Polish tennis player
Michał Przysiężny
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Country (sports) | Poland |
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Residence |
Wrocław, Poland |
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Born | (1984-02-16) February 16, 1984 (age 40)
Głogów, Poland |
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Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Turned pro | 2001 |
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Retired | 2019 |
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Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Coach | Aleksander Charpantidis |
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Prize money |
$1,341,718 |
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Career record | 31–75 (
ATP Tour and
Grand Slam main draws and
Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 57 (27 January 2014) |
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Australian Open | 2R (
2014) |
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French Open | 2R (
2013) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (
2010,
2013) |
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US Open | 1R (
2007,
2010,
2013) |
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Career record | 9–17 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draws, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 119 (28 September 2015) |
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Australian Open | 1R (
2014) |
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Last updated on: 31 January 2023. |
Michał Przysiężny (Polish pronunciation:
[ˈmixaw pʂɨˈɕɛ̃ʐnɨ]; born 16 February 1984) is a former
Polish professional
tennis player. He reached the semifinals of
St. Petersburg in 2013, achieving a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in January 2014.
He started his career in the KKT Wrocław. In 2002 Przysiężny reached the semifinals of the boys' doubles at the
French Open (partnered with
Attila Balázs from Hungary). In the same year, he won his first Futures tournament in
Montego Bay,
Jamaica, defeating
Jean-Julien Rojer in the final. He has reached ten finals of these tournaments, winning seven.
He qualified for his first
Grand Slam tournament (
2007 US Open) by beating his compatriot
Łukasz Kubot. He lost in four sets to
Michael Berrer in the first round.
Przysiężny made a return from a knee injury qualifying as a lucky loser in the
2008 Swedish Open; however, he lost to
Jonas Björkman in the first round and winning
Davis Cup matches.
At the end of 2009, his career gained momentum. He won three Futures tournaments in a row (Germany F19, Belarus F1, and Belarus F2) and rose 235 places to no. 427 in the
ATP rankings. In November, he won the
IPP Open, defeating
Stéphane Bohli in the final from a set down. He finished the year as no. 183. Three months later, he won another
Challenger tournament, where he eliminated
Andrey Kuznetsov,
Evgeny Kirillov,
Goran Tošić,
Tobias Kamke, and
Julian Reister in the final. The week of March 29, he won matches against
Caio Zampieri,
Laurynas Grigelis, Charles-Antoine Brézac,
Teymuraz Gabashvili, and
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the final of the
Saint–Brieuc Challenger. Two weeks later, he lost to
Santiago González in the final of the
León Challenger. After this event, he was in the top 100 of the ATP rankings.
He got direct entry into a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career at the
2010 French Open. Przysiężny lost in straights sets in the first round to eventual quarterfinalist
Mikhail Youzhny. He then entered the Wimbledon main draw for the first time, where he was met 17th seed
Ivan Ljubičić. Przysiężny scored the biggest win of his career, defeating the Croatian in straight sets, subsequently losing in the second round to eventual quarterfinalist
Yen-Hsun Lu. At the US Open, he faced 21st seed
Albert Montañés, losing in five sets. Michał served for the match at 6–5 in the fourth set, squandering two match points.
At the
2013 St. Petersburg Open he defeated
Albert Ramos,
Fabio Fognini and
Lukáš Rosol to reach semifinals, where he lost to
Ernests Gulbis. At Tokyo he defeated
Marcel Granollers in first round but lost in second round to
Jarkko Nieminen. At the
Paris Masters he defeated
Jarkko Nieminen.
At the
2014 ATP 500 Tokyo singles tournament, he won over world number 12
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but lost in second round to
Denis Istomin. In doubles he partnered with
Pierre-Hugues Herbert, defeating the
Bryan brothers,
Jamie Murray /
John Peers,
Eric Butorac /
Raven Klaasen and
Ivan Dodig /
Marcelo Melo to claim the title.
Winner – Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
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ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
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ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
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Titles by surface
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Hard (1–0)
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Clay (0–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Legend
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ATP Challenger (8–5)
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ITF Futures (10–5)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (10–6)
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Clay (6–4)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (2–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Dec 2002
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Aruba F1,
Oranjestad
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Futures
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Hard
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Jean-Julien Rojer
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2–6, 2–6
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Win
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1–1
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Dec 2002
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Jamaica F21,
Montego Bay
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Futures
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Hard
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Jean-Julien Rojer
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7–6(9–7), 6–4
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Loss
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1–2
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Aug 2003
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Poland F1,
Poznań
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Futures
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Clay
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Kim Tiilikainen
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6–4, 1–6, 3–6
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Win
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2–2
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Dec 2003
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Iran F3,
Kish Island
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Futures
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Clay
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Johannes Ager
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6–0, 6–4
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Win
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3–2
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Jun 2004
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Poland F2,
Koszalin
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Futures
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Clay
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Sadik Kadir
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6–3, 6–3
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Win
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4–2
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Oct 2004
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Georgia F1,
Tbilisi
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Futures
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Clqy
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Kirill Ivanov-Smolenskii
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7–5, 6–3
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Loss
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4–3
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Nov 2006
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Iran F5,
Kish Island
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Futures
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Clay
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Adam Vejmelka
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6–1, 2–6, 2–6
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Win
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5–3
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Jan 2007
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Wrexham, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Hard
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Richard Bloomfield
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6–2, 6–3
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Win
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6–3
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Oct 2009
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Germany F19,
Leimen
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Futures
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Hard
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Henri Kontinen
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3–6, 6–2, 7–5
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Win
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7–3
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Oct 2009
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Belarus F1,
Minsk
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Futures
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Carpet
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Sergey Betov
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6–2, 6–3
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Win
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8–3
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Oct 2009
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Belarus F2,
Minsk
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Futures
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Hard
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Nikolai Fidirko
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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9–3
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Nov 2009
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Helsinki, Finland
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Challenger
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Hard
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Stéphane Bohli
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4–6, 6–4, 6–1
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Win
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10–3
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Feb 2010
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Kazan, Russia
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Challenger
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Hard
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Julian Reister
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7–6(7–5), 6–4
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Win
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11–3
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Apr 2010
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Saint-Brieuc, France
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Challenger
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Clay
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Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
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4–6, 6–2, 6–3
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Loss
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11–4
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Apr 2010
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León, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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Santiago Gonzále
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6–3, 1–6, 5–7
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Win
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12–4
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Nov 2010
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Ortisei, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Lukáš Lacko
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6–3, 7–5
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Loss
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12–5
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Nov 2010
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Helsinki, Finland
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Challenger
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Hard
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Ričardas Berankis
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1–6, 0–2 ret.
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Win
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13–5
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Jan 2012
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Great Britain F1,
Glasgow
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Futures
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Hard
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Mirza Bašić
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6–1, 7–6(9–7)
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Win
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14–5
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May 2012
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Korea F2,
Changwon
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Futures
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Hard
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Sam Groth
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3–6, 7–5, 6–3
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Loss
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14–6
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Jul 2012
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Italy F19,
Fano
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Futures
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Clay
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José Checa Calvo
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4–6, 2–6
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Loss
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14–7
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Aug 2012
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Poland F4,
Bydgoszcz
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Futures
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Clay
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Dušan Lojda
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2–6, 6–3, 5–7
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Win
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15–7
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Sep 2012
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Poland F6,
Legnica
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Futures
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Clay
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Adam Chadaj
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6–0, 6–2
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Win
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16–7
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Nov 2012
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Toyota, Japan
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Challenger
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Carpet
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Hiroki Moriya
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6–2, 6–3
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Win
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17–7
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Feb 2013
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Bergamo, Italy
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jan-Lennard Struff
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
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Loss
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17–8
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May 2013
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Challenger
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Hard
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Vasek Pospisil
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7–6(9–7), 0–6, 1–4 ret.
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Loss
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17–9
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Nov 2014
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Challenger
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Hard
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Marcos Baghdatis
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1–6, 6–4, 3–6
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Win
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18–9
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Mar 2015
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Kyoto, Japan
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Challenger
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Hard
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John Millman
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3
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Loss
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18–10
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Mar 2017
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Wrocław, Poland
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jürgen Melzer
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4–6, 3–6
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (1–4)
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ITF Futures (2–6)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–4)
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Clay (3–5)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–1)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Jun 2002
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Poland F5,
Gdynia
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Futures
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Clay
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Bartlomiej Dabrowski
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Marcin Golab
Kamil Lewandowicz
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6–0, 6–1
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Loss
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1–1
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Feb 2004
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USA F5,
Harlingen
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Futures
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Hard
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Daniel Lustig
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Scott Lipsky
David Martin
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3–6, 2–6
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Win
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2–1
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May 2004
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Germany F6,
Neheim-Husten
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Futures
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Clay
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Filip Urban
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Christopher Koderisch
Ulrich Tippenhauer
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6–1, 6–2
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Loss
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2–2
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Mar 2006
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Poland F2,
Wrocław
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Futures
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Hard
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Tomasz Bednarek
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Vadim Davletshin
Mikhail Filima
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3–6, 5–7
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Loss
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2–3
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May 2006
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Japan F4,
Munakata
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Futures
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Hard
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Mischa Zverev
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Troy Hahn
Michael Yani
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5–7, 5–7
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Win
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3–3
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Jul 2006
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Poznań, Poland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Tomasz Bednarek
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Vasilis Mazarakis
Jan Mertl
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6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
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Loss
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3–4
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Aug 2006
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Manerbio, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Federico Torresi
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Gabriel Moraru
Adrian Ungur
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3–6, 3–6
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Loss
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3–5
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Nov 2006
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Iran F5,
Kish Island
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Futures
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Clay
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Viktor Bruthans
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Fabio Colangelo
Marco Crugnola
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3–6, 1–6
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Loss
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3–6
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Jun 2007
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Bytom, Poland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Tomasz Bednarek
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Hugo Armando
Brian Dabul
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4–6, 6–1, [5–10]
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Loss
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3–7
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Sep 2007
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Orléans, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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Tomasz Bednarek
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James Cerretani
Frank Moser
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1–6, 6–7(2–7)
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Loss
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3–8
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Oct 2009
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Belarus F1,
Minsk
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Futures
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Carpet
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Dawid Olejniczak
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Sergey Betov
Nikolai Fidirko
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6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7)
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Loss
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3–9
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Nov 2010
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Ortisei, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Tomasz Bednarek
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Mikhail Elgin
Alexander Kudryavtsev
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6–3, 3–6, [3–10]
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Loss
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3–10
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Aug 2012
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Poland F4,
Bydgoszcz
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Futures
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Clay
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Grzegorz Panfil
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Artem Smirnov
Andrei Vasilevski
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6–7(6–8), 0–6
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Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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P#
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DNQ
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A
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Z#
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PO
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G
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S
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B
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NMS
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NTI
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P
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.