About Jan Zabrodsky
Born 1952. Jan Zabrodsky is a tennis player and ice hockey player.
Jan Zabrodsky (born Jan Zábrodský; 1 April 1952) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey and tennis player.
Biography Zabrodsky was born in Prague in 1952. His father, VladimÃr Zábrodský, was an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team, as well as a national Davis Cup representative. The family defected to Sweden in 1965.
In his early years, Zabrodsky played ice hockey, representing Skåne in the TV-pucken and Rögle BK at senior level. During his time at Rögle BK he played a season in Division 1 (1968–69). A forward, Zabrodsky signed with Djurgårdens IF for the 1970–71 season.
As a tennis player he had a best ranking of 217 in the world, with qualifying draw appearances at the French Open and Wimbledon. He had a win over Adriano Panatta at the Stockholm WCT tournament in 1975.
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Swedish ice hockey and tennis player
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Jan Zabrodsky was born on 1 April 1952 in Prague.
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