Márton Fucsovics
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Márton Fucsovics is a professional Hungarian
tennis player. He started to play tennis at the age of five. He came through the ranks quickly and at the age of 8 he played in a field 3–4 years older.
In 2003 he won the National Championship and the Nike Junior Tour, and with that he got the chance to represent Hungary on the World Final in Sun City
, South Africa. That time he showed some talent in basketball as well, but when it came to choose, he decided to pursue his tennis career.
His first major success came in 2009, when he won the US Open Boys' Doubles
with Hsieh Cheng-peng
of Chinese Taipei
. In 2010 he reached the semi-final of the Australian Open Boys' Singles
, and few months later he won the Wimbledon Boys' Singles
, ousting qualifier Benjamin Mitchell in a straight-sets final. He hadn't lost a set throughout the tournament. He also participated in the doubles' event alongside Czech
Libor Salaba, and reached the quarter-finals.
He was also integral part of the Hungarian U18 team, which have won the prestigious Galea/Valerio Cup in Venice
to claim their first ever boys European Summer Cups title. The other members were Máté Zsiga and Levente Gödry.
Thanks to his outstanding performances he found himself on the top of the ITF Junior Rankings and entered the Youth Olympics
as top seed, but suffered a surprise loss in the first round from eventual quarterfinalist Oliver Golding
(7–5, 6–3).
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
tennis player. He started to play tennis at the age of five. He came through the ranks quickly and at the age of 8 he played in a field 3–4 years older.
In 2003 he won the National Championship and the Nike Junior Tour, and with that he got the chance to represent Hungary on the World Final in Sun City
Sun City, North West
Sun City is a luxury casino and resort, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It is located about two hours' drive from Johannesburg, near the city of Rustenburg. The complex borders the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.- History :...
, South Africa. That time he showed some talent in basketball as well, but when it came to choose, he decided to pursue his tennis career.
His first major success came in 2009, when he won the US Open Boys' Doubles
2010 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Márton Fucsovics and Hsieh Cheng-peng were the defending champions, but Hsieh did not enter the junior competition this year.Fucsovics played alongside Máté Zsiga, but they lost to Guilherme Clézar and Tiago Fernandes in the second round....
with Hsieh Cheng-peng
Hsieh Cheng-peng
Hsieh Cheng-peng is a junior tennis player from Taiwan. In 2008 he won the 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Boys' Doubles alongside Yang Tsung-hua. In 2009 he won the Australian Open Boys' Doubles alongside Francis Casey Alcantara and the US Open Boys' Doubles together with Hungarian Márton...
of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
. In 2010 he reached the semi-final of the Australian Open Boys' Singles
2010 Australian Open – Boys' Singles
Yuki Bhambri was the defending champion, but did not compete in the Juniors this year.The Boys' Singles tournament of the 2010 Australian Open started in the week of 25 January, the second week of the main tournament...
, and few months later he won the Wimbledon Boys' Singles
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles
Márton Fucsovics defeated Benjamin Mitchell of Australia in the final. The Hungarian 13th seed did not drop a set throughout the tournament.Andrey Kuznetsov was the defending champion, but was no longer eligible to compete as a Junior.-Seeds:...
, ousting qualifier Benjamin Mitchell in a straight-sets final. He hadn't lost a set throughout the tournament. He also participated in the doubles' event alongside Czech
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
Libor Salaba, and reached the quarter-finals.
He was also integral part of the Hungarian U18 team, which have won the prestigious Galea/Valerio Cup in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
to claim their first ever boys European Summer Cups title. The other members were Máté Zsiga and Levente Gödry.
Thanks to his outstanding performances he found himself on the top of the ITF Junior Rankings and entered the Youth Olympics
Tennis at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Tennis at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics lasted from August 18 until August 25. For the Singles competitions, all matches were determined through a best-of-three tie-break sets. For the Doubles competitions, all matches were determined by two tie-break sets and a match tie-break game in place of a...
as top seed, but suffered a surprise loss in the first round from eventual quarterfinalist Oliver Golding
Oliver Golding
Oliver Golding is a British tennis player and former child actor, mostly known for his part as Ewan in the 2005 film The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby...
(7–5, 6–3).
Davis Cup
| Group II Europe/Africa | ||||||||
| Round | Date | Opponents | Final match score | Venue | Surface | Match | Opponent | Rubber score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R | March 5-7, 2010 | 4–1 | Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... |
Hard (indoors) | Singles 5 (dead) | Vladimir Ivanov Vladimir Ivanov Vladimir Ivanov may refer to:*Vladimir Ivanov , Russian badminton player*Vladimir Ivanov , Soviet boxer*Vladimir Ivanov , Bulgarian football player... |
6(7–5)-7, 4–6 (L) | |
| Doubles (with Kornél Bardóczky Kornél Bardóczky Kornél Bardóczky is a professional male tennis player from Hungary.Bardóczky reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 5, 2004, when he became World number 254... ) |
Zopp Jürgen Zopp Jürgen Zopp is the current number one Estonian male tennis player. He is a prominent member of the Estonia Davis Cup team.Zopp reached the second round of the Australian and US Open Boys' Tournaments in 2006.... /Kunnap Mait Kunnap Mait Künnap is an Estonian tennis player. His all time world ranking high came on 4 August 2008 when he reached number 705, although his doubles ranking is somewhat better, having reached world number 377 on 4 July 2005.... |
3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 8–10 (L) | ||||||
| 1R | March 4–6, 2011 | 5–0 | Nicosia Nicosia Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line... |
Hard (indoors) | Singles 5 (dead) | Philippos Tsangaridis | 6–4, 6–3 (W) | |