Peter Szoke
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Péter Szőke is a former Hungarian tennis player. Szőke did not win any top-level titles during his professional career, finishing runner-up once in singles and four times in doubles. He reached his highest ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
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 singles ranking on August 23, 1973, when he became the 47th.

Szőke participated in 27 Davis Cup
Davis Cup
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 ties for Hungary
Hungary Davis Cup team
The Hungary Davis Cup team represents Hungary in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Hungarian Tennis Association.-Current team:*Attila Balázs*György Balázs*Kornél Bardóczky*Márton Fucsovics*Sebő Kiss*Ádám Kellner...

 from 1967–1983, posting a 9-15 record in singles and a 17-6 record in doubles.

Singles runner-ups (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1971 Hamburg
Hamburg Masters
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, Germany
Clay   Andres Gimeno
Andrés Gimeno
Andrés Gimeno Tolaguera is a retired Spanish tennis player. He major achievement came in 1972, when he won the French Open....

3–6, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles runner-ups (4)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1973 Calgary
Calgary
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, Canada
Indoor   Szabolcz Baranyi
Szabolcz Baranyi
Szabolcs Baranyi is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles...

  Mike Estep
Mike Estep
Mike Estep is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career Estep won 2 singles titles and 7 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in 1973 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

 
  Ilie Năstase
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...

7–6, 5–7, 3–6
2. 1976 Florence
ATP Florence
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, Italy
Clay   Balázs Taróczy
Balazs Taroczy
Balázs Taróczy is a former tennis player from Hungary, who won thirteen singles titles in his career. The right-hander achieved his highest ranking during the ATP Tour on February 8, 1982, when he became World Number 13. He's a six times Hungarain champion...

  Colin Dibley
Colin Dibley
Colin Dibley is a former tennis player from Australia.Dibley once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles...

 
  Carlos Kirmayr
Carlos Kirmayr
Carlos Kirmayr is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player.Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix doubles titles, but none for singles. He did win a number of Challenger tournaments in singles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36.-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:*...

7–5, 5–7, 5–7
3. 1978 Bastad
Swedish Open
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, Sweden
Sweden
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Clay   Balázs Taróczy   Bob Carmichael
Bob Carmichael
Bob "Nails" Carmichael was an Australian tennis player and coach.As a player, Carmichael won 1 singles title and 12 doubles titles, and achieved a top 10 ranking in 1970. Partnering Allan Stone, he reached the doubles final of the 1974 Australian Open...

 
  Mark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....

5–7, 4–6
4. 1979 Linz
ATP Linz
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, Austria
Hard (i)   Szabolcz Baranyi   Patrice Dominguez
Patrice Dominguez
Patrice Dominguez is a French tennis player born in Algeria. He reached a career high ranking of 36 in 1973. He represented France in the Davis Cup between 1971 and 1979....

 
  Gilles Moretton
Gilles Moretton
Gilles Moretton , is a former professional tennis player from France. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

1–6, 4–6

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