Attila Balázs (Hungarian: [ˈɒtillɒ ˈbɒlaːʒ]; born September 27, 1988) is a Hungarian professional tennis player.
He has a career-high singles ATP ranking of No. 76 achieved on 2 March 2020. He is a seven time Hungarian National Tennis Champion; after Béla von Kehrling, József Asbóth and István Gulyás. He is the fourth Hungarian player who was able to win at least 6 consecutive National Championships.
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Career
On his ATP debut, after qualifying for the main draw, Balázs reached the semifinals of the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy in Bucharest defeating four top 100 players. Despite his loss to Fabio Fognini, he reached the top 300 in the singles rankings at world No. 259 on 30 April 2012, rising close to 200 positions up.
His next best result was the quarterfinals seven years later as a wildcard at the 2019 Hungarian Open with victories over Hubert Hurkacz and sixth seed John Millman.
Next he reached his first ATP final at the 2019 Croatia Open Umag where he lost against Dušan Lajović as a qualifier.
In 2020, he reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 2020 Rio Open tournament as a lucky loser where he was defeated by Gianluca Mager. As a result he reached the top 100 after the tournament, and a career-high singles ranking of world No. 76 a week later, on 2 March 2020. He also recorded his first Major win at the 2020 Roland Garros.
At 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he used protected ranking to enter the main draw, making his debut at this Grand Slam.
At the 2023 US Open he also entered with protected ranking, replacing Denis Shapovalov after his withdrawal due to injury, but lost to former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev in straight sets in a little over an hour.
In February 2024, Balázs announced that he would retire from professional tennis.
In September 2026, the Hungarian returned to pro tennis, playing ITF doubles events in his home country.
Personal life
His older brother, György Balázs, was also a tennis player, and the pair have played doubles together, winning five ITF doubles titles between 2007 and 2010.
ATP career finals
Challenger and Futures finals
Davis Cup
Participations: (19–13)
indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Record against other players
Balazs's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 50, with those who are active in boldface.
ATP Tour, Challenger and Future tournaments' main draw and qualifying matches are considered.