Ignacy Tłoczyński
Ignacy Tłoczyński (left)
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| Full name | Ignacy Stanisław Tłoczyński |
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| Country (sports) |
 Poland
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| Born |
14 July 1911 Posen, German Empire (modern Poznań, Poland) |
| Died | 25 December 2000 (aged 89) Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| Turned pro | 1929 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1955 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1939) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1931, 1939, 1946, 1953) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | SF |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1934) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1932) |
Ignacy Tłoczyński (Polish pronunciation: [iɡˈnat͡sɨ twɔˈt͡ʂɨȷ̃skʲi]; 14 July 1911 – 25 December 2000) was a Polish tennis player, coach and World War II veteran.
Tłoczyński participated in 10 Davis Cup ties for Poland from 1930–1939, posting a 23–8 record in singles and a 3–9 record in doubles. He won two national titles in singles, seven in doubles and was a six-time International Polish Championship winner. He was ranked number one in Poland in 1934.
In international level he reached the third round at Wimbledon on four occasions. He was a doubles semi-finalist for the French Open with Adam Baworowski, won the Monte-Carlo tournament (now known as the Monte-Carlo Masters) in doubles with Józef Hebda, a two-times singles runner-up for the British Hard Court Championships, and three-times Scottish champion.
Ignacy Tłoczyński was born 14 July 1911, in Poznań, then part of the German Empire, and was considered a skilful young player practising at the local courts of the town. Despite being a kid he was the sparring partner of players of the Academic Sports Association. He was born to a poor family and was forced to play tennis for money. According to the amateur rules that were in effect in pre-World War II tennis organisations, only professionals could financially benefit from playing. However the Polish Lawn Tennis Association suspended his penalty. He then moved to Warsaw and found a job at an insurance company.
He first participated in the Polish Championship in 1929, eventually losing in the quarterfinals to national champion Max Stolarow. Later he won his first title in doubles at the Warmian Voivodeship tournament. This earned him a spot in the Poland Davis Cup team next year for the upcoming match with Romania, where he won both of his rubbers. These achievements led to him being put up for voting by the Przegląd Sportowy newspaper for the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year where he finished second, right behind track and field runner Janusz Kusociński. The same year he was crowned Polish champion after his victory over Stolarow in the final.
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