Maks Kaśnikowski

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maks Kaśnikowski
Country (sports) Poland
Born (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$77,541
Singles
Career record2–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 Challenger, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 245 (15 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 245 (15 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 688 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 882 (15 April 2024)
Last updated on: 15 April 2024.

Maks Kaśnikowski (born 6 July 2003) is a Polish tennis player.

Kaśnikowski has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 245 achieved on 15 April 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 688 achieved on 8 May 2023.[1]

Kaśnikowski represents Poland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–1.[2][3]

Career[edit]

2023: First Challenger final[edit]

In October, he reached his first Challenger final in Ortisei, Italy and moved into a new career high in the top 290 in the rankings, that he first reached on 3 July 2023.

2024: First Challenger title[edit]

He won his first Challenger title at the 2024 Oeiras Indoors, saving six match points in the opening round against Adrian Andreev, becoming the second-youngest Polish champion in history to win a title. Only a 19-year-old Jerzy Janowicz was younger when he won his title in St. Remy, France in 2010.[4]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals[edit]

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 M15 Wrocław, Poland World Tennis Tour Clay Czech Republic Petr Nouza 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 2022 M15 Łódź, Poland World Tennis Tour Clay Poland Paweł Ciaś 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–2 Aug 2022 M15 Pärnu, Estonia World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Fermín Tenti 5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard Romania Sebastian Gima 5–7, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard Bulgaria Alexandar Lazarov 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Feb 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Monaco Lucas Catarina 6–4, 6–0
Win 3–4 Apr 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Croatia Duje Ajduković 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–5 Oct 2023 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Slovakia Lukáš Klein 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 4–5 Jan 2024 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Hard (i) Portugal Gastão Elias 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1 titles, 2 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Jérôme Kym United States Bruno Kuzuhara
United States Victor Lilov
Walkover
Win 1–1 October 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard Poland Olaf Pieczkowski Bulgaria Yanaki Milev
Bulgaria Petr Nesterov
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–2 April 2023 M25 Split, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Jerome Kym Poland Piotr Matuszewski
Ukraine Oleg Prihodko
2–6, 6–7(6–8)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maks Kasnikowski | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Davis Cup - Players".
  3. ^ "Full Line-Up Confirmed For Davis Cup Finals 2020". March 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Kasnikowski, 20, saves 6 MPs en route to first Challenger title".

External links[edit]