Zsombor Piros

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The native form of this personal name is Piros Zsombor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Zsombor Piros
Piros at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Hungary
ResidenceBudapest, Hungary
Born (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 26)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAttila Piros
Prize money$ 819,289
Singles
Career record12–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 106 (4 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 154 (15 September 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
French OpenQ3 (2022)
WimbledonQ3 (2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 991 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1117 (15 September 2025)
Team competitions
Davis Cup12–5
Last updated on: 15 September 2025.

Zsombor Piros (born 13 October 1999) is a Hungarian professional tennis player. Piros has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 106, achieved on 4 March 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 991, achieved on 8 August 2022.[1] He is currently the No. 3 Hungarian player.[2]

Junior career

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On the junior tour Piros had a career-high ranking of 3 achieved on 4 September 2017. Piros won the 2017 Australian Open boys' singles championships, defeating Israeli Yshai Oliel in the final.[3]

He made headlines at 2017 Wimbledon Championships when he and doubles partner Wu Yibing fell foul of Wimbledon's pants police, and were required to change their underpants from black to white to comply with regulations. Even without their lucky pants they won the subsequent match 6–4 6–1.[3]

Piros won the Hungarian Tennis Championships on 1 October 2017.[4]

Professional career

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2018-2020: First Challenger win, first Top 100 win

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Piros began his year at the Nouméa Challenger, where he came through qualifying to reach the 2nd round, losing to eventual champion Noah Rubin. In the first round, he defeated the top seed, Julien Benneteau of France, in three sets, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1, to record his first Challenger win as well as his first win against a Top 100 player.[5][6] Next, he entered the Australian Open singles qualifying, falling to Bjorn Fratangelo of the United States in the second round.[7]

2021: First Challenger final, Top 300

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He reached his maiden Challenger final at the 2021 Slovak Open II as a qualifier[8] and moved 58 positions up in the rankings to a new career-high ranking of No. 282 on 15 November 2021.[1]

2022: Top 200, Maiden Challenger title

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He made his top 200 debut on 25 April 2022 at World No. 189 in the singles rankings following his second Challenger final at the 2022 Split Open in Croatia.[1]

Following his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 Tampere Open he reached the top 150 at world No. 139 in the rankings on 25 July 2022.[9] He won his second title at the 2022 Gwangju Open Challenger defeating Emilio Gómez. As a result, he reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 138 on 10 October 2022.[10][3]

2023-2025: Top 125 and Grand Slam debuts

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Following his third Challenger title in Split he reached a new career high ranking of No. 134 on 17 April 2023.[11] He won back-to-back titles in Oeiras[12] and reached a new career-high ranking of No. 118 on 24 April 2023.[3][1]

In May 2025, Piros won his seventh Challenger title in Tunis defeating Titouan Droguet.[13][14]

Piros qualified for his first Grand Slam main draw at the 2025 US Open.[15]

National representation

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Piros has represented Hungary at Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 6–5,[16] including a five-set victory over top 100 player Jiri Vesely.[17]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 A A A A Q3 Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A Q3 Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A NH A Q3 Q3 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A Q1 A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 19 (12 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (7–4)
ITF Futures/WTT (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (10–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 Hungary F6, Budapest Futures Clay Spain Enrique López Pérez 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2017 Hungary F7, Kecskemet Futures Clay Sweden Markus Eriksson 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 2018 Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard France Tom Jomby 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Jun 2018 Hungary F5, Budapest Futures Clay Romania Dragoș Dima 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–3 Feb 2020 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Spain Carlos Alcaraz 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–3 Jul 2021 M15 Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina WTT Clay Hungary Péter Fajta 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–3 Aug 2021 M25 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland WTT Clay Japan Shintaro Mochizuki 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–3 Sep 2021 M25 Ricany, Czech Republic WTT Clay Israel Yshai Oliel 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 0–1 Nov 2021 Bratislava II, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) Netherlands Tallon Griekspoor 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2022 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Australia Christopher O'Connell 3–6, 0–2 ret.
Win 1–2 Jul 2022 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay France Harold Mayot 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Win 2–2 Oct 2022 Gwangju, South Korea Challenger Hard Ecuador Emilio Gómez 6–2, 6–4
Win 3–2 Apr 2023 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Slovakia Norbert Gombos 7–6(7–2), 7–6(11–9)
Win 4–2 Apr 2023 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–2 Feb 2024 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard (i) France Matteo Martineau 6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–3 Apr 2024 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Slovakia Jozef Kovalík 4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss 5–4 Jan 2025 Oeiras II, Portugal Challenger Hard (i) United States Aleksandar Kovacevic 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 6–4 Apr 2025 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Lebanon Hady Habib 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–4 May 2025 Tunis, Tunisia Challenger Clay France Titouan Droguet 7–5, 7–6(7–3)

Davis Cup

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Participations: (12–5)

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Group membership
World Group / Finals (3–1)
Qualifying Round (4–3)
WG Play-off (1–1)
Group I (4–0)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (8–4)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (11–4)
Doubles (1–1)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease2–3; 2–4 February 2018; Country Hall Liège, Liège, Belgium; World Group first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 1 V Singles (dead rubber) Belgium Belgium Julien Cagnina 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Decrease2–3; 14–16 September 2018; Lurdy Ház, Budapest, Hungary; World Group play-off; clay surface
Victory 2 I Singles Czech Republic Czech Republic Jiří Veselý 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Defeat 3 V Singles Lukáš Rosol 4–6, 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Decrease0–5; 1–2 February 2019; Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 4 I Singles Germany Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 4–6
Decrease1–2; 27 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Final group stage; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 5 I Singles Australia Australia John Millman 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Defeat 6 III Doubles (with Fábián Marozsán) Alex Bolt / John Peers 3–6, 7–6(13–11), 3–6
Decrease1–2; 28 November 2021; Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy; Davis Cup Final Group D round robin; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 7 II Singles Croatia Croatia Marin Čilić 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Decrease2–3; 4-5 March 2022; Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard surface
Defeat 8 I Singles Australia Australia Alex de Minaur 5–7, 2–6
Defeat 9 V Singles Thanasi Kokkinakis 4–6, 4–6
Increase3–1; 15–16 September 2022; SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 10 II Singles Ukraine Ukraine Vladyslav Orlov 6–2, 6–2
Decrease2–3; 3–4 February 2023; Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 11 I Singles France France Benjamin Bonzi 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Increase4–0; 15–16 September 2023; Helikon Teniszcentrum, Keszthely, Hungary; World Group I first round; clay surface
Victory 12 II Singles Turkey Turkey Cem İlkel 6–2, 6–3
Decrease2–3; 2–3 February 2024; Multifunctional Arena, Tatabánya, Hungary; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 13 V Singles (dead rubber) Germany Germany Kevin Krawietz 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Increase3–2; 13–14 September 2024; Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt; Davis Cup World Group I first round; clay surface
Victory 14 I Singles Egypt Egypt Amr Elsayed 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Victory 15 IV Singles Mohamed Safwat 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Decrease2–3; 12–13 September 2025; Főnix Aréna, Debrecen, Hungary; Davis Cup Qualifiers second round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory 16 III Doubles (with Fábián Marozsán) Austria Austria Alexander Erler / Lucas Miedler 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Victory 17 IV Singles Lukas Neumayer 7–5, 7–6(8–6)

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2017 Australian Open Hard Israel Yshai Oliel 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2017 French Open Clay Spain Nicola Kuhn United States Vasil Kirkov
United States Danny Thomas 		6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Zsombor Piros Rankings history".
  2. ^ "Hungary | ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ a b c d "Fabian Marozsan Emerging as Best of Hungarian 'Golden Generation'". 29 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Bondár és Piros a bajnok". huntennis.hu (in Hungarian). 1 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Noumea Challenger - 01 January - 07 January 2018". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Rubin Opens 2018 With Noumea Crown | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Fratangelo Advances On Soggy Friday In Melbourne | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Griekspoor Remains Unstoppable, Wins Slovak Open". 14 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Wu Yibing Surges to Career High After Indianapolis Challenger Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  10. ^ "#NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  11. ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Shevchenko Breaks the Top 100". 18 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Piros, Barrios Vera Continue Hot Streaks With Challenger Titles". ATPTour. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  13. ^ "ATP Challenger Tour: Alexander Bublik in seventh heaven". 19 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Hungarian Zsombor Piros wins Tunis Open". Tap Info. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  15. ^ @ATPChallenger (August 22, 2025). "Grand Slam stage unlocked ✅ Coleman Wong, Martin Damm, Zsombor Piros, Jerome Kym and Ignacio Buse qualify for their first-ever Grand Slam main draw! #USOpen #ATPChallenger" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Zsombor Piros". Davis Cup. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Davis-kupa: hatalmas küzdelem, Piros bravúros győzelemmel kezdett" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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