Bezecny was raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida by parents George Sr and Dagmar, who were both natives of Czechoslovakia. His mother fled the communist country as a 17-year old by skiing down a mountain infested with mines until she reached the American zone, while his father came to the United States to pursue a medical career.[2]
An All-American tennis player at the University of Georgia, Bezecny was a member of the team's 1985 NCAA Division I championship winning team (playing No. 2 singles) and also reached the final of the singles championship that year, which he lost to teammate Mikael Pernfors, Georgia's No. 1 singles player.[3]
Bezecny is recorded as having a career high singles ranking of 308 in the world. His best performances on the ATP Tour (then Grand Prix circuit) were second round appearances at Indianapolis in 1985 and Prague in 1987. He managed to take a set off world number seven Miloslav Mečíř at the 1988 Lipton Championships.[4] On three occasions he featured in the qualifying draw at Wimbledon and he had a win over Sandon Stolle in the qualifiers for the 1993 US Open.
During his career he had to overcome a serious kidney disorder.[4]
Bezecny is a friend of Jack Nicklaus and has been known to compete with the former champion golfer as his doubles partner in tennis tournaments.[5]
george, bezecny, born, march, 1963, american, former, professional, tennis, player, country, sports, united, statesborn, 1963, march, 1963, fort, lauderdale, floridaheight6, playsright, handedprize, money, 214singlescareer, record2, 7highest, rankingno, april,. George Bezecny born March 24 1963 is an American former professional tennis player 1 George BezecnyCountry sports United StatesBorn 1963 03 24 March 24 1963 age 61 Fort Lauderdale FloridaHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm PlaysRight handedPrize money 27 214SinglesCareer record2 7Highest rankingNo 308 April 22 1991 Grand Slam singles resultsWimbledonQ1 1986 1988 1991 US OpenQ2 1993 DoublesCareer record0 3Highest rankingNo 452 November 21 1988 Biography editBezecny was raised in Fort Lauderdale Florida by parents George Sr and Dagmar who were both natives of Czechoslovakia His mother fled the communist country as a 17 year old by skiing down a mountain infested with mines until she reached the American zone while his father came to the United States to pursue a medical career 2 An All American tennis player at the University of Georgia Bezecny was a member of the team s 1985 NCAA Division I championship winning team playing No 2 singles and also reached the final of the singles championship that year which he lost to teammate Mikael Pernfors Georgia s No 1 singles player 3 Bezecny is recorded as having a career high singles ranking of 308 in the world His best performances on the ATP Tour then Grand Prix circuit were second round appearances at Indianapolis in 1985 and Prague in 1987 He managed to take a set off world number seven Miloslav Mecir at the 1988 Lipton Championships 4 On three occasions he featured in the qualifying draw at Wimbledon and he had a win over Sandon Stolle in the qualifiers for the 1993 US Open During his career he had to overcome a serious kidney disorder 4 Bezecny is a friend of Jack Nicklaus and has been known to compete with the former champion golfer as his doubles partner in tennis tournaments 5 References edit Camillone Jude February 15 1987 Bezecny College Rival Enjoy Doing Tennis Right Sun Sentinel Smith Loran April 1 2017 Bezecny family tells story of freedom Athens Banner Herald In All Georgia Final Pernfors Wins for Second Year in a Row Los Angeles Times May 27 1985 a b Sarni Jim March 16 1988 Bezecny Pushes Mecir to Limit Sun Sentinel Smith Loran January 28 2020 Reflecting on the extraordinary life of Jack Nicklaus as he turns 80 Gwinnett Daily Post External links editGeorge Bezecny at the Association of Tennis Professionals George Bezecny at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Bezecny amp oldid 1189839940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
