Vladimír Zedník

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Vladimír Zedník
Vladimír Zedník in 1969
Country (sports)Czech Republic Czechoslovakia
Born (1947-02-01) 1 February 1947 (age 77)
Singles
Career record100–140
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 35 (26 June 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1974)
French Open3R (1970)
Wimbledon3R (1973)
US Open2R (1973, 1974)
Doubles
Career record83–111
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 109 (2 January 1978)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1975)

Vladimír Zedník[1] (born 1 February 1947) is a former professional tennis player who represented Czechoslovakia.[2][3] In 1975, he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which lost 3–2 in the final of the Davis Cup to the Swedish team led by Björn Borg.[1] During his career Zedník won two singles and four doubles titles.

Career finals[edit]

Singles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)[edit]

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1971 Des Moines, U.S. Carpet United States Cliff Richey 1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 1972 Roanoke, U.S. Carpet United States Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–7
Win 1–2 Feb 1972 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Pakistan Haroon Rahim 7–6, 6–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–2 Jun 1978 Berlin, West Germany Clay West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 6–4, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Jul 1978 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Australia Chris Lewis 1–6, 4–6, 0–6

Doubles (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)[edit]

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 1972 Roanoke, U. S. Carpet New Zealand Ian Crookenden United States Jimmy Connors
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 1972 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. Spain Andrés Gimeno
Spain Manuel Orantes
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Sep 1973 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–2, 6–4
Win 2–2 Oct 1973 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Hungary Róbert Machán
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 7–6
Win 3–2 Mar 1974 Palm Desert WCT, U.S. Hard Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš South Africa Raymond Moore
New Zealand Onny Parun
6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Jun 1977 Berlin, West Germany Clay Czechoslovakia Pavel Huťka Chile Hans Gildemeister
Chile Belus Prajoux
not played, shared
Loss 3–4 Jun 1978 Brussels, Belgium Clay New Zealand Onny Parun France Jean-Louis Haillet
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 4–4 Feb 1979 Arkansas, U.S. Hard (i) United States Vitas Gerulaitis Australia Phil Dent
Australia Colin Dibley
5–7, 6–3, 7–5

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Davis Cup – historie". Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. ^ Vladimir Zednik at daviscup.com
  3. ^ Vladimir Zednik at atptour.com

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