Wladyslaw Skonecki (13 July 1920 – 12 June 1983) was a Polish tennis player.

Career

Skonecki was born in

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, in the Soviet Union on 13 July 1920. He played his first tournament in 1945 at the Polish National Championships. His career highlights include winning of Budapest International Championships in 1949,

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in 1953 and 1955, the

Italian Riviera Championships The Italian Riviera Championships also known as the San Remo International was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1903 at San Remo, Liguria, Northern Italy. The tournament was staged at the Tennis Club Sanremo ( ...

at San Remo in 1953, 1954, the Ortisei Tournament 1953, In 1955 he also won titles at Beaulieu, Gallia Cannes, Menton, Nice and the Queens Covered Court Championships. In addition he won the

British Covered Court Championships The British Covered Court Championships (BCCC) was an indoor tennis event held from 1885 through 1971 and played in London, England. The dates of the tournament fluctuated between October and March. History For its first five years the tournament ...

in 1955, the Central India Championships in 1955 and 1956, and the Ceylon Championships in 1955. Also in 1955 he won the

South of France Championships The South of France Championships its original name or Championnats du Sud de la France also known as the Championships of the South of France and the Championship of Southern France was a tennis event held from 1895 through 1971 it was originall ...

In 1958 he won the West Berlin Championships.Waic He won his final tournament at the Polish Indoors in 1965. Skonecki played his final tournament at the

Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy The Aix-en-Provence Open was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1955 as the Trophée Raquette d'Or or Golden Racket Trophy or Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy and originally staged at the Tennis Club Aixoism, ...

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, France in 1967. He died in Vienna, Austria on 12 June 1983.

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* * * 1920 births 1983 deaths Polish male tennis players People from Tomsk Soviet emigrants to Poland Polish expatriates in Austria {{Poland-tennis-bio-stub