Milan Branović Explained

Milan Branović
Birth Date:26 September 1922
Plays:Right-handed
Frenchopenresult:3R (1952)
Wimbledonresult: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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Čakovec s uređenjem novog balona TK Franjo Punčec sve bliže cilju - gradi Regionalni teniski centar . www.hia.com.hr . 2 February 2021 . hr-hr.
  2. News: Two Yugoslav Tennis Stars Join List of Red Nations' Self-Exiles . . 18 April 1952.
  3. Web site: Siegerliste Herren . Deutscher Tennis Bund . de.