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 and playing for the Slovakia Davis Cup team. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 80 on 2 October 2017.[3]
 Gombos at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée | |
| Country (sports) |  Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Born | 13 August 1990 Galanta, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$2,230,652 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 28–59 (32.2% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main-draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 80 (2 October 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 342 (18 March 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: 1 January 2024. | |
Personal life edit
He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovakia.[4]
Performance timeline edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
Singles: 28 (10–18) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2010 | Austria F2, Kramsach | Futures | Clay |  Johannes Ager
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2011 | Czech Republic F1, Teplice | Futures | Clay |  Jiří Veselý
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6–3, 6–7(7–9), 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 2011 | Austria F2, Kramsach | Futures | Clay |  Alexander Flock
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2012 | China F4, Yuxi | Futures | Hard (i) |  Vincent Millot
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2012 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, Kiseljak | Futures | Clay |  Damir Džumhur
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3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2012 | Czech Republic F5, Prague | Futures | Clay | Jiří Veselý
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4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2012 | Turkey F39, Belek | Futures | Hard | Mirza Bašić
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | May 2013 | Czech Republic F1, Most | Futures | Clay | Dominic Thiem
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4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–6 | May 2013 | Czech Republic F2, Teplice | Futures | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Aug 2013 | Italy F22, Este | Futures | Clay | Dominic Thiem
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1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Mar 2014 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Kenny de Schepper
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6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Jun 2014 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Filip Krajinović
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Jun 2014 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Veselý
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2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–11 | Jun 2014 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay |  Frank Dancevic
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2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–11 | Mar 2015 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Benoît Paire
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6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 5–11 | Jun 2015 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Albert Montañés
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7–6(7–5), 5–7, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 5–12 | Oct 2016 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Pierre-Hugues Herbert
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5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–12 | Oct 2016 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Yannik Reuter
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–12 | Nov 2016 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Marius Copil
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7–6(10–8), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–13 | May 2017 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Filip Krajinović
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–13 | Oct 2017 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julien Benneteau
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6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–14 | Mar 2019 | Pau, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Alexander Bublik
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7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–14 | Jun 2019 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay |  Attila Balázs
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6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–14 | Jul 2019 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Brayden Schnur
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–15 | Oct 2021 | Mouilleron-le-Captif, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jiří Veselý
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4-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 10–16 | Apr 2022 | Murcia, Spain | Challenger | Clay |  Tseng Chun-hsin
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4-6, 1-6 |
| Loss | 10–17 | Jul 2022 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay |  Thiago Monteiro
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3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 10–18 | Apr 2023 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Zsombor Piros
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6–7(2–7), 6–7(9–11) |
Doubles: 5 (1–4) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2011 | Hungary F3, Budapest | Futures | Clay | Roman Jebavý
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Mario Kargl Lukas Weinhandl
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6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2013 | Czech Republic F1, Most | Futures | Clay | Patrik Fabian
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Michal Franek Jan Kunčík
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6–4, 3–6, [2–10] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2013 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Roman Jebavý
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 Marin Draganja Franko Škugor
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2014 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Adam Pavlásek
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 Ken Skupski Neal Skupski
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3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2015 | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Adam Pavlásek
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Roman Jebavý Jan Šátral
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2–6, 2–6 |
Record against top 10 players edit
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
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2014 Davis Cup Qualifying RR |
| Marin Čilić
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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
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0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2018 Wimbledon Championships |
 Andrey Rublev
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2020 Vienna |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
| Gaël Monfils
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2020 Montpellier |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
| David Goffin
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1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Won (6–4, 7–6(8–6)) at 2020 Paris Masters |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
 Marcos Baghdatis
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Stockholm |
 Diego Schwartzman
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7(3–7), 3–6, 3–6) at 2020 French Open |
 Jannik Sinner
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2020 Marseilles |
 John Isner
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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
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4) at 2017 Davis Cup Qualifying RR |
| Fabio Fognini
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–1, 4–6, 3–6) at 2017 Gstaad |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
| Pablo Carreño Busta
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1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6, 3–6) at 2021 French Open |
| Félix Auger-Aliassime
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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 edit
- ^ "The pronunciation by Norbert Gombos himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Tenisový svět (1 August 2016). "Norbert Gombos po výhře ve finále kvalifikace turnaje Svijany Open v Liberci". YouTube (in Slovak). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Norbert Gombos biography at ITF". Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Norbert Gombos was eliminated as well" (in Hungarian). echotv.hu. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
External links edit
- 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)
