Josef Brabenec Jr. (born 24 April 1957) is a Canadian former professional

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Brabenec, who was born in

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, won the Canadian national indoor singles championships in 1979. A left-handed player, he featured primarily in doubles while competing on the

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in the 1980s. His best performance came at the 1982 Canadian Open, where he partnered with

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to reach the doubles semi-finals. He made doubles main draw appearances at both the

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and

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. Between 1980 and 1985 he represented the

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, which for much of this time was coached by his father, Josef Brabenec Sr. In his debut tie against the Caribbean/West Indies he played and won two singles rubbers, but in his five other appearance was used as a doubles specialist.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brabenec, Josef 1957 births Living people Canadian male tennis players Czechoslovak emigrants to Canada Tennis players at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Canada Sportspeople from Ostrava

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