| Poland | |
| 71 Years (03 Aug, 1952) | |
| 6'0" (183cm) | |
| 160lbs (73kg) | |
| Poznan, Poland | |
| Poland | |
| Right-Handed, Unknown Backhand |
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| 2 | |
| 52 | |
| 536-255 | |
| $2,725,403 | |
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Wojtek Fibak almost single handedly increased his country’s interest in tennis. He isn’t just a great player, but also a man of diverse interests, including the law, economics, history, and above all, art. Barring his tennis career, he owns the largest collection of Polish master paintings outside of Poland. As a larger dream, he wants to one day turn his collection into a museum so that parents can take their children to learn about art, as his parents did with him....Read More
Wojtek Fibak almost single handedly increased his country’s interest in tennis. He isn’t just a great player, but also a man of diverse interests, including the law, economics, history, and above all, art. Barring his tennis career, he owns the largest collection of Polish master paintings outside of Poland. As a larger dream, he wants to one day turn his collection into a museum so that parents can take their children to learn about art, as his parents did with him.
His pro career’s first win came in 1976, and between then and 1982 won 15 singles titles and 52 doubles titles. During his career, his best year was 1980, when he reached the quarter-finals at the French Open, the US Open and Wimbledon, all in one year. Fibak's career was full of the record he had set in his wins-losses-- 520–310. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 on 25 July 1977. His highest doubles ranking was World No. 2, which he reached in February 1979. He was consistently ranked in the top 20 in singles, and earned $2,725,403 in career prize money. He won the 1975 ATP Most Improved Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards.
The highlight of his career was winning the Australian Open Men's Doubles in 1978 with Kim Warwick. They beat Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher 7–6, 7–5 to take the title.
In 1983 he was banned from his local Poznan tennis club and faced reduced involvement from the Polish Tennis Federation and Davis Cup national team for his opposition to the communist PZPR government.
In 1985, Fibak founded the Polish Tennis Club (Polish Tennis Association of Southern California) in the 1990s he was head of the Polish Tennis Federation and widely credited with popularising the sport in his native country. After the fall of communism in the early 1990s his company Fibak Press acquired the regional former PZPR mouthpiece Gazeta Poznańska, until it was acquired by rivals Głos Wielkopolski in 2006, and published several other newspapers and magazines as well as being involved in books related to tennis.
Grand Slam records
Australian Open: 3R (1978)
French Open: QF (1977, 1980)
Wimbledon: QF (1980)
US Open: QF (1980)
Grand Slam doubles record
Australian Open: W (1978)
French Open: F (1977)
Wimbledon: SF (1978)
US Open: SF (1978)
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Singles &
Doubles
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Year
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Tournament
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Opponent
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Score
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| Singles Service Record | |
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| Aces | 0 |
| Double Faults | 0 |
| 1st Serve | 0% |
| 1st Serve Points Won | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 0% |
| Break Points Faced | 0 |
| Break Points Saved | 0% |
| Service Games Played | 0 |
| Service Games Won | 0% |
| Total Service Points Won | 0% |
| Singles Return Record | |
|---|---|
| 1st Serve Return Points Won | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Return Points Won | 0% |
| Break Points Opportunities | 0 |
| Break Points Converted | 0% |
| Return Games Played | 0 |
| Return Games Won | 0% |
| Return Points Won | 0% |
| Total Points Won | 0% |
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Most Improved Player
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1976 |
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Newcomer of the Year
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1976 |