# András Lányi

András Lányi (born 26 November 1969) is a retired Hungarian tennis player.
Lányi has a career high ATP singles ranking of 374 achieved on 19 June 1989. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 194, achieved on 6 February 1995. Lányi has won 3 ITF Satellite tournament doubles title.
Lányi has represented Hungary at Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 12–13.
He was studied at University of Southern California, between 1989 and 1993. He won the NCAA Men's Team Championship in 1993 with Trojans. His teammates was Wayne Black, David Ekerot, Jon Leach, Brian MacPhie and Kent Seton, and they earned All-America selection that year.
He competed at the 1993 Summer Universiade. In mixed doubles he won bronze medal with Virág Csurgó.

## Satellite and Challenger finals
### Singles: 1 (0–1)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Satellites (0–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1993 | Seefeld, Austria | Satellite | Clay | Martin Schäffl | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles 8 (3–5)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
* ITF Satellites (3–3)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (3–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1988 | Rümikon, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | László Markovits | Jan Apell Veli Paloheimo | 5–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 1988 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Mezzadri | Morten Christensen Steve Guy | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 1991 | Érd, Hungary | Satellite | Clay | Tibor Tóth | Ivan Keskinov József Krocskó | 1–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–3 | Jun 1991 | Agárd, Hungary | Satellite | Clay | Tibor Tóth | Branislav Gálik Robert Kraus | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 1993 | Pécs, Hungary | Satellite | Clay | Tibor Tóth | Petr Pála Andrew Richardson | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jan 1994 | Cairo, Egypt | Satellite | Clay | David Ekerot | Pierre Bouteyre Nicolas Sabas | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jan 1994 | Cairo, Egypt | Satellite | Clay | David Ekerot | Jeffrey Hunter Danny Sapsford | 6–0, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Feb 1994 | Cairo, Egypt | Satellite | Clay | David Ekerot | Neville Godwin Gareth Williams | 6–7, 2–6 |

## Davis Cup
### Participations: (12–13)

* Group membership
* World Group (0–0)
* WG playoff (1–1)
* Group I (11–12)
* Group II (0–0)
* Group III (0–0)
* Group IV (0–0)
* Matches by surface
* Hard (3–3)
* Clay (5–7)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (4–3)
* Matches by type
* Singles (6–10)
* Doubles (6–3)
* indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| 0–5; 12–14 June 1987; Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal; European Zone (Zone B) quarterfinal; clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 1 | I | Singles | Portugal | João Cunha e Silva | 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–8 |
| Defeat | 2 | III | Doubles (with Sándor Kiss) | Portugal | Pedro Cordeiro / João Cunha e Silva | 2–6, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Defeat | 3 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Portugal | Nuno Marques | 0–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| 0–5; 6–8 May 1988; Lagos, Nigeria; European Zone Group I quarterfinal; hard surface |||||||
| Defeat | 4 | I | Singles | Nigeria | Nduka Odizor | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Defeat | 5 | III | Doubles (with László Markovits) | Nigeria | Tony Mmoh / Nduka Odizor | 5–7, 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Defeat | 6 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Nigeria | Tony Mmoh | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
| 3–2; 10–13 June 1988; Margaret Island, Budapest, Hungary; European Group I Zone A relegation playoff; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 7 | I | Singles | Belgium | Bart Wuyts | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Victory | 8 | V | Singles | Belgium | Xavier Daufresne | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 4–1; 3–5 February 1989; City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe; Euro/African Group I Zone A first round; hard (i) surface |||||||
| Victory | 9 | II | Singles | Zimbabwe | Byron Black | 6–3, 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Victory | 10 | III | Doubles (with László Markovits) | Zimbabwe | Byron Black / Greig Rodger | 6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 10–8 |
| Victory | 11 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Zimbabwe | Greig Rodger | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 4–1; 5–7 May 1989; Dózsa Stadium, Budapest, Hungary; Euro/African Group I Zone A second round; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 12 | II | Singles | Nigeria | Sadiq Abdullahi | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Defeat | 13 | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Nigeria | Nduka Odizor | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 2–6 |
| 1–4; 21–23 July 1989; Chase Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand; World Group playoff; carpet (indoor) surface |||||||
| Victory | 14 | II | Singles | New Zealand | Steve Guy | 7–5, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Defeat | 15 | IV | Singles | New Zealand | Kelly Evernden | 0–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
| 1–4; 4–6 May 1990; Royal Primrose CB, Brussels, Belgium; Euro/African Group I Zone B second round; clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 16 | II | Singles | Belgium | Bart Wuyts | 1–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Victory | 17 | III | Doubles (with László Markovits) | Belgium | Xavier Daufresne / Denis Langaskens | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Defeat | 18 | IV | Singles | Belgium | Eduardo Masso | 2–6, 6–4, 5–7, 3–6 |
| 1–4; 1–3 February 1991; Vasas Sport Club, Budapest, Hungary; Euro/African Group I Zone A first round; carpet (i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 19 | I | Singles | Soviet Union | Andrei Cherkasov | 3–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Victory | 20 | III | Doubles (with László Markovits) | Soviet Union | Andrei Chesnokov / Dimitri Poliakov | 6–3, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 5–0; 3–5 May 1991; Újpesti Tennis Club, Budapest, Hungary; Euro/African Group I Zone A relegation playoff; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 21 | III | Doubles (with László Markovits) | Morocco | Karim Alami / Arafat Chekrouni | 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 3–2; 31 January – 2 February 1992; Vasas Sports Club, Budapest, Hungary; Euro/African Group I Zone B first round; carpet (i) surface |||||||
| Victory | 22 | III | Doubles (with László Markovits) | Poland | Wojciech Fibak / Tomasz Iwański | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Victory | 23 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Poland | Tomasz Iwański | 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 13–11 |
| 4–1; 26–28 March 1993; Vasas Sports Club, Budapest, Hungary; Euro/African Group I Zone B first round; carpet (i) surface |||||||
| Victory | 24 | III | Doubles (with László Markovits) | Finland | Alexander Lindholm / Olli Rahnasto | 6–4, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 3–2; 30 April – 2 May 1993; Újpesti Tennis Club, Budapest, Hungary; Euro/African Group I Zone B second round; clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 25 | III | Doubles (with László Markovits) | Great Britain | Jeremy Bates / Mark Petchey | 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 |

## After retirement

He founded a financial services company in Hungary in 2004 and is still managing director. In July 2007 Lányi elected from vice-president to the Hungarian Tennis Association. In 2009 he elected for the president of Hungarian Triathlon Association and held the position until 2012.

## Sources

* ↑ "András Lányi". ATP. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
* ↑ "András Lányi". ITF. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
* ↑ "András Lányi". Davis Cup. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
* ↑ Steven Herbert (19 May 1993). "Leach Victory Propels USC Past Georgia for Title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
* ↑ "For The First Time In 25 Years, USC Has Four ITA All-Americans". usctrojans.com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
* ↑ "XVII. Nyári Universiade - 1993" (in Hungarian). Hungarian University Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
* ↑ "ISMERD MEG VÁLLALATUNK VEZETŐIT!" (in Hungarian). ufsgroup.hu. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
* ↑ "Patay László az MTSZ ÚJ elnöke" (in Hungarian). www.huntennis.hu. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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