Vojtěch Vodička (13 January 1908 — 1967) was a Czech tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1908 Holešov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 1967 West Germany[1] |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1948) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1946, 1948) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1948) |
Biography
editA native of Holešov, Vodička began competing on tour in the 1930s. He played a Davis Cup tie for Czechoslovakia against Yugoslavia in Prague in 1946, as the teammate of Jaroslav Drobný. In 1948, aged 40, he made the singles fourth round of the French Championships. Along the way he had a win over Alejo Russell, after coming back from dropping the first two sets 0–6.[2] He was a men's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1948 Wimbledon Championships.[3]
Vodička left Czechoslovakia after the 1948 communist takeover.[4]
His nephew Leo Marian Vodička is a noted operatic tenor.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Vodička Vojtěch :: Český tenis". tenis95.webnode.cz.
- ^ "Neuvěřitelný obrat. Tenistka prohrávala 0:6, 0:5 a 30:40, přesto ještě zvítězila". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Drobny's Countryman". Arizona Republic. 23 May 1948.
- ^ a b "Leo Marian Vodička (1950)". Memory of Nations.