Josef Caska (2 September 1913 – 26 February 1981) was a Czech

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player active in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of

Náchod Náchod (; german: Nachod) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. It is known both as a tourist destination and centre of industry. The town centre with the castle complex is well preserved ...

, 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

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and reached the fourth round at Roland Garros, beating

Henner Henkel Heinrich Ernst Otto "Henner" Henkel (; 9 October 1915 – 13 January 1943) was a German tennis player during the 1930s. His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships. Biography Henner was born in 1915 the son of ...

en route. He also made the fourth round of the 1936 Wimbledon Championships, where he was eliminated by

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. His

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appearances took place on both sides of the

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and included a win over

Franjo Punčec Franjo Punčec (; 25 November 1913 – 5 January 1985) was a Yugoslav tennis player. He played for the Yugoslavian team at the International Lawn Tennis Challenge from 1933 to 1946. Early life and family Punčec started to play tennis at the ...

. He became a national tennis coach in the 1960s.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caska, Josef 1913 births 1981 deaths Czechoslovak male tennis players People from Náchod Sportspeople from Hradec Králové Czech male tennis players

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