Ferdinand Vrba Explained

Ferdinand Vrba
Fullname:Ferdinand Vrba
Birth Date: 27 June 1922
Birth Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Death Date: (aged 69)
Death Place:Vienna, Austria
Retired:1959
Frenchopenresult:QF (1946)
Wimbledonresult:3R (1946)

Ferdinand Vrba (27 June 1922 – 19 November 1991) was a Slovak tennis player. He was active in the 1940s and 1950s.

Career

Vrba began his career as war broke out. He reached the final of the Budapest championships in 1944, losing to József Asbóth. In 1946, Vrba reached the quarter finals of the French championships, losing to Yvon Petra.[1] In December 1946, Vrba reached the final of the Flandres tournament, losing to Jacques Peten.[2] In October 1949, Vrba was suspended by his national association for eight months for misconduct at the Slovak championships.[3] He became a coach in Slovakia and then in the late 1960s, Vrba moved to Austria and died in Vienna in 1991.

In 2007, Vrba was included in memoriam to the Hall of Fame of the Slovak Tennis Association.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 24 July 1946. Mitic succomba en beauté devant Drobny. L'Equipe. 15 October 2024.
  2. News: 2 December 1946. Au tennis club des Flandres. Sports éclair. 15 October 2024.
  3. News: 22 October 1949. De cinq a set. L'Equipe. 15 October 2024.
  4. Web site: Sieň slávy, ocenenia STZ . www.stz.sk . 17 October 2024.