Polish tennis player (born 2003)
Maks Kaśnikowski |
| Country (sports) |  Poland |
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| Born | (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21)
Warsaw, Poland |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | US $224,685 |
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| Career record | 1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 168 (21 October 2024) |
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| Current ranking | No. 168 (21 October 2024) |
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| Australian Open | Q2 (2025) |
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| US Open | 1R (2024) |
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| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 688 (8 May 2023) |
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| Current ranking | No. 891 (21 October 2024) |
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| Last updated on: 21 October 2024. |
Maks Kaśnikowski (born 6 July 2003) is a Polish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 168 achieved on 21 October 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 688 achieved on 8 May 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 3 Polish player.[2]
Kaśnikowski represents Poland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–1.[3][4]
2023: First Challenger final
[edit]In October, he reached his first Challenger final in Ortisei, Italy and moved into a new career high in the top 290 in the rankings, that he first reached on 3 July 2023.
2024: Maiden Challenger title, Grand Slam debut
[edit]At the 2024 Oeiras Indoors, he reached his second Challenger final, saving six match points in the opening round against Adrian Andreev, and then defeating two Portuguese players, wildcard João Domingues, second seed João Sousa and Valentin Royer. He won his first Challenger title with a win over another Portuguese Gastão Elias, becoming the second-youngest Polish champion in history to win a title. Only a 19-year-old Jerzy Janowicz was younger when he won his title in St. Remy, France in 2010.[5]
In June, he won his second Challenger title at home, at the 2024 Poznań Open. He became the third Polish champion in the history of the tournament, joining Jerzy Janowicz (2012) and Hubert Hurkacz (2018).[6]
Ranked No. 193, he made his Grand Slam debut, after qualifying for the main draw at the US Open but lost to Pedro Martínez.[7]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit] | Legend | | ATP Challenger Tour (2–1) | | |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
[edit] | | | Finals by surface | | Hard (1–2) | | Clay (3–2) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | M15 Wrocław, Poland | WTT | Clay |  Petr Nouza | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | M15 Łódź, Poland | WTT | Clay | Paweł Ciaś | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2022 | M15 Pärnu, Estonia | WTT | Clay |  Fermín Tenti | 5–7, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2022 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | WTT | Hard |  Sebastian Gima | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2022 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | WTT | Hard |  Alexandar Lazarov | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Feb 2023 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Lucas Catarina | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–4 | Apr 2023 | M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | WTT | Clay |  Duje Ajduković | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2024 | M25 Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay |  Jay Clarke | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 3 (1 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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French
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Poland
Lukáš Klein 
Gastão Elias 
Camilo Ugo Carabelli 
Petr Nouza 
Sebastian Gima 
Alexandar Lazarov 
Lucas Catarina 
Duje Ajduković 
Jay Clarke 
Jérôme Kym 
Bruno Kuzuhara 
Oleg Prihodko 
