Michal Przysiezny
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Michał Przysiężny (ˈmixaw pʂɨˈɕɛ̃ʐnɨ) (born 16 February 1984 in Głogów) is a Polish
tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 76 (achieved on November 15, 2010). His current coach is Aleksander Charpantidis.
(he partnered up with Attila Balázs
from Hungary
and they lost to Markus Bayer and Philipp Petzschner
). In the same year he won his first Futures tournament (in Montego Bay
, Jamaica
, he defeated Jean-Julien Rojer
in the final). Essentially, he has reached ten finals of these tournaments; in seven of these he won.
He qualified for his first Grand Slam
tournament (2007 US Open) by beating his compatriot Łukasz Kubot. He then lost 1–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(4) to Michael Berrer
in the first round.
Przysiężny made a return from a knee injury qualifying as a Lucky Loser to ATP Tour tournament, 2008 Swedish Open
(however he lost to Jonas Björkman
in the first round) and winning two matches of 2008 Davis Cup
(against Vladimir Voltchkov
and Pavel Katliarov) in the 1st Round Play-offs.
At the end of 2009 his career gained momentum. He won three Futures tournaments in order (Germany F19, Belarus F1, Belarus F2) and he has risen 235 places to No. 427 in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings. At the week November 23, he reached to the final of IPP Open
, when he defeated Stéphane Bohli
(4–6, 6–4, 6–1). He finished this year on No. 183 in the ranking. Three months later, he won another ATP Challenger Tour tournament – in Kazan
(where he eliminated Andrey Kuznetsov
, Evgeny Kirillov
, Goran Tošić
, Tobias Kamke
and Julian Reister
in the final). At the week March 29, he won in matches against Caio Zampieri
, Laurynas Grigelis
, Charles-Antoine Brézac, Teymuraz Gabashvili and defeated Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
in the final of Saint–Brieuc Challenger
. Two weeks later he lost to Santiago González in the final in León Challenger
. After this event he was in the first hundred of the ATP ranking.
Also in 2010 after breaking into the top 100 for the first time in his career he got direct entry into a grand slam tournament for the first time in his career and played in the first round at the French open where he lost in the first round 6-1,6-0,6-4 to eventual quarter finalist Mikhail youzhny. He then played Wimbledon main draw for the first time where he was drawn against the 17th seed Ivan Ljubičić
he scored the biggest win of his career beating the Croatian 7-5,7-6(3),6-3, he then lost in the second round again to eventual quarter finalist Yen-Hsun Lu
6-4,7-6(9),6-3. In the last grand slam of the year he played in the US open main draw coming up against the 21st Seed Albert Montanes
he lost in 5 sets 7-5,6-1,5-7,6-7(5),0-6. Michal served for the match at 6-5 in the 4th set and had 2 match points.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 76 (achieved on November 15, 2010). His current coach is Aleksander Charpantidis.
Career
He started his career in the KKT Wrocław. In 2002 Przysiężny reached to semifinals of Boys' doubles in French Open2002 French Open
The 2002 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2002 and the 101st edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2002.-Men's singles:...
(he partnered up with Attila Balázs
Attila Balázs
Attila Balázs is a Hungarian professional tennis player. He's a three time Hungarian National Tennis Champion.-Titles :-Runner-Up :-External links:...
from Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and they lost to Markus Bayer and Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
). In the same year he won his first Futures tournament (in Montego Bay
Montego Bay
Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish and the second largest city in Jamaica by area and the fourth by population .It is a tourist destination with duty free shopping, cruise line terminal and the beaches...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, he defeated Jean-Julien Rojer
Jean-Julien Rojer
Jean-Julien Rojer is a professional Curaçao tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 218th, which he reached on August 15, 2005. A doubles specialist, his career high in doubles is 18th, which he reached on July 4, 2011. His current doubles partner is Eric Butorac.-Doubles: 13...
in the final). Essentially, he has reached ten finals of these tournaments; in seven of these he won.
He qualified for his first Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournament (2007 US Open) by beating his compatriot Łukasz Kubot. He then lost 1–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(4) to Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No...
in the first round.
Przysiężny made a return from a knee injury qualifying as a Lucky Loser to ATP Tour tournament, 2008 Swedish Open
2008 Swedish Open
The 2008 Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 61st edition of the Swedish Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
(however he lost to Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....
in the first round) and winning two matches of 2008 Davis Cup
2008 Davis Cup
The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10...
(against Vladimir Voltchkov
Vladimir Voltchkov
Vladimir Nikolayevich Voltchkov is a Belarusian tennis player. Voltchkov reached the semi-final at the 2000 Wimbledon, where, as a qualifer, he lost to Pete Sampras in straight sets...
and Pavel Katliarov) in the 1st Round Play-offs.
At the end of 2009 his career gained momentum. He won three Futures tournaments in order (Germany F19, Belarus F1, Belarus F2) and he has risen 235 places to No. 427 in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings. At the week November 23, he reached to the final of IPP Open
2009 IPP Open
The 2009 IPP Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour...
, when he defeated Stéphane Bohli
Stéphane Bohli
Stéphane Bohli is a professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Doubles: 1 :-Challengers Wins:-External links:* Official Website of Stéphane Bohli...
(4–6, 6–4, 6–1). He finished this year on No. 183 in the ranking. Three months later, he won another ATP Challenger Tour tournament – in Kazan
2010 Kazan Kremlin Cup – Singles
Michał Przysiężny won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Julian Reister.-Seeds:# Julian Reister # Michał Przysiężny # Yuri Schukin # Alexandre Kudryavtsev ...
(where he eliminated Andrey Kuznetsov
Andrey Kuznetsov (tennis)
Andrey Kuznetsov , is a professional Russian tennis player.Kuznetsov won the Boy's Singles title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.He is coached by his father, Alexander ....
, Evgeny Kirillov
Evgeny Kirillov
Evgeny Kirillov is a Russian professional tennis player. On July 26, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 206.-Titles :-External links:...
, Goran Tošić
Goran Tošić
Goran Tošić is a Montenegrin professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles Titles :-External links:*...
, Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke is a German tennis player. He reached his career high ranking in singles at No. 64 on 31 January 2011 and in doubles at No. 419 on 17 October 2011.-2008:...
and Julian Reister
Julian Reister
Julian Reister is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 92, achieved on May 2, 2011.-2006:...
in the final). At the week March 29, he won in matches against Caio Zampieri
Caio Zampieri
Caio Zampieri is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-Titles :-External links:...
, Laurynas Grigelis
Laurynas Grigelis
Laurynas Grigelis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player.Grigelis reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on November 14, 2011, when he became World number 196...
, Charles-Antoine Brézac, Teymuraz Gabashvili and defeated Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998...
in the final of Saint–Brieuc Challenger
2010 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc – Singles
Josselin Ouanna was the defending champion, however he lost to Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the quarterfinals.Michał Przysiężny defeated Ramírez Hidalgo in the final .-Seeds:# Marcel Granollers ...
. Two weeks later he lost to Santiago González in the final in León Challenger
2010 Abierto Internacional del Bicentenario Leon
The 2010 Abierto Internacional del Bicentenario Leon was a professional tennis tournament played on Hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
. After this event he was in the first hundred of the ATP ranking.
Also in 2010 after breaking into the top 100 for the first time in his career he got direct entry into a grand slam tournament for the first time in his career and played in the first round at the French open where he lost in the first round 6-1,6-0,6-4 to eventual quarter finalist Mikhail youzhny. He then played Wimbledon main draw for the first time where he was drawn against the 17th seed Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubicic
----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
he scored the biggest win of his career beating the Croatian 7-5,7-6(3),6-3, he then lost in the second round again to eventual quarter finalist Yen-Hsun Lu
Lu Yen-hsun
Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:...
6-4,7-6(9),6-3. In the last grand slam of the year he played in the US open main draw coming up against the 21st Seed Albert Montanes
Álbert Montañés
Albert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then...
he lost in 5 sets 7-5,6-1,5-7,6-7(5),0-6. Michal served for the match at 6-5 in the 4th set and had 2 match points.
Singles Finals
| Legend (Singles) |
| Challengers (7) |
| Futures (10) |
Wins (12)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | December 9, 2002 | Jamaica F21 | Hard |  Jean-Julien RojerJean-Julien Rojer Jean-Julien Rojer is a professional Curaçao tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 218th, which he reached on August 15, 2005. A doubles specialist, his career high in doubles is 18th, which he reached on July 4, 2011. His current doubles partner is Eric Butorac.-Doubles: 13... |
7–6(7), 6–4 |
| 2. | December 8, 2003 | Iran F3 | Clay |  Johannes Ager |
6–0, 6–4 |
| 3. | May 31, 2004 | Poland F2 | Clay |  Sadik Kadir |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 4. | October 4, 2004 | Georgia F1 | Clay |  Kirill Ivanov |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 5. | January 22, 2007 | Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England... , UK Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
Clay |  Richard BloomfieldRichard Bloomfield Richard Bloomfield is an English professional male tennis player. He turned professional in 2002 and reached a peak world ranking of 176 in March 2007. 'Bloomers', as he is known to the tennis world, is from the small Norfolk village of Alpington.Bloomfield won the 2001 British Junior Tennis... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 6. | October 5, 2009 | Germany F19 | Hard |  Henri KontinenHenri Kontinen Henri Kontinen is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 220th which was archived on 18 October 2010. His brother Micke is also a tennis player.-Junior career:... |
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 7. | October 12, 2009 | Belarus F1 | Carpet |  Siarhei Betau |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 8. | October 19, 2009 | Belarus F2 | Hard | Nikolai Fidirko |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 9. | November 23, 2009 | Helsinki 2009 IPP Open The 2009 IPP Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Carpet |  Stéphane BohliStéphane Bohli Stéphane Bohli is a professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Doubles: 1 :-Challengers Wins:-External links:* Official Website of Stéphane Bohli... |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 10. | February 1, 2010 | Kazan 2010 Kazan Kremlin Cup The 2010 Kazan Kremlin Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kazan, Russia, between 1 and 7 February 2010.-Seeds:* Rankings are as of January 18, 2010... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Hard |  Julian ReisterJulian Reister Julian Reister is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 92, achieved on May 2, 2011.-2006:... |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
| 11. | March 29, 2010 | St. Brieuc 2010 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc The 2010 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Clay |  Rubén Ramírez HidalgoRubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998... |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 12. | November 8, 2010 | Ortisei 2010 Internazionali Tennis Val Gardena Südtirol The 2010 Internazionali Tennis Val Gardena Südtirol was a professional tennis tournament played on carpet. It was the first edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Hard |  Lukáš LackoLukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :... |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | November 25, 2002 | Aruba F1 | Clay | Jean-Julien Rojer Jean-Julien Rojer Jean-Julien Rojer is a professional Curaçao tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 218th, which he reached on August 15, 2005. A doubles specialist, his career high in doubles is 18th, which he reached on July 4, 2011. His current doubles partner is Eric Butorac.-Doubles: 13... |
2–6, 2–6 |
| 2. | August 18, 2003 | Poland F1 | Clay | Kim Tiilikainen |
6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
| 3. | October 30, 2006 | Iran F5 | Clay |  Adam Vejmělka |
6–1, 2–6, 2–6 |
| 4. | April 12, 2010 | León, Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Clay |  Santiago González |
3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 5. | November 29, 2010 | Helsinki 2009 IPP Open The 2009 IPP Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Hard |  Richard Berankis |
6–1, 2–0 RET |