Daniel Kosakowski (born February 21, 1992) is a retired professional American tennis player. He played for the

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and was named

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2011 Freshman Player of the Year. He resides in Downey, CA. Kosakowski spent the first two years of his professional tennis career playing in tournaments based in

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, reaching the final of the USA F25 event in September 2010, eventually losing to Chris Guccione in straight sets. The following year, in June 2011, he won the USA F13 tournament, beating Steve Johnson, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 in the final. He played in the

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as a qualifier and defeated

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, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the first round. In the second round, he lost to the eventual tournament's singles champion

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, 2–6, 4–6.Ryan Menezes
Former UCLA tennis player Daniel Kosakowski's success at Farmers Classic a “breakthrough” in his professional career
''Daily Bruin'', August 1, 2011 In June 2012, Kosakowski travelled to Italy to play in his first professional tournament outside the United States, competing as a qualifier in the

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. After beating Omar Giacalone in three sets in his first qualifier, Kosakowski knocked out both Philipp Oswald and Laurent Rochette to qualify for the first round of the tournament. He then beat Brazilian Thiago Alves in straight sets, before shocking third seed

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, 6–3, 6–4, to progress to the quarterfinals of the event where he lost to fellow qualifier Alejandro Gonzalez.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kosakowski, Daniel 1992 births Living people American male tennis players Sportspeople from Downey, California Tennis players from California UCLA Bruins men's tennis players American people of Polish descent 21st-century American sportsmen