ta , ▁and ▁Al la hab ad ; ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁final ▁he ▁defeated ▁Fran jo ▁P un č ec ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁championship ▁of ▁India . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Pal ada ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁South ▁Africa , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁international ▁tournament . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁world wide ▁sens ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁visit ing ▁and ▁winning ▁in ▁various ▁contin ents ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Irish ▁Open , ▁where ▁he ▁partner ed ▁with ▁George ▁Ly tt leton - R og ers ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁doubles , ▁and ▁the ▁Sc and in avia ▁covered ▁courts ▁championship ▁in ▁Hels ink i , ▁team ing ▁with ▁P un č ec . ▁He ▁even ▁competed ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁in ▁the ▁champion ships ▁of ▁South ▁America , ▁and ▁was ▁runner - up , ▁losing ▁the ▁final ▁to ▁P un č ec . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁French ▁champion ships , ▁Pal ada ▁beat ▁Lad is lav ▁He cht ▁and ▁Christian ▁B ouss us ▁before ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁semi ▁final s ▁to ▁Don ▁Bud ge . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Pal ada ▁won , ▁among ▁many ▁champion ships , ▁the ▁National ▁Championship ▁of ▁Den mark ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁The ▁Naz i ▁invasion ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁caught ▁P un č ec ▁and ▁Pal ada ▁by ▁surprise ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Riv iera . ▁ ▁Pal ada ▁continued ▁with ▁good ▁results ▁in