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

150px Imre Zichy (left) and Béla von Kehrling
Full name	Imre Georg Maria Eugen Zichy Pallavici de Zich et Vásonkő
Country (sports)	Kingdom of Hungary (1909–1943) Stateless
Born	(1909-07-22)22 July 1909 Sárszentmihály
Died	Madrid
Turned pro	1930
Plays	left-handed
Singles
Career record	{{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	2R (1932)
Doubles
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
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. 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.

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. On 29 August 1947, he married in Enschede Dutch divorcée Edith Marie Ledeboer, formerly Mrs. Oswald, and had a single child:

• 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 four children:
  • Countess Edina Melanie Maria (b. 14 January 1980), married on 30 April 2010 Jose Márquez y Gonzalez de Gregorio, eldest son of Rafael Márquez, 9th Count of las Torres de Alcorrín and former wife Pilar González de Gregorio, 13th Duchess of Fernandina
  • 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 Károly Ignacio (b. 18 August 1985)
  • Count Nándor Károly (b. 8 August 1989)

In 1957 he invented the reversing light for cars and its operating system. Imre Zichy died on 28 September 1999 in Madrid. 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. 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. He kept playing tennis in Spain.

Doubles

Legend (Singles)

International Championships (3)

Titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in final	Score in final
1.	1931	Oradean Championships	N/A	Béla von Kehrling	Popławski / Stolarow	3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–2
2.	1931	Hungarian International Championships	N/A	Emil Gabrovitz	Béla von Kehrling/ 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	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	N/A	Béla von Kehrling	George Lyttleton-Rogers/ Tatsuyoshi Miki	4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5
5.	1944	San Sebastian international	N/A	Mario Szawost	Fernando Olózaga/ 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	Hungarian International Championships	N/A	Lenke Zizovits	Béla von Kehrling / Mrs. Deutch	w/o

Runner-up

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in final	Score in final
1.	1931	Budapest International Championships	N/A	Jankovich	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 Nunoi	0–6, 1–6, 2–6 (L)
2R	3 – 5 Aug 1934	Norway	3–2	Budapest	Clay
						Doubles (with Emil Ferenczy)	Johan Haanes / Finn-Trygve Smith	6–3, 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 Punčec	4–6 4–6 3–6 (L)

Friendly/Exhibition matches

Outcome	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in final	Score in final
loss	1931	Cluj-Napoca	N/A	Ivan Balás	Henri Cochet / André Merlin	6–0, 6–2
loss (4–2)	1931	Hungary–Italy friendly team match	N/A	Emil Gabrovitz	Italy	N/A

Outcome	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score in final
Draw	1931	Cluj-Napoca	N/A	Michael Cantacuzène	6–6

Ancestry

Family of Imre Zichy

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

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.

External links

• Imre Zichy at the Tennis Archives
• Imre Zichy at the Davis Cup