Wojciech "Wojtek" Kowalski (born 10 October 1967) is a Polish former tennis player.

Wojciech Kowalski
Country (sports)Poland
ResidenceWarsaw, Poland
Born (1967-10-10) 10 October 1967 (age 57)
Inowrocław, Poland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$152,514
Singles
Career record11–16
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 109 (25 July 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1995)
US Open1R (1988)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record2–8
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 125 (28 November 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (1988)
Last updated on: 31 January 2022.

Career

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Kowalski represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he was defeated in the first round by fellow qualifier Tony Mmoh from Nigeria.

He played mostly on the Challenger tour level and reached four singles finals and winning one title.[1] The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 25 July 1988, when he became the number 109 of the world.

He is married to Klaudia Kowalski and has two sons, Jonas and Moritz. Right now he is working as a tennis coach for TB Erlangen in his own tennis school Tennisschule Kowalski.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1-0 Jun 1995 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay   Dirk Dier 7–6, 6–3
Loss 1-1 Jul 1995 Montauban, France Challenger Clay   Johan Van Herck 4–6, 6–4, 3–6


Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1992 Vienna, Austria Challenger Clay   Christer Wedenby   Alexis Hombrecher
  Andrey Merinov
7–6, 4–6, 6–3

Performance timeline

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Key
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.

Singles

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Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 1R A A A A A A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics 1R Not Held A Not Held A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0 / 2 2–2 50%

References

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  1. ^ "Wojtek Kowalski | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2019-09-27.


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