ATP Players boycotted Wimbledon in '73

Nikola Pilic seen below in the first round match at Wimbledon in 1966, was the reason for the boycott by the fellow players in the Wimbledon event of 1973. Pilic had declined to represent his native Yugoslavia in the Davis Cup at the time and the International Lawn Tennis Foundation barred him from playing Wimbledon.

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Croatia's (L to R) captain Nikola Pilic, Mario Ancic, Ivo Karlovic, Goran Ivanisevic and Ivan Ljubicic pose for a picture with ITF president Francesco Riccibitti (C) and the Davis Cup during the winner's ceremony following the Davis Cup final between Slovakia and Croatia in Bratislava, 04 December 2005. Croatia won 3-2. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)