Gábor Máthé (born 2 July 1985) is a Hungarian male tennis player, who competes in the men's single and double during his career. His team is Tatár Tennis Club in Debrecen, Hungary. He is best known for winning the men's single tennis final on 2 August at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria, with a three set victory over Mikaël Laurent from France.
Results 2017 – Deaflympics, 5th (Men's Singles) 2013 – Deaflympics, Sofia. Gold(Men's Singles) 2012 – Hungarian Champion in double 2010 – Tennis Deaf World Cup, Las Vegas. Silver: single, Gold: double. 2009 – Deaflympics, Taipei. Bronze(Men's Singles) 2008 – European Deaf Tennis Championship, Bucharest. Gold 2006 – British Deaf Open Championships, Nottingham. Gold: single, Gold: double 2005 – Tennis Deaf World Cup, Austria. Silver 2004 – European Deaf Tennis Championship. 5-8th place 2001 – Deaflympics, Rome.(Men's Singles) 2000 – European Deaf Tennis Championship. In the 16. Máthé started the 2013 Sofia Summer Deaflympics with wins over an Indian, an American and a German opponent. In the semifinal he met the Austrian Mario Kargl and won in straight sets. He culminated his run with a three set, three-hour-long win over Frenchman Mikaël Laurent to become Deaflympic Champion in tennis singles. He became champion without losing a set throughout the whole competition.
Others
2009 – Fair Play Award winner Summer Deaflympics in Taipei 2008 – Sportsman of the Year Finalist
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External links
Tatár TC - Tennis Club Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda - Yoga in Daily Life Máthé's coach Tibor Kökény Hungarian Olympic Association on support of yoga