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Jan Choinski

Jan Choinski (Polish: Choiński; born 10 June 1996 in Germany) is a German-born Polish-British tennis player who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Choinski has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 126, achieved on 21 August 2023. Since 2019, he represents Great Britain.

Juniors

Choinski reached the semifinals of the 2014 US Open – Boys' singles. He peaked at No. 17 combined world ranking, compiling a 78–30 match record in singles.

Professional career

2016: ATP debut

Choinski made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 MercedesCup, where he was given a wildcard in singles.

2022: Maiden Challenger title

Ranked No. 457, he reached his second Challenger final at the 2022 Campeonato Internacional de Tênis de Campinas being the first qualifier in the history of the tournament to do so.[1] He won his maiden Challenger title defeating Juan Pablo Varillas, moving more than a 150 positions back up close to the top 300 at No. 301 on 10 October 2022.[2] He reached the top 250 on 19 December 2022.

2023: Wimbledon debut

Choinski was awarded a wildcard for his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships where he won his first Major match against Dusan Lajovic[3][4] before losing in the second round to 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz.[5]

2024: Consecutive Wimbledon wildcard, US Open debut

Ranked No. 188 he qualified for the 2024 Estoril Open and defeated wildcard João Fonseca.[6]

For a second consecutive year, he received a wildcard for the Wimbledon[7] but lost in the first round to Luciano Darderi in five sets.[8]

He won the Elesse Pro Tennis Challenge in Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania, defeating No. 220 ranked Canadian Alexis Galarneau.[9]

Ranked No. 280, he qualified for the main draw of the 2024 US Open after saving three match points against American Maxime Cressy to make his debut at this Major.[10][11][12] Choinski lost in the first round to Roberto Carballés Baena in five sets.[13]Following lifting the trophy at the Tulln Challenger, he returned to the top 200 in the ATP rankings, moving 100 positions up, on 9 September 2024.

In September, Choinski won his third career Challenger title in Tulln, defeating Lukas Neumayer in the final.[14]

Personal life

Choinski was born in Koblenz, Germany. He stated, "My mum's side of [the] family is fully British [and] my dad is from Poland."[15] Both ballet dancers, his parents met while under contract in Germany, where they would later open a ballet school. His mother is originally from Southampton.[16][17]He represented Germany from the beginning of his career until the end of 2018 and then switched to Great Britain.[18]

Singles performance timeline

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2024 US Open.

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 4 (3–1)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 20 (11–9)

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

References

  1. ^ "Qualifier Choinski Reaches Campinas Challenger Final". 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ "#NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Jan Choinski hails day to remember". South West Londoner. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Jan Choinski joins Burrage in securing first Grand Slam victory at SW19". LTA. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon: Hurkacz wins in straight sets, meets Musetti in third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Estoril Open: Briton Choinski notches first ATP Tour win of 2024".
  7. ^ "Broady, Willis headline initial Wimbledon wild cards". 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Jan Choinski satisfied with dogged determination despite Wimbledon defeat". South West Londoner. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Jan Choinski wins Ellesse Pro Tennis Challenge". 17 August 2024.
  10. ^ @GBtennis (22 August 2024). "#USOpen FQR:Yes! Huge congratulations to Jan Choinski, who qualifies at a slam for the first time...saving two match points on the American Maxime Cressy serve to get into the final tiebreak!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "US Open 2024: Jan Choinski books spot in New York as three other Brits lose in final round of qualifying". 22 August 2024.
  12. ^ "US Open 2024: Jan Choinski comes through qualifying to set up main draw debut". LTA.org.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Choinski falls short of epic comeback on US Open debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/gasquet-rodionov-cassis-challenger-2024-final
  15. ^ Andrews, Connor (5 July 2023). "Ripped Wimbledon wildcard is son of ballerina who eats as much as World's Strongest Man and eyeing Novak Djokovic match". talksport.com.
  16. ^ Fraser, Stuart (5 May 2023). "I haven't earned anything this year, says British No 9 Jan Choinski". The Times. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Jan Choinski". lta.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Meet Jan Choinski: Britain's big-eating, German-born Wimbledon star with ballet-dancer parents". 6 July 2023.

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