Jacek Niedźwiedzki (7 June 1951 – 27 October 2021Nie żyje słynny polski tenisista. Wystąpił w 15 meczach Pucharu Davisa ) was a professional tennis player from Poland.
Career A five-time doubles gold medalist in the Polish Championships, Niedźwiedzki featured in nine ties for the Poland Davis Cup team during the 1970s, for a record of 6 wins from 15 matches. His only main draw appearance in a Grand Slam tournament was at the 1975 French Open when he faced 11th seed Jaime Fillol in the first round. In a best of three set match, he pushed Fillol to a third but was unable to cause the upset. He won a Grand Prix doubles title at Barcelona in 1976. With his partner, Wojciech Fibak, he defeated Colin Dowdeswell and Paul Kronk in the final. In 1977 he was a losing singles finalist in the Zurich Grand Prix tournament, to Sweden's Jan Norbäck.
Grand Prix career finals Singles: 1 (0–1) ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jan 1977 Zurich, Switzerland Hard Jan Norbäck 5–7, 2–6
Doubles: 1 (1–0) ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Apr 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Wojciech Fibak Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk 6–2, 6–3
Coaching After his playing career, Niedźwiedzki ran a tennis academy in Sopot. As a coach he has worked with Johan Kriek and Sylvia Hanika. He has also been involved with the Austria Fed Cup team and coached Bahrain in the Davis Cup.
See also List of Poland Davis Cup team representatives
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