Imre Zichy

The native form of this personal name is zichi és vásonkeői gróf Zichy Imre. This article uses the Western name order.
Imre Zichy

Imre Zichy (left) and Béla von Kehrling
Full name Imre Georg Maria Eugen Zichy Pallavici de Zich et Vásonkő
Country (sports) Hungary Kingdom of Hungary (1909–1943)
Stateless
Born (1909-07-22)22 July 1909[1]
Sárszentmihály
Died 28 September 1999(1999-09-28) (aged 90)[2]
Madrid
Turned pro 1930
Plays left-handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 2R (1932)
Doubles
Career titles 2
Mixed doubles
Career titles 1
Last updated on: 16 February 2012.

Count Imre Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈimrɛ ˈzitʃi]; Hungarian: Zichy Imre; 22 July 1909 – 28 September 1999) was a Hungarian left-handed amateur tennis player, count and inventor. He was related to the Hungarian Asian explorer Jenő Zichy.[3] During the Second World War he emigrated to Spain where he died at the age of 90. He was a member of the Hungary Davis Cup team between 1933–34 and was mainly a doubles and mixed doubles player winning several titles during his career. He was also a three-times national doubles champion.[4]

Biography

Count Zichy was born in the family property at Sárszentmihály, being the fifth son of Count Raphael Zichy and wife, née Margravine Edina Pallavicini, and lived in Hungary until 1943, when he moved to Madrid and stay there for the rest of his life.[3] On 29 August 1947, he married in Enschede Dutch divorcée Edith Marie Ledeboer, formerly Mrs. Oswald,[5] and had a single child:[6]

In 1957 he invented the reversing light for cars and its operating system.[7] Imre Zichy died on 28 September 1999 in Madrid.[8] His funeral was held at the San Agustín del Guadalix Church on 26 October 1999.

Tennis career

Count Zichy started his tennis career by competing the in the Hungarian Junior Championships where he was a runner-up for the doubles and third in singles in 1929.[8] Later he won the Hungarian National Tennis Championships in doubles (1931, '32, '34) and in mixed doubles (1931). He also won the Hungarian International Tennis Championships in doubles in 1931 and 1932.[9] He kept playing tennis in Spain.[10]

Doubles

Legend (Singles)
International Championships (3)

Titles

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in final Score in final
1. 1931 Romania Oradean Championships N/A Hungary Béla von Kehrling Poland Popławski /Poland Stolarow 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–2
2. 1931 Hungary Hungarian International Championships N/A Hungary Emil Gabrovitz Hungary Béla von Kehrling/ Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Šefer 11–13, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5

Runner-up

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in final Score in final
1. 1931 Hungary Budapest International Championships N/A Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Iván Balás Hungary Béla von Kehrling / Hungary Emil Gabrovitz N/A
2. 1931 Poland Warsaw International Championships N/A Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Iván Balás Czechoslovakia Ferenc Marsalek / Czechoslovakia Josef Siba 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
3. 1931 Czechoslovakia Tatra International Tournament N/A Austria Franz Wilhelm Matejka Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel/Czechoslovakia Klein w/o
4. 1932 Italy Italian Riviera Championships[11] N/A Hungary Béla von Kehrling Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton-Rogers/Japan Tatsuyoshi Miki 4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5
5. 1944 Spain San Sebastian international[10] N/A Spain Mario Szawost Spain Fernando Olózaga/ Spain Julio Fleischner 6–0, 6–4, 0–6, 7–5

Mixed

Titles

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in final Score in final
1. 1931 Hungary Hungarian International Championships N/A Romania Lenke Zizovits Hungary Béla von Kehrling / Mrs. Deutch w/o

Runner-up

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in final Score in final
1. 1931 Hungary Budapest International Championships N/A Hungary Jankovich Hungary Béla von Kehrling / Szapáry N/A

Davis Cup

Europe Zone
Round Date Opponents Final match score Venue Surface Match Opponent Rubber score
1R 5 – 7 May 1933  Japan 0–5 Budapest N/A
Doubles (with Emil Gabrovitz)Jiro Sato / Ryosuki Nunoi0–6, 1–6, 2–6 (L)
2R 3 – 5 Aug 1934  Norway 3–2 Budapest Clay
Doubles (with Emil Ferenczy)Johan Haanes / Finn-Trygve Smith6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 (L)
QF 31 Aug – 2 Sep 1934  Yugoslavia 2–3 Budapest N/A
Doubles (with Emil Gabrovitz)Franjo Šefer / Franjo Punčec4–6 4–6 3–6 (L)

Friendly/Exhibition matches

Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in final Score in final
loss 1931 Romania Cluj-Napoca[12] N/A Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Balás France Henri Cochet / André Merlin 6–0, 6–2
loss (4–2) 1931 Hungary Hungary–Italy friendly team match[13] N/A Hungary Emil Gabrovitz  Italy N/A
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
Draw 1931 Romania Cluj-Napoca[12] N/A Romania Michael Cantacuzène 6–6

Ancestry

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 "Imre Georg Maria Eugen Zichi, Grof Zichy". GeneAll.net. Lisbon, Portugal: GuardaMor, Lda. 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Esquelas y generales" [Obituaries and general]. ABC (in Spanish) (Madrid, Spain: Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena): 77. 21 October 1999. ISSN 1136-0143. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 János Merka, ed. (January 2000). "Spanyolország" [Spain] (PDF). Életünk. XXXII (in Hungarian) (Munich, Germany: Ungarischsprachige Katholische Mission) 1: 7. ISSN 9007-5404. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Férfi bajnokaink". mtsztenisz.hu (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Magyar Tenisz Szövetség. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Dukes of Fernandina. Heirs of Europe
  6. 1 2 Zichy family. An online Gotha
  7. ↑ "Dispositivo avisador para vehiculos movidos a motor" [Alarm devices for motor-engined vehicles]. Patentados.com (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain: Pedro Luis Suarez Garcia. 1958. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  8. 1 2 Béla Kehrling, ed. (10 October 1929). "Magyarország junior bajnokságai" [Hungarian Junior Championships] (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. I (in Hungarian) (Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor írod. és Nyomdai R.-T) 11: 9–10. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "A hely, amelynek múltja van" [The history of the Club]. petofisportkorfured.hu (in Hungarian). Balatonfüred, Hungary: Petőfi Sportkör Füred. 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Tenis" [Tennis]. ABC (in Spanish) (Madrid, Spain: Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena): 17. 14 September 1944. ISSN 1136-0143. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  11. ↑ Béla Kehrling, ed. (22 April 1932). "San Remo - Alassio - San Margherita" (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. IV (in Hungarian) (Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda, Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt) 3: 21. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  12. 1 2 Béla Kehrling, ed. (15 May 1931). "Belföldi hírek" [Hungarian News] (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. III (in Hungarian) (Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda, Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt) 10: 23. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  13. ↑ Bakos, Géza (24 April 2010). "Kiszivárgott: Beckham a Realban folytatja!" [News surfaced: Beckham continues in Real Madrid]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Budapest Hungary: Nemzeti Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

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