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Line 49: From 1930 to 1939 he played for the [[Czech Republic Davis Cup team]], achieving a record of 18-19, and was its Captain.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/> Hecht was invited to play for the [[German Davis Cup Team]], by an aide that was unaware that he was Jewish, but declined.<ref name="auto"/> In 1936 he moved to [[Budapest]], capital of [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|Hungary]], then sought livelihood in Australia three months prior to the [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|breakup of Czechoslovakia]].{{sfn|Mariborer Zeitung 1936, Sport}}{{sfn|The Canberra Times 1938, Czech tennis star seeks job}} He fled to the [[United States]], working in a munitions factory during [[World War II]].{{sfn|International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame website}}{{sfn|Mariborer Zeitung 1936, Sport}}{{sfn|The Canberra Times 1938, Czech tennis star seeks job}}<ref name="auto"/><ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/How_Hitler_Hijacked_World_Sport/s84SDQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Ladislav+Hecht%22+tennis+%22jewish%22&pg=PT167&printsec=frontcover]</ref>
After the war Hecht continued his tennis career, becoming a no. 1 ranked player in the eastern United States.<ref name="auto"/> In May 1941 he was the runner-up at the Brooklyn Tennis Tournament, when in the final his approach shots came short in the latter stages of the five-set match, enabling [[Pancho Segura]]'s passing shots.{{sfn|Seebohm|2009|p=31}}<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Little_Pancho/u8tLyEZB02QC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Ladislav+Hecht%22+tennis+-%22jewish%22&pg=PA31&printsec=frontcover]</ref> At the end of 1942 he was ranked # 10 of all men players in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/about-usta/usta-history/national/u-s--top-10s---men.html|title=U.S. Top 10s - Men|website=www.usta.com}}</ref> | |||