Tomasz Bednarek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʐ bɛˈdnarɛk];[a] born 12 November 1981) is a professional tennis player from Poland.
Tomasz Bednarek playing at Roland Garros 2013 | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Wrocław, Poland |
Born | Pabianice, Poland | 12 November 1981
Turned pro | 2000 |
Plays | Right-Handed |
Prize money | US$442,317 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 724 (8 September 2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 33-64 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 44 (14 April 2014) |
Current ranking | - |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2013) |
French Open | QF (2013) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
US Open | 1R (2013, 2014, 2015) |
Last updated on: 11 May 2020. |
CareerEdit
He is a doubles' specialist. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of No. 44 on 14 April 2014. His current partner is Mateusz Kowalczyk, but Bednarek partnered among others with his compatriots Maciej Diłaj, Michał Przysiężny and Slovakian Filip Polášek and Igor Zelenay. Bednarek partnered with Benoit Paire at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, where they lost in the first round.[1]
When the former footballer Paolo Maldini and his coach Stefano Landonio made a professional tennis debut, Bednarek and partner David Pel recorded a victory over them in 42 minutes dropping two games during the match.[2][3]
ATP career finalsEdit
Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)Edit
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2010 | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk | Santiago González Travis Rettenmaier |
6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2013 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk | Facundo Bagnis Thomaz Bellucci |
6–2, 4–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2013 | Thailand Open, Thailand | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Johan Brunström | Jamie Murray John Peers |
3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Loss | 0–4 | Apr 2014 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău |
2–6, 2–6 |
Challengers and futures titles (20)Edit
Legend |
Challengers (13) |
Futures (7) |
Doubles performance timelineEdit
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
French Open | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Walton, Gregory (25 June 2014). "I hate Wimbledon, says racquet smasher Benoit Paire". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Sport, Telegraph (27 June 2017). "Paolo Maldini beaten in 42 minutes on professional tennis debut". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Paolo Maldini: Former Italy defender beaten on pro tennis debut". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.