Błażej Koniusz () (born 22 February 1988(Polish
Polish Tennis Association website player listing - Błażej Koniusz
in

Świętochłowice Świętochłowice (; german: Schwientochlowitz; szl, Świyntochłowice) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is also the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union metropolis, with a population of 2 million, a ...

) is a

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from Poland. Koniusz has a career high

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singles ranking of World No. 445, achieved on 7 July 2008. He also has a career high

doubles ranking of World No. 150, achieved on 16 February 2015. Koniusz began playing at the age of four, and joined his first club at the age of seven. As a junior, he and compatriot

Grzegorz Panfil Grzegorz Panfil (; born 1 January 1988) is a Polish professional tennis player. Career highlights Panfils' highlights include his win at the F1 Ukrainian Futures Tournament, and his achievements at the Hopman Cup. Hopman Cup At the 2014 Hopm ...

won the

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boys' doubles championship, defeating Americans Kellen Damico and Nathaniel Schnugg ''7–6^(7–5), 6–3 in the final''. He began his senior career in 2006. Koniusz represented Team Poland during

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play in 2008.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (1–4)

Doubles: 38 (18–20)

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* * Living people 1988 births Polish male tennis players People from Świętochłowice Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Australian Open (tennis) junior champions {{Poland-tennis-bio-stub