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Jan Zabrodsky

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Jan Zabrodsky
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1952-04-01) 1 April 1952 (age 72)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Singles
Career record2–13
Highest rankingNo. 217 (29 July 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1973)
WimbledonQ2 (1975)
Doubles
Career record4–16

Jan Zabrodsky (born 1 April 1952) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey and tennis player.

Biography

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Zabrodsky was born in Prague in 1952. His father, Vladimír, was an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team, as well as a national Davis Cup representative. The family defected to Sweden in 1965.[1]

In his early years, Zabrodsky played ice hockey, representing Skåne in the TV-pucken and Rögle BK at senior level. During his time at Rögle BK he played a season in Division 1 (1968–69). A forward, Zabrodsky signed with Djurgårdens IF for the 1970–71 season.[2]

As a tennis player he had a best ranking of 217 in the world, with qualifying draw appearances at the French Open and Wimbledon. He had a win over Adriano Panatta at the Stockholm WCT tournament in 1975.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Dramat som inte visades i SVT: "Folk kan inte föreställa sig"". Expressen (in Swedish).
  2. ^ "Jan Zabrodsky at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  3. ^ "Tennis". The Courier-Journal. 22 April 1975.
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