# Michał Przysiężny

Michał Przysiężny (Polish pronunciation:; born 16 February 1984) is a former Polish professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of St. Petersburg in 2013, achieving a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in January 2014.

## Career

He started his career in the KKT Wrocław. In 2002 Przysiężny reached the semifinals of the boys' doubles at the French Open (partnered with Attila Balázs from Hungary). In the same year, he won his first Futures tournament in Montego Bay, Jamaica, defeating Jean-Julien Rojer in the final. He has reached ten finals of these tournaments, winning seven.
He qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament (2007 US Open) by beating his compatriot Łukasz Kubot. He lost in four sets to Michael Berrer in the first round.
Przysiężny made a return from a knee injury qualifying as a lucky loser in the 2008 Swedish Open; however, he lost to Jonas Björkman in the first round and winning Davis Cup matches.
At the end of 2009, his career gained momentum. He won three Futures tournaments in a row (Germany F19, Belarus F1, and Belarus F2) and rose 235 places to no. 427 in the ATP rankings. In November, he won the IPP Open, defeating Stéphane Bohli in the final from a set down. He finished the year as no. 183. Three months later, he won another Challenger tournament, where he eliminated Andrey Kuznetsov, Evgeny Kirillov, Goran Tošić, Tobias Kamke, and Julian Reister in the final. The week of March 29, he won matches against Caio Zampieri, Laurynas Grigelis, Charles-Antoine Brézac, Teymuraz Gabashvili, and Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo in the final of the Saint–Brieuc Challenger. Two weeks later, he lost to Santiago González in the final of the León Challenger. After this event, he was in the top 100 of the ATP rankings.
He got direct entry into a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career at the 2010 French Open. Przysiężny lost in straights sets in the first round to eventual quarterfinalist Mikhail Youzhny. He then entered the Wimbledon main draw for the first time, where he was met 17th seed Ivan Ljubičić. Przysiężny scored the biggest win of his career, defeating the Croatian in straight sets, subsequently losing in the second round to eventual quarterfinalist Yen-Hsun Lu. At the US Open, he faced 21st seed Albert Montañés, losing in five sets. Michał served for the match at 6–5 in the fourth set, squandering two match points.
At the 2013 St. Petersburg Open he defeated Albert Ramos, Fabio Fognini and Lukáš Rosol to reach semifinals, where he lost to Ernests Gulbis. At Tokyo he defeated Marcel Granollers in first round but lost in second round to Jarkko Nieminen. At the Paris Masters he defeated Jarkko Nieminen.
At the 2014 ATP 500 Tokyo singles tournament, he won over world number 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but lost in second round to Denis Istomin. In doubles he partnered with Pierre-Hugues Herbert, defeating the Bryan brothers, Jamie Murray / John Peers, Eric Butorac / Raven Klaasen and Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo to claim the title.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 title)

* Winner – Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2014 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6–3, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, [10–5] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 28 (18–10)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (8–5)
* ITF Futures (10–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (10–6)
* Clay (6–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (2–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2002 | Aruba F1, Oranjestad | Futures | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 2002 | Jamaica F21, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2003 | Poland F1, Poznań | Futures | Clay | Kim Tiilikainen | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Dec 2003 | Iran F3, Kish Island | Futures | Clay | Johannes Ager | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2004 | Poland F2, Koszalin | Futures | Clay | Sadik Kadir | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Oct 2004 | Georgia F1, Tbilisi | Futures | Clqy | Kirill Ivanov-Smolenskii | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2006 | Iran F5, Kish Island | Futures | Clay | Adam Vejmelka | 6–1, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jan 2007 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Richard Bloomfield | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 2009 | Germany F19, Leimen | Futures | Hard | Henri Kontinen | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2009 | Belarus F1, Minsk | Futures | Carpet | Sergey Betov | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–3 | Oct 2009 | Belarus F2, Minsk | Futures | Hard | Nikolai Fidirko | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–3 | Nov 2009 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Stéphane Bohli | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–3 | Feb 2010 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Julian Reister | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–3 | Apr 2010 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–4 | Apr 2010 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Santiago Gonzále | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 12–4 | Nov 2010 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Lukáš Lacko | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12–5 | Nov 2010 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Ričardas Berankis | 1–6, 0–2 ret. |
| Win | 13–5 | Jan 2012 | Great Britain F1, Glasgow | Futures | Hard | Mirza Bašić | 6–1, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 14–5 | May 2012 | Korea F2, Changwon | Futures | Hard | Sam Groth | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–6 | Jul 2012 | Italy F19, Fano | Futures | Clay | José Checa Calvo | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–7 | Aug 2012 | Poland F4, Bydgoszcz | Futures | Clay | Dušan Lojda | 2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 15–7 | Sep 2012 | Poland F6, Legnica | Futures | Clay | Adam Chadaj | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–7 | Nov 2012 | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Hiroki Moriya | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 17–7 | Feb 2013 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Jan-Lennard Struff | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 17–8 | May 2013 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Vasek Pospisil | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 0–6, 1–4 ret. |
| Loss | 17–9 | Nov 2014 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 18–9 | Mar 2015 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Hard | John Millman | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–10 | Mar 2017 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard | Jürgen Melzer | 4–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 13 (3–10)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (1–4)
* ITF Futures (2–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–4)
* Clay (3–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2002 | Poland F5, Gdynia | Futures | Clay | Bartlomiej Dabrowski | Marcin Golab Kamil Lewandowicz | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2004 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Daniel Lustig | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2004 | Germany F6, Neheim-Husten | Futures | Clay | Filip Urban | Christopher Koderisch Ulrich Tippenhauer | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2006 | Poland F2, Wrocław | Futures | Hard | Tomasz Bednarek | Vadim Davletshin Mikhail Filima | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2006 | Japan F4, Munakata | Futures | Hard | Mischa Zverev | Troy Hahn Michael Yani | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 2006 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Tomasz Bednarek | Vasilis Mazarakis Jan Mertl | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2006 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Torresi | Gabriel Moraru Adrian Ungur | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2006 | Iran F5, Kish Island | Futures | Clay | Viktor Bruthans | Fabio Colangelo Marco Crugnola | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jun 2007 | Bytom, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Tomasz Bednarek | Hugo Armando Brian Dabul | 4–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
| Loss | 3–7 | Sep 2007 | Orléans, France | Challenger | Hard | Tomasz Bednarek | James Cerretani Frank Moser | 1–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3–8 | Oct 2009 | Belarus F1, Minsk | Futures | Carpet | Dawid Olejniczak | Sergey Betov Nikolai Fidirko | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3–9 | Nov 2010 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomasz Bednarek | Mikhail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev | 6–3, 3–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 3–10 | Aug 2012 | Poland F4, Bydgoszcz | Futures | Clay | Grzegorz Panfil | Artem Smirnov Andrei Vasilevski | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 0–6 |

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | A | Q1 | 2R | Q3 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q3 | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| US Open | 1R | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | 27% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canada | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Shanghai | NH | NH | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |