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Balazs Taroczy (1954)




Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes. 
 
Balazs Taroczy was born on 9 May, 1954 in Budapest, Hungary. His height is 6 foot and weight 170 pounds. He is a right handed player. Balazs won thirteen singles titles in his career in 1974 at Kitzbuehel, 1976 at Hilversum, 1978 at Barcelona, Hilversum 1979 at Brussels, Hilversum, 1980 at Bastad, Geneva, Hilversum, 1981 at Hilversum, Tokyo Outdoor, 1982 at Hilversum. He was seven times finalist in 1977 at Bastad, 1978 at Vienna, 1979 at Bastad, 1980 at Brussels, 1981 at Bournemouth, 1983 at Hilversum, 1984 at Indianapolis.
 
He won twenty five doubles titles in 1989 at Munich, 1988 at Vienna, 1986 at Masters Doubles, 1985 at La Quinta, Wimbledon, 1983 at Brussels, Hamburg, Hilversum, Masters Doubles WCT, World Championship Tennis, Monte Carlo, 1982 at Masters Doubles WCT, Rome, 1981 at Cairo, Geneva, Hilversum, Monte Carlo, Roland Garros, Tokyo Outdoor, 1980 at Geneva, Hilversum, Bologna, 1979 at Hilversum, 1978 at Hilversum, Vienna, 1977 at Munich.
 
He was 33 times doubles finalist in 1990 at Brussels, 1989 at Milan, Nice, 1988 at St. Vincent, 1985 at Washington, Hamburg, Masters Doubles WCT, 1984 at Hamburg, Indianapolis, Vienna, Cincinnati, 1983 at Bournemouth, Munich WCT, 1982 at Hilversum, Madrid, Nice, Delray Beach WCT, Mexico City WCT, 1981 at Tokyo Indoor, Bologna, 1980 at Madrid, Palermo, Barcelona, Rome, 1979 at Brussels, Monte Carlo, 1978 at Bastad, 1976 at Hilversum, Florence, 1975 at Rotterdam WCT, 1974 at Florence, Kitzbuehel, 1973 at Prague. With this career record, Balazs Taroczy was one of the great players in the world of tennis.   

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