Wojciech Fibak

Wojciech Fibak or shorter Wojtek Fibak ( born August 30, 1952 in Poznań ) is a former Polish tennis player. His biggest successes came as a double player with Tom Okker and Kim Warwick.

Fibak won his first tournament in 1976. Highlight of his career was in 1978 winning the men's doubles competition at the Australian Open. Along with Kim Warwick he beat Paul Kronk and Cliff Letcher 7-6, 7-5 and won the title.

As a single player Fibak won a total of 12 singles titles in his career. His best year was 1980, when he entered both the French Open, U.S. Open and Wimbledon in the quarterfinals. Upon completion of his active career in 1982, he had a match record of 403 victories and 241 defeats.

In 1985 he founded in California the Polish Tennis Club Polish Tennis Association of Southern California.

In Europe it is found. Along with Ronnie Leitgeb 1984 he promoted the career of Austrian tennis player Thomas Muster, which in the autobiography Thomas Muster, serve, my life, my success (ISBN 3-900977-73-9 ) is described on page 59. In the paragraph " common path " cooperation and the relationship between Fibak, Leitgeb and patterns are described. Quote: " ... A professional care is the ultimate, the prerequisite for a successful career. The road to the top is rocky, there would be no guarantee ... " Wojtek Fibak is further quoted in the autobiography with the following words: " But who risks nothing, gains nothing. You are both ambitious and willing to learn. I advise you. "

Fibak belongs together with his wife Ewa of the most important collectors of Polish paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries. More than 400 works by artists such as Józef Czapski, Eugeniusz marshmallow, Henryk Hayden, Moise Kisling, Roman Kramsztyk Jan Stone of Life, Jacek Malczewski, Mela Muter, Józef Pankiewicz, Piotr Potworowski, Zygmunt Waliszewski, Wojciech Weiss, Leon Wyczółkowski, Eugeniusz Zak or Waclaw Zawadowski are in the houses of the married couple in New York ( Greenwich), near Paris ( Boulogne ) and in Warsaw. They have been shown in exhibitions in the National Museum in Warsaw and Poznan.