Karol Stopa

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Karol Stopa (born 12 March 1948) is a Polish sports journalist, commentator and tennis player.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Karol Stopa Seniors Tennis Doubles Overview|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/karol-stopa/800552181/pol/vt/d/overview/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-01|website=www.itftennis.com}}{{Cite web|title=Apel po zwycięstwie Świątek. "Niech ten sukces nas połączy"|url=https://eurosport.tvn24.pl/r/1033532|access-date=2020-11-01|website=TVN24.pl}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023}}

Graduated in law and journalism from the University of Warsaw. From 1971 to 1989 he was a journalist for Kurier Polski, and from 1978 to 1979 he was briefly associated with the editorial department of Przegląd Sportowy. In 1989 he became program secretary of the sports editorial department of Polish Television, and also worked there as a reporter, publisher of sports and journalistic programs and commentator. From 1997 to 1998, he was head of TVN's sports editorial department. Since 1998, he has been a regular tennis commentator on the Polish-language version of the Eurosport station.