Kodes. Jan

Biography

Kodeš beat home favorite Roger Taylor in the semifinals in five sets and Alex Metreveli in the final in three straight sets. Kodeš never played the Australian Open but he was twice the runner-up at the US Open, in 1971, losing to Stan Smith, and 1973 when he lost in five sets to John Newcombe. Kodeš reached his highest tour ranking of World No, 4 in September 1973. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990. He is an economics graduate of the Prague University.Jan KODES, tennis player. Champion 1973; Champion 1970 and 1971. Czechoslovak Davis Cup Team 1964-1980, inch 1975 (runners-up), 1980 (winners), non-playing Captain 1982-1987; Czechoslovak Tennis Association (CTA), representative for Czechoslovakia on international bodies including ITF and ETA since 1982.

Research Interest

Social Science