Thai-Son Kwiatkowski

Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (born February 13, 1995) is an American tennis player. He played collegiately for the Virginia Cavaliers. On May 29, 2017, Kwiatkowski won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship.[1] This victory earned him a wild card into the main draw of the 2017 US Open[2] where he lost in the first round to Mischa Zverev.

Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
Kwiatkowski in 2018
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceCharlottesville, Virginia
Born (1995-02-13) February 13, 1995
Charlotte, North Carolina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Virginia
CoachCarlos Benatzky
Prize money$ 255,629
Singles
Career record0–4 (0%) (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ATP Challenger, 4 ITF Futures
Highest rankingNo. 181 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 183 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2020)
US Open1R (2017)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (0%)
Highest rankingNo. 232 (July 29, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 242 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open1R (2019)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Amateur career

Coming out of high school, he was the nation's top recruit.[3] Kwiatkowski was on three national championship teams during his time at Virginia. As a sophomore, he tied the school's single season wins record, going 44-8 during the season. On September 11, 2016, Kwiatkowski won the American Collegiate Invitational, which earned him a wild card into the qualifying tournament for the 2017 US Open.[4] After his senior season, he was named first-team all-ACC.[5] Kwiatkowski won the singles title at the 2017 NCAA Men's Singles Championship, defeating William Blumberg in the final.[6]

Professional career

After winning the NCAA singles championship, Kwiatkowski was awarded a wild card into the main draw of the 2017 US Open.[1] He faced the 23rd seed Mischa Zverev in the first round, losing in five sets.[7]

Personal life

Thai-Son's parents are Wendi and Tim Kwiatkowski. He has a younger brother named Liem. His parents are both University of Virginia alumni. Kwiatkowski is of Vietnamese and Polish descent.[8] Kwiatkowski majored in commerce.[3]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 5 (5–0)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (4–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (5–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2016 Puerto Rico F1, Mayagüez Futures Hard Alexios Halebian 6–1, 6–4
Win 2–0 Oct 2017 USA F33, Houston Futures Hard Sebastian Korda 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–0 May 2018 Singapore F1, Singapore Futures Hard Soichiro Moritani 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–0 Jun 2018 Canada F3, Calgary Futures Hard Paul C. Oosterbaan 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–0 Feb 2020 Newport Beach, USA Challenger Hard Daniel Elahi Galán 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 12 (5–7)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF Futures Tour (4–5)
Titles by Surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2016 USA F17, Charlottesville Futures Hard Mac Styslinger Greg Jones
Jose Statham		 6–4, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jun 2016 USA F18, Winston-Salem Futures Hard Jared Hiltzik Austin Smith
Dennis Uspensky		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Aug 2016 Finland F1, Kaarina Futures Clay Jose Statham Herkko Pöllänen
Mikael Torpegaard		 7–6(7–4), 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 2–2 Dec 2016 Puerto Rico F1, Mayagüez Futures Hard Quinton Vega Nebojša Perić
Ilija Vučić		 1–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Mar 2017 France F5, Toulouse Futures Hard (i) Fabien Reboul Niels Desein
Yannick Jankovits		 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 3–3 Jun 2017 USA F20, Rochester Futures Clay Luca Corinteli Hugo Di Feo
Mikael Torpegaard		 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 3–4 Oct 2017 USA F33, Houston Futures Hard Austin Krajicek Aron Hiltzik
Dennis Nevolo		 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 3–5 Dec 2017 Mexico F7, Metepec Futures Hard John Paul Fruttero Gonzalo Escobar
Manuel Sánchez		 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–5 Jul 2018 Canada F4, Kelowna Futures Hard Julian Bradley Charlie Emhardt
Samuel Shropshire		 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Loss 4–6 Apr 2019 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Noah Rubin Roberto Maytin
Fernando Romboli		 2–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 4–7 Jul 2019 Winnetka, USA Challenger Hard Christopher Eubanks JC Aragone
Bradley Klahn		 5–7, 4–6
Win 5–7 Mar 2020 Indian Wells, USA Challenger Hard Denis Kudla Sebastian Korda
Mitchell Krueger		 6–3, 2–6, [10–6]

References
  1. Leung, Brian J. "NCAA CHAMPION! Thai-Son Kwiatkowski wins the NCAA Singles Title!". streakingthelawn.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  2. "DI men's tennis championship: Virginia's Thai-Son Kwiatkowski wins NCAA men's singles title". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. "UVA bio". virginiasports.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. "Kwiatkowski and Collins Win American Collegiate Invitational Singles Titles". longislandtennismagazine.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  5. Karnik, Danny. "2017 MEN'S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED". theACC.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  6. Ratcliffe, Jerry. "Virginia's Kwiatkowski captures NCAA singles title". dailyprogress.com. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  7. "The Latest: No. 23 seed Zverev prevails over NCAA champ". washingtonpost.com. August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  8. Ratcliffe, Jerry (May 29, 2017). "Ratcliffe: Kwiatkowski overcomes his demons, goes out as a champion". The Daily Progress. Charlottesville, Virginia. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
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