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Ottó Szigeti
Country (sports) Hungary  Hungary
Born(1911-12-22)22 December 1911
Csobánka
Died5 April 1976(1976-04-05) (aged 64)
Budapest
Retired1948
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record36–27
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF ( 1939)
Wimbledon4R ( 1939)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1938) [1]
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1938, 1939)

Ottó Szigeti (Hungarian: [ˈsiɡɛti ˈottoː]; 22 December 1911 – 5 April 1976) was a Hungarian tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s.

Tennis career

Szigeti played under the name Ottó Schmidt as a professional. [2]

As an amateur, he reached the semifinals of the French Open (losing to Bobby Riggs) and the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1939. In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals of the 1938 Wimbledon men's doubles.

References

  1. ^ Wimbledon Results Archive
  2. ^ "Tennis". L'Auto (in French). 1935-09-07. p. 5. The new champion of Hungary Szigeti, who played under the name Otto Schmidt as a professional.

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