Jaroslav Drobný
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- For the Czech footballer, see Jaroslav Drobný (footballer).
Jaroslav Drobný (October 12, 1921, Prague – September 13, 2001, London) was an amateur tennis champion as well as being an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team. He became an Egyptian citizen from 1949 to 1954, and then moved to Great Britain, where he died in 2001.
He was a silver medallist with the Czechoslovakian ice hockey team in the 1948 Olympics. As a tennis player he was good enough as early as 1946 to be able to beat Jack Kramer in the round of 16 at the Wimbledon Championships before losing in the semi-finals. It was Kramer's last significant singles defeat before turning pro two years later. Drobný was the losing finalist in both 1949 and 1952 before finally winning it in 1954 by beating Ken Rosewall for the title, the first left-hander to capture Wimbledon.
| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Ice Hockey | |||
| Silver | 1948 | Team Competition | |
Drobný was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1983. He died in Tooting, London.
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[edit] Grand Slam record
- Doubles finalist: 1950
- Singles champion: 1951, 1952
- Singles finalist: 1946, 1948, 1950
- Doubles champion: 1948
- Doubles finalist: 1950
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1948
- Singles champion: 1954
- Singles finalist: 1949, 1952
- Doubles finalist: 1951
[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Wins (3)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1951 | French Championships | Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Eric Sturgess | 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1952 | French Championships (2) | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Frank Sedgman | 6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 1954 | Wimbledon Championships | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Ken Rosewall | 13-11, 4-6, 6-2, 9-7 |
[edit] Runner-ups (5)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1946 | French Championships | Image:Flag of France.svg Marcel Bernard | 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1948 | French Championships | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Frank Parker | 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 8-6 |
| 1949 | Wimbledon Championships | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Ted Schroeder | 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1950 | French Championships | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Budge Patty | 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5 |
| 1952 | Wimbledon Championships | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Frank Sedgman | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 |
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