Władysław Skonecki

Career Skonecki was born in Tomsk, in the Soviet Union on 13 July 1920. He played his first tournament in 1945 at the Polish National Championships.

His career highlights include winning of Budapest International Championships in 1949, the Bad Neuenahr International (1951), the Italian Riviera Championships at San Remo in 1953, 1954, the Ortisei Tournament 1953,

In 1955 he won 12 singles titles that season. the Cannes Gallia Club Championship, the Monte Carlo Championships, the Riviera Championships, the South of France Championships, and the Sao Paulo International.

He also won the Central India Championships in 1955 and 1956, and the Ceylon Championships in 1955. Also in 1955 he won In 1958 he won the West Berlin Championships. He won his final tournament at the Polish Indoors in 1965. Skonecki played his final tournament at the Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy in Aix-en-Provence, France in 1967. He died in Vienna, Austria on 12 June 1983.