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Tadeusz Nowicki (tennis)

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Tadeusz Nowicki
Full nameTadeusz Nowicki
Country (sports) Poland
Born (1946-07-07) 7 July 1946 (age 78)
Łódź, Poland
Singles
Career record15–22
Career titles0
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1971)
Wimbledon1R (1969, 1973, 1974)
Doubles
Career record3–16
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1971)
Wimbledon2R (1969)

Tadeusz Nowicki (born 7 July 1946) is a former professional tennis player from Poland.

Biography

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Career

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Born in Łódź, Nowicki was a five time national champion.[1]

He competed regularly at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. His best performance came at the 1971 French Open, where he made the fourth round with wins over Jim McManus, Vladimir Korotkov and Frew McMillan. In the fourth round, he lost in four sets to eventual finalist Ilie Năstase.[2]

On the Grand Prix circuit, he made it to the semi-final stage once, at Nice in 1973. En route, he defeated a young Björn Borg. He was a quarter-finalist at the 1974 Austrian Open Kitzbühel.[3]

Nowicki had a long Davis Cup career for Poland, featuring 25 ties across 16 years. He was awarded a Davis Cup Commitment Award for his service to the Polish team. He also represented Poland in the 1978 Nations Cup.[4]

Coaching

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A former Davis Cup captain, Nowicki lives in Germany and has been head coach of TGF Bochum for many years.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tadeusz Nowicki kapitanem reprezentacji w Pucharze Davisa" (in Polish). sport.pl. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Froehling, Ashe Post Net Wins". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 1 June 1971. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Kitzbuhel - 15 July - 21 July 1974". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ "U.S. posts tennis win". Bangor Daily News. 12 May 1978. p. 17. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ^ "TG Friederika e.V. Bochum - Trainer" (in German). TGF Bochum. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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