ip ▁Pal ada ▁( , ▁; ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁– ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Y ug oslav ▁tennis ▁player ▁of ▁Cro at ian ▁eth nic ity . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁Pal ada ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Zag reb ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁play ▁tennis ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifteen ▁on ▁the ▁courts ▁of ▁the ▁Ne uro log ical ▁C lin ic ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁Zag reb . ▁He ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁ball ▁boy ▁by ▁the ▁do ctors ▁of ▁the ▁clin ic . ▁His ▁talent ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁doctor ▁of ▁r he um at ology ▁Drag o ▁Č op , ▁later ▁a ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁captain ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Tennis ▁Association . ▁Pal ada ▁began ▁pract ising ▁with ▁" Star " ▁rac qu ets ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁self - t aught ▁player ▁and ▁trained ▁by ▁playing ▁squ ash ▁alone . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁international ▁appearance ▁at ▁a ▁Budapest - Z ag reb ▁inter - club ▁match . ▁He ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁official ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime . ▁ ▁Tennis ▁career ▁Pal ada ▁deb uted ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁first ▁big ▁tour ▁was ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Pal ada ▁won ▁tournament s ▁in ▁Bomb ay , ▁Cal cut