Jiří Granát (born 28 January 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic who competed for Czechoslovakia.[1]
Career
Granát took part in the main singles draw of nine Grand Slam tournaments during his career.[2] He made the third round of the 1979 French Open, beating Jose Luis Damiani and then Francisco González.[2] His only other Grand Slam third round appearances both came in 1982.[2] He reached the third round of the men's doubles at the 1982 French Open (with Stanislav Birner) and 1982 US Open (with Erick Iskersky).[2]
On the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Granát won one title, which was the doubles at the 1981 Sofia Open.[2] His best singles performance came at the 1977 Scandinavian Covered Court Championships in Helsinki, where he was a semi-finalist.[2] He had a win over Peter McNamara at Rotterdam in 1983, when the Australian was ranked seventh in the world.[2]
Granát appeared in one Davis Cup tie for Czechoslovakia, in 1977, against Ireland.[3] He played the doubles rubber, with Tomáš Šmíd.[3] They defeated the Irish pairing of James McCardle and John O'Brien.[3]
He defected to Switzerland in 1983 and worked for the Swiss Tennis Federation as a coach after retiring.[2][4]
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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