Robert Janecek (born June 9, 1972) is a Canadian former professional

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player. Born in

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, Janecek won a Sunshine Cup title with the junior national team in 1989 and was a boys' doubles finalist at the

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. Janecek reached best rankings on the professional tour of 453 in singles and 479 in doubles. He featured in qualifying at the

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and had main draw appearances at the Canadian Open. From 1992 to 1995 he played collegiate tennis for the

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, where he was a three-time All-American and served as captain for two years. He won a bronze medal for Canada in men's doubles at

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. Graduating from UCLA in 1995, Janecek completed an MBA at

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and is now working in finance.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janecek, Robert 1972 births Living people Canadian male tennis players UCLA Bruins men's tennis players Canadian expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players from Toronto Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Vanderbilt University alumni 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Canadian sportsmen