Milan_Branović

Milan Branović

Milan Branović

Croatian tennis player

Milan Branović (born 26 September 1922) is a Croatian former tennis player.

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Branović, originally from Čakovec, played for the Yugoslavia Davis Cup team between 1949 and 1951.[1] In 1952 he defected to the west along with his Davis Cup teammate Dragutin Mitić, while they were competing in Italy.[2] He took refuge in the German city of Munich. From 1956 to 1958 he was a three-time German national singles champion.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Čakovec s uređenjem novog balona TK Franjo Punčec sve bliže cilju - gradi Regionalni teniski centar". www.hia.com.hr (in Croatian). 2 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Two Yugoslav Tennis Stars Join List of Red Nations' Self-Exiles". The New York Times. 18 April 1952.
  3. [3]
    "Siegerliste Herren". Deutscher Tennis Bund (in German).
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