Maks Kaśnikowski (born 6 July 2003) is a Polish tennis player.

Maks Kaśnikowski
Country (sports) Poland
Born (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$77,541
Singles
Career record2–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 Challenger, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 245 (15 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 245 (15 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 688 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 882 (15 April 2024)
Last updated on: 15 April 2024.

Kaśnikowski has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 245 achieved on 15 April 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 688 achieved on 8 May 2023.[1]

Kaśnikowski represents Poland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–1.[2][3]

Career edit

2023: First Challenger final edit

In October, he reached his first Challenger final in Ortisei, Italy and moved into a new career high in the top 290 in the rankings, that he first reached on 3 July 2023.

2024: First Challenger title edit

He won his first Challenger title at the 2024 Oeiras Indoors, saving six match points in the opening round against Adrian Andreev, becoming the second-youngest Polish champion in history to win a title. Only a 19-year-old Jerzy Janowicz was younger when he won his title in St. Remy, France in 2010.[4]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals edit

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 M15 Wrocław, Poland World Tennis Tour Clay   Petr Nouza 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 2022 M15 Łódź, Poland World Tennis Tour Clay   Paweł Ciaś 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–2 Aug 2022 M15 Pärnu, Estonia World Tennis Tour Clay   Fermín Tenti 5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard   Sebastian Gima 5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard   Alexandar Lazarov 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Feb 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Lucas Catarina 6–4, 6–0
Win 3–4 Apr 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay   Duje Ajduković 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–5 Oct 2023 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Lukáš Klein 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 4–5 Jan 2024 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Hard (i)   Gastão Elias 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1 titles, 2 runner-ups) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Jérôme Kym   Bruno Kuzuhara
  Victor Lilov
Walkover
Win 1–1 October 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard   Olaf Pieczkowski   Yanaki Milev
  Petr Nesterov
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–2 April 2023 M25 Split, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Jerome Kym   Piotr Matuszewski
  Oleg Prihodko
2–6, 6–7(6–8)

References edit

  1. ^ "Maks Kasnikowski | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Davis Cup - Players".
  3. ^ "Full Line-Up Confirmed For Davis Cup Finals 2020". March 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Kasnikowski, 20, saves 6 MPs en route to first Challenger title".

External links edit