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General First nameFrantišek (Franz)
LastnameSoyka
GenderMale
CountryCzechoslovakia
Date of birth1892-04-25
Place of birthPraha (Prague), Czechoslovakia
Date of death1979-10-15
Place of deathNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America


About

Franz Soyka came from a well-to-do Jewish family in Prague. His parents were Ernst Soyka and Pauline Soyka (née Goldfinger). Like a number of other European Jews, the changing political situation in the late 1930s forced Franz Soyka to leave his homeland and emigrate, in his case to the United States of America. He left the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on board the Statendam on 22 October 1939 and arrived in the port of New York on 31 October 1939. Franz Soyka was naturalized as an American citizen seven years later, in December 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he eventually settled after emigrating. He worked as a tennis coach in the USA and also acquired a reputation as a gifted artist in later life. His anglicized first name was Francis.

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Archive statistics Career1912 - 1935
Tournament wins1
Matches85
Match wins35


Tournament wins 1924 - German Championships of Bohemia (Amateur)


Tournaments Venezia (Venice International Tournament) - 1935 Pörtschach Championships - 1933 Championships of Berlin - 1932 Merano - 1932 Czechoslovakian International Championships - 1932 Pörtschach Championships - 1932 Championships of Dresden - 1932 Championships of Upper Austria - 1932 Grand Hotel Panhans Championships - 1932 Championships of Northern Bohemia - 1932 Merano - 1931 Czechoslovakian International Championships - 1931 Championships of Saxony - 1931 Championships of the Slovakian Tatra - 1931 Banska Bystrica championships - 1931 Baden General Tournament - 1931 Merano Open - 1931 BLTK Trophy - 1931 Championships of Luhacovice - 1931 Varnsdorff (Warnsdorf) - 1931 Merano - 1930 Hungarian International Championships - 1930 German National Championships - 1930 Championships of Upper Austria - 1930 Weisser Hirsch Championships - 1930 Beaulieu - 1929 Merano - 1929 Monte Carlo - 1928 Riviera Championships - 1928 Merano - 1928 German International Championships - 1927 Championships of Berlin - 1927 Karlsbad Championships - 1927 Italy vs. Czechoslovakia International Matches - 1927 Wanderpreis der Stadt Brno (Brünn) - 1927 České Budějovice - 1927 Praha (Prague) Deutscher Lawn Tennis Club - 1927 Šumperk - 1927 Czechoslovakian International Championships - 1925 German Ice Hockey Society International Tournament - 1925 Karlsbad Cup - 1924 Karlsbad Championships - 1924 Banska Bystrica championships - 1924 Usti nad Labem - 1924 Bad Elster - 1924 German Championships of Bohemia - 1924 Wanderpreis der Stadt Brno (Brünn) - 1924 Opava - 1924 Austrian International Championships - 1923 World Hardcourt Championships - 1923 Pörtschach Championships - 1913 Austrian International Championships - 1912