Szymon Walków (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂɨmɔn ˈvalkuf]; born 22 September 1995) is a Polish tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 818 achieved on 3 December 2018. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 86 achieved on 13 June 2022. He has reached one ATP doubles final. Additionally, he has reached 40 career doubles finals with a record of 23 wins and 17 losses, which includes a 11–7 record in ATP Challenger Tour doubles finals. He reached one singles final, winning the title at the Poland F4 futures tournament in Koszalin in 2018.
Country (sports) | Poland |
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Residence | Wrocław, Poland |
Born | Wrocław, Poland | 22 September 1995
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Rafal Paluch |
Prize money | $272,557 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 818 (3 December 2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 11–15 |
Career titles | 0 11 Challenger, 12 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 86 (13 June 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 146 (11 November 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (2021, 2022) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
US Open | 2R (2021) |
Last updated on: 19 November 2024. |
Career
editWalków reached his maiden ATP doubles final at the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad partnering Jan Zieliński.
In January 2022, he made his debut participating as part of the Polish team at the 2022 ATP Cup, where he played doubles with Zieliński and won against Georgia and Argentina. After Hurkacz's win over Diego Schwartzman sealed the victory for Poland over Argentina the Polish team advanced to the semifinals.[1] The pair won again against Spain in doubles but the team did not advance to the finals.
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Jan Zieliński | Marc-Andrea Hüsler Dominic Stricker |
1–6, 6–7(7–9) |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 1 (1–0)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2018 | Poland F6, Koszalin | Futures | Clay | Maciej Rajski | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles: 41 (23–18)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2015 | Czech Republic F1, Prague | Futures | Clay | Kamil Gajewski | František Čermák Robin Stanek |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2015 | Poland F4, Bytom | Futures | Clay | Hubert Hurkacz | Jan Kuncik Petr Michnev |
7–5, 5–7, [8–10] |
Loss | 0–3 | May 2016 | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou | Futures | Clay | Hubert Hurkacz | Jan Choinski Tom Schonenberg |
2–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 1–3 | Jun 2016 | Poland F2, Koszalin | Futures | Clay | Kamil Gajewski | Adam Majchrowicz Grzegorz Panfil |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2016 | Poland F6, Poznań | Futures | Clay | Adam Majchrowicz | Marcin Gawron Andriej Kapaś |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–4 | Oct 2016 | Egypt F28, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Kamil Gajewski | Antonio Massara Andrea Vavassori |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Loss | 2–5 | Nov 2016 | Egypt F34, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Kamil Gajewski | P Matuszewski Kacper Żuk |
6–3, 2–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 2–6 | Jul 2017 | Poland F5, Mragowo | Futures | Clay | Kamil Gajewski | M Pena Lopez Ewan Moore |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–6 | Sep 2017 | Poland F11, Koszalin | Futures | Clay | Iván Endara | Michal Dembek Marcin Gawron |
6–3, 2–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 3–7 | Oct 2017 | Czech Republic F7, Jablonec nad Nisou | Futures | Carpet | Mateusz Kowalczyk | Niels Lootsma David Poljak |
6–2, 4–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 3–8 | Nov 2017 | Czech Republic F8, Opava | Futures | Carpet | Mateusz Kowalczyk | Maciej Smola Karol Drzewiecki |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [8–10] |
Win | 4–8 | Nov 2017 | Czech Republic F9, Milovice | Futures | Hard | Marek Gengel | Michal Konecny Filip Duda |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] |
Win | 5–8 | Nov 2017 | Czech Republic F10, Říčany | Futures | Hard | Karol Drzewiecki | Matej Vocel Michael Vrbenský |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 5–9 | Dec 2017 | Egypt F36, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Karol Drzewiecki | Jordan Correia Mario Vilella Martínez |
6–7(11–13), 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 6–9 | Apr 2018 | Italy F9, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay | Sekou Bangoura | Vasile Antonescu Patrick Grigoriu |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 7–9 | May 2018 | Poland F3, Ustroń | Futures | Clay | Sekou Bangoura | Vít Kopřiva David Poljak |
0–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
Win | 8–9 | Jun 2018 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk | Attila Balázs Andrea Vavassori |
7–5, 6–7(8–10), [10–8] |
Win | 9–9 | Aug 2018 | Sopot, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Mateusz Kowalczyk | Ruben Gonzales Nathaniel Lammons |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Win | 10–9 | Aug 2018 | Poland F8, Poznań | Futures | Clay | Tomasz Bednarek | Mateusz Kowalczyk Karol Drzewiecki |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 10–10 | Nov 2018 | Czech Republic F8, Opava | Futures | Carpet | Karol Drzewiecki | Jaroslav Pospíšil Vít Kopřiva |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 11–10 | Nov 2018 | Czech Republic F10, Milovice | Futures | Hard | Karol Drzewiecki | D Langmajer Daniel Lustig |
5–7, 7–6(9–7), [15–13] |
Win | 12–10 | Nov 2018 | Andria, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Karol Drzewiecki | Marc-Andrea Hüsler David Pel |
7–6(12–10), 2–6, [11–9] |
Win | 13–10 | Jan 2019 | M25 Nussloch, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Carpet | Karol Drzewiecki | Marek Gengel Danylo Kalenichenko |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 13–11 | Jul 2019 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Rogério Dutra Silva | Ante Pavić Tomislav Brkić |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 13–12 | Sep 2019 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Karol Drzewiecki | Sander Arends David Pel |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 13–13 | Oct 2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | Karol Drzewiecki | Illya Marchenko Harri Heliövaara |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14–13 | Feb 2020 | M25 Glasgow, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jan Zieliński | Evan Hoyt Simon Freund |
6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 15–13 | Mar 2020 | M25 Sunderland, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jan Zieliński | Jesper De Jong Bart Stevens |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 15–14 | Sep 2020 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Karol Drzewiecki | Igor Zelenay Artem Sitak |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 16–14 | Oct 2020 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Harri Heliövaara | Lloyd Glasspool Alex Lawson |
7–5, 6-3 |
Win | 17–14 | Oct 2020 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | Harri Heliövaara Alex Lawson |
6–1, 4–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 17–15 | Feb 2021 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Jan Zieliński | Luis David Martinez David Vega Hernández |
4–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
Loss | 17–16 | Apr 2021 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Jan Zieliński | Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [5–10] |
Win | 18–16 | Apr 2021 | Split II, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Jan Zieliński | Grégoire Barrère Albano Olivetti |
6-2, 7-5 |
Win | 19–16 | Jul 2021 | Sparkassen Open, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jan Zieliński | Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov |
6–4, 4–6, [10–4] |
Win | 20–16 | Aug 2021 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jan Zieliński | Dustin Brown Robin Haase |
6-3, 6-1 |
Loss | 20–17 | Apr 2022 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Ben McLachlan | Evgeny Karlovskiy Evgenii Tiurnev |
3-6, 4-6 |
Win | 21–17 | Apr 2022 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Cabral | Tristan Lamasine Lucas Pouille |
6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
Win | 22–17 | May 2022 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Hunter Reese | Marek Gengel Adam Pavlásek |
1–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Win | 23–17 | Aug 2022 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | David Pel | Neil Oberleitner Philipp Oswald |
7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 23–18 | Nov 2022 | Roanne, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Dustin Brown | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
References
editExternal links
edit- Szymon Walków at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Szymon Walków at the International Tennis Federation