Robert Janecek (born June 9, 1972) is a Canadian former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Born in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Janecek won a Sunshine Cup title with the junior national team in 1989 and was a boys' doubles finalist at the

1990 Australian Open The 1990 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 78th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1990. Seniors Men's ...

. Janecek reached best rankings on the professional tour of 453 in singles and 479 in doubles. He featured in qualifying at the

Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...

and had main draw appearances at the Canadian Open. From 1992 to 1995 he played collegiate tennis for the

UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). ...

, where he was a three-time All-American and served as captain for two years. He won a bronze medal for Canada in men's doubles at

1993 Summer Universiade The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, United States. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * Venues *Athletics – University at Buffalo St ...

. Graduating from UCLA in 1995, Janecek completed an MBA at

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

and is now working in finance.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janecek, Robert 1972 births Living people Canadian male tennis players UCLA Bruins men's tennis players Tennis players from Toronto Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Vanderbilt University alumni 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people