Péter Szőke

Péter Szőke (8 August 1947 – 28 July 2022)^[1] was a Hungarian tennis player. He did not win any top-level titles during his professional career, finishing runner-up once in singles and four times in doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 47 in August 1973.

Péter Szőke

Country (sports)	Hungary
Born	(1947-08-08)8 August 1947 Mosonszentjános, Hungary
Died	28 July 2022(2022-07-28) (aged 74)
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Career record	43–64
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 47 (23 August 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1973)
French Open	3R (1970)
Wimbledon	1R (1967, 1971, 1972, 1974)
Doubles
Career record	32–52
Career titles	0
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1970, 1971, 1972)
Wimbledon	2R (1971, 1972)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1971)

Szőke participated in 27 Davis Cup ties for Hungary from 1967 and 1983, posting a 9–15 record in singles and a 17–6 record in doubles.

ATP tour finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	1971	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Andrés Gimeno	3–6, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles (4 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1973	Calgary, Canada	Indoor	Szabolcs Baranyi	Mike Estep Ilie Năstase	7–6, 5–7, 3–6
Loss	0–2	1976	Florence, Italy	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Colin Dibley Carlos Kirmayr	7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Loss	0–3	1978	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Bob Carmichael Mark Edmondson	5–7, 4–6
Loss	0–4	1979	Linz, Austria	Hard (i)	Szabolcs Baranyi	Patrice Dominguez Gilles Moretton	1–6, 4–6

References

1. Meghalt a magyar teniszlegenda (in Hungarian)

External links

• Péter Szőke at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Péter Szőke at the International Tennis Federation
• Péter Szőke at the Davis Cup