Jacek Niedźwiedzki
Quick Facts
Biography
Jacek Niedźwiedzki (born 7 June 1951) is a former 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. 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.
Grand Prix career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1977 | Zurich, Switzerland | Hard | Jan Norbäck | 5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1. | 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk | 6–2, 6–3 |
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.