Peter Luczak

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Peter Luczak

Luczak during his first-round mens doubles match at the 2007 Australian Open.

Country:

Australia

Residence:

Melbourne, AUS

Height:

182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Weight:

77 Kg (170 lb)

Plays:

Right-handed

Turned pro:

2000

Highest singles ranking:

110 (21 March 2005)

Singles titles:

Career Prize Money:

US$457,360

Grand Slam Record
Titles: 0

Australian Open

R3 (2006)

French Open

R1 (2005, '04)

Wimbledon

N/A

US Open

R1 (2005)

Peter Luczak (born August 31, 1979 in Warsaw, Poland) is an Australian professional tennis player.

Luczak Attended the High School Mazenod College in the Years (1995-2000) He turned professional in 2000 after playing NCAA college tennis in the United States at Fresno State University, where he holds the school record for most career singles wins. He has had a relatively average ATP Tour career, with his best performance coming in the 2006 Australian Open, where he defeated Olivier Rochus, the tournament's 24th seed, to progress to the third round. He also reached the semi finals beating Fernando Gonzalez at the Brasil Open in 2005. As of June 26, 2006, Luczak is 159th in the ATP rankings. He reached his highest career singles ranking-110-in March of 2005.

In February Luczak played Davis Cup for the Australian Davis Cup Team and the opening singles player getting Australia to start with a win. Luczak was then dropped from the team when Lleyton Hewitt made himself available to play against Belarus and Hewitt was chosen. He is married to Swedish born nobility Anna Catarina Ericsdotter Queckfeldt, grand daughter of famous Swedish Olympic bronze medalist dressage rider, Countess Maud von Rosen. Together they have a son, Sebastian Oliver Luczak, born in Sweden on 4 June 2006. They live in Helsingborg, Sweden, for most of the year, although go to Australia over the winter, while it is summer in Australia, and the main Australian tournaments are held.

Luczak has made it known the most important thing to him in tennis is playing for Australia in Davis Cup. Luczak began his 2007 season with a win over world number 22 Dominik Hrbaty in Adelaide however was defeated by American Paul Goldstein in his second match of the round-robin style tournament.