Vasek Pospisil
Canadian tennis player (born 1990)
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- Vasek Pospisil ( VASH -ik POS -pih-sil ; Czech: Vašek Pospíšil , pronounced [ˈvaʃɛk ˈpospiːʃɪl] ; born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
- Along with partner Jack Sock, he won the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and the 2015 Indian Wells Masters men's doubles titles.
- Early life and career Vasek was born on June 23, 1990, in Vernon, British Columbia, to Miloš and Mila.
- Before moving, Miloš worked as the plant manager of a dairy factory, and Mila taught in a kindergarten.
Vasek Pospisil ( VASH-ik POS-pih-sil; Czech: Vašek Pospíšil, pronounced [ˈvaʃɛk ˈpospiːʃɪl]; born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Pospisil has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 25, and No. 4 in doubles. Along with partner Jack Sock, he won the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and the 2015 Indian Wells Masters men's doubles titles. He also reached the quarterfinals in singles at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.
Early life and career
Vasek was born on June 23, 1990, in Vernon, British Columbia, to Miloš and Mila. In 1988, before Vasek was born, his parents and older brothers unlawfully drove from Czechoslovakia to Austria to escape the Communist regime. Before moving, Miloš worked as the plant manager of a dairy factory, and Mila taught in a kindergarten. Both had experience playing recreational sports such as tennis with their sons and in local tournaments.
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