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.

[4] 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] In 1957, he invented the reversing light for cars and its operating system.

[6] His funeral was held at the San Agustín del Guadalix Church on 26 October 1999.

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.