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Jaroslav Drobný

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Czech tennis and ice hockey player (1921-2001)

EgyptTennis PlayersLived 1921 to 2001 · aged 79
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Jaroslav Drobný was a world No. 1 amateur tennis and ice hockey champion. He left Czechoslovakia in 1949 and travelled as an Egyptian citizen before becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1959, where he died in 2001.

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Jaroslav Drobný's plaque at the 1st Czech Lawn Tennis Club in PragueJaroslav Drobný's plaque at the 1st Czech Lawn Tennis Club in PragueJaroslav Drobný (r), playing for Egypt, being congratulated by 18-year-old Lew Hoad (l) after Drobný's victory in the final of the 1953 Italian Championships in Rome.Jaroslav Drobný (r), playing for Egypt, being congratulated by 18-year-old Lew Hoad (l) after Drobný's victory in the final of the 1953 Italian Championships in Rome.

Teams 2

Czechoslovakia Davis Cup team1946-1949
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team

Awards 3

International Tennis Hall of Fame
IIHF Hall of Fame
Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame

Connected to Jaroslav 6

Yoshiaki TsutsumiAlso won IIHF Hall of FameHerb BrooksAlso won IIHF Hall of FameVáclav NedomanskýAlso won Czech Ice Hockey Hall of FameZdeno CháraAlso won IIHF Hall of FameSaku KoivuAlso won IIHF Hall of FameJaroslav HolíkAlso won Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame

About this person

Jaroslav Drobný was a world No. 1 amateur tennis and ice hockey champion. He left Czechoslovakia in 1949 and travelled as an Egyptian citizen before becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1959, where he died in 2001. In 1951, he became the first and, to date, only Egyptian to win the French Open, while doing likewise at the Wimbledon Championships in 1954. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983. He played internationally for the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team, and was inducted in the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame.

Country
Egypt
Category
Tennis Players
Type
Tennis Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2001 · aged 79
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