# Balázs Taróczy

Balázs Taróczy (Hungarian: Taróczy Balázs; born 9 May 1954) is a retired tennis player from Hungary. The right-hander won 13 singles titles in his career, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in April 1982.

## Tennis career

Taróczy was six times a Hungarian national champion. He also won the Dutch Open on six occasions (1976, 1978–82), which made up nearly half of his total number of singles titles.
One of the game's premier doubles players, Balazs and partner Heinz Günthardt won the 1985 Wimbledon doubles title. Though never especially proficient on the grass, the duo defeated the Australian pair Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald in four sets.
He became the Hungarian No. 1 player in 1973 and was a member of the Hungary Davis Cup team from 1973 to 1985.
Despite playing part-time, still managed to finish top 50 in the doubles world rankings at No. 45 in 1989
From September 1989 to the end of 1990, he was the coach of Goran Ivanišević.

## Career finals
### Singles: 20 (13 wins, 7 losses)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0)
* Grand Prix Masters (0)
* Grand Prix Super Series (0)
* Grand Prix Regular Series (13)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0)
* Clay (13)
* Grass (0)
* Carpet (0)
| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 1974 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Onny Parun | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 1976 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Ricardo Cano | 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1. | 1977 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | 6–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1978 | Hilversum, Netherlands (2) | Clay | Tom Okker | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 1978 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 1978 | Vienna, Austria | Hard | Stan Smith | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1979 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | 1979 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Björn Borg | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6. | 1979 | Hilversum, Netherlands (3) | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4. | 1980 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Peter McNamara | 6–7, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 7. | 1980 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Tony Giammalva | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 8. | 1980 | Hilversum, Netherlands (4) | Clay | Haroon Ismail | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 1980 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 1981 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | Víctor Pecci | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands (5) | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | 1981 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Eliot Teltscher | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 12. | 1982 | Nice, France | Clay | Yannick Noah | 6–2, 3–6, 13–11 |
| Win | 13. | 1982 | Hilversum, Netherlands (6) | Clay | Buster Mottram | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 6. | 1983 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1984 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Andrés Gómez | 0–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 59 (26 wins, 33 losses)

| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 1973 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Róbert Machán | Jan Kodeš Vladimir Zednik | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 1974 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Róbert Machán | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1974 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | František Pala | Iván Molina Jairo Velasco | 6–2, 6–7, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1975 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | José Higueras | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 1976 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Péter Szőke | Colin Dibley Carlos Kirmayr | 7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6. | 1976 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1977 | Munich, Germany | Clay | František Pala | Nikola Špear John Whitlinger | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | 1978 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Péter Szőke | Bob Carmichael Mark Edmondson | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1978 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Tom Okker | Bob Carmichael Mark Edmondson | 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | 1978 | Boston, US | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Heinz Günthardt Van Winitsky | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 4. | 1978 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Víctor Pecci | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Ilie Năstase Raúl Ramírez | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 1979 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Carlos Kirmayr | Billy Martin Peter McNamara | 7–5, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1979 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Tom Okker | Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10. | 1980 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Eliot Teltscher | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 6. | 1980 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Tom Okker | Tony Giammalva Buster Mottram | 7–5, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 1980 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Gianni Ocleppo Ricardo Ycaza | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 1980 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Željko Franulović | Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12. | 1980 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez | 6–3, 3–6, 8–10 |
| Loss | 13. | 1980 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Pavel Složil | Steve Denton Ivan Lendl | 2–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8. | 1980 | Bologna Indoor, Italy | Carpet (i) | Butch Walts | Steve Denton Paul McNamee | 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 9. | 1981 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Ismail El Shafei | Paolo Bertolucci Gianni Ocleppo | 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 10. | 1981 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 11. | 1981 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher | 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 12. | 1981 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Raymond Moore Andrew Pattison | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 13. | 1981 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 14. | 1981 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14. | 1981 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 1981 | Bologna Indoor, Italy | Carpet (i) | Tomáš Šmíd | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Henri Leconte | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 15. | 1982 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 6–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16. | 1982 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico City | Carpet (i) | Tomáš Šmíd | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 17. | 1982 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Mel Purcell Eliot Teltscher | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 18. | 1982 | Nice, France | Clay | Paul McNamee | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 19. | 1982 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 1–6, 6–3, 7–9 |
| Win | 16. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Wojtek Fibak John Fitzgerald | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 20. | 1982 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 17. | 1983 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 18. | 1983 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Hans Simonsson Mats Wilander | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 21. | 1983 | Munich WCT, Germany | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 5–7, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 19. | 1983 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 22. | 1983 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Tomáš Šmíd Sherwood Stewart | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 20. | 1983 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Mark Edmondson Brian Gottfried | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 21. | 1983 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 23. | 1984 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 24. | 1984 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 25. | 1984 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Sandy Mayer | Francisco González Matt Mitchell | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 26. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Wojtek Fibak Sandy Mayer | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 27. | 1985 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 22. | 1985 | La Quinta, United States | Hard | Heinz Günthardt | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 28. | 1985 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez | 6–1, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 23. | 1985 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Heinz Günthardt | Pat Cash John Fitzgerald | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 29. | 1985 | Washington, D.C., US | Hard | David Graham | Hans Gildemeister Víctor Pecci | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Win | 24. | 1986 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 30. | 1988 | Saint-Vincent, Italy | Clay | Paolo Canè | Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 25. | 1988 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Alex Antonitsch | Kevin Curren Tomáš Šmíd | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 31. | 1989 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Jakob Hlasek John McEnroe | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 32. | 1989 | Nice, France | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Ricki Osterthun Udo Riglewski | 6–7, 7–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 26. | 1989 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Javier Sánchez | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 33. | 1990 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Goran Ivanišević | Emilio Sánchez Slobodan Živojinović | 5–7, 3–6 |