Jacek Niedźwiedzki

For the Polish badminton player and member of parliament, see Jacek Niedźwiedzki (politician).
Jacek Niedźwiedzki
Full nameJacek Niedźwiedzki
Country (sports) Poland
Born(1951-06-07)7 June 1951
Died27 October 2021(2021-10-27) (aged 70)
Singles
Career record8–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 172 (2 July 1977)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1975)
Doubles
Career record9–9
Career titles1

Jacek Niedźwiedzki (7 June 1951 – 27 October 2021[1]) was a 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.[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]

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 1977 Zurich, Switzerland Hard Sweden Jan Norbäck 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Poland Wojciech Fibak Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
Australia Paul Kronk 		6–2, 6–3

Coaching

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nie żyje słynny polski tenisista. Wystąpił w 15 meczach Pucharu Davisa (in Polish)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Davis Cup wczoraj i dziś – świetny deblista Jacek Niedźwiedzki" (in Polish). tenispolski.pl. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Paris (UPI)". Valley Morning Star. 5 June 1975. p. 30. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Barcelona - 29 March - 04 April 1976". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.