Krzysztof Kwinta

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Krzysztof Kwinta
Full nameKrzysztof Filip Kwinta
Country (sports)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Born (1980-02-28) 28 February 1980 (age 44)
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$15,994
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 804 (23 Jul 2001)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (ATP Tour & Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 466 (19 Mar 2001)

Krzysztof Filip Kwinta (born 28 February 1980) is a Polish former professional tennis player. [1]

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A two-time Polish national champion in doubles, Kwinta is a native of Poznań and was a member of the Poland Davis Cup team in 2000. He featured in the doubles rubber of a tie against Slovenia in Szczecin, where he and partner Marcin Matkowski defeated Andrej Kračman and Marko Tkalec. On the ATP Tour, he made two main draw appearances in doubles at the local Idea Prokom Open.

Kwinta, who is also known by the given name "Kris", played two seasons of collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins and was a doubles All-American in 2004. He won the deciding match for the Bruins of the 2005 NCAA Division I Championship final, over Baylor's Lars Pörschke. [2]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (3)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jul 2000Poland F3, Katowice Clay Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Domka
Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Schukin 		6–3, 7–5
2.Aug 2001Poland F1, Poznań Clay Flag of Poland.svg Filip Aniola Flag of Germany.svg Ralph Grambow
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Kunth		6–3, 2–6, 6–3
3.Sep 2004Poland F6, Wrocław Clay Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Golab Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Olechowski
Flag of Poland.svg Dawid Olejniczak 		7–6(4), 7–6(2)

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References

  1. ↑ "Został Kwinta - Archiwum Rzeczpospolitej". archiwum.rp.pl (in Polish). 2 August 2000.
  2. ↑ "UCLA Earns First NCAA Tennis Title in 21 Years". Los Angeles Times . 25 May 2005.
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