Jan Choinski

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Jan Choinski

|image = Choinski RGQ23 (52944022775).jpg

|caption = Choinski at the 2023 French Open

|fullname =

|country = {{flagicon|Great Britain}} Great Britain (2019–)
{{GER}} (2011–18)

|residence = Münstermaifeld, Germany

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|6|10}}

|birth_place = Koblenz, Germany

|height = 1.96 m

|turnedpro = 2014

|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|coach = Andrzej Choinski, Günter Bresnik

|careerprizemoney = $780,193

|singlesrecord = 2–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)

|singlestitles = 0

|highestsinglesranking = No. 126 (21 August 2023)

|currentsinglesranking = No. 187 (14 April 2025)

|AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (2024, 2025)

|FrenchOpenresult = Q2 (2018, 2023)

|Wimbledonresult = 2R (2023)

|USOpenresult = 1R (2024)

|doublesrecord = 0–0

|doublestitles = 0

|highestdoublesranking = No. 622 (7 January 2019)

|currentdoublesranking = No. 912 (9 September 2024)

|updated = 9 September 2024

}}

Jan Choinski ({{langx|pl|Choiński}}; born 10 June 1996 in Germany) is a German-born Polish-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. Since 2019, he represents Great Britain.

Career

=2014: US Open Junior doubles semifinals, Turned Pro=

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.

=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.{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/96007/qualifier-choinski-reaches-campinas-challenger-final | title=Qualifier Choinski Reaches Campinas Challenger Final | date=9 October 2022 | access-date=10 October 2022 | archive-date=7 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207164759/https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/96007/qualifier-choinski-reaches-campinas-challenger-final | url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/svajda-skatov-claim-maiden-atp-challenger-tour-titles|title=#NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}} He reached the top 250 on 19 December 2022.

=2023: Wimbledon debut=

Choinski 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{{cite web|url=https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/sport/04072023-jan-choinski-hails-day-to-remember-after-wimbledon-win|title=Jan Choinski hails day to remember |publisher=South West Londoner|accessdate=26 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/wimbledon-championships/news/jan-choinski-joins-burrage-in-securing-first-grand-slam-victory-at-sw19/|title=Jan Choinski joins Burrage in securing first Grand Slam victory at SW19|publisher=LTA|accessdate=26 August 2024}} before losing in the second round to 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wimbledon-news/wimbledon-hurkacz-books-spot-in-third-round-694150.html|title=Wimbledon: Hurkacz wins in straight sets, meets Musetti in third round|publisher=Tennis Majors |accessdate=26 August 2024}}

=2024: Consecutive Wimbledon wildcard, US Open debut=

Ranked No. 188 he qualified for the 2024 Estoril Open and defeated wildcard João Fonseca.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/estoril-open-briton-choinski-notches-first-atp-tour-win-of-2024-753440.html|title=Estoril Open: Briton Choinski notches first ATP Tour win of 2024}}

For a second consecutive year, he received a wildcard for the Wimbledon{{Cite web |title=Broady, Willis headline initial Wimbledon wild cards|url=https://www.atptour.com//en/news/wimbledon-2024-wild-cards|date=19 June 2024|accessdate=19 June 2024}} but lost in the first round to Luciano Darderi in five sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/sport/02072024-jan-choinski-satisfied-with-dogged-determination-despite-wimbledon-defeat|title=Jan Choinski satisfied with dogged determination despite Wimbledon defeat|publisher=South West Londoner|accessdate=26 August 2024}}

He won the Elesse Pro Tennis Challenge in Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania, defeating No. 220 ranked Canadian Alexis Galarneau.{{cite web|url=https://www.readingeagle.com/2024/08/17/jan-choinski-wins-ellesse-pro-tennis-challenge/|title=Jan Choinski wins Ellesse Pro Tennis Challenge|date=17 August 2024}}

Ranked No. 280, he qualified for the main draw of the 2024 US Open after saving three match points against American Maxime Cressy to make his debut at this Major.{{cite tweet|url=https://x.com/GBtennis/status/1826747982718652599|number=1826747982718652599|title=#USOpen FQR:Yes! Huge congratulations to Jan Choinski, who qualifies at a slam for the first time...saving two match points on the American Maxime Cressy serve to get into the final tiebreak!|user=GBtennis|date=22 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/us-open/2024/brits-final-qualifying-jan-choinski-billy-harris-sonay-kartal-lily-miyazaki_sto20031011/story.shtml|title=US Open 2024: Jan Choinski books spot in New York as three other Brits lose in final round of qualifying|date=22 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/us-open/news/2024-jan-choinski-comes-through-qualifying-to-set-up-main-draw-debut/|title=US Open 2024: Jan Choinski comes through qualifying to set up main draw debut|date=23 August 2024|accessdate=23 August 2024|website=LTA.org.uk}} Choinski lost in the first round to Roberto Carballés Baena in five sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c2078833982o|title=Choinski falls short of epic comeback on US Open debut|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 August 2024}}

Following lifting the trophy at the Tulln Challenger, he returned to the top 200 in the ATP rankings, moving 100 positions up, on 9 September 2024.

In September, Choinski won his third career Challenger title at the 2024 NÖ Open in Tulln, Austria, defeating Lukas Neumayer in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/gasquet-rodionov-cassis-challenger-2024-final|title=Gasquet becomes third-oldest Challenger champion in history|website=ATPTour|date=9 September 2024|accessdate=8 October 2024}}

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.{{cite web| url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/tennis/jan-choinski-wimbledon-2023-b1092316.html|title=Meet Jan Choinski: Britain's big-eating, German-born Wimbledon star with ballet-dancer parents|date=6 July 2023}}

Singles performance timeline

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament	2016	2017
class=wikitable style=text-align:center	\|colspan=3\|Germany	colspan=6\|Great Britain
colspan="12" align="left" \|Grand Slam tournaments
align=left\|Australian Open \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|0 / 0 \|0–0
align=left\|French Open \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q2 \|A \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q2 \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|0 / 0 \|0–0
align=left\|Wimbledon \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|style=color:#767676\|NH \|A \|A \|bgcolor=afeeee\|2R \|bgcolor=afeeee\|1R \|0 / 2 \|1–2
align=left\|US Open \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|bgcolor=afeeee\|1R \|0 / 1 \|0–1
style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef \|style=text-align:left\|Overall win–loss \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|1–1 \|0–2 \|0 / 3 \|1–3
colspan="12" align="left" \|ATP Masters 1000
align=left\|Madrid Open \|A \|A \|A \|A \|style=color:#767676\|NH \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|A \|0 / 0 \|0–0
align=left\|Italian Open \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q2 \|A \|0 / 0 \|0–0
colspan="12" align="left" \|Career statistics
bgcolor=efefef \|align=left\|Tournaments \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|4 \|3 \| colspan="2" \|8
style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef \|style=text-align:left\|Overall win–loss \|0–1 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|1–4 \|1–3 \| colspan="2" \|2–8
bgcolor=efefef \|align=left\|Year-end ranking \|606 \|296 \|292 \|264 \|347 \|602 \|248 \|160 \|175 \| colspan="2" \|

ATP Challenger Tour finals

=Singles: 4 (3–1)=

class="sortable wikitable nowrap"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|2018 Meerbusch Challenger – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Meerbusch, Germany

|Clay

|{{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Horanský

|7–6^(9–7), 3–6, 3–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–1

|2022 Campeonato Internacional de Tênis de Campinas – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Campinas, Brazil

|Clay

|{{flagicon|PER}} Juan Pablo Varillas

|6–4, 6–4

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–1

|2023 Meerbusch Challenger

|style="background:moccasin;"|Meerbusch, Germany

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Camilo Ugo Carabelli

|6–4, 6–0

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|3–1

|2024 NÖ Open – Singles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Tulln, Austria

|Clay

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Lukas Neumayer

|6–4, 6–1

=Doubles: 1 (0–1)=

class="sortable wikitable nowrap"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|2023 Nonthaburi Challenger III – Doubles

|style="background:moccasin;"|Nonthaburi, Thailand

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Parker

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Nam Ji-sung
{{flagicon|KOR}} Song Min-kyu

|4–6, 4–6

ITF Tour finals

=Singles: 20 (11–9)=

class="sortable wikitable nowrap"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|Aug 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F12, Karlsruhe

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Yannick Hanfmann

|5–7, 1–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–1

|{{dts|Aug 2014}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F12, Huy

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Julien Cagnina

|3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–2

|{{dts|Jul 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F8, Trier

|Clay

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Maximilian Neuchrist

|7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–3

|{{dts|Aug 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F10, Wetzlar

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BOL}} Hugo Dellien

|3–6, 3–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|2–3

|{{dts|Oct 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|France F20, Forbach

|Carpet (i)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Ugo Humbert

|6–3, 7–6^(7–2)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–4

|{{dts|Oct 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F15, Leimen

|Hard (i)

|{{flagicon|GER}} Mats Moraing

|4–6, 6–3, 2–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–5

|{{dts|Feb 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden

|Carpet (i)

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Uladzimir Ignatik

|4–6, 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–6

|{{dts|Sep 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F29, Irvine

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mackenzie McDonald

|0–6, 3–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|3–6

|{{dts|May 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F1, Karlskrona

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BOL}} Hugo Dellien

|7–5, 4–6, 6–2

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–7

|{{dts|Jul 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F8, Kassel

|Clay

|{{flagicon|EST}} Jürgen Zopp

|3–6, 2–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|4–7

|{{dts|Aug 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F9, Essen

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Daniel Dutra da Silva

|6–4, 7–6^(7–5)

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|5–7

|{{dts|Aug 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F10, Wetzlar

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Elmar Ejupovic

|7–5, 7–6^(7–1)

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|6–7

|{{dts|Aug 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F11, Karlsruhe

|Clay

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Máté Valkusz

|6–2, 6–4

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|6–8

|{{dts|Mar 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F7, Bakersfield

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathias Bourgue

|2–6, 3–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|7–8

|{{dts|Aug 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F11, Trier

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Benjamin Hassan

|6–4, 3–6, 6–3

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|8–8

|{{dts|Aug 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Belgium F9, Huy

|Clay

|{{flagicon|NMI}} Colin Sinclair

|3–6, 7–6^(7–0), 6–3

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|9–8

|{{dts|Oct 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Seifert

|6–3, 6–1

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|9–9

|{{dts|Dec 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Altmaier

|3–6, 6–4, 4–6

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|10–9

|{{dts|Dec 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Camilo Ugo Carabelli

|6–0, 6–0

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|11–9

|{{dts|Aug 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Frankfurt, Germany

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Imanol López Morillo

|6–3, 7–6^(7–4)

=Doubles: 7 (3–4)=

class="sortable wikitable nowrap"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|Feb 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Turkey F4,
Antalya

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GER}} Kevin Krawietz

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Zhe
{{flagicon|RSA}} Ruan Roelofse

|3–6, 6–4, [2–10]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|1–1

|{{dts|May 2016}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Czech Republic F3,
Jablonec

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Tom Schönenberg

|{{flagicon|POL}} Hubert Hurkacz
{{flagicon|POL}} Szymon Walków

|6–2, 7–6^(9–7)

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|2–1

|{{dts|Jun 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Czech Republic F3,
Jablonec

|Clay

|{{flagicon|POL}} Kamil Majchrzak

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Michnev
{{flagicon|CZE}} Matěj Vocel

|7–6^(7–4), 6–3

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|2–2

|{{dts|Oct 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Bad Salzdetfurth,
Germany

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Altmaier

|{{flagicon|GER}} Lasse Muscheites
{{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Seifert

|6–2, 3–6, [9–11]

bgcolor=98fb98|Win

|3–2

|{{dts|Nov 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Sarreguemines,
France

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|GER}} Luca Gelhardt

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Arthur Bouquier
{{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Dussin

|6–3, 6–4

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–3

|{{dts|Dec 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Santo Domingo,
Dominican Rep.

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Mora

|{{flagicon|PER}} Arklon Huertas del Pino
{{flagicon|ARG}} Camilo Ugo Carabelli

|6–7^(2–7), 3–6

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|3–4

|{{dts|May 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Nottingham,
United Kingdom

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Broom

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Julian Cash
{{flagicon|GBR}} Henry Patten

|6–7^(5–7), 2–6

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/tennis/article/i-havent-earned-anything-this-year-says-british-no9-jan-choinski-7lrpw5zwf|website=The Times|access-date=May 10, 2023|title=I haven't earned anything this year, says British No 9 Jan Choinski|first=Stuart|last=Fraser|date=May 5, 2023}}

{{cite news |url = https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/british-tennis-players/jan-choinski/ |title= Jan Choinski |website= lta.org.uk |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230627082753/https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/british-tennis-players/jan-choinski/ |archive-date= 27 June 2023 |url-status= live }}

{{cite news |url= https://talksport.com/sport/tennis/1488754/wimbledon-jan-choinski-parents-novak-djokovic/ |title= Ripped Wimbledon wildcard is son of ballerina who eats as much as World's Strongest Man and eyeing Novak Djokovic match |first= Connor |last= Andrews |website= talksport.com |date= 5 July 2023 }}

}}

External links

{{ATP|ch12}}
{{ITF profile}}

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Koblenz

Category:British male tennis players

Category:German male tennis players

Category:British people of Polish descent

Category:German people of Polish descent

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Category:21st-century British sportsmen

Category:21st-century German sportsmen

Tournament	2016	2017
class=wikitable style=text-align:center	\|colspan=3\|Germany	colspan=6\|Great Britain
colspan="12" align="left" \|Grand Slam tournaments
align=left\|Australian Open \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|0 / 0 \|0–0
align=left\|French Open \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q2 \|A \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q2 \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|0 / 0 \|0–0
align=left\|Wimbledon \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|style=color:#767676\|NH \|A \|A \|bgcolor=afeeee\|2R \|bgcolor=afeeee\|1R \|0 / 2 \|1–2
align=left\|US Open \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|bgcolor=afeeee\|1R \|0 / 1 \|0–1
style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef \|style=text-align:left\|Overall win–loss \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|1–1 \|0–2 \|0 / 3 \|1–3
colspan="12" align="left" \|ATP Masters 1000
align=left\|Madrid Open \|A \|A \|A \|A \|style=color:#767676\|NH \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q1 \|A \|0 / 0 \|0–0
align=left\|Italian Open \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|A \|bgcolor=ecf2ff\|Q2 \|A \|0 / 0 \|0–0
colspan="12" align="left" \|Career statistics
bgcolor=efefef \|align=left\|Tournaments \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|4 \|3 \| colspan="2" \|8
style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef \|style=text-align:left\|Overall win–loss \|0–1 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|1–4 \|1–3 \| colspan="2" \|2–8
bgcolor=efefef \|align=left\|Year-end ranking \|606 \|296 \|292 \|264 \|347 \|602 \|248 \|160 \|175 \| colspan="2" \|