a sporting family. Her father Sandor Sr represented Hungary in high jump at the 1960 Rome Olympic ...

(b. 1970) became a professional tennis player as well and represented Hungary 5 times in the

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. He graduated in 1990 at the Petõfi Sándor Gimnázium in Budapest. He has one daughter called Szonja (b. 2003). He wasn't married and parted ways with his girlfriend just before participating in a dating reality TV show the same year. He began a relationship with Hungarian soap opera actress Heni Novák with whom he moved to the United States in 2010. The couple split up in 2013, after a five-year relationship.

Coaching and other ventures

Simultaneously with playing he began coaching Hungarian juniors and the Hungarian national team, including László Fonó and

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whom he escorted to the

2003 French Open The 2003 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2003 and the 107th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 26 through June 8, 2003. Both Albert Costa and Serena Williams were unsucce ...

to see his protégé winning the doubles title partnering

Dudi Sela David "Dudi" Sela ( he, דודי סלע; born 4 April 1985) is an Israeli professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 29 in July 2009. Sela won the French Open 2003 junior doubles title. Representing Israel ...

. Shortly after Noszály won his fifth National Championship title following his nine-year gap in senior professional tennis. Later that year he played the role of The Bachelor in the Hungarian version of the well known TV series. He now lives in the United States and coaches to this day.

Playing style

He's known for his serve-and-volley playing style. His preferred court is clay.

Titles

Doubles (1)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Noszaly, Sandor 1972 births Hungarian male tennis players Living people Olympic tennis players of Hungary Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people