Jiří Granát (born 28 January 1955) is a former professional

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player from the

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who competed for

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Career

Granát took part in the main singles draw of nine

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tournaments during his career.ATP World Tour Profile
/ref> He made the third round of the

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, beating Jose Luis Damiani and then Francisco González. His only other Grand Slam third round appearances both came in 1982. He reached the third round of the men's doubles at the

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(with

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) and 1982 US Open (with

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). On the

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, Granát won one title, which was the doubles at the 1981

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. His best singles performance came at the 1977 Scandinavian Covered Court Championships in

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, where he was a semi-finalist. He had a win over

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in 1983, when the Australian was ranked seventh in the world. Granát appeared in one

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tie for

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, in 1977, against

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.Davis Cup Profile
/ref> He played the doubles rubber, with

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. They defeated the Irish pairing of James McCardle and John O'Brien. He

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to Switzerland in 1983 and worked for the Swiss Tennis Federation as a coach after retiring.''

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"People in Sports"
22 May 1983

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Granat, Jiri 1955 births Living people Czechoslovak male tennis players Czech male tennis players Tennis players from Prague