# Norbert Gombos

Norbert Gombos (Slovak pronunciation:, Hungarian: Gombos Norbert; born 13 August 1990, occasionally spelled Norbert Gomboš) is a Slovak professional tennis player competing primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 80 on 2 October 2017. He was also part of the Slovakia Davis Cup team.

## Personal life

He is a member of the Hungarian community in Slovakia.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

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 | Career | Career |
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 6 | | Career total: 46 | Career total: 46 | Career total: 46 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 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% | Career total: 32% | Career total: 32% |
| Year-end ranking | 197 | 126 | 138 | 142 | 132 | 247 | 109 | 88 | 117 | 116 | 315 | $2,230,532 | $2,230,532 | $2,230,532 |

## Challenger and Futures finals
### Singles: 28 (10–18)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (7–11)
* ITF Futures Tour (3–7)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (5–6)
* Clay (5–12)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2010 | Austria F2, Kramsach | Futures | Clay | Johannes Ager | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2011 | Czech Republic F1, Teplice | Futures | Clay | Jiří Veselý | 6–3, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 2011 | Austria F2, Kramsach | Futures | Clay | Alexander Flock | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2012 | China F4, Yuxi | Futures | Hard (i) | Vincent Millot | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2012 | Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, Kiseljak | Futures | Clay | Damir Džumhur | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2012 | Czech Republic F5, Prague | Futures | Clay | Jiří Veselý | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2012 | Turkey F39, Belek | Futures | Hard | Mirza Bašić | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | May 2013 | Czech Republic F1, Most | Futures | Clay | Dominic Thiem | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–6 | May 2013 | Czech Republic F2, Teplice | Futures | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Aug 2013 | Italy F22, Este | Futures | Clay | Dominic Thiem | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Mar 2014 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Kenny de Schepper | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Jun 2014 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Filip Krajinović | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Jun 2014 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Veselý | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–11 | Jun 2014 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Frank Dancevic | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–11 | Mar 2015 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Benoît Paire | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 5–11 | Jun 2015 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Albert Montañés | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Loss | 5–12 | Oct 2016 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–12 | Oct 2016 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Yannik Reuter | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–12 | Nov 2016 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Marius Copil | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–13 | May 2017 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Filip Krajinović | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–13 | Oct 2017 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julien Benneteau | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–14 | Mar 2019 | Pau, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Alexander Bublik | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–14 | Jun 2019 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Attila Balázs | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–14 | Jul 2019 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Brayden Schnur | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–15 | Oct 2021 | Mouilleron-le-Captif, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jiří Veselý | 4-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 10–16 | Apr 2022 | Murcia, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Tseng Chun-hsin | 4-6, 1-6 |
| Loss | 10–17 | Jul 2022 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Thiago Monteiro | 3–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Loss | 10–18 | Apr 2023 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Zsombor Piros | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–7$^{(9–11)}$ |

### Doubles: 5 (1–4)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
* ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (1–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2011 | Hungary F3, Budapest | Futures | Clay | Roman Jebavý | Mario Kargl Lukas Weinhandl | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2013 | Czech Republic F1, Most | Futures | Clay | Patrik Fabian | Michal Franek Jan Kunčík | 6–4, 3–6, [2–10] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2013 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Roman Jebavý | Marin Draganja Franko Škugor | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2014 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Adam Pavlásek | Ken Skupski Neal Skupski | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2015 | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Adam Pavlásek | Roman Jebavý Jan Šátral | 2–6, 2–6 |

## Record against top 10 players

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 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2014 Davis Cup Qualifying RR |
| Marin Čilić | 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 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 4–6, 4–6) at 2018 Wimbledon Championships |
| Andrey Rublev | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2020 Vienna |
| Number 6 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Gaël Monfils | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2020 Montpellier |
| Number 7 ranked players | | | | | | |
| David Goffin | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Won (6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$) at 2020 Paris Masters |
| Number 8 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Marcos Baghdatis | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Stockholm |
| Diego Schwartzman | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 3–6, 3–6) at 2020 French Open |
| Jannik Sinner | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$) at 2020 Marseilles |
| John Isner | 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 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4) at 2017 Davis Cup Qualifying RR |
| Fabio Fognini | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–1, 4–6, 3–6) at 2017 Gstaad |
| Number 10 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Pablo Carreño Busta | 1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6, 3–6) at 2021 French Open |
| Félix Auger-Aliassime | 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. |