Wojciech Fibak

Wojciech Fibak (; popularly Wojtek Fibak ; born 30 August 1952) is a Polish former professional tennis player, entrepreneur, and art collector. Fibak is best known for his doubles success with Dutch pro Tom Okker and Australian Kim Warwick, although he also reached the Top 10 in singles.

Throughout his career, he won 15 ATP career singles titles as well as 52 ATP doubles titles including one Grand Slam title, the 1978 Australian Open. He was also the runner-up at the 1976 ATP Finals in singles.

Biography and personal life 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 Championships. 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. 2, which he reached in February 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 1983 he was banned from his local Poznań tennis club and faced reduced involvement from the Polish Tennis Federation and Davis Cup national team for his opposition to the communist PZPR government.

In 1985, Fibak founded the Polish Tennis Club (Polish Tennis Association of Southern California); in the 1990s he was head of the Polish Tennis Federation and widely credited with popularising the sport in his native country. After the fall of communism in the early 1990s his company Fibak Press acquired the regional former PZPR mouthpiece Gazeta Poznańska, until it was acquired by rivals Głos Wielkopolski in 2006, and published several other newspapers and magazines as well as being involved in books related to tennis.

He is also a businessman and an avid art collector, and used his tennis fortune to open the art gallery Galeria Fibak in 2001.

Fibak divides his time between Warsaw and Monaco, where he was Poland's honorary consul. He is a self-declared local patriot and was close to fellow local billionaire Jan Kulczyk.

He has three daughters: Agnieszka, Paulina, and Nina.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Career finals Singles: 34 (15 titles, 19 runners-up) ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 1975 Shreveport, US Carpet Juan Gisbert Sr. 3–6, 7–5, 1–6Loss 2. 1976 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 1–6, 4–6Win 1. 1976 Stockholm WCT, Sweden Carpet Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–6Win 2. 1976 Bournemouth, England Clay Manuel Orantes 6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2Loss 3. 1976 Louisville, US Clay Harold Solomon 2–6, 5–7Loss 4. 1976 Indianapolis, US Clay Jimmy Connors 2–6, 4–6Loss 5. 1976 Montreal, Canada Hard Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 6–7, 2–6Win 3. 1976 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1Loss 6. 1976 Masters, Houston Carpet Manuel Orantes 7–5, 2–6, 6–0, 6–7, 1–6Loss 7. 1977 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Ilie Năstase 6–4, 2–6, 6–7Win 4. 1977 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 6–3Loss 8. 1977 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 3–6, 0–6Win 5. 1977 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Raymond Moore 6–1, 5–7, 6–2Loss 9. 1977 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Brian Gottfried 1–6, 1–6Loss 10. 1977 Cologne, West Germany Carpet Björn Borg 6–2, 5–7, 3–6Loss 11. 1978 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 4–6, 2–6Win 6. 1978 Cologne, West Germany Hard (i) Vijay Amritraj 6–2, 0–1, RET.Win 7. 1979 Denver, US Carpet Victor Amaya 6–4, 6–1Win 8. 1979 Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany Hard (i) Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2Loss 12. 1979 Munich, West Germany Clay Manuel Orantes 3–6, 2–6, 4–6Loss 13. 1979 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Stan Smith 4–6, 0–6, 2–6Loss 14. 1979 Cologne, West Germany Hard (i) Gene Mayer 3–6, 6–3, 1–6Win 9. 1980 Dayton, US Carpet Bruce Manson 7–6, 6–3Win 10. 1980 New Orleans, US Carpet Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 7–5Win 11. 1980 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Vincent Van Patten 6–0, 7–6Loss 15. 1980 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Vitas Gerulaitis 2–6, 5–7, 2–6Loss 16. 1981 Philadelphia, US Carpet Roscoe Tanner 2–6, 6–7, 5–7Win 12. 1981 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Yannick Noah 6–1, 7–6Loss 17. 1982 Naples Finals WCT, Italy Carpet Ivan Lendl 4–6, 2–6, 1–6Win 13. 1982 Amsterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet Kevin Curren 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3Win 14. 1982 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Bill Scanlon 6–2, 6–2, 6–2Loss 18. 1982 Dortmund, West Germany Carpet Brian Teacher 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6Win 15. 1982 Chicago-2 WCT, US Carpet Bill Scanlon 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 19. 1983 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 1–6, 5–7, 5–5, RET.

Doubles: 85 (51 titles, 34 runners-up) ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 1975 Munich, West Germany Clay Jan Kodeš Milan Holeček Karl Meiler 7–5, 6–3Loss 1. 1975 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Jan Kodeš Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes 3–6, 6–7Win 2. 1975 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Guillermo Vilas Željko Franulović John Lloyd 6–4, 6–3Loss 2. 1975 Indianapolis, US Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes 5–7, 0–6— 3. 1975 Louisville, US Clay Guillermo Vilas Vijay Amritraj Anand Amritraj NPLoss 4. 1975 Barcelona, Spain Clay Karl Meiler Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 4–6, 3–6Win 3. 1975 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Karl Meiler Ilie Năstase Tom Okker 6–4, 7–6Win 4. 1975 London, England Carpet Karl Meiler Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 6–1, 7–5Loss 5. 1976 Atlanta WCT, US Carpet Karl Meiler John Alexander Phil Dent 3–6, 4–6Loss 6. 1976 Barcelona WCT, Spain Clay Karl Meiler Robert Lutz Stan Smith 3–6, 3–6Win 5. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Jacek Niedźwiedzki Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk 6–2, 6–3Loss 7. 1976 Nice, France Clay Karl Meiler Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 6. 1976 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Karl Meiler Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–1Win 7. 1976 World Doubles WCT, US Carpet Karl Meiler Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 8. 1976 Bournemouth, England Clay Fred McNair Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes 4–6, 7–5, 7–5Win 9. 1976 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Karl Meiler Bob Carmichael Raymond Moore 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Loss 8. 1976 Båstad, Sweden Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 3–6, 4–6Loss 9. 1976 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Balázs Taróczy Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux 4–6, 3–6Win 10. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Raúl Ramírez Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes 7–5, 6–1Win 11. 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Raúl Ramírez Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 4–6, 7–5, 6–3Loss 10. 1976 Wembley, England Carpet Brian Gottfried Stan Smith Roscoe Tanner 6–7, 3–6Win 12. 1977 Birmingham WCT, US Carpet Tom Okker Billy Martin Bill Scanlon 6–3, 6–4Loss 11. 1977 Philadelphia WCT, US Carpet Tom Okker Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 1–6, 6–1, 3–6Win 13. 1977 Richmond WCT, US Carpet Tom Okker Ross Case Tony Roche 6–4, 6–4Win 14. 1977 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Tom Okker Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta 6–2, 6–3Win 15. 1977 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet Tom Okker Ross Case Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1Win 16. 1977 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet Ross Case Billy Martin Bill Scanlon 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 17. 1977 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Tom Okker Vijay Amritraj Dick Stockton 6–4, 6–4Loss 12. 1977 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Tom Okker François Jauffret Jan Kodeš 6–2, 3–6, 2–6Win 18. 1977 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Ion Țiriac Lito Álvarez Guillermo Vilas 7–5, 0–6, 7–6Loss 13. 1977 French Open, Paris Clay Jan Kodeš Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6Win 19. 1977 South Orange, US Hard Colin Dibley Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–5Win 20. 1977 Barcelona, Spain Clay Jan Kodeš Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6–0, 6–4Loss 14. 1977 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Jan Kodeš Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 4–6, 3–6Win 21. 1977 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Tom Okker Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–3Loss 15. 1978 St. Louis WCT, US Carpet Tom Okker Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 3–6, 2–6Loss 16. 1978 Milan WCT, Italy Carpet Raúl Ramírez José Higueras Víctor Pecci 7–5, 6–7, 6–7Win 22. 1978 Houston WCT, US Clay Tom Okker Tom Leonard Mike Machette 7–5, 7–5Win 23. 1978 World Doubles WCT, US Carpet Tom Okker Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3Win 24. 1978 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Tom Okker Antonio Muñoz Víctor Pecci 6–2, 6–4Win 25. 1978 Louisville, US Clay Víctor Pecci Victor Amaya John James 6–4, 6–7, 6–4Win 26. 1978 Toronto, Canada Clay Tom Okker Colin Dowdeswell Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 7–6Win 27. 1978 Woodlands Doubles, US Hard Tom Okker Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3Win 28. 1978 Madrid, Spain Clay Jan Kodeš Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 6–7, 6–1, 6–2Win 29. 1978 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) John McEnroe Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison 7–6, 7–5Win 30. 1978 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Tom Okker Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2Win 31. 1978 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Kim Warwick Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher 7–6, 7–5Win 32. 1979 Philadelphia, US Carpet Tom Okker Peter Fleming John McEnroe 5–7, 6–1, 6–3Loss 17. 1979 Denver, US Carpet Tom Okker Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–7, 3–6Win 33. 1979 Memphis, US Carpet Tom Okker Frew McMillan Dick Stockton 6–4, 6–4Win 34. 1979 Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany Hard (i) Tom Okker Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher 6–3, 5–7, 7–6Win 35. 1979 Munich, West Germany Clay Tom Okker Jürgen Fassbender Jean-Louis Haillet 7–6, 7–5Loss 18. 1979 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay Pavel Složil Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6Loss 19. 1979 Los Angeles, US Carpet Frew McMillan Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 4–6, 4–6Loss 20. 1979 San Francisco, US Carpet Frew McMillan Peter Fleming John McEnroe 1–6, 4–6Loss 21. 1979 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Tom Okker Peter Fleming John McEnroe 4–6, 4–6Loss 22. 1980 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Tom Okker Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 36. 1980 Birmingham, US Carpet Tom Okker José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–3Loss 23. 1980 Denver, US Carpet Heinz Günthardt Kevin Curren Steve Denton 5–7, 2–6Win 37. 1980 Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany Hard (i) Tomáš Šmíd Tim Mayotte Larry Stefanki 6–4, 7–6Win 38. 1980 Dayton, US Carpet Geoff Masters Fritz Buehning Fred McNair 6–4, 6–4Loss 24. 1980 Las Vegas, US Clay Gene Mayer Robert Lutz Stan Smith 2–6, 5–7Loss 25. 1980 Indianapolis, US Clay Ivan Lendl Kevin Curren Steve Denton 6–3, 6–7, 4–6Loss 26. 1980 Cincinnati, US Hard Ivan Lendl Bruce Manson Brian Teacher 7–6, 5–7, 4–6Win 39. 1982 Strasbourg WCT, France Carpet John Fitzgerald Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–3Loss 27. 1982 Zürich WCT, Switzerland Carpet John Fitzgerald Sammy Giammalva Jr. Tom Gullikson 4–6, 2–6Loss 28. 1982 Rome, Italy Clay John Fitzgerald Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 4–6, 6–4, 3–6Win 40. 1982 Zell Am See WCT, Austria Clay Bruce Manson Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva Jr. 6–7, 6–4, 6–4Loss 29. 1983 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Colin Dowdeswell Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 7–6, 4–6, 2–6Win 41. 1983 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Pavel Složil Colin Dowdeswell Zoltán Kuhárszky 7–5, 6–2Win 42. 1984 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Kevin Curren Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan 6–4, 6–4Win 43. 1984 Munich, West Germany Clay Boris Becker Eric Fromm Florin Segărceanu 6–4, 4–6, 6–1Loss 30. 1984 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Colin Dowdeswell Henri Leconte Pascal Portes 6–2, 6–7, 6–7Loss 31. 1984 Los Angeles, US Hard Sandy Mayer Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–4, 4–6, 3–6Win 44. 1984 Cologne, West Germany Hard (i) Sandy Mayer Jan Gunnarsson Joakim Nyström 6–1, 6–3Win 45. 1984 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Sandy Mayer Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–4, 6–4Loss 32. 1985 Philadelphia, US Carpet Sandy Mayer Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander 6–3, 2–6, 2–6Loss 33. 1985 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Kevin Curren Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 3–6, 6–7Win 46. 1985 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Tomáš Šmíd Brad Drewett Mark Edmondson 6–7, 6–4, 6–4Win 47. 1986 Toronto Indoor, Canada Carpet Joakim Nyström Christo Steyn Danie Visser 6–3, 7–6Win 48. 1986 Metz, France Carpet Guy Forget Francisco González Michiel Schapers 2–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss 34. 1986 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Matt Mitchell Stefan Edberg Slobodan Živojinović 6–2, 3–6, 2–6Win 49. 1986 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Ricardo Acioly Brad Gilbert Slobodan Živojinović W/OWin 50. 1987 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Miloslav Mečíř Tom Nijssen Johan Vekemans 7–6, 5–7, 6–2Win 51. 1987 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Michiel Schapers Kelly Jones Patrik Kühnen 6–2, 6–4

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