Tomasz_Bednarek
Tomasz Bednarek
Polish tennis player
Tomasz Bednarek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʐ bɛˈdnarɛk];[lower-alpha 1] born 12 November 1981) is a professional tennis player from Poland.
Quick Facts Country (sports), Residence ...
Tomasz Bednarek playing at Roland Garros 2013 | |
| Country (sports) |  Poland |
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| Residence | Wrocław, Poland |
| Born | (1981-11-12) 12 November 1981 (age 42) Pabianice, Poland |
| 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. | |
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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]
Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
More information Legend, Titles by surface ...
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More information Result, W–L ...
| 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 |
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More information Legend ...
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| Challengers (13) |
| Futures (7) |
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More information No., Date ...
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
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| 1. | 12 August 2002 | Lithuania F1 | Clay | Michał Gawłowski |
 Dmitriy Koch  Thomas Oger |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
| 2. | 10 November 2003 | Czech F6 | Clay | Petr Dezort |
Jan Říha Pavel Říha |
4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 3. | 9 August 2004 | Lithuania F1 | Clay |  Javier García-Sintes |
 Mait Künnap  Janne Ojala |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 4. | 30 August 2004 | Poland F5 | Clay | Javier García-Sintes |
Filip Anioła Filip Urban |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 5. | 15 August 2005 | Poland F5 | Clay |  Felipe Parada |
Maciej Diłaj Dawid Olejniczak |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 6. | 20 February 2006 | Poland F1 | Hard | Maciej Diłaj |
 Martin Fischer Philipp Oswald |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 7. | 10 July 2006 | Poznań | Clay | Michał Przysiężny |
 Vasilis Mazarakis Jan Mertl |
6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
| 8. | 7 August 2006 | Lithuania F1 | Clay |  Deniss Pavlovs |
 Egor Puntus Sergei Tarasevitch |
6–0, 6–1 |
| 9. | 1 October 2007 | Mons | Hard |  Filip Polášek |
Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya |
6–2, 5–7, [10–8] |
| 10. | 9 June 2008 | Košice | Clay | Igor Zelenay |
Miguel Ángel López Jaén Carles Poch-Gradin |
6–1, 4–6, [13–11] |
| 11. | 14 September 2009 | Szczecin | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk |
 Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. Artem Smirnov |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 12. | 5 October 2009 | Tarragona | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk |
 Flavio Cipolla Alessandro Motti |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 13. | 19 October 2009 | Florianópolis | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk |
Daniel Gimeno-Traver Pere Riba |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 14. | 12 April 2010 | Rome | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk |
 Jeff Coetzee Jesse Witten |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| 15. | 8 October 2011 | Palermo | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk |
Alexander Bury Andrei Vasilevski |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 16. | 24 March 2012 | Rimouski | Hard |  Olivier Charroin |
Jaan-Frederik Brunken Stefan Seifert |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 17. | 17 June 2012 | Košice | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk |
Uladzimir Ignatik Andrei Vasilevski |
2–6, 7–5, [14–12] |
| 18. | 7 July 2012 | Braunschweig | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk |
Harri Heliövaara Denys Molchanov |
7–5, 6–7(1–7), [10–8] |
| 19. | 7 October 2012 | Mons | Hard | Jerzy Janowicz |
Michaël Llodra Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
7–5, 4–6, [10–2] |
| 20. | 6 July 2013 | Braunschweig | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk |
Andreas Siljeström Igor Zelenay |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
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| 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.
- In isolation, Tomasz is pronounced [ˈtɔmaʂ].
- 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.
- Tomasz Bednarek at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Tomasz Bednarek at the International Tennis Federation
- Official site of Bednarek/Kowalczyk team
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