Wojciech Fibak
Wojciech Fibak in 2010 | |
Country (sports) | Poland |
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Residence | Poznań, Poland |
Born |
Poznań, Poland | 30 August 1952
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $2,725,403[1] |
Singles | |
Career record | 520–310 |
Career titles | 15 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (25 July 1977) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1978) |
French Open | QF (1977, 1980) |
Wimbledon | QF (1980) |
US Open | QF (1980) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | F (1976) |
WCT Finals | QF (1977, 1981, 1982) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 527–248 |
Career titles | 52 (ATP) |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (9 April 1979) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1978) |
French Open | F (1977) |
Wimbledon | SF (1978) |
US Open | SF (1978) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1976, 1978) |
Wojciech Fibak (popular Wojtek Fibak; born 30 August 1952, in Poznań) is a Polish former tennis player best known for his doubles success with Tom Okker and Kim Warwick, but also for having reached the Top 10 in singles.
Born in Poznań, Poland, he won his first tournament in 1976, and between then and 1982 won 15 singles titles and 52 doubles titles. His best year was arguably 1980, when he reached the quarter-finals at the French Open, the US Open and Wimbledon. Fibak's career singles win-loss record was 520–310, and he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 on 25 July 1977. His highest doubles ranking was World No. 3, which he reached in April 1979. He was consistently ranked in the top 20 in singles, and earned $2,725,403 in career prize money.
The highlight of his career was winning the Australian Open Men's Doubles in 1978 with Kim Warwick. They beat Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher 7–6, 7–5 to take the title.
In 1985, Fibak founded the Polish Tennis Club (Polish Tennis Association of Southern California). He is also a businessman and an avid art collector. Fibak divides his time between Warsaw and Monaco. He has three daughters: Agnieszka, Paulina, and Nina.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1977 | French Open | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1978 | Australian Open | Grass | Kim Warwick | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
7–6, 7–5 |
Career finals
Doubles (52 titles, 33 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1975 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Milan Holecek Karl Meiler |
7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1975 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes |
3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 2. | 1975 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | Željko Franulović John Lloyd |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1975 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes |
5–7, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1975 | Louisville, US | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | Vijay Amritraj Anand Amritraj |
NP |
Runner-up | 3. | 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Karl Meiler | Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1975 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Karl Meiler | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1975 | London, England | Carpet | Karl Meiler | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase |
6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1976 | Atlanta WCT, US | Carpet | Karl Meiler | John Alexander Phil Dent |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1976 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Clay | Karl Meiler | Robert Lutz Ramsey Smith |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Jacek Niedźwiedzki | Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk |
6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1976 | Nice, France | Clay | Karl Meiler | Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 1976 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Karl Meiler | Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas |
7–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 1976 | World Doubles WCT, US | Carpet | Karl Meiler | Robert Lutz Ramsey Smith |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 1976 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Fred McNair | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 10. | 1976 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Karl Meiler | Bob Carmichael Raymond Moore |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1976 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1976 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes |
7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 12. | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1976 | Wembley, England | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Stan Smith Roscoe Tanner |
6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 13. | 1977 | Birmingham WCT, US | Carpet | Tom Okker | Billy Martin Bill Scanlon |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1977 | Philadelphia WCT, US | Carpet | Tom Okker | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
1–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Winner | 14. | 1977 | Richmond WCT, US | Carpet | Tom Okker | Ross Case Tony Roche |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 15. | 1977 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | Tom Okker | Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 16. | 1977 | Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada | Carpet | Tom Okker | Ross Case Tony Roche |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 17. | 1977 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Ross Case | Billy Martin Bill Scanlon |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 18. | 1977 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Tom Okker | Vijay Amritraj Dick Stockton |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1977 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Tom Okker | François Jauffret Jan Kodeš |
6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 19. | 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Ion Ţiriac | Lito Alvarez Guillermo Vilas |
7–5, 0–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1977 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 20. | 1977 | South Orange, US | Hard | Colin Dibley | Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas |
6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 21. | 1977 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1977 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Jan Kodeš | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 22. | 1977 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tom Okker | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, US | Carpet | Tom Okker | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1978 | Milan WCT, Italy | Carpet | Raúl Ramírez | José Higueras Victor Pecci |
7–5, 6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 23. | 1978 | Houston WCT, US | Clay | Tom Okker | Tom Leonard Mike Machette |
7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 24. | 1978 | World Doubles WCT, US | Carpet | Tom Okker | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 25. | 1978 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Tom Okker | Antonio Muñoz Victor Pecci |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 1978 | Louisville, US | Clay | Victor Pecci | Victor Amaya John James |
6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 27. | 1978 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | Tom Okker | Colin Dowdeswell Heinz Günthardt |
6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 28. | 1978 | Woodlands Doubles, US | Hard | Tom Okker | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart |
7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 29. | 1978 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 30. | 1978 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | John McEnroe | Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison |
7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 31. | 1978 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tom Okker | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 32. | 1978 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Kim Warwick | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 33. | 1979 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet | Tom Okker | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1979 | Denver, US | Carpet | Tom Okker | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 34. | 1979 | Memphis, US | Carpet | Tom Okker | Frew McMillan Dick Stockton |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 35. | 1979 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Tom Okker | Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher |
6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 36. | 1979 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Tom Okker | Jürgen Fassbender Jean-Louis Haillet |
7–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1979 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Pavel Složil | Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan |
4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1979 | Los Angeles, US | Carpet | Frew McMillan | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 1979 | San Francisco, US | Carpet | Frew McMillan | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 1979 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tom Okker | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 1980 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | Tom Okker | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 37. | 1980 | Birmingham, US | Carpet | Tom Okker | José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 22. | 1980 | Denver, US | Carpet | Heinz Günthardt | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 38. | 1980 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Tomáš Šmíd | Tim Mayotte Larry Stefanki |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 39. | 1980 | Dayton, US | Carpet | Geoff Masters | Fritz Buehning Fred McNair |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 23. | 1980 | Las Vegas, US | Clay | Gene Mayer | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 24. | 1980 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Ivan Lendl | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 25. | 1980 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Ivan Lendl | Bruce Manson Brian Teacher |
7–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 40. | 1982 | Strasbourg WCT, France | Carpet | John Fitzgerald | Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 26. | 1982 | Zürich WCT, Switzerland | Carpet | John Fitzgerald | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Tom Gullikson |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 27. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | John Fitzgerald | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 41. | 1982 | Zell Am See WCT, Austria | Clay | Bruce Manson | Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva Jr. |
6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 28. | 1983 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Colin Dowdeswell | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
7–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 42. | 1983 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Pavel Složil | Colin Dowdeswell Zoltan Kuharszky |
7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 43. | 1984 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Kevin Curren | Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 44. | 1984 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Boris Becker | Eric Fromm Florin Segărceanu |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 29. | 1984 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Colin Dowdeswell | Henri Leconte Pascal Portes |
6–2, 6–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 30. | 1984 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Sandy Mayer | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 45. | 1984 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Sandy Mayer | Jan Gunnarsson Joakim Nyström |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 46. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Sandy Mayer | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 31. | 1985 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet | Sandy Mayer | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander |
6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 32. | 1985 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | Kevin Curren | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 47. | 1985 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Brad Drewett Mark Edmondson |
6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 48. | 1986 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet | Joakim Nyström | Christo Steyn Danie Visser |
6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 49. | 1986 | Metz, France | Carpet | Guy Forget | Francisco González Michiel Schapers |
2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 33. | 1986 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Matt Mitchell | Stefan Edberg Slobodan Živojinović |
6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 50. | 1986 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Ricardo Acioly | Brad Gilbert Slobodan Živojinović |
W/O |
Winner | 51. | 1987 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Miloslav Mečíř | Tom Nijssen Johan Vekemans |
7–6, 5–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 52. | 1987 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Michiel Schapers | Kelly Jones Patrik Kühnen |
6–2, 6–4 |
Grand Slam doubles tournament timeline
Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1 / 1 |
French Open | 1R | 3R | 3R | F | SF | 2R | SF | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 |
Wimbledon | A | 2R | QF | QF | SF | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 11 |
US Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 12 |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 9–3 | 17–3 | 2–3 | 7–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | N/A |
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
Singles (15 titles, 19 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1975 | Shreveport, US | Carpet | Juan Gisbert, Sr. | 3–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1976 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 1–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1976 | Stockholm WCT, Sweden | Carpet | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1976 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1976 | Louisville, US | Clay | Harold Solomon | 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1976 | Indianapolis, US | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1976 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Guillermo Vilas | 4–6, 6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1976 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Raúl Ramírez | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1976 | Masters, Houston | Carpet | Manuel Orantes | 7–5, 2–6, 6–0, 6–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1977 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 1977 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 4–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 5. | 1977 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Raymond Moore | 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1977 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Brian Gottfried | 1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1977 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet | Björn Borg | 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1978 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 2–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | 1978 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Vijay Amritraj | 6–2, 0–1, RET. |
Winner | 7. | 1979 | Denver, US | Carpet | Victor Amaya | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 1979 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1979 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1979 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Stan Smith | 4–6, 0–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1979 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Gene Mayer | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Winner | 9. | 1980 | Dayton, US | Carpet | Bruce Manson | 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 1980 | New Orleans, US | Carpet | Eliot Teltscher | 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 11. | 1980 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet | Vincent Van Patten | 6–0, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1980 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 2–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1981 | Philadelphia, US | Carpet | Roscoe Tanner | 2–6, 6–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 12. | 1981 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Yannick Noah | 6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1982 | Naples Finals WCT, Italy | Carpet | Ivan Lendl | 4–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 13. | 1982 | Amsterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Kevin Curren | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 14. | 1982 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Bill Scanlon | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1982 | Dortmund WCT, Germany | Carpet | Brian Teacher | 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Winner | 15. | 1982 | Chicago-2 WCT, US | Carpet | Bill Scanlon | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 19. | 1983 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 1–6, 5–7, 5–5, RET. |
References
- ↑ "Tennis - ATP World Tour - Tennis Players – Wojtek Fibak". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
External links
- Wojciech Fibak at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Wojciech Fibak at the International Tennis Federation
- Wojciech Fibak at the Davis Cup
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Vitas Gerulaitis |
ATP Most Improved Player 1976 |
Succeeded by Brian Gottfried |