Hungarian tennis player (1909–1999)
Imre Zichy![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Zichy-kehrling.jpg/150px-Zichy-kehrling.jpg) |
Full name | Imre Georg Maria Eugen Zichy Pallavici de Zich et Vásonkő |
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Country (sports) | Kingdom of Hungary (1909–1943) Stateless |
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Residence | Spain |
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Born | (1909-07-22)22 July 1909[1] Sárszentmihály, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) |
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Died | 28 September 1999(1999-09-28) (aged 90)[2] Madrid |
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Turned pro | 1930 |
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Plays | left-handed |
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Singles |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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French Open | 2R (1932) |
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Doubles |
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Career titles | 2 |
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Mixed doubles |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Last updated on: 16 February 2012. |
Count Imre Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (Hungarian: [ˈimrɛ ˈzit͡ʃi]; 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,[citation needed] and had a single child:[citation needed]
- Count Imre Helmich Paul Zichy (b. 28 June 1952), who married on 2 April 1979 María Teresa Sánchez-Arjona y Eyaralar, daughter of Manuel Sánchez-Arjona y Courtoy and María Teresa Eyaralar y Azcona and had five children:[1]
- Countess Stephanie Charlotte Maria (b. 27 September 1983), married Álvaro Rosillo Echevarría, son of the late Francisco de Borja Rosillo y Colón de Carvajal and Virgina de Echevarría y Wakonigg.
- Count Imre Enrique Ignacio (b. 18 August 1987)
- Count Nándor Károly (b. 8 August 1989)
- Countess Teresa Manuela (b. 7 Juni 1992)
In 1957, he invented the reversing light for cars and its operating system.[5] Imre Zichy died on 28 September 1999 in Madrid.[6] 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 in the Hungarian Junior Championships where he was a runner-up for the doubles and third in singles in 1929.[6] 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.[7] He kept playing tennis in Spain.[8]
Doubles
Legend (singles) |
International Championships (3) |
Titles
Runner-up
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
1. | 1931 | Budapest International Championships | N/A | Iván Balás | Béla von Kehrling / Emil Gabrovitz | N/A |
2. | 1931 | Warsaw International Championships | N/A | Iván Balás | Ferenc Marsalek / Josef Siba | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
3. | 1931 | Tatra International Tournament | N/A | Franz Wilhelm Matejka | Roderich Menzel/ Klein | w/o |
4. | 1932 | Italian Riviera Championships[9] | N/A | Béla von Kehrling | George Lyttleton-Rogers/ Tatsuyoshi Miki | 4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
5. | 1944 | San Sebastian international[8] | N/A | Mario Szawost | Fernando Olózaga/ Julio Fleischner | 6–0, 6–4, 0–6, 7–5 |
Mixed doubles
Titles
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
1. | 1931 | Hungarian International Championships | N/A | Lenke Zizovits | Béla von Kehrling / Mrs. Deutch | w/o |
Runner-up
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
1. | 1931 | Budapest International Championships | N/A | Jankovich | Béla von Kehrling / Szapáry | N/A |
Davis Cup
Friendly/Exhibition matches
Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Draw | 1931 | Cluj-Napoca[10] | N/A | Michael Cantacuzène | 6–6 |
Ancestry
Ancestors of Imre Zichy |
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| | | | | | | | | 16. Count Ferenc Zichy | | | | | | | 8. Count Edmund Zichy | | | | | | | | | | 17. Countess Maria Dominika zu Lodron-Laterano | | | | | | | 4. Count Eugen Zichy | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Innocenzo, 4th Prince Odescalchi | | | | | | | 9. Princess Paolina Odescalchi | | | | | | | | | | 19. Countess Anna Luisa Keglevich | | | | | | | 2. Count Raphael Zichy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Count Wilhelm von Redern | | | | | | | 10. Count Heinrich Alexander von Redern | | | | | | | | | | 21. Wilhelmine von Otterstedt | | | | | | | 5. Countess Hermine von Redern | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Innocenzo, 4th Prince Odescalchi (=18) | | | | | | | 11. Princess Vittoria Odescalchi | | | | | | | | | | 23. Countess Anna Luisa Keglevich (=19) | | | | | | | 1. Count Imre Zichy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Margrave Eduard Pallavicini | | | | | | | 12. Margrave Arthur Alexander Pallavicini | | | | | | | | | | 25. Countess Josephine Hardegg | | | | | | | 6. Margrave Eduard Pallavicini | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Count Johann Baptist Spaur | | | | | | | 13. Countess Theresia Spaur | | | | | | | | | | 27. Countess Amalie Bissingen | | | | | | | 3. Margravine Edina Pallavicini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7. Countess Adele Mailath | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Bibliography
- Béla von Kehrling, ed. (1931). Tennisz és Golf. III (Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda. Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt.) 1–24 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 10 February 2012.
References
- ^ a b "Imre Georg Maria Eugen Zichi, Grof Zichy". GeneAll.net. Lisbon, Portugal: GuardaMor, Lda. 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b János Merka, ed. (January 2000). "Spanyolország" [Spain] (PDF). Életünk. XXXII (in Hungarian). 1. Munich, Germany: Ungarischsprachige Katholische Mission: 7. ISSN 9007-5404. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Férfi bajnokaink". mtsztenisz.hu (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Magyar Tenisz Szövetség. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Béla Kehrling, ed. (10 October 1929). "Magyarország junior bajnokságai" [Hungarian Junior Championships] (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. I (in Hungarian). 11. Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor írod. és Nyomdai R.-T: 9–10. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "A hely, amelynek múltja van" [The history of the Club]. petofisportkorfured.hu (in Hungarian). Balatonfüred, Hungary: Petőfi Sportkör Füred. 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Tenis" [Tennis]. ABC (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena: 17. 14 September 1944. ISSN 1136-0143. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Béla Kehrling, ed. (22 April 1932). "San Remo - Alassio - San Margherita" (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. IV (in Hungarian). 3. Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda, Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt: 21. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ a b Béla Kehrling, ed. (15 May 1931). "Belföldi hírek" [Hungarian News] (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. III (in Hungarian). 10. Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda, Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt: 23. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ 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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