Norbert Gombos

Norbert Gombos (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈnɔrberd ˈɡɔmbɔʂ],^[1][2] Hungarian: Gombos Norbert; born 13 August 1990, occasionally spelled Norbert Gomboš) is a Slovak professional tennis player competing primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 80 on 2 October 2017.^[3] He was also part of the Slovakia Davis Cup team.

Norbert Gombos

Gombos at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
Country (sports)	Slovakia
Residence	Bratislava, Slovakia
Born	(1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 34) Galanta, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 2,251,728
Singles
Career record	28–60
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 80 (2 October 2017)
Current ranking	No. 408 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2022)
French Open	3R (2020)
Wimbledon	1R (2017, 2018, 2021)
US Open	2R (2020)
Doubles
Career record	1–4
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 238 (19 October 2015)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	7–14
Last updated on: 10 September 2024.

Personal life

He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovakia.^[4]

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q2	Q1	Q2	Q1	Q2	A	1R	1R	2R	Q1	0 / 3	1–3	25%
French Open	A	Q1	Q2	Q1	Q3	Q1	Q1	3R	1R	1R	Q2	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Wimbledon	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	1R	1R	Q2	NH	1R	A	Q2	0 / 3	0–3	0%
US Open	A	Q1	Q2	A	1R	Q2	Q2	2R	1R	1R	Q1	0 / 4	1–4	20%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–1	0–0	3–3	0–4	1–3	0–0	0 / 13	4–13	24%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	Q2	Q2	A	NH	A			0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	A	A	Q2	A	Q2	Q1	A	NH	A			0 / 0	0–0	–
Monte-Carlo	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	NH	A			0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	1R	Q1	A	NH	Q1			0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	Q1			0 / 1	0–1	0%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	3R	Q2			0 / 1	2–1	67%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 4	2–4	33%
Career statistics
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Career
Tournaments	0	2	2	0	10	3	1	8	14	6		Career total: 46
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Overall win–loss	0–0	1–5	1–6	0–0	5–10	0–5	3–2	7–8	9–14	2–9	0–0	0 / 46	28–59	32%
Win %	–	17%	14%	–	33%	0%	60%	47%	39%	18%	–	Career total: 32%
Year-end ranking	197	126	138	142	132	247	109	88	117	116	315	$2,230,532

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 28 (10–18)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (7–11) ITF Futures Tour (3–7)

Titles by surface Hard (5–6) Clay (5–12) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2010	Austria F2, Kramsach	Futures	Clay	Johannes Ager	2–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	May 2011	Czech Republic F1, Teplice	Futures	Clay	Jiří Veselý	6–3, 6–7(7–9), 1–6
Win	1–2	Jul 2011	Austria F2, Kramsach	Futures	Clay	Alexander Flock	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–3	Feb 2012	China F4, Yuxi	Futures	Hard (i)	Vincent Millot	5–7, 4–6
Loss	1–4	Jun 2012	Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, Kiseljak	Futures	Clay	Damir Džumhur	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	1–5	Jul 2012	Czech Republic F5, Prague	Futures	Clay	Jiří Veselý	4–6, 0–6
Loss	1–6	Oct 2012	Turkey F39, Belek	Futures	Hard	Mirza Bašić	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–6	May 2013	Czech Republic F1, Most	Futures	Clay	Dominic Thiem	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win	3–6	May 2013	Czech Republic F2, Teplice	Futures	Clay	Jaroslav Pospíšil	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3–7	Aug 2013	Italy F22, Este	Futures	Clay	Dominic Thiem	1–6, 4–6
Loss	3–8	Mar 2014	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Kenny de Schepper	6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss	3–9	Jun 2014	Vicenza, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Filip Krajinović	4–6, 4–6
Loss	3–10	Jun 2014	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Jiří Veselý	2–6, 2–6
Loss	3–11	Jun 2014	Košice, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Frank Dancevic	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	4–11	Mar 2015	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Benoît Paire	6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win	5–11	Jun 2015	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Albert Montañés	7–6(7–5), 5–7, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	5–12	Oct 2016	Orléans, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win	6–12	Oct 2016	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Yannik Reuter	7–5, 6–2
Win	7–12	Nov 2016	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Hard (i)	Marius Copil	7–6(10–8), 4–6, 6–3
Loss	7–13	May 2017	Heilbronn, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Filip Krajinović	3–6, 2–6
Win	8–13	Oct 2017	Orléans, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Julien Benneteau	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Loss	8–14	Mar 2019	Pau, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Alexander Bublik	7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Win	9–14	Jun 2019	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Attila Balázs	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win	10–14	Jul 2019	Winnipeg, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Brayden Schnur	7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss	10–15	Oct 2021	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Jiří Veselý	4-6, 4-6
Loss	10–16	Apr 2022	Murcia, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Tseng Chun-hsin	4-6, 1-6
Loss	10–17	Jul 2022	Salzburg, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Thiago Monteiro	3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss	10–18	Apr 2023	Split, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Zsombor Piros	6–7(2–7), 6–7(9–11)

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–3) ITF Futures Tour (1–1)

Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2011	Hungary F3, Budapest	Futures	Clay	Roman Jebavý	Mario Kargl Lukas Weinhandl	6–2, 6–0
Loss	1–1	May 2013	Czech Republic F1, Most	Futures	Clay	Patrik Fabian	Michal Franek Jan Kunčík	6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Loss	1–2	Aug 2013	Cordenons, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Roman Jebavý	Marin Draganja Franko Škugor	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–3	Nov 2014	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Hard (i)	Adam Pavlásek	Ken Skupski Neal Skupski	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	1–4	Jun 2015	Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Adam Pavlásek	Roman Jebavý Jan Šátral	2–6, 2–6

Record against top 10 players

Gombos' record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player	Record	Win %	Hard	Clay	Grass	Last Match
Number 3 ranked players
Dominic Thiem	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2014 Davis Cup Qualifying RR
Marin Čilić	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)) at 2022 Australian Open
Number 5 ranked players
Kevin Anderson	0–1	0%	–	–	0–1	Lost (3–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Andrey Rublev	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2020 Vienna
Number 6 ranked players
Gaël Monfils	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2020 Montpellier
Number 7 ranked players
David Goffin	1–1	50%	1–0	0–1	–	Won (6–4, 7–6(8–6)) at 2020 Paris Masters
Number 8 ranked players
Marcos Baghdatis	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Stockholm
Diego Schwartzman	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (6–7(3–7), 3–6, 3–6) at 2020 French Open
Jannik Sinner	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2020 Marseilles
John Isner	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (6–7(5–7), 4–6, 2–6) at 2014 Davis Cup Qualifying RR
Number 9 ranked players
Hubert Hurkacz	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4) at 2017 Davis Cup Qualifying RR
Fabio Fognini	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (6–1, 4–6, 3–6) at 2017 Gstaad
Number 10 ranked players
Pablo Carreño Busta	1–2	33%	1–1	0–1	–	Lost (3–6, 4–6, 3–6) at 2021 French Open
Félix Auger-Aliassime	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Davis Cup Qualifying RR
Total	4–13	24%	4–7 (36%)	0–5 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	* Statistics correct as of 6 December 2021[update].

References

1. "The pronunciation by Norbert Gombos himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
2. Tenisový svět (1 August 2016). "Norbert Gombos po výhře ve finále kvalifikace turnaje Svijany Open v Liberci". YouTube (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
3. "Norbert Gombos biography at ITF". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
4. "Norbert Gombos was eliminated as well" (in Hungarian). echotv.hu. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

External links

• Norbert Gombos at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Norbert Gombos at the International Tennis Federation
• Norbert Gombos at the Davis Cup
• Norbert Gombos at Olympedia
• Norbert Gombos at Olympics.com
• Norbert Gombos at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)