Maks Kaśnikowski (born 6 July 2003) is a Polish

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player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 168 achieved on 21 October 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 688 achieved on 8 May 2023. He is currently the No. 3 Polish player. Kaśnikowski represents

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at the

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, where he has a W/L record of 2–1.

Career

2023: First Challenger final

In October, he reached his first Challenger final in Ortisei, Italy and moved into a new career high in the top 290 in the rankings, that he first reached on 3 July 2023.

2024: Maiden Challenger title, Grand Slam debut

At the 2024 Oeiras Indoors, he reached his second Challenger final, saving six match points in the opening round against

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, and then defeating two Portuguese players, wildcard

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, second seed

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and Valentin Royer. He won his first Challenger title with a win over another Portuguese

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, becoming the second-youngest Polish champion in history to win a title. Only a 19-year-old

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was younger when he won his title in St. Remy, France in 2010. In June, he won his second Challenger title at home, at the 2024 Poznań Open. He became the third Polish champion in the history of the tournament, joining Jerzy Janowicz (2012) and Hubert Hurkacz (2018). Ranked No. 193, he made his Grand Slam debut, after qualifying for the main draw at the US Open but lost to

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ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Doubles: 3 (1 titles, 2 runner-ups)

References

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* * * 2003 births Living people Polish male tennis players Tennis players from Warsaw 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-tennis-bio-stub