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General First nameZdeněk (Jansky)
LastnameŽemla
GenderMale
CountryCzechoslovakia
Date of birth1883-00-00
Place of birthPraha (Prague), Czechoslovakia
Date of death1927-07-19
Place of deathZborov, Czechoslovakia


About

Zdeněk Žemla won bronze medals in both singles and doubles at the 1906 Athina Olympics, competing for Bohemia. There were three Žemlas who played tennis at the 1906 Games – Jaroslav, Ladislav, and Zdeněk – with all competing for I. Český Lawn-Tenisový Klub Praha. Ladislav and Zdeněk played together to win the doubles bronze medal. We suspect they are related, possibly brothers, but have not yet been able to confirm that. Ladislav was the best known tennis player of the group, competing again at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics, and winning several other events in Hungary in that era.

Zdeněk played a number of tournaments in Europe in the 1900s, especially the Austrian International Championships, at which he made the semi-finals in 1901, and the quarter-finals in 1904 and 1906. He also played the Bohemian Championships and the Praha Tournament several times, losing in early rounds.

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Archive statistics Career1900 - 1908
Tournament wins5
Matches46
Match wins26


Tournament wins 1907 - Bohemian Crown Lands Championships (Amateur)
1904 - Bavarian International Championships (ATP World Tour 250 series)
1903 - Championships of Upper Austria (Amateur)
1903 - Championships of the Salzkammergut (Amateur)
1901 - Bohemian Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments Olympics, Olympic Games - 1908 Bohemian Championships - 1907 Bavarian International Championships - 1907 Bohemian Crown Lands Championships - 1907 Austrian International Championships - 1906 Olympics, Olympic Games - 1906 Bohemian Championships - 1906 Praha (Prague) - 1906 Championships of Plzen Second Meeting - 1906 Austrian International Championships - 1905 Prague Championships (First Czech LTC) - 1905 Austrian International Championships - 1904 European Championship - 1904 Swedish International Covered Courts Championships - 1904 Praha (Prague) - 1904 Bavarian International Championships - 1904 Prague Championships (First Czech LTC) - 1904 Championships of Upper Austria - 1903 Championships of the Salzkammergut - 1903 Austrian International Championships - 1902 Prague Championships (First Czech LTC) - 1902 Austrian International Championships - 1901 Bohemian Championships - 1901 Praha (Prague) - 1901 Championships of Upper Austria - 1901 Bohemian Championships - 1900