Josip Palada was a Croatian tennis player. He played for the Yugoslavia's team

Yugoslavia Davis Cup team

The Yugoslavia Davis Cup team competed from 1927–1992 and represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . It was organized by the Yugoslav Tennis Association...

 at the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, and later the Davis Cup

Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...

, from 1933 to 1956. His greatest success was reaching semifinals of the French Open in 1938 where he lost against American Donald J. Budge in straight sets.

He played in nine matches for the Independent State of Croatia

Independent State of Croatia

The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...

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External links

• History of Tennis in Croatia http://www.puncec-tenis.com/POVIJEST%20TENISA%20U%20HRVATSKOJ(1).pdf
• Josip Palada