Błażej Koniusz () (born 22 February 1988
[(Polish]
Polish Tennis Association website player listing - Błażej Koniusz
in
Świętochłowice
Świętochłowice (; german: Schwientochlowitz; szl, Świyntochłowice) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is also the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union metropolis, with a population of 2 million, a ...
) is a
tennis player
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cove ...
from Poland.
Koniusz has a career high
ATP singles ranking of World No. 445, achieved on 7 July 2008. He also has a career high
ATP doubles ranking of World No. 150, achieved on 16 February 2015.
Koniusz began playing at the age of four, and joined his first club at the age of seven. As a junior, he and compatriot
Grzegorz Panfil won the
2006 Australian Open boys' doubles championship, defeating Americans
Kellen Damico
Kellen Damico (born March 16, 1989 in Torrance, California) is an American former professional tennis player. Alongside Nathaniel Schnugg he won the 2006 Wimbledon Championships junior doubles title.
Junior career
Damico reached an ITF junior ...
and
Nathaniel Schnugg
Nathaniel Schnugg (born October 5, 1988), also known as "Nate", is an American tennis player.
Schnugg has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 1149, achieved on November 7, 2011. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of Wo ...
''7–6
(7–5), 6–3 in the final''. He began his senior career in 2006.
Koniusz represented
Team Poland during
Davis Cup play in 2008.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (1–4)
Doubles: 38 (18–20)
References
External links
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Living people
1988 births
Polish male tennis players
People from Świętochłowice
Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
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