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
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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. He won three Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first Black player selected ...
.
His best performance on the
Grand Prix circuit Grand Prix Circuit may refer to:
* ''Grand Prix Circuit'' (video game), a 1988 motor sports video game
*Grand Prix tennis 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
21st-century Hungarian people
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen