Jan Choinski
British tennis player (born 1996)
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Jan Choinski (Polish: 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. 121 achieved on 23 February 2026. He is currently the No. 4 singles player from Great Britain.[1] Since 2019, he represents Great Britain.
Choinski at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Münstermaifeld, Germany, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Born | 10 June 1996 Koblenz, Germany |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Andrzej Choinski, Günter Bresnik |
| Prize money | $ 1,075,382 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 121 (23 February 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 122 (2 March 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2024, 2025, 2026) |
| French Open | Q2 (2018, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 622 (7 January 2019) |
| Last updated on: 13 March 2026. | |
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.[2] 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.[3] 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 Dušan Lajović[4][5] before losing in the second round to 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz.[6]
2024: Consecutive Wimbledon wildcard, US Open debut
Ranked No. 188 he qualified for the Estoril Open and defeated wildcard João Fonseca.[7]
For a second consecutive year, he received a wildcard for the Wimbledon[8] but lost in the first round to Luciano Darderi in five sets.[9]
He won the Elesse Pro Tennis Challenge in Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania, defeating No. 220 ranked Canadian Alexis Galarneau.[10]
Ranked No. 280, he qualified for the main draw of the US Open after saving three match points against American Maxime Cressy to make his debut at this Major.[11][12][13] Choinski lost in the first round to Roberto Carballés Baena in five sets.[14]
In September, Choinski won his third career Challenger title at the NÖ Open in Tulln, Austria, defeating Lukas Neumayer in the final.[15]
2025: Four more Challenger titles
In July, Choinski won his fourth Challenger title in Troyes, defeating Calvin Hemery in the final in three sets.[16] His fifth Challenger title came just two weeks later when he defeated Kimmer Coppejans in the final at the Dutch Open.[17]
In September, Choinski defeated Vít Kopřiva in the final at the Layjet Open in Austria to claim his third Challenger title of the year.[18]
The following month at the Copa Faulcombridge in Valencia, Spain, he won his fourth Challenger title of the season and seventh overall, defeating Luka Mikrut in the final.[19]
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."[20] Both ballet dancers, his parents met while under contract in Germany, where they would later open a ballet school. His mother is from Southampton.[21][22] He represented Germany from the beginning of his career until the end of 2018 and then switched to Great Britain. [23]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–9 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 606 | 296 | 292 | 264 | 347 | 602 | 248 | 160 | 173 | 125 | ||||
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 8 (7–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2018 | Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | Campinas, Brazil | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2023 | Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2024 | Tulln, Austria | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2025 | Troyes, France | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 | |
| Win | 5–1 | Jul 2025 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–1 | Sep 2025 | Layjet Open, Austria | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 7–1 | Oct 2025 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 |
ITF Tour finals
Singles: 20 (11–9)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2014 | Germany F12, Karlsruhe | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2014 | Belgium F12, Huy | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2015 | Germany F8, Trier | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2015 | Germany F10, Wetzlar | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 2015 | France F20, Forbach | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2015 | Germany F15, Leimen | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2–5 | Feb 2016 | Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2016 | USA F29, Irvine | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 3–6 | May 2017 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jul 2017 | Germany F8, Kassel | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 4–7 | Aug 2017 | Germany F9, Essen | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 5–7 | Aug 2017 | Germany F10, Wetzlar | Clay | 7–5, 7–6(7–1) | |
| Win | 6–7 | Aug 2017 | Germany F11, Karlsruhe | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 6–8 | Mar 2018 | USA F7, Bakersfield | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 7–8 | Aug 2018 | Germany F11, Trier | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 8–8 | Aug 2018 | Belgium F9, Huy | Clay | 3–6, 7–6(7–0), 6–3 | |
| Win | 9–8 | Oct 2019 | M15 Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 9–9 | Dec 2019 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Win | 10–9 | Dec 2019 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. | Hard | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| Win | 11–9 | Aug 2022 | M15 Frankfurt, Germany | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 7 (3–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2015 | Turkey F4, Antalya |
Hard | 3–6, 6–4, [2–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | May 2016 | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec |
Clay | 6–2, 7–6(9–7) | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2017 | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec |
Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2019 | M15 Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany |
Carpet | 6–2, 3–6, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2019 | M15 Sarreguemines, France |
Carpet | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Dec 2019 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. |
Hard | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2022 | M15 Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Hard | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |