Istvan Jonyer

Born: 04/08/1950
Height: 180 cm
Nationality: Hungarian
Style: Right-handed, Shakehand
Best WR: 1 (January 1977)

Istvan Jonyer was born 4 August, 1950 in Miskolc, Hungary. He was one of the members of the Golden Generation of the Hungarian table tennis in 1970’s, and one of the best players in the world at the time. He was the World Ranking leader multiple times.
Jonyer won 4 World Championships in his career, twice in doubles, once in singles & team events. He also is a 4-time European champion, twice in doubles & team events. Hungarian star won two Europe Top 16 tournaments. On the professional tour circuit, Jonyer won 4 singles and 11 doubles titles in his career. On the national level, he is a 25-time Hungarian champion – 11 times in doubles, 8 times in mixed doubles and 6 times in singles event. On the club level, Jonyer won 8 Hungarian Extraliga, three Austrian Bundesliga, 6 Champions League and two ETTU Cup titles.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

1971 Nagoya (Doubles)
1973 Sarajevo (Doubles)
1975 Kolkata (Singles & Doubles)
1977 Birmingham (Team)
1979 Pyongyang (Team) (Doubles)
1981 Novi Sad (Team)
1983 Tokyo (Team)

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

1968 Lyon (Doubles & Team)
1970 Moscow (Doubles & Team)
1972 Rotterdam (Doubles) (Singles) (Mixed Doubles & Team)
1974 Novi Sad (Doubles) (Team)
1978 Duisburg (Team) (Singles)
1980 Bern (Doubles, Mixed Doubles & Team)
1982 Budapest (Team) (Doubles)

EUROPE TOP 16

1971 Zadar
1974 Trollhättan
1975 Vienna

PROFESSIONAL TOUR SINGLES ACCOLADES

1968 Czechoslovak Open
1970 English Open Netherlands Open Scandinavian Open
1971 Czechoslovak Open English Open Hungarian Open
1972 Czechoslovak Open Belgian Open French Open
1973 Hungarian Open
1974 Czechoslovak Open
1975 Welsh Open USA Open
1976 Yugoslav Open French Open Scandinavian Open
1977 Welsh Open
1978 Viktor Barna Cup
1979 Czechoslovak Open
1980 Netherlands Open
1981 Welsh Open
1982 Italian Open

PROFESSIONAL TOUR DOUBLES ACCOLADES

1969 Hungarian Open
1970 English Open Netherlands Open Austrian Open
1971 Czechoslovak Open
1972 Czechoslovak Open German Open
1973 Czechoslovak Open
1974 Czechoslovak Open French Open Hungarian Open
1975 Welsh Open
1976 Yugoslav Open French Open
1977 Welsh Open Hungarian Open
1978 Viktor Barna Cup
1979 Welsh Open Hungarian Open
1980 Welsh Open Netherlands Open Yugoslav Open
1981 Welsh Open Scandinavian Open

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1967 Budapest (Doubles)
1968 Budapest (Singles & Mixed Doubles) (Doubles)
1969 Budapest (Mixed Doubles) (Doubles)
1970 Budapest (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles)
1971 Budapest (Doubles & Mixed Doubles) (Singles)
1972 Budapest (Doubles & Mixed Doubles) (Singles)
1973 Budapest (Doubles) (Singles & Mixed Doubles)
1974 Budapest (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles)
1975 Budapest (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles)
1977 Budapest (Singles & Doubles)
1978 Szeged (Singles & Doubles)
1979 Miskolc (Doubles) (Mixed Doubles)
1981 Szeged (Mixed Doubles) (Singles & Doubles)
1982 Budapest (Doubles & Mixed Doubles)
1984 Budapest (Doubles & Mixed Doubles)

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS