Vladimír Zedník

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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.

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)

Career finals

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Singles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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

Doubles (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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

References

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  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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