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Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Debrecen | July 2, 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gábor Máthé (born July 2, 1985, in Debrecen, Hungary) is a Hungarian male tennis player, who competes in the men's single and double during his career. His team is Tatár Tennis Club [1] in Debrecen, Hungary. He is best known for winning the men's single tennis final on August 2 at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria, with a three set victory over Mikaël Laurent from France.
Máthé started the 2013 Sofia Summer Deaflympics with wins over an Indian, an American and a German opponent. In the semifinal he met the Austrian Mario Kargl and won in straight sets. He culminated his run with a three set, three-hour-long win over Frenchman Mikaël Laurent to become Deaflympic Champion in tennis singles. He became champion without losing a set throughout the whole competition. [9]