Jan Zabrodsky

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

Jan Zabrodsky
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1952-04-01) 1 April 1952
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

Biography

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
  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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