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Jan Kodeš (born March 1 1946, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a right-handed Czech tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.

Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), Jan's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won his first title there in 1970, beating Zeljko Franulovic 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. He followed that the next year by beating Ilie Năstase 8-6, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, before he made the successful transition to grass by winning Wimbledon in 1973. He beat home favourite Roger Taylor in the semi-final in a five-set match 6-1, 6-8, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. The final against Alex Metreveli was more straightforward, winning in straight sets 6-1, 9-8, 6-3.

Kodeš could never repeat the success of Wimbledon and the French Open elsewhere. Indeed, he never appeared at the Australian Open. At the US Open, he was runner-up twice in 1971 and 1973.

Kodes reached his highest tour ranking of World No. 5 in September 1973. During his career, he won a total of 8 top-level singles titles and 17 doubles titles.

Kodeš was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990.

Contents 1 Grand Slam finals 1.1 Wins (3) 1.2 Runner-ups (2) 2 Singles titles (8) 3 External links

[edit] Grand Slam finals

[edit] Wins (3)

Year     Championship            Opponent in Final          Score in Final
1970     French Open             Zeljko Franulovic          6-2, 6-4, 6-0 
1971     French Open             Ilie Năstase               8-6, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 
1973     Wimbledon               Alex Metreveli             6-1, 9-8, 6-3 

[edit] Runner-ups (2)

Year     Championship            Opponent in Final          Score in Final
1971     US Open                 Stan Smith                 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 
1973     US Open                 John Newcombe              6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2  

[edit] Singles titles (8)

• 1970 - French Open

• 1971 -Catania, French Open

• 1972 - Barcelona

• 1973 - Cologne WCT, Wimbledon

• 1975 - Madrid

• 1976 - Basel

[edit] External links

• Official ATP profile
• International Tennis Hall of Fame profile
• Davis Cup record

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