Ladislav Žemla
Czech tennis player (1887–1955)
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Ladislav Žemla (6 November 1887 – 18 June 1955) was a Czech tennis player. He competed for Bohemia at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1920 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event, together with his wife Milada Skrbková. He also won a bronze medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games, playing with his brother Zdeněk Žemla.[2]
Country(sports)
Czechoslovakia
Born6 November 1887
Died18 June 1955 (aged 67)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Žemla in 1923 | ||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 6 November 1887 | |||||||||||
| Died | 18 June 1955 (aged 67) Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1926) | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
| WHCC | 3R (1923) | |||||||||||
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (1912) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1926) | |||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (1912) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1926) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Between 1921 and 1927 he was a member of the Czechoslovakian Davis Cup team.