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František Pála (born 28 March 1944) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic who competed for Czechoslovakia.[1] His son Petr was also a tennis player.

František Pála

Country (sports)	Czechoslovakia
Residence	Brussels, Belgium
Born	(1944-03-28) 28 March 1944 (age 78) Velké Popovice, Bohemia and Moravia
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Career record	57–108
Career titles	0
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1970, 1972)
Wimbledon	3R (1972)
US Open	2R (1975)
Doubles
Career record	61–94
Career titles	1
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976)
Wimbledon	2R (1971, 1972)
US Open	1R (1971, 1976)

Career

The Czechoslovak player took part in 15 Davis Cup ties for his national team, the first in 1966.[2] At a tie in Barcelona in 1972, Pala had a win over Manuel Orantes.[2] Earlier that year, in a tie against Sweden, Pala defeated Björn Borg, although the Swede was only 15 at the time.[2] In all he played 25 rubbers, of which he won 15, all but one of them in singles.[2] He later served as Czechoslovak Davis Cup captain.[3]

Pala, who won the Czechoslovakian Championships in 1973, played in the singles draw of 18 Grand Slam tournaments and made the third round three times, at the 1970 French Open, 1972 French Open and 1972 Wimbledon Championships.[4]

He had his best year on the tennis circuit in 1972, when he was a finalist at Monte Carlo and Madrid, losing both matches to Ilie Năstase.[5] As a doubles player he was able to reach three finals and won one of them, the 1977 BMW Open.[5]

Grand Prix/WCT career finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	1972	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Ilie Năstase	1–6, 0–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	1972	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Ilie Năstase	0–6, 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 1972	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Jiří Hřebec	Patrice Beust Daniel Contet	6–3, 1–6, 10–12, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1974	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Iván Molina Jairo Velasco	6–2, 6–7, 4–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	May 1977	Munich, West Germany	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Nikola Špear John Whitlinger	6–3, 6–4

References

External links

• František Pála at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• František Pála at the International Tennis Federation
• Tennis academy František Pála - Pavel Vízner - Petr Pála

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