Jan Choinski
British tennis player (born 1996)
 Choinski at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain (2019–) Germany (2011–18) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Münstermaifeld, Germany |
| Born | (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 27) Koblenz, Germany |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Andrzej Choinski, Pawel Strauss |
| Prize money | $509,222 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 126 (21 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 180 (22 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2024) |
| French Open | Q2 (2018, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 622 (7 January 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 928 (22 April 2024) |
| Last updated on: 22 April 2024. | |
Jan Choinski (Polish: Choiński; born 10 June 1996 in Germany) is a Polish-German-British tennis player. Choinski has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 126, achieved on 21 August 2023. He represented Germany from the beginning of his career until the end of 2018 and then switched to 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: Major and Top 150 debuts
He reached the top 200 at No. 194 on 3 April 2023 following a semifinal showing at the Challenger 125 2023 Mexico City Open. Next he reached back-to-back semifinals at the 2023 San Luis Open Challenger and moved another 15 positions up into the top 180 at No. 179 on 10 April 2023. Ranked No. 170, he received a wildcard for the 2023 Queen's Club Championships. He entered the main draw of the 2023 Eastbourne International as a lucky loser. He 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. As a result he reached the top 150 in the rankings.
He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2023 Hamburg European Open but lost to Zhizhen Zhang. A month later, he reached a new career high ranking of No. 126 on 21 August 2023.
2024
Ranked No. 188 he qualified for the 2024 Estoril Open and defeated wildcard João Fonseca.[3]
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."[4] Both ballet dancers, his parents met while under contract in Germany, where they would later open a ballet school.[5] His mother is originally from Southampton.[6][5]
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(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 2023 Hamburg European Open.
| Germany | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–5 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 444 | 606 | 296 | 292 | 264 | 347 | 602 | 248 | 160 | ||||
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 23 (13–10)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (2–1) |
| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (11–9) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2014 | Germany F12, Karlsruhe | Futures | Clay | Yannick Hanfmann | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2014 | Belgium F12, Huy | Futures | Clay |  Julien Cagnina | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2015 | Germany F8, Trier | Futures | Clay |  Maximilian Neuchrist | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2015 | Germany F10, Wetzlar | Futures | Clay |  Hugo Dellien | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2015 | France F20, Forbach | Futures | Carpet (i) |  Ugo Humbert | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2015 | Germany F15, Leimen | Futures | Hard (i) | Mats Moraing | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2016 | Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden | Futures | Carpet (i) |  Uladzimir Ignatik | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2016 | USA F29, Irvine | Futures | Hard |  Mackenzie McDonald | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | May 2017 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay | Hugo Dellien | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jul 2017 | Germany F8, Kassel | Futures | Clay |  Jürgen Zopp | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Aug 2017 | Germany F9, Essen | Futures | Clay |  Daniel Dutra da Silva | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 5–7 | Aug 2017 | Germany F10, Wetzlar | Futures | Clay | Elmar Ejupovic | 7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 6–7 | Aug 2017 | Germany F11, Karlsruhe | Futures | Clay |  Máté Valkusz | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Mar 2018 | USA F7, Bakersfield | Futures | Hard | Mathias Bourgue | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | Aug 2018 | Germany F11, Trier | Futures | Clay | Benjamin Hassan | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Aug 2018 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Filip Horanský | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–9 | Aug 2018 | Belgium F9, Huy | Futures | Clay |  Colin Sinclair | 3–6, 7–6(7–0), 6–3 |
| Win | 9–9 | Oct 2019 | M15 Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany | World Tour | Clay | Stefan Seifert | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Dec 2019 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. | World Tour | Hard | Daniel Altmaier | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–10 | Dec 2019 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. | World Tour | Hard |  Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 11–10 | Aug 2022 | M15 Frankfurt am Main, Germany | World Tour | Clay |  Imanol López Morillo | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 12–10 | Oct 2022 | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay |  Juan Pablo Varillas | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–10 | Aug 2023 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles: 8 (3–5)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (3–4) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2015 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Kevin Krawietz |  Li Zhe Ruan Roelofse | 3–6, 6–4, [2–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2016 | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec | Futures | Clay | Tom Schönenberg |  Hubert Hurkacz Szymon Walków | 6–2, 7–6(9–7) |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2017 | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec | Futures | Clay | Kamil Majchrzak |  Petr Michnev Matěj Vocel | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2019 | M15 Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany | World Tour | Carpet | Daniel Altmaier | Lasse Muscheites Stefan Seifert | 6–2, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2019 | M15 Sarreguemines, France | World Tour | Carpet | Luca Gelhardt | Arthur Bouquier Louis Dussin | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Dec 2019 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. | World Tour | Hard | Maxime Mora | Arklon Huertas Del Pino Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2022 | M15 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tour | Hard | Charles Broom | Julian Cash Henry Patten | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Stuart Parker |  Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu | 4–6, 4–6 |
References
- ^ "Qualifier Choinski Reaches Campinas Challenger Final". 9 October 2022.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Estoril Open: Briton Choinski notches first ATP Tour win of 2024".
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Jan Choinski". lta.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023.
- ^ Fraser, Stuart (5 May 2023). "I haven't earned anything this year, says British No 9 Jan Choinski". The Times. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
External links
- Jan Choinski at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jan Choinski at the International Tennis Federation
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