Jan Kodeš
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| Country (sports) |
 Czechoslovakia
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| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Born |
1 March 1946 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1966) |
| Retired | 1983 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 693,197 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1990 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 410-241 (Open era) |
| Career titles | 11 |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (September 1973) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | W (1970, 1971) |
| Wimbledon | W (1973) |
| US Open | F (1971, 1973) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) |
| WCT Finals | SF (1974) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 313-183 |
| Career titles | 17 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (21 May 1979) |
Jan Kodeš (Czech: Jan Kodeš; born 1 March 1946) is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles events in the early 1970s.
Kodeš's greatest success was achieved on the clay courts of the French Open played at the Stade Roland Garros. He won the singles title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final in straight sets, and again in 1971, this time defeating Ilie Năstase in the final in four sets. He also won Wimbledon on grass in 1973, although 13 of the top 16 players, and 81 players in total, did not play the tournament that year because of a boycott over the banning from Wimbledon of Nikola Pilić by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). Kodeš beat home favorite Roger Taylor in the semifinals in five sets and Alex Metreveli in the final in three straight sets.
Kodeš never played the Australian Open but he was twice the runner-up at the US Open, in 1971, losing to Stan Smith, and 1973 when he lost in five sets to John Newcombe.
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