Jan Kodeš is a Czech former professional tennis player and a three-time major singles champion who was one of the premier players of the early 1970s. He won the French Open in 1970 and 1971 and Wimbledon in 1973, beating Alex Metreveli in a final of a tournament largely boycotted by top players over the ban of Nikola Pilić. He was twice runner-up at the US Open and reached a best ranking of world number five in September 1973. In the Open Era he won nine top-level singles titles and seventeen in doubles. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990 and is an economics graduate of Prague University.
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He won the singles title in 1970 French Open beating Željko Franulović in straight sets in the final. He won the 1971 French Open over Ilie Năstase in the
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He also won Wimbledon on grass courts in 1973, beating Alex Metreveli in the final in straight sets
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During the Open Era, he won nine top-level singles titles and 17 doubles titles.
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He also won Wimbledon on grass courts in 1973, beating Alex Metreveli in the final in straight sets
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