István Gulyás

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The native form of this personal name is Gulyás István. This article uses the Western name order.
István Gulyás
Nickname(s) "Road Runner"
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
Residence -
Date of birth October 31, 1931 (1931-10-31) (age 76)
Place of birth Pécs, Hungary
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Infobox last updated on: January 16, 2008.

Istvan Gulyas (Hungarian: Gulyás István; born October 13, 1931 (d. 2000[citation needed]), born in Pécs, Hungary,[2] was the second Hungarian tennis player to become a Grand Slam finalist.[citation needed] He was defeated in the 1966 French Open Men's Final by Tony Roche of Australia (6–1, 6–4, 7–5 ), after allowing the match to be delayed 24 hours to allow Roche to recover from an ankle injury.[3]. It was Gulyas' lone Grand Slam final.[4]

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  1. ^ "Istvan Gulyas - Hungary tennis player profile", resultsfromtennis.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 
  2. ^ Istvan GULYAS. Davis Cup Official Website. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
  3. ^ "French Open: Facts and Figures", USA Today, 2001-05-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 
  4. ^ Niebuhr, Keith. "French Open Notebook", St. Petersburg Times, 2002-05-26. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.