Career
Složil enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. 4. Složil served as Steffi Graf"s coach from mid-1986 until the end of 1991. Shortly after the start of his tenure as Graf"s coach, she had her Grand Slam breakthrough year in 1987, winning six tournaments and then defeating Martina Navratilova in the French Open.
Graf went on to be a finalist at Wimbledon and the United States Open, losing both times to Navratilova.
He subsequently served as coach for Jennifer Capriati, Anna Kournikova and Magdalena Maleeva between 1992 and 1999. In 2002, he began work at the World Tennis Club in Naples, Florida.
He serves there as Tennis Director and continues to teach tennis to a wide range of players.