Jacek Niedźwiedzki

Jacek Niedźwiedzki (7 June 1951 – 27 October 2021 ) 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. 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.