Full name Jacek Niedźwiedzki Career record 8–9 Highest ranking No. 172 (2 July 1977) | Career titles 0 French Open 1R (1975) | |
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Born 7 June 1951 (age 65) ( 1951-06-07 ) Similar Wojciech Fibak, Wiesław Gąsiorek, Dawid Olejniczak | ||
Jacek Niedźwiedzki (born 7 June 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Poland.
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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. 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. In a best of three set match, he pushed Fillol to a third but was unable to cause the upset. He won a Grand Prix doubles title at Barcelona in 1976. With partner Wojtek Fibak, he defeated Colin Dowdeswell and Paul Kronk in the final. In 1977 he was a losing singles finalist in the Zurich Grand Prix tournament, to Sweden's Jan Norbäck.
Coaching
Niedźwiedzki now runs a tennis academy in Sopot. As a coach he has worked with Johan Kriek and Sylvia Hanika. He has also been involved with the Austria Fed Cup team and coached Bahrain in the Davis Cup.