Maks Kaśnikowski

Maks Kaśnikowski
	Kaśnikowski at the 2024 US Open
Country (sports)	Poland
Born	6 July 2003 (age 21); Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US $224,685
Singles
Career record	1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 168 (21 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 168 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 688 (8 May 2023)
Current ranking	No. 891 (21 October 2024)
	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]

Career

2023: First Challenger final

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

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

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2023	Ortisei, Italy	Challenger	Hard (i)	Lukáš Klein	7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(4–7), 6–7^(6–8)
Win	1–1	Jan 2024	Oeiras, Portugal	Challenger	Hard (i)	Gastão Elias	7–6^(7–1), 4–6, 6–3
Win	2–1	Jun 2024	Poznań, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Camilo Ugo Carabelli	3–6, 6–4, 6–3

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–4)

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)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2022	M15 Antalya, Turkey	WTT	Clay	Jérôme Kym	Bruno Kuzuhara Victor Lilov	walkover
Win	1–1	Oct 2022	M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria	WTT	Hard	Olaf Pieczkowski	Yanaki Milev Petr Nesterov	6–3, 7–5
Loss	1–2	Apr 2023	M25 Split, Croatia	WTT	Clay	Jérôme Kym	Piotr Matuszewski Oleg Prihodko	2–6, 6–7^(6–8)

References

^ "Maks Kasnikowski | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
^ "ATP Rankings | PIF ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Davis Cup - Players". Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
^ "Full Line-Up Confirmed For Davis Cup Finals 2020". March 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
^ "Kasnikowski, 20, saves 6 MPs en route to first Challenger title". Archived from the original on 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
^ "Cerundolo claims back-to-back Challenger titles; Goffin returns to winners' circle". 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Medjedovic, Schwartzman and more: Meet the 2024 US Open men's qualifiers". 25 August 2024.

External links

Maks Kaśnikowski at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Maks Kaśnikowski at the International Tennis Federation
Maks Kaśnikowski at the Davis Cup

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[1] "Maks Kasnikowski | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.

[2] "ATP Rankings | PIF ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[3] "Davis Cup - Players". Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-03.

[4] "Full Line-Up Confirmed For Davis Cup Finals 2020". March 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

[5] "Kasnikowski, 20, saves 6 MPs en route to first Challenger title". Archived from the original on 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

[6] "Cerundolo claims back-to-back Challenger titles; Goffin returns to winners' circle". 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[7] "Medjedovic, Schwartzman and more: Meet the 2024 US Open men's qualifiers". 25 August 2024.

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v t e Association of Tennis Professionals Top Polish male singles tennis players
As of Dec 15, 2024
1. Hubert Hurkacz (16 ) 2. Kamil Majchrzak (120 ) 3. Maks Kasnikowski (182 ) 4. Daniel Michalski (405 1) 5. Pawel Juszczak (477 3)
6. Filip Peliwo (595 8) 7. Olaf Pieczkowski (631 6) 8. Martyn Pawelski (649 ) 9. Filip Pieczonka (834 12) 10. Jasza Szajrych (849 18)