Full name | Jacek Niedźwiedzki |
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Country (sports) | Poland |
Born | 7 June 1951 |
Died | 27 October 2021 | (aged 70)
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 (7 June 1951 – 27 October 2021 [1]) was a professional tennis player from Poland.
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. [2] 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. [3] In a best of three set match, he pushed Fillol to a third but was unable to cause the upset. [3] He won a Grand Prix doubles title at Barcelona in 1976. [4] With his partner, Wojciech Fibak, he defeated Colin Dowdeswell and Paul Kronk in the final. [4] In 1977 he was a losing singles finalist in the Zurich Grand Prix tournament, to Sweden's Jan Norbäck. [2]
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1977 | Zurich, Switzerland | Hard | Jan Norbäck | 5–7, 2–6 |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | Apr 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Wojciech Fibak |
Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk |
6–2, 6–3 |
After his playing career, Niedźwiedzki ran a tennis academy in Sopot. [2] As a coach he has worked with Johan Kriek and Sylvia Hanika. [2] He has also been involved with the Austria Fed Cup team and coached Bahrain in the Davis Cup. [2]
Full name | Jacek Niedźwiedzki |
---|---|
Country (sports) | Poland |
Born | 7 June 1951 |
Died | 27 October 2021 | (aged 70)
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 (7 June 1951 – 27 October 2021 [1]) was a professional tennis player from Poland.
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. [2] 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. [3] In a best of three set match, he pushed Fillol to a third but was unable to cause the upset. [3] He won a Grand Prix doubles title at Barcelona in 1976. [4] With his partner, Wojciech Fibak, he defeated Colin Dowdeswell and Paul Kronk in the final. [4] In 1977 he was a losing singles finalist in the Zurich Grand Prix tournament, to Sweden's Jan Norbäck. [2]
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1977 | Zurich, Switzerland | Hard | Jan Norbäck | 5–7, 2–6 |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | Apr 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Wojciech Fibak |
Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk |
6–2, 6–3 |
After his playing career, Niedźwiedzki ran a tennis academy in Sopot. [2] As a coach he has worked with Johan Kriek and Sylvia Hanika. [2] He has also been involved with the Austria Fed Cup team and coached Bahrain in the Davis Cup. [2]