Milan Branović
Appearance
Country (sports) | Yugoslavia |
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Born | 26 September 1922 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1952) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1949, 50, 51, 52, 59) |
Milan Branović (born 26 September 1922) is a Croatian former tennis player.
Branović, originally from Čakovec, played for the Yugoslavia Davis Cup team between 1949 and 1951.[1] In 1952 he defected to the west along with his Davis Cup teammate Dragutin Mitić, while they were competing in Italy.[2] He took refuge in the German city of Munich. From 1956 to 1958 he was a three-time German national singles champion.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Čakovec s uređenjem novog balona TK Franjo Punčec sve bliže cilju - gradi Regionalni teniski centar". www.hia.com.hr (in Croatian). 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Two Yugoslav Tennis Stars Join List of Red Nations' Self-Exiles". The New York Times. 18 April 1952.
- ^ "Siegerliste Herren". Deutscher Tennis Bund (in German).