Tomasz Bednarek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʐ bɛˈdnarɛk];[a] born 12 November 1981) is a professional tennis player from Poland.

Tomasz Bednarek
Tomasz Bednarek playing at Roland Garros 2013
Country (sports) Poland
ResidenceWrocław, Poland
Born (1981-11-12) 12 November 1981 (age 42)
Pabianice, Poland
Turned pro2000
PlaysRight-Handed
Prize moneyUS$442,317
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 724 (8 September 2003)
Doubles
Career record33-64
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 44 (14 April 2014)
Current ranking-
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2013)
French OpenQF (2013)
Wimbledon2R (2013)
US Open1R (2013, 2014, 2015)
Last updated on: 11 May 2020.

Career edit

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 finals edit

Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–3)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
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)

Doubles performance timeline edit

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.
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
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

Notes edit

  1. ^ In isolation, Tomasz is pronounced [ˈtɔmaʂ].

References edit

  1. ^ Walton, Gregory (25 June 2014). "I hate Wimbledon, says racquet smasher Benoit Paire". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ Sport, Telegraph (27 June 2017). "Paolo Maldini beaten in 42 minutes on professional tennis debut". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Paolo Maldini: Former Italy defender beaten on pro tennis debut". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links edit