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

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player. Branović, originally from

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, played for the

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between 1949 and 1951. In 1952 he defected to the west along with his Davis Cup teammate Dragutin Mitić, while they were competing in Italy. He took refuge in the German city of

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. From 1956 to 1958 he was a three-time German national singles champion.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Branovic, Milan 1922 births Possibly living people Croatian male tennis players Yugoslav male tennis players Sportspeople from Čakovec Yugoslav defectors

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