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Jan Choinski

Jan Choinski (Polish: Choiński; born 10 June 1996 in Germany) is a German-born Polish-British tennis player who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Choinski has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 126, achieved on 21 August 2023. Since 2019, he represents Great Britain.

Jan Choinski
Choinski at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain (2019–)
 Germany (2011–18)
ResidenceMünstermaifeld, Germany
Born (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28)
Koblenz, Germany
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAndrzej Choinski, Pawel Strauss
Prize money$731,564
Singles
Career record2–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 126 (21 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 176 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ2 (2018, 2023)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US Open1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 622 (7 January 2019)
Current rankingNo. 912 (9 September 2024)
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Career

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2014: US Open Junior doubles semifinals, Turned Pro

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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.

2016: ATP debut

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Choinski made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 MercedesCup, where he was given a wildcard in singles.

2022: Maiden Challenger title

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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: Wimbledon debut

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Choinski 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[3][4] before losing in the second round to 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz.[5]

2024: Consecutive Wimbledon wildcard, US Open debut

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Ranked No. 188 he qualified for the 2024 Estoril Open and defeated wildcard João Fonseca.[6]

For a second consecutive year, he received a wildcard for the Wimbledon[7] but lost in the first round to Luciano Darderi in five sets.[8]

He won the Elesse Pro Tennis Challenge in Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania, defeating No. 220 ranked Canadian Alexis Galarneau.[9]

Ranked No. 280, he qualified for the main draw of the 2024 US Open after saving three match points against American Maxime Cressy to make his debut at this Major.[10][11][12] Choinski lost in the first round to Roberto Carballés Baena in five sets.[13] Following lifting the trophy at the Tulln Challenger, he returned to the top 200 in the ATP rankings, moving 100 positions up, on 9 September 2024.

In September, Choinski won his third career Challenger title at the 2024 NÖ Open in Tulln, Austria, defeating Lukas Neumayer in the final.[14]

Personal life

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Choinski was born in Koblenz, Germany. He stated, "My mum's side of [the] family is fully British [and] my dad is from Poland."[15] Both ballet dancers, his parents met while under contract in Germany, where they would later open a ballet school. His mother is originally from Southampton.[16][17] He represented Germany from the beginning of his career until the end of 2018 and then switched to Great Britain.[18]

Singles performance timeline

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Key
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 2024 US Open.

Germany Great Britain
Tournament 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 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A Q2 A A A A Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A Q1 NH A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2
US Open A A A A A A A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0 / 3 1–3
ATP Masters 1000
Madrid Open A A A A NH A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 8
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–3 2–8
Year-end ranking 606 296 292 264 347 602 248 160 175

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 4 (3–1)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2018 Meerbusch, Germany Clay   Filip Horanský 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 Campinas, Brazil Clay   Juan Pablo Varillas 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–1 Aug 2023 Meerbusch, Germany Clay   Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6–4, 6–0
Win 3–1 Sep 2024 Tulln, Austria Clay   Lukas Neumayer 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2023 Nonthaburi, Thailand Hard   Stuart Parker   Nam Ji-sung
  Song Min-kyu 		4–6, 4–6

ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 20 (11–9)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2014 Germany F12, Karlsruhe Clay   Yannick Hanfmann 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2014 Belgium F12, Huy Clay   Julien Cagnina 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 1–2 Jul 2015 Germany F8, Trier Clay   Maximilian Neuchrist 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2015 Germany F10, Wetzlar Clay   Hugo Dellien 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2015 France F20, Forbach Carpet (i)   Ugo Humbert 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 2–4 Oct 2015 Germany F15, Leimen Hard (i)   Mats Moraing 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Feb 2016 Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden Carpet (i)   Uladzimir Ignatik 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–6 Sep 2016 USA F29, Irvine Hard   Mackenzie McDonald 0–6, 3–6
Win 3–6 May 2017 Sweden F1, Karlskrona Clay   Hugo Dellien 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 3–7 Jul 2017 Germany F8, Kassel Clay   Jürgen Zopp 3–6, 2–6
Win 4–7 Aug 2017 Germany F9, Essen Clay   Daniel Dutra da Silva 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 5–7 Aug 2017 Germany F10, Wetzlar Clay   Elmar Ejupovic 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Win 6–7 Aug 2017 Germany F11, Karlsruhe Clay   Máté Valkusz 6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–8 Mar 2018 USA F7, Bakersfield Hard   Mathias Bourgue 2–6, 3–6
Win 7–8 Aug 2018 Germany F11, Trier Clay   Benjamin Hassan 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 8–8 Aug 2018 Belgium F9, Huy Clay   Colin Sinclair 3–6, 7–6(7–0), 6–3
Win 9–8 Oct 2019 M15 Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany Clay   Stefan Seifert 6–3, 6–1
Loss 9–9 Dec 2019 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. Hard   Daniel Altmaier 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 10–9 Dec 2019 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. Hard   Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6–0, 6–0
Win 11–9 Aug 2022 M15 Frankfurt, Germany Clay   Imanol López Morillo 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2015 Turkey F4,
Antalya 		Hard   Kevin Krawietz   Li Zhe
  Ruan Roelofse 		3–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Win 1–1 May 2016 Czech Republic F3,
Jablonec 		Clay   Tom Schönenberg   Hubert Hurkacz
  Szymon Walków 		6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Win 2–1 Jun 2017 Czech Republic F3,
Jablonec 		Clay   Kamil Majchrzak   Petr Michnev
  Matěj Vocel 		7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 2–2 Oct 2019 M15 Bad Salzdetfurth,
Germany 		Carpet   Daniel Altmaier   Lasse Muscheites
  Stefan Seifert 		6–2, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 3–2 Nov 2019 M15 Sarreguemines,
France 		Carpet   Luca Gelhardt   Arthur Bouquier
  Louis Dussin 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Dec 2019 M15 Santo Domingo,
Dominican Rep. 		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 		Hard   Charles Broom   Julian Cash
  Henry Patten 		6–7(5–7), 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "Qualifier Choinski Reaches Campinas Challenger Final". 9 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ "#NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Jan Choinski hails day to remember". South West Londoner. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Jan Choinski joins Burrage in securing first Grand Slam victory at SW19". LTA. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon: Hurkacz wins in straight sets, meets Musetti in third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Estoril Open: Briton Choinski notches first ATP Tour win of 2024".
  7. ^ "Broady, Willis headline initial Wimbledon wild cards". 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Jan Choinski satisfied with dogged determination despite Wimbledon defeat". South West Londoner. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Jan Choinski wins Ellesse Pro Tennis Challenge". 17 August 2024.
  10. ^ @GBtennis (22 August 2024). "#USOpen FQR:Yes! Huge congratulations to Jan Choinski, who qualifies at a slam for the first time...saving two match points on the American Maxime Cressy serve to get into the final tiebreak!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "US Open 2024: Jan Choinski books spot in New York as three other Brits lose in final round of qualifying". 22 August 2024.
  12. ^ "US Open 2024: Jan Choinski comes through qualifying to set up main draw debut". LTA.org.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Choinski falls short of epic comeback on US Open debut". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Gasquet becomes third-oldest Challenger champion in history". ATPTour. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Fraser, Stuart (5 May 2023). "I haven't earned anything this year, says British No 9 Jan Choinski". The Times. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Jan Choinski". lta.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Meet Jan Choinski: Britain's big-eating, German-born Wimbledon star with ballet-dancer parents". 6 July 2023.
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