Jerzy Janowicz

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Jerzy Janowicz
Country  Poland
Residence Łódź, Poland
Born (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990
Łódź, Poland
Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Turned pro 2007
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es) Kim Tiilikainen
Prize money $2,085,331
Singles
Career record 47–36
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 14 (12 August 2013)
Current ranking No. 21 (27 January 2014)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (2013, 2014)
French Open 3R (2013)
Wimbledon SF (2013)
US Open 1R (2012, 2013)
Doubles
Career record 13–13
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 47 (19 August 2013)
Current ranking No. 49 (23 September 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2013)
French Open QF (2013)
US Open 1R (2013)
Last updated on: 23 September 2013 by damiankramek.

Jerzy Janowicz, Jr. (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ jaˈnɔvit͡ʂ][lower-alpha 1]; born 13 November 1990) is a Polish professional tennis player. Runner-up in two Junior Grand Slam tournaments, Janowicz rose to fame on the pro circuit following his run to the final of the 2012 Paris Masters, during which he defeated five top-20 players, including US Open champion Andy Murray and World No. 9 Janko Tipsarević. The run made him the second man to reach the final of a Masters tournament as a qualifier since Guillermo Cañas in 2007, and the first unseeded man to make the final at the Paris Masters since Andrei Pavel in 2003. He fell in the final to David Ferrer in straight sets. However, the run to the 2012 Paris Masters final enabled Janowicz to become the Polish No. 1 and crack the top 30, later reaching a career-high of World No. 14 in August 2013.[2] In 2013 he was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski.[3] His current coach is Finnish former tennis player Kim Tiilikainen.

Personal life

Born in Lodz, Poland Janowicz began playing tennis at the age of five after his parents introduced him to the sport. Father, Jerzy, and mother, Anna Szalbot, were both professional volleyball players. Janowicz has named Pete Sampras as his inspiration. [4] Janowicz is currently dating a Polish female tennis player, Marta Domachowska, who has a career-high WTA ranking No. 37.[5]

Career

Juniors

Janowicz inherits his athleticism and height from his parents, who were both volleyball players. Also his parents were highly aggressive and very susceptible to letting their emotions take control of them, which Janowicz clearly inherits given his many controversial moments on the tennis court. [6] At the age of 10 or 11, his parents sold off their chain of sports stores and apartments to support their son's training, recognizing that he had a future in tennis from a young age.[7] As a junior Janowicz posted a 59–23 win/loss record and reached a combined ranking of No. 5 in the world in 2008.[8] He reached the Boys' Singles final at the 2007 US Open and 2008 French Open, losing in straight sets to Ričardas Berankis and Yang Tsung-Hua, respectively.[8]

Tournament20072008
Junior Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A QF
French Open A F
Wimbledon Q2 2R
US Open F A

2012: Breakthrough on ATP World Tour

Janowicz ended 2011 ranked 221 in the world.[2] At the start of 2012 he couldn't play in the 2012 Australian Open due to lack of sponsorship.[9] In February he was the runner up in a Challenger tournament in Wolfsburg, Germany. Later in the year he won three Challenger tournament finals. At the 2012 French Open he got as far as the third round of qualifying, but failed to make it into the actual tournament. At the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, he made it through the three rounds of qualifying to be in the main draw of a grand slam tournament for the first time, where he defeated a qualifier, Simone Bolelli, in the first round, Ernests Gulbis in the second, then lost to the 31st seed Florian Mayer in the third. At the 2012 US Open, he made it directly into a Grand Slam without having to compete in the qualifying rounds. He lost to young American wildcard Dennis Novikov.

Jerzy Janowicz at Roland Garros 2013
Jerzy Janowicz at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships

In November 2012 Janowicz qualified for the main draw of the 2012 BNP Paribas Masters, an ATP 1000 tournament. He defeated the World No. 19, Philipp Kohlschreiber, in the first round, the World No. 14, Marin Čilić, in the second, and the World No. 3 and Olympic Gold medalist and US Open Champion, Andy Murray, in the third. He defeated Murray in three sets, saving one match point en route. He said afterwards, "This was the most unbelievable day in my life."[10] In the quarterfinals he defeated World No. 9, Janko Tipsarević, to go on to play in the semifinals where he beat Frenchman and World No. 20 Gilles Simon to reach his first ATP tour-level final. He was the first qualifier to do this since Andrei Pavel in 2003 and the first player to reach the final on his ATP World Tour Masters 1000 debut since Harel Levy in 2000.[11] In the final he was defeated by fourth seed David Ferrer, but afterwards said "I've got a lot of confidence right now. I learned if you have big heart and you want to do something amazing and you're going to fight for this, you have a big chance to make it."[12][13] His run led him to the world's top 30 for the first time in his career, and he finished the year ranked number 24, almost 200 places higher than the previous year.[12]

2013: First Grand Slam semifinal

Janowicz began his season at the Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand where he was seeded fifth; however, was knocked out in his opening match against American Brian Baker. He then competed for the first time in the main draw of the Australian Open, where he was the 24th seed, the first time he had been seeded at a Grand Slam tournament. He won his first two matches against Italian Simone Bolelli in straight sets, and Somdev Devvarman of India, against whom he had to recover from a two-set deficit to win in five. In his third round match, he lost to 10th seed Nicolás Almagro in straight sets.

He played the Indian Wells Masters, where he reached the third round and was eventually eliminated by Richard Gasquet. He then played at the Miami Masters, where he was seeded 21st, but lost his first match in the second round to Brazilian, Thomaz Bellucci. At the Monte Carlo Masters, he again lost his first match in the first round to South African, Kevin Anderson. He continued to play at the Madrid Masters, where he won his first-round match against Sam Querrey, but was eliminated in the second round by eventual semifinalist, Tomáš Berdych. He then played at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where he reached the quarterfinals with consecutive wins over two top-10 players, Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He lost to Roger Federer in the quarterfinal. Federer said: "He obviously has a big game, unconventional shot selection at times, but really fun to watch... I’ve got to be careful."[14]

At the French Open, he reached the third round, where he was eliminated in four sets by Stanislas Wawrinka.

At Wimbledon, he defeated Nicolás Almagro for a spot in the round of 16 and Jürgen Melzer for a spot in his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal. He then beat fellow Pole Łukasz Kubot in straight sets, becoming the first Polish man to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. There, he was beaten by World No. 2 and eventual champion Andy Murray in four sets.[15]

He did not reach quarterfinals in his next few tournaments, falling to Fernando Verdasco by retirement in Hamburg Open and Rafael Nadal in tight two sets to eventual champion in Rogers Cup. Janowicz actually served for the first set. Next result was a straight set loss to James Blake in Cincinnati Open first round.[16]

Jerzy performed disappointingly in US Open, falling to world No.247 Maximo Gonzalez in straight sets, suffering from a back injury. It caused him to withdraw from next few tournaments. He had returned in October in Stockholm Open to reach quarterfinal, where he lost to Ernests Gulbis in three sets, a player he won with in previous year's Wimbledon in a long five set match. Then he has traveled to Valencia Open reaching quarterfinals as well, where he lost to eventual runner-up David Ferrer.[17]

Janowicz's last tournament of the year was Paris Masters, where he made a breakthrough last year. He has won his opening meeting with Santiago Giraldo, but did not defend points because of the loss to No.1 seed Rafael Nadal. He has finished the season at No.21.

2014

Janowicz was to partner Agnieszka Radwanska in Hopman Cup, the annual international mixed team tournament in Perth, Australia but was unable to do so due to a foot injury. He was replaced in the draw by Davis Cup team-mate Grzegorz Panfil. [18] Janowicz started his season at Sydney International , where he was seeded No.2, but lost his first match in the second round to Alexandr Dolgopolov. He beat Jordan Thompson in the first round and Pablo Andujar in the second round before losing to Florian Mayer in Australian Open's third round. After the match, Janowicz revealed he’d been managing an injury – doctors in Poland advised him not to compete at the tournament due to a broken bone in his foot, which was diagnosed during the offseason. [19]

Janowicz is currently playing at Open Sud de France in Montpellier where he won his second round match against Adrian Mannarino, and quarter final match against Edouard Roger-Vasselin and now faces Richard Gasquet in the semifinal .

Davis Cup

In 2009 Janowicz played a major role in Poland's 3–2 Davis Cup win over Great Britain at Liverpool's Echo Arena. Janowicz defeated Daniel Evans but lost to World No. 4 Andy Murray. In 2013 Jerzy Janowicz won the decisive fourth rubber for Poland with Slovenia to secure a Europe/Africa Zone Group I second round tie against South Africa. Janowicz fended off early resistance to defeat Grega Žemlja in straight sets at Centennial Hall in Wrocław. Earlier Janowicz won with Blaž Kavčič, with the final tie result at 3–2 to Poland.

Playing style

Janowicz is one of the fastest servers in game, hitting a first serve generally between 130 and 140 mph and often hitting a second serve from 115 to 120 mph. His ball toss is extremely high, even for a man who is 6 ft 8, producing a high trajectory.[20] Janowicz also moves remarkably well considering his size, and hits powerful strokes from the back of the court and has an excellent drop shot. He has a double handed backhand, and is known to constantly mix up the game by playing numerous drop shots, slices and top spins.

Major finals

Masters 1000 finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up2012ParisHard (i)Spain David Ferrer4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up2013Indian WellsHardPhilippines Treat Conrad HueyUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		3–6, 6–3, [6–10]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 4 November 2012 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) Spain David Ferrer 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 16 March 2013 Indian Wells Masters, Indian Wells, United States Hard Philippines Treat Conrad Huey United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 3–6, 6–3, [6–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles 0 (0–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 9 September 2007 US Open Hard Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 8 June 2008 French Open Clay Chinese Taipei Tsung-hua Yang 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

ITF junior results

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0–2)
Grade A (0–0)
Grade B (0–0)
Grade (3–2)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 17 November 2006 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Hard United States David Nguyen 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 24 November 2006 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Hard Portugal Martin Trueva 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 13 January 2007 New Delhi, India Hard Thailand Kittiphong Wachiramanowong 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 3. 26 May 2007 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Australia Mark Verryth 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 15 July 2007 Essen, Germany Clay Mexico César Ramírez 6–4, 1–6, 1–2 ret.
Runner-up 3. 9 September 2007 US Open Hard Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 8 June 2008 French Open Clay Chinese Taipei Tsung-hua Yang 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
Grade A (0–0)
Grade B (0–0)
Grade (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 1. 23 June 2007 Halle, Germany Grass Poland Mateusz Szmigiel Ecuador Patricio Alvarado
Czech Republic Jiri Kosler		 W/O

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR LQ (Q#) A P Z# PO SF-B F S G NMS NH

Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current through 2014 Australian Open.

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 A 3R 3R 0 / 2 4–2 66.67
French Open A A A Q2 Q3 3R 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Wimbledon A A A Q3 3R SF 0 / 2 7–2 77.78
US Open A Q3 Q2 Q1 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 00.00
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 9–4 2–1 0 / 7 13–7 68.75
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Miami Masters A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 0–1 00.00
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 00.00
Madrid Masters A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50.00
Rome Masters A A A A A QF 0 / 1 3–1 75.00
Canada Masters A A A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 66.67
Cincinnati Masters A A A A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 00.00
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 00.00
Paris Masters A A A A F 3R 0 / 2 6–2 75.00
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–1 8–8 0 / 9 13–9 59.09
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 2 1 4 20 30
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 30 0–1 00.00%
Overall Win–Loss 1–2 2–4 1–3 2–3 14–4 27–20 0 / 30 47–36 56.63%
Win % 33% 33% 25% 40% 78% 57% 56.63%
Year End Ranking 339 319 161 221 26 21 $1,961,882

Record against other top players

Head-to-head vs. top 10 ranked players

Player Ranking Record W% Hardcourt Clay Grass Carpet Last match
Switzerland Roger Federer 1 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (4–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2013 Rome
Spain Rafael Nadal 1 0–2 0% 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (5–7, 4-6) at 2013 Paris
United Kingdom Andy Murray 2 1–2 33% 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 Lost (7–6(7–2), 4–6, 4–6, 3–6) at 2013 Wimbledon Championships
Argentina David Nalbandian 3 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Won (7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3) at 2013 Indian Wells
Spain David Ferrer 3 0–1 0% 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2012 Paris
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 3 0–1 0% 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 3–6) at 2013 French Open
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5 1–0 100% 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2013 Rome
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 5 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–0), 3–6) at 2012 Marseille
France Gilles Simon 6 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Won (6–4, 7–5) at 2012 Paris
France Richard Gasquet 7 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 Won (3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4) at 2013 Rome
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 8 1–0 100% 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 Won (6–2, 5–3 ret.) at 2013 Wimbledon Championships
Austria Jürgen Melzer 8 1–0 100% 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 Won (3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4, 4–6, 6–4) at 2013 Wimbledon Championships
Serbia Janko Tipsarević 8 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Won (3–6, 6–1, 4–1 ret.) at 2012 Paris
Croatia Marin Čilić 9 1–0 100% 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Won (7–6(8–6), 6–2) at 2012 Paris
Spain Nicolás Almagro 9 1–1 50% 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 Won (7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–4) at 2013 Wimbledon Championships

Wins over top-10 players per season

# Player Ranking Event Surface Round Score
2012
1. United Kingdom Andy Murray No. 3 Paris, France Hard (i) 3rd Round 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2. Serbia Janko Tipsarević No. 9 Paris, France Hard (i) Quarterfinals 3–6, 6–1, 4–1 ret.
2013
3. France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga No. 8 Rome, Italy Clay 2nd Round 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
4. France Richard Gasquet No. 9 Rome, Italy Clay 3rd Round 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4

Notes

  1. ↑ The accent should be on the penultimate syllable.

References

  1. ↑ "Jerzy Janowicz: Muszę mieć w ręku kałacha (wywiad z J. Janowiczem)" (in Polish). 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-06. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jerzy Janowicz Player Profile". ATPWorldTour.com. 
  3. ↑ "Sukces w kraju bez trawy. Janowicz, Kubot i Radwanska z Krzyzami Zaslugi" (in Polish). 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013. 
  4. ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Jerzy-Janowicz.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.sportsgrid.com/tennis/jerzy-janowicz-girlfriend-marta-domachowska-playboy-pics-tennis-wimbledon-andy-murray/#0
  6. ↑ "Emotional Janowicz goes all out in search for sponsors". Reuters. Retrieved 6 July 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Jerzy Janowicz stands tall after beating all odds". Gulf News. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "ITF Juniors Profile". Itftennis.com. Retrieved 2013-07-09. 
  9. ↑ Simon Cambers at Wimbledon. "Wimbledon 2013: Jerzy Janowicz must keep cool to be ace in hole for Poland | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-07-09. 
  10. ↑ "Janowicz Saves M.P. To Stun Murray". ATPWorldTour.com. 1 November 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Janowicz Denies Simon". ATPWorldTour.com. 3 November 2012. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Ferrer Ends Janowicz Run". ATPWorldTour.com. 4 November 2012. 
  13. ↑ "David Ferrer clinches first Masters title in Paris". Retrieved 4-11-2012. 
  14. ↑ "Federer To Meet Janowicz For First Time". ATPWorldTour.com. 16 May 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Federer To Meet Janowicz For First Time". ATPWorldTour.com. 16 May 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Federer To Meet Janowicz For First Time". ATPWorldTour.com. 16 May 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Federer To Meet Janowicz For First Time". ATPWorldTour.com. 16 May 2013. 
  18. ↑ http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/9078458/hopman-cup-jerzy-janowicz-withdraws-from-poland-team
  19. ↑ http://tennis.si.com/2014/01/17/jerzy-janowicz-australian-open-broken-foot/
  20. ↑ "Andy Murray prepares to return Janowicz's fire with bombs of his own". The Guardian. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013. 

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals: Poland Top ten Polish male singles tennis players as of January 27, 2014
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