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Ladislav Hecht was born on 31 August, 1909 in Zsolna, Austria-Hungary (now Žilina, Slovakia), is an An american male tennis player. Discover Ladislav Hecht's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?
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27 May, 2004 |
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Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City |
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Ladislav Hecht Net Worth
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Ladislav Hecht (Hecht László ; August 31, 1909 – May 27, 2004) was a Jewish Czechoslovak-American professional tennis player.
He represented Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup during the 1930s, was captain of the team, and had a record of 18-19.
In the 1930s, he was ranked world #6 in singles.
Hecht was born in Zsolna, Kingdom of Hungary (today Žilina, Slovakia), on the border between Slovakia and Hungary, and was Jewish.
In the 1930s, he was ranked world #6 in singles.
From 1930 to 1939, he played for the Czech Republic Davis Cup team, achieving a record of 18–19, and was its captain.
He began to learn tennis at age 11, and in 1931 he moved to Prague for better training conditions.
Hecht developed a successful tennis career, many considering him to be the best tennis player in Europe immediately before the Second World War.
He won the gold medal in singles at the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, and won the 1934 Hungarian International Tennis Singles Championship.
He won the gold medal in singles at the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine.
In 1934, Hecht won the Butler Trophy of Monte Carlo alongside Roderich Menzel, defeating Jacques Brugnon and Jean Lesueur in the final.
In singles, he was victorious at the Hungarian International Tennis Championships, upsetting Henner Henkel of Germany in the semifinal and Ignacy Tłoczyński of Poland in the final.
He reached the doubles finals with Josef Caska.
In late 1935 and early 1936, Hecht and Menzel toured the Far East, which included a visit to Japan to participate in the Japanese National Championships, where Menzel lost in the final, and they lost in the doubles final as well, both times to title defender Jiro Yamagishi.
From there, they sailed to India where they were the finalists at the East of India Championships.
Arriving home, he was defeated in the Czechoslovakian International Championship match by British player Fred Perry.
He was a second straight time finalist in Budapest.
In 1936, Hecht moved to Budapest, and then sought livelihood in Australia.
In 1937 he reached the semifinals of the doubles at Wimbledon with Roderich Menzel, and the following year he reached the 1938 Wimbledon quarterfinals in singles.
In 1937 he reached the semifinals of the doubles at Wimbledon with Menzel, and the following year he reached the 1938 Wimbledon quarterfinals in singles.
Despite being Jewish, he was invited to the Germany Davis Cup team in 1938 by an aide to Adolf Hitler who was not aware that he was Jewish, but chose not to accept the invitation.
Hecht was invited to play for the German Davis Cup Team in 1938 after Germany acquired part of Czechoslovakia by an aide to Adolf Hitler who was unaware that he was Jewish, but he declined.
He fled to the United States three days before the Nazi Germany invaded the Czech Lands in 1939, and became an American citizen.
He worked in a munitions factory in New Jersey during World War II.
After the war, Hecht continued his tennis career, becoming a no. 1 ranked player in the eastern United States.
In May 1941, he was the runner-up at the Brooklyn Tennis Tournament, losing to Pancho Segura.
At the end of 1942 he was ranked # 10 of all men players in the United States.
In 1947, he won the Brooklyn Tennis Tournament at 38 years of age by beating Peruvian Enrique Buse in the final in straight sets.
Hecht added the Eastern Clay Court Championships to his accolades the same year by defeating American Dick Savitt in the final in Jackson Heights, Queens.
In 1957, the USTA ranked him second in the country in senior singles, behind Bryan Grant.
Later in life was honored by the city of Bratislava, having a multisport stadium named after him in 1966.
He had two children, Timothy and Andrew, both of whom settled in Aspen, Colorado.
Hecht was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
In 2007 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Slovak Tennis.
Hecht started toy and paintbrush businesses, and later in life lived in Queens, New York.