Jan Kodeš

Playername	Jan Kodeš
Country	Czechoslovakia
Birth date	March 01, 1946
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Tennishofyear	1990
Tennishofid	jan-kodeš
Singlestitles	8
Highestsinglesranking	4 (September 1973)
Frenchopenresult	W (1970, 1971)
Wimbledonresult	W (1973)
Usopenresult	F (1971, 1973)
Highestdoublesranking	}}

Jan Kodeš (; born March 1, 1946, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s. __NOTOC__ Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final. He also won Wimbledon on grass in 1973, although 13 of the top 16 players did not play the tournament that year because of a labor dispute. He beat home favorite Roger Taylor in the semifinals 6–1, 6–8, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 and Alex Metreveli in the straight sets final.

Kodeš never played the Australian Open but he was twice the runner-up at the US Open, in 1971 and 1973.

Kodeš reached his highest tour ranking of World No. 4 in September 1973. During his career, he won a total of 8 top-level singles titles and 17 doubles titles.

He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 5 (3–2)

;Wins (3) {|class="sortable wikitable" |- |width="50"|'''Year |width="200"|'''Championship |width="200"|'''Opponent in final |width="200"|'''Score in final |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1970 || French Open (1) || Željko Franulović ||6–2, 6–4, 6–0 |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" | 1971 || French Open (2) || Ilie Năstase ||8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |-bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1973 || Wimbledon || Alex Metreveli ||6–1, 9–8(5), 6–3 |}

;Runner-ups (2) {|class="sortable wikitable" |- |width="50"|'''Year |width="200"|'''Championship |width="200"|'''Opponent in final |width="200"|'''Score in final |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | 1971 || U.S. Open (1) || Stan Smith ||3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(5–3) |-bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | 1973 || U.S. Open (2) || John Newcombe || 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |}

Singles finals (26)

Wins (8)

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |No. |Date |Tournament |Surface |Opponent in the final |Score |- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" | 1. | 1970 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Željko Franulović | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |- | 2. | 1971 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Georges Goven | 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 |- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" | 3. | 1971 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |- | 4. | 1972 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |- | 5. | 1973 | Cologne WCT, Germany | Carpet | Brian Fairlie | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" | 6. | 1973 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Alex Metreveli | 6–1, 9–8, 6–3 |- | 7. | 1975 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 5–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–3 |- | 8. | 1976 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | Jiří Hřebec | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |}

Runner-ups (18)

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |No. |Date |Tournament |Surface |Opponent in the final |Score |- | 1. | 1969 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 6–4, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3 |- | 2. | 1970 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6 |- | 3. | 1971 | Nice, France | Hard | Ilie Năstase | 10–8, 11–9, 6–1 |- | 4. | 1971 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Rod Laver | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" | 5. | 1971 | U.S. Open, New York City | Grass | Stan Smith | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6 |- | 6. | 1971 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Arthur Ashe | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |- | 7. | 1972 | Nice, France | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 6–0, 6–4, 6–3 |- | 8. | 1972 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 |- | 9. | 1973 | Vancouver WCT, Canada | Other | Tom Gorman | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" | 10. | 1973 | U.S. Open, New York City | Grass | John Newcombe | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |- | 11. | 1973 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Jiří Hřebec | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 7–5 |- | 12. | 1975 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |- | 13. | 1975 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |- | 14. | 1975 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Jaime Fillol | 6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5 |- | 15. | 1975 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 |- | 16. | 1976 | Nice, France | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6 |- | 17. | 1976 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 6–2, 7–6 |- | 18. | 1977 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |}

External links

Official ATP profile

International Tennis Hall of Fame

Davis Cup record

Category:Czech male tennis players Category:Czechoslovak male tennis players Category:French Open champions Category:People from Prague Category:International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Category:Wimbledon champions Category:1946 births Category:Living people