Marcin Matkowski

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Marcin Matkowski
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Residence Szczecin, Poland
Date of birth January 15, 1981 (1981-01-15) (age 27)
Place of birth Barlinek, Poland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Roght-handed;
Career prize money US$ 673,801
Singles
Career record: 3–2
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 647 (September 11, 2000)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Doubles
Career record: 137 - 113
Career titles: 6
Highest ranking: No. 16 (October 9, 2006)

Infobox last updated on: May 5, 2008.

Marcin Matkowski (born 15 January 1981 in Barlinek) is a right-handed Polish professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. His current partner is Mariusz Fyrstenberg; they have been playing together since 2003.

Matkowski and Fyrstenberg qualified as the eighth and final contenders in the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup. This was mainly because of the best Grand Slam result in their history, in which they reached the semi finals at the Australian Open.

In the singles ATP rankings Matkowski can be found at 1422th position and his highest ranking ever was 647th. However, on 9 October 2006 he reached the 16th spot in the doubles rankings. He can currently be found at the 17th position. So far he has won a total of six tournament titles.


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[edit] Doubles (6)

No. Date Tournament Surface Patrner Opponents in the final Score
1. September 15, 2003 Sopot, Poland Clay Flag of Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Flag of the Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
Flag of the Czech Republic David Škoch
6–1, 7–5
2. February 23, 2004 Costa Do Sauipe, Brazil Clay Flag of Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Flag of Germany Tomas Behrend
Flag of the Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–2, 6–2
3. August 1, 2005 Sopot, Poland Clay Flag of Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Flag of Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina Sebastian Garcia
7–6, 6–4
4. September 11, 2006 Bucharest, Romania Clay Flag of Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Flag of Argentina Martín García
Flag of Peru Luis Horna
6–7, 7–6, 10-8 (MTB)
5. August 1, 2007 Sopot, Poland Clay Flag of Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Flag of Argentina Martín García
Flag of Argentina Sebastián Prieto
6–1, 6–1
6. October 14, 2007 Vienna, Austria Hard (indoor) Flag of Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Flag of Germany Christopher Kas
Flag of Germany Tomas Behrend
6–4, 6–2

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