Gábor Köves (born 7 January 1970) is a retired Hungarian Olympian tennis player. Seoul gold medalists Ken Flach and Robert Seguso stopped him and partner László Markovits in the second round in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
.jpg) A picture of Gábor Köves at the 2011 Budapest Open tennis competition, in the commentator position of the center court of the Roman Tennis Academy, Budapest. | |
| Country (sports) |  Hungary |
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| Residence | Budapest, Hungary |
| Born | 7 January 1970 Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US$214,507 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 702 (14 April 1990) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | - |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 59–77 |
| Highest ranking | No. 79 (12 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 1999) |
| French Open | 2R (1998, 1999) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
| US Open | 2R (1996) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
| Coaching career (2003–) | |
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Gabor Köves is currently the captain of the Hungary Davis Cup team since December 2016 when Zoltán Kuhárszky stepped down due to conflict of interest, because he became Máté Valkusz's personal coach who is a member of the Hungarian Davis Cup team.
Titles
Doubles (4)
| Legend (singles) |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 August 2000 | Kyiv | Clay |  Cristian Kordasz |  Oleg Ogorodov  Andrei Stoliarov | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2. | 20 September 1998 | Budapest II | Clay |  Thomas Strenberger |  Leoš Friedl Radek Štěpánek | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. | 19 October 1997 | Guayaquil | Clay |  Tomas Nydahl | Diego del Río Mariano Puerta | 2–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 4. | 20 August 1995 | Geneva | Clay |  Clinton Ferreira |  Stéphane Manai Patrick Mohr | 6–4, 6–2 |
References
External links
- Gábor Köves at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Gábor Köves at the International Tennis Federation
- Gábor Köves at the Davis Cup
- Gábor Köves at Olympedia
- Gábor Köves at Olympics.com
- Gábor Köves at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
