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Mariusz Fyrstenberg

Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Country (sports) Poland
ResidenceWarsaw, Poland
Born (1980-07-08) 8 July 1980 (age 44)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2017
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$3,053,264
Singles
Career record5–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 317 (12 August 2002)
Doubles
Career record391–322
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 6 (6 August 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2006)
French OpenQF (2010, 2013)
Wimbledon2R (2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015)
US OpenF (2011)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2011)
Olympic GamesQF (2008)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2008, 2012)
French Open2R (2006, 2008)
Wimbledon3R (2010)
US OpenQF (2007, 2009)

Mariusz Stanisław Fyrstenberg (born 8 July 1980) is a retired Polish tennis player who was a doubles specialist.

Fyrstenberg primarily partnered Marcin Matkowski. The pair won the Madrid Open twice, in addition to reaching the final at the US Open. They also reached the final of the ATP Finals and participated six times at the event overall.

He is currently the coach of Wesley Koolhof, Jan Zielinski and Hugo Nys.

Significant finals

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Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2011 US Open Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski Austria Jürgen Melzer
Germany Philipp Petzschner
2–6, 2–6

Year-end championships

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2011 London, UK Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
5–7, 3–6

Masters 1000 finals

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Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2007 Madrid Open Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 2008 Madrid Open Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
6–2, 6–4
Loss 2009 Shanghai Masters Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski France Julien Benneteau
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2010 Shanghai Masters Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski Austria Jürgen Melzer
India Leander Paes
5–7, 6–4, [5–10]
Win 2012 Madrid Open (2) Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2013 Miami Open Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
4–6, 1–6

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 44 (18 titles, 26 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–4)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (3–6)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (13–14)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–17)
Clay (9–8)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (12–19)
Indoor (6–7)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2003 Sopot Open, Poland International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3
Win 2–0 Feb 2004 Brasil Open, Brazil International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Germany Tomas Behrend
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–2, 6–2
Win 3–0 Aug 2005 Sopot Open, Poland (2) International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
7–6(9–7), 6–4
Loss 3–1 Sep 2005 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Argentina Martín García
Argentina Mariano Hood
2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–2 Feb 2006 Brasil Open, Brazil International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
1–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Loss 3–3 Apr 2006 Barcelona Open, Spain Intl. Gold Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [5–10]
Loss 3–4 Aug 2006 Connecticut Open, United States International Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
3–6, 3–6
Win 4–4 Sep 2006 Romanian Open, Romania International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Argentina Martín García
Peru Luis Horna
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Loss 4–5 Oct 2006 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Argentina Martín García
Peru Luis Horna
6–7(1–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss 4–6 Oct 2006 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland International Carpet (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 5–6 Aug 2007 Sopot Open, Poland (3) International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Argentina Martín García
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
6–1, 6–1
Loss 5–7 Aug 2007 Connecticut Open, United States International Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski India Mahesh Bhupathi
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–8 Oct 2007 Open de Moselle, France International Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
1–6, 4–6
Win 6–8 Oct 2007 Vienna Open, Austria Intl. Gold Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski Germany Tomas Behrend
Germany Christopher Kas
6–4, 6–2
Loss 6–9 Oct 2007 Madrid Open, Spain Masters Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 6–10 Apr 2008 Barcelona Open, Spain Intl. Gold Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 2–6
Win 7–10 Jun 2008 Warsaw Open, Poland (4) International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Russia Nikolay Davydenko
Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin
6–0, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 7–11 Sep 2008 Romanian Open, Romania International Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski France Nicolas Devilder
France Paul-Henri Mathieu
6–7(4–7), 7–6(11–9), [20–22]
Loss 7–12 Oct 2008 Open de Moselle, France International Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski France Arnaud Clément
France Michaël Llodra
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 8–12 Oct 2008 Madrid Open, Spain Masters Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
6–4, 6–2
Win 9–12 Jun 2009 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Poland Marcin Matkowski United States Travis Parrott
Slovakia Filip Polášek
6–4, 6–4
Loss 9–13 Aug 2009 Washington Open, United States 500 Series Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski Czech Republic Martin Damm
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Win 10–13 Oct 2009 Malaysian Open, Malaysia 250 Series Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski Russia Igor Kunitsyn
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
6–2, 6–1
Loss 10–14 Oct 2009 Shanghai Masters, China Masters 1000 Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski France Julien Benneteau
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
2–6, 4–6
Win 11–14 Jun 2010 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom (2) 250 Series Grass Poland Marcin Matkowski United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 11–15 Oct 2010 Malaysian Open, Malaysia 250 Series Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 11–16 Oct 2010 China Open, China 500 Series Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 11–17 Oct 2010 Shanghai Masters, China Masters 1000 Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski Austria Jürgen Melzer
India Leander Paes
5–7, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 11–18 Oct 2010 Vienna Open, Austria 250 Series Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
5–7, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 11–19 Sep 2011 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski Austria Jürgen Melzer
Germany Philipp Petzschner
2–6, 2–6
Loss 11–20 Nov 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom Tour Finals Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
5–7, 3–6
Loss 11–21 Mar 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE 500 Series Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Rohan Bopanna
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win 12–21 Apr 2012 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Marc López
2–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
Win 13–21 May 2012 Madrid Open, Spain (2) Masters 1000 Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
6–3, 6–4
Loss 13–22 Mar 2013 Miami Open, United States Masters 1000 Hard Poland Marcin Matkowski Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
4–6, 1–6
Win 14–22 Jul 2013 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Austria Alexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win 15–22 Jan 2014 Brisbane International, Australia 250 Series Hard Canada Daniel Nestor Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 15–23 Apr 2014 Romanian Open, Romania 250 Series Clay Poland Marcin Matkowski Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Romania Horia Tecău
4–6, 4–6
Win 16–23 Sep 2014 Moselle Open, France 250 Series Hard (i) Poland Marcin Matkowski Croatia Marin Draganja
Finland Henri Kontinen
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]
Win 17–23 Feb 2015 Memphis Open, United States 250 Series Hard (i) Mexico Santiago González New Zealand Artem Sitak
United States Donald Young
5–7, 7–6(7–1), [10–8]
Loss 17–24 Feb 2015 Mexican Open, Mexico 500 Series Hard Mexico Santiago González Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–7(2–7), 7–5, [3–10]
Loss 17–25 Jul 2015 Croatia Open, Croatia 250 Series Clay Mexico Santiago González Argentina Máximo González
Brazil André Sá
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 18–25 Feb 2016 Memphis Open, United States (2) 250 Series Hard (i) Mexico Santiago González United States Steve Johnson
United States Sam Querrey
6–4, 6–4
Loss 18–26 Oct 2016 Chengdu Open, China 250 Series Hard Spain Pablo Carreño Busta South Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Rajeev Ram
6–7(2–7), 5–7

Performance timeline

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Doubles

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R SF 1R 3R QF 2R QF QF 1R 3R 1R A 0 / 11 18–11
French Open A A 3R 3R 2R 1R 2R 2R QF 1R 3R QF 1R A 1R 0 / 12 15–12
Wimbledon A A 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R A 1R 2R A 0 / 11 5–11
US Open A A 2R 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R QF F 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 13 16–13
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–3 3–4 7–4 2–4 3–4 4–4 8–4 8–4 5–4 3–3 4–4 2-3 0-2 0 / 47 53–47
Year-end championships
ATP World Tour Finals A A A A RR A SF RR SF F A RR A A A 0 / 6 9–13
ATP Masters Series 1000
Indian Wells A A 1R A 2R 2R 1R QF 1R 1R SF 1R 1R A A 0 / 10 6–10
Miami A A 1R A 1R 1R 2R 1R SF 1R 1R F 1R A A 0 / 10 7–10
Monte Carlo A A 2R A QF 2R 2R QF 2R SF 2R 2R 2R A A 0 / 10 10–10
Rome A A A A 2R A QF QF 1R 2R QF 1R 1R A A 0 / 8 5–7
Hamburg A A A A 2R 2R 2R Held as Madrid (Clay) 0 / 3 3–3
Madrid (Clay) Held as Hamburg 2R QF QF W 2R QF A A 1 / 6 9–5
Canada A A A A 1R 1R 1R QF 2R QF QF SF 2R A A 0 / 9 1–9
Cincinnati A A A A 1R 2R QF QF QF QF QF QF 1R A A 0 / 9 7–9
Madrid (Hard) A A A A QF F W Held as Shanghai 1 / 3 9–2
Shanghai Not Held F F SF 2R 2R A A A 0 / 5 8–5
Paris A A A A QF 2R SF SF 2R QF QF 2R A A A 0 / 8 10–9
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 7–9 9–8 13–8 10–9 8–9 8–9 9–8 11-9 4–7 0–0 0-0 2 / 81 80–79
Olympic Games
Doubles Not Held 1R Not Held QF Not Held 1R Not Held A 0 / 3 2–3
Career statistics
Titles/Finals 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–6 2–5 2–5 2–4 1–5 0–2 2–3 1-2 1–2 1–2 1-2 17–42
Year-end ranking 160 84 49 54 16 24 15 18 12 14 15 20 44 56 58

See also

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Poland Davis Cup team

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