Zoltán Kuhárszky (born 8 July 1959) is a former tennis player from Hungary who became a Swiss citizen in 1995. Kuharszky won two doubles titles during his professional career. He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on July 30, 1984, when he became the number 53 in the world, though he never won a singles title in his career.[7]
| Native name | Kuharszky Zoltán |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Hungary1982– Switzerland1995– |
| Born | 8 July 1959 Budapest, Hungary |
| Turned pro | 1980 |
| Retired | 1985 (as a player) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 43–71 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 53–65 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Coaching career (1995–) | |
| |
| Coaching achievements | |
| Coachee singles titles total | 1(I)-2(Sz)-3(Hu) |
| Coachee(s) doubles titles total | 2(Sz)-2(He)-1(Hu) |
| Coaching awards and records | |
| Awards Hungarian Coach of the year 2007[6] Sony Ericsson WTA Tour most Improved player (2005) (Ivanovic) | |
Zoltan Kuharszky was the captain of the Hungary Davis Cup team from December 2014 to December 2016. He stepped down due to conflict of interest because he became the coach of Máté Valkusz who is a member of the Hungarian Davis Cup team. In the past, he coached Anke Huber, Jennifer Capriati, Ana Ivanovic, Myriam Casanova, Ágnes Szávay, Polona Hercog, and Petra Martić.
Career finals
editDoubles (2 won, 3 lost)
edit| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1982 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay |  Hans Kary
|
 Ángel Giménez Manuel Orantes
|
7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 1983 | Madrid, Spain | Clay |  Markus Günthardt
|
Heinz Günthardt  Pavel Složil
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 1983 | Venice, Italy | Clay |  Steve Krulevitz
|
 Francisco González Víctor Pecci
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 1983 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay |  Colin Dowdeswell
|
 Wojtek Fibak Pavel Složil
|
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 1983 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Colin Dowdeswell
|
 Peter Elter Peter Feigl
|
6–4, 7–5 |
References
edit- ^ Sewta Tour Match Notes 2010 [dead link]
- ^ "First for Huber then top seed flourishes Seles wobbles before marching into final". The Herald. 26 January 1996.
- ^ "Female Tennis Players | WTA Tennis".
- ^ "Index - Sport".
- ^ Sewta Tour Match Notes 2005 [dead link]
- ^ Polona Hercog[permanent dead link]
- ^ Azt képzelte, neki tapsolnak és nyert Archived 2012-06-01 at the Wayback Machine 2011.07.09 "Magyar edző, Kuhárszky Zoltán tanítványa nyerte meg a bastadi, 220 ezer dollár összdíjazású női salaktornát szombaton: Polona Hercog pályafutása első trófeáját ünnepelhette Svédországban."
