A native of Náchod, Caska was the 1930 national junior singles champion and twice won the Czechoslovakia international championships in doubles. In 1935, he won the singles title at the Riviera Championships and reached the fourth round at Roland Garros, beating Henner Henkel en route. He also made the fourth round of the 1936 Wimbledon Championships, where he was eliminated by Don Budge. His Davis Cup appearances took place on both sides of the war and included a win over Franjo Punčec. He became a national tennis coach in the 1960s.[3]
josef, caska, september, 1913, february, 1981, czech, tennis, player, active, 1930s, 1940s, country, sports, czechoslovakiaborn, 1913, september, 1913náchod, austria, hungarydied26, february, 1981, 1981, aged, singlesgrand, slam, singles, resultsfrench, open4r. Josef Caska 2 September 1913 26 February 1981 1 was a Czech tennis player active in the 1930s and 1940s 2 Josef CaskaCountry sports CzechoslovakiaBorn 1913 09 02 2 September 1913Nachod Austria HungaryDied26 February 1981 1981 02 26 aged 67 SinglesGrand Slam singles resultsFrench Open4R 1935 Wimbledon4R 1936 A native of Nachod Caska was the 1930 national junior singles champion and twice won the Czechoslovakia international championships in doubles In 1935 he won the singles title at the Riviera Championships and reached the fourth round at Roland Garros beating Henner Henkel en route He also made the fourth round of the 1936 Wimbledon Championships where he was eliminated by Don Budge His Davis Cup appearances took place on both sides of the war and included a win over Franjo Puncec He became a national tennis coach in the 1960s 3 See also editList of Czechoslovakia Davis Cup team representativesReferences edit CASKA Josef 2 9 1913 23 2 1981 Personal biography hiu cas cz in Czech Young Tennis Stars Australia Must Fear Sporting Globe 16 October 1935 p 11 Edition 1 via National Library of Australia Uspechy nasich clenu www iltc cz in Czech External links editJosef Caska at the Association of Tennis Professionals Josef Caska at the Davis Cup Josef Caska at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josef Caska amp oldid 1153897860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
