Jacek Niedźwiedzki (7 June 1951 – 27 October 2021Nie żyje słynny polski tenisista. Wystąpił w 15 meczach Pucharu Davisa
) was a professional

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player from Poland.

Career

A five-time doubles gold medalist in the Polish Championships, Niedźwiedzki featured in nine ties for the Poland Davis Cup team during the 1970s, for a record of 6 wins from 15 matches. His only main draw appearance in a Grand Slam tournament was at the

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when he faced 11th seed

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in the first round. In a best of three set match, he pushed Fillol to a third but was unable to cause the upset. He won a

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doubles title at Barcelona in 1976. With his partner,

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, he defeated

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and

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in the final. In 1977 he was a losing singles finalist in the Zurich Grand Prix tournament, to Sweden's Jan Norbäck.

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Coaching

After his playing career, Niedźwiedzki ran a tennis academy in Sopot. As a coach he has worked with

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and

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. He has also been involved with the Austria Fed Cup team and coached

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in the Davis Cup.

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