Jacek Niedźwiedzki

Jacek Niedźwiedzki
Full name Jacek Niedźwiedzki
Country (sports)  Poland
Born (1951-06-07) 7 June 1951
Singles
Career record 8–9
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 172 (2 July 1977)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 1R (1975)
Doubles
Career record 9–9
Career titles 1

Jacek Niedźwiedzki (born 7 June 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Poland.

Career

A five-time doubles gold medalist in the Polish Championships, Niedźwiedzki featured in nine ties for the Poland Davis Cup team during the 1970s, for a record of 6 wins from 15 matches.[1] His only main draw appearance in a Grand Slam tournament was at the 1975 French Open when he faced 11th seed Jaime Fillol in the first round.[2] In a best of three set match, he pushed Fillol to a third but was unable to cause the upset.[2] He won a Grand Prix doubles title at Barcelona in 1976.[3] With partner Wojtek Fibak, he defeated Colin Dowdeswell and Paul Kronk in the final.[3] In 1977 he was a losing singles finalist in the Zurich Grand Prix tournament, to Sweden's Jan Norbäck.[1]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1977 Zurich, Switzerland Hard Sweden Jan Norbäck 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Poland Wojtek Fibak Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
Australia Paul Kronk		 6–2, 6–3

Coaching

Niedźwiedzki now runs a tennis academy in Sopot.[1] As a coach he has worked with Johan Kriek and Sylvia Hanika.[1] He has also been involved with the Austria Fed Cup team and coached Bahrain in the Davis Cup.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Davis Cup wczoraj i dziś – świetny deblista Jacek Niedźwiedzki" (in Polish). tenispolski.pl. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Paris (UPI)". Valley Morning Star. 5 June 1975. p. 30. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Barcelona - 29 March - 04 April 1976". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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