Tadeusz Nowicki (born 7 July 1946) is a former professional
tennis player from Poland.
Biography
Career
Born in
Åódź, Nowicki was a five time national champion.
He competed regularly at the
French Open
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ...
and
Wimbledon Championships. His best performance came at the
1971 French Open
The 1971 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 24 May until 6 June. It was the 75th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam ...
, where he made the fourth round with wins over
Jim McManus,
Vladimir Korotkov and
Frew McMillan. In the fourth round, he lost in four sets to eventual finalist
Ilie Năstase.
On the
Grand Prix circuit, he made it to the semi-final stage once, at
Nice in 1973. En route, he defeated a young
Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. Between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimb ...
. He was a quarter-finalist at the 1974
Austrian Open Kitzbühel.
Nowicki had a long
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
career for
Poland, featuring 25 ties across 16 years. He was awarded a Davis Cup Commitment Award for his service to the Polish team. He also represented Poland in the
1978 Nations Cup.
Coaching
A former Davis Cup captain, Nowicki lives in Germany and has been head coach of TGF Bochum for many years.
See also
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List of Poland Davis Cup team representatives
References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
Polish male tennis players
Sportspeople from Åódź
Polish emigrants to Germany