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Vladimír Zedník

Vladimír Zedník in 1969
Country (sports)	Czechoslovakia
Born	(1947-02-01) 1 February 1947 (age 77)
Singles
Career record	100–140
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 35 (26 June 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1974)
French Open	3R (1970)
Wimbledon	3R (1973)
US Open	2R (1973, 1974)
Doubles
Career record	83–111
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 109 (2 January 1978)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (1975)

Vladimír Zedník (born 1 February 1947) is a former professional tennis player who represented Czechoslovakia. 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. During his career Zedník won two singles and four doubles titles.

Career finals

Singles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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)

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

1. ^ "Davis Cup – historie". Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
2. Vladimir Zednik at daviscup.com
3. Vladimir Zednik at atptour.com

External links

• Vladimír Zedník at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Vladimír Zedník at the International Tennis Federation
• Vladimír Zedník at the Davis Cup
• Vladimir Zednik at australianopen.com

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