Jan Choinski Explained

Jan Choinski
Country: Great Britain (2019–)
(2011–18)
Residence:Münstermaifeld, Germany
Birth Date:1996 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Koblenz, Germany
Height:1.96 m
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Andrzej Choinski, Pawel Strauss
Careerprizemoney:$613,283
Singlesrecord:2–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 126 (21 August 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 281 (12 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2024)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2018, 2023)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2023)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2024)
Doublesrecord:0–0
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 622 (7 January 2019)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 917 (12 August 2024)
Updated:12 August 2024

Jan Choinski (Polish: Choiński; born 10 June 1996 in Germany) is a Polish-German-British tennis player who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Choinski has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 126, achieved on 21 August 2023.

Juniors

Choinski reached the semifinals of the 2014 US Open – Boys' singles. He peaked at No. 17 combined world ranking, compiling a 78–30 match record in singles.

Professional career

2016: ATP debut

Choinski made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 MercedesCup, where he was given a wildcard in singles.

2022: Maiden Challenger title

Ranked No. 457, he reached his second Challenger final at the 2022 Campeonato Internacional de Tênis de Campinas being the first qualifier in the history of the tournament to do so.[1] He won his maiden Challenger title defeating Juan Pablo Varillas, moving more than a 150 positions back up close to the top 300 at No. 301 on 10 October 2022.[2] He reached the top 250 on 19 December 2022.

2023: Major and Top 150 debuts

He reached the top 200 at No. 194 on 3 April 2023 following a semifinal showing at the Challenger 125 2023 Mexico City Open. Next he reached back-to-back semifinals at the 2023 San Luis Open Challenger and moved another 15 positions up into the top 180 at No. 179 on 10 April 2023.Ranked No. 170, he received a wildcard for the 2023 Queen's Club Championships.He entered the main draw of the 2023 Eastbourne International as a lucky loser.He was awarded a wildcard for his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships where he won his first Major match against Dusan Lajovic. As a result he reached the top 150 in the rankings.

He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2023 Hamburg European Open but lost to Zhizhen Zhang. A month later, he reached a new career high ranking of No. 126 on 21 August 2023.

2024: Consecutive Wimbledon wildcard

Ranked No. 188 he qualified for the 2024 Estoril Open and defeated wildcard João Fonseca.[3]

For a second consecutive year, he received a wildcard for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[4]

Ranked No. 281, he won the Elesse Pro Tennis Challenge in Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania, defeating No. 220 ranked Canadian Alexis Galarneau.[5]

Personal life

Choinski was born in Koblenz, Germany. He stated, "My mum's side of [the] family is fully British [and] my dad is from Poland." Both ballet dancers, his parents met while under contract in Germany, where they would later open a ballet school. His mother is originally from Southampton.He represented Germany from the beginning of his career until the end of 2018 and then switched to Great Britain.[6]

Singles performance timeline

Current through the 2024 French Open.

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Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAQ10 / 00–0
French OpenAAAQ2AAAAQ2Q10 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAAQ1style=color:#767676NHAA2R1R0 / 2 1–2
US OpenAAAAAAAAQ10 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–10–10 / 21–2
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Madrid OpenAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAQ1A0 / 00–0
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAQ2A0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments01000000416
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–01–41–12–6
Year-end ranking444606296292264347602248160

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Meerbusch, GermanyClay Filip Horanský7–6(9–7), 3–6, 3–6
Win1–1Campinas, BrazilClay Juan Pablo Varillas6–4, 6–4
Win2–1Meerbusch, GermanyClay Camilo Ugo Carabelli6–4, 6–0

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 20 (11–9)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Germany F12, KarlsruheClay Yannick Hanfmann5–7, 1–6
Win1–1Belgium F12, HuyClay Julien Cagnina3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–2Germany F8, TrierClay Maximilian Neuchrist7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6
Loss1–3Germany F10, WetzlarClay Hugo Dellien3–6, 3–6
Win2–3France F20, ForbachCarpet (i) Ugo Humbert6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss2–4Germany F15, LeimenHard (i) Mats Moraing4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss2–5Switzerland F1, OberentfeldenCarpet (i) Uladzimir Ignatik4–6, 3–6
Loss2–6USA F29, IrvineHard Mackenzie McDonald0–6, 3–6
Win3–6Sweden F1, KarlskronaClay Hugo Dellien7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss3–7Germany F8, KasselClay Jürgen Zopp3–6, 2–6
Win4–7Germany F9, EssenClay Daniel Dutra da Silva6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win5–7Germany F10, WetzlarClay Elmar Ejupovic7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Win6–7Germany F11, KarlsruheClay Máté Valkusz6–2, 6–4
Loss6–8USA F7, BakersfieldHard Mathias Bourgue2–6, 3–6
Win7–8Germany F11, TrierClay Benjamin Hassan6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win8–8Belgium F9, HuyClay Colin Sinclair3–6, 7–6(7–0), 6–3
Win9–8M15 Bad Salzdetfurth, GermanyClay Stefan Seifert6–3, 6–1
Loss9–9M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.Hard Daniel Altmaier3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win10–9M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.Hard Camilo Ugo Carabelli6–0, 6–0
Win11–9M15 Frankfurt, GermanyClay Imanol López Morillo6–3, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Turkey F4,
Antalya
Hard Kevin Krawietz Li Zhe
Ruan Roelofse
3–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Win1–1Czech Republic F3,
Jablonec
Clay Tom Schönenberg Hubert Hurkacz
Szymon Walków
6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Win2–1Czech Republic F3,
Jablonec
Clay Kamil Majchrzak Petr Michnev
Matěj Vocel
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss2–2M15 Bad Salzdetfurth,
Germany
Carpet Daniel Altmaier Lasse Muscheites
Stefan Seifert
6–2, 3–6, [9–11]
Win3–2M15 Sarreguemines,
France
Carpet Luca Gelhardt Arthur Bouquier
Louis Dussin
6–3, 6–4
Loss3–3M15 Santo Domingo,
Dominican Rep.
Hard Maxime Mora Arklon Huertas del Pino
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss3–4M15 Nottingham,
United Kingdom
Hard Charles Broom Julian Cash
Henry Patten
6–7(5–7), 2–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualifier Choinski Reaches Campinas Challenger Final . 9 October 2022 .
  2. Web site:
    1. NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis
    . ATP Tour.
  3. Web site: Estoril Open: Briton Choinski notches first ATP Tour win of 2024.
  4. Web site: Broady, Willis headline initial Wimbledon wild cards. 19 June 2024. 19 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Jan Choinski wins Ellesse Pro Tennis Challenge. 17 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Meet Jan Choinski: Britain’s big-eating, German-born Wimbledon star with ballet-dancer parents. 6 July 2023.