Jacek Niedźwiedzki (7 June 1951 – 27 October 2021[1]) was a professional tennis player from Poland.
Full name | Jacek Niedźwiedzki |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1951-06-07)7 June 1951 |
Died | 27 October 2021(2021-10-27) (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 |
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 partner Wojtek 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 | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1977 | Zurich, Switzerland | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Niedźwiedzki after his playing career, 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]