Peter Polansky
Biography
Peter Polansky (born June 15, 1988 in North York, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player of Czech origin. In 2016, he advanced to the final of the junior US Open, becoming only the second Canadian in history to reach a Grand Slam final in singles (after Philip Bester who reached the final of the junior French Open earlier that year). In 2010, he reached the second round of the US Open with a victory over the 30th seed Juan Mónaco in staright sets. He lost to James Blake in his next match. Polansky made it to the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Canada on five occasions, in 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2017. In 2013, he won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the event in Tiburon. In 2016 in Gatineau, Polansky captured his second Challenger singles title. In 2018, he reached the second round of the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells but was defeatd by the 20th seed Adrian Mannarino.
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 29 (17 titles, 12 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (2–7) |
| ITF Futures (15–5) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2007 | El Salvador F1, Santa Tecla | Futures | Clay | Jan Stancik (SVK) | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2007 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | John Paul Fruttero (USA) | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2007 | Costa Rica F1, San José | Futures | Hard | Lester Cook (USA) | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Mar 2007 | USA F6, McAllen | Futures | Hard | Wesley Whitehouse (RSA) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jan 2008 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Marcel Felder (URU) | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 6–0 | Sep 2011 | Canada F7, Markham | Futures | Hard (i) | Jesse Levine (USA) | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–0 | Oct 2011 | Venezuela F8, Caracas | Futures | Hard | Eduardo Struvay (COL) | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–0 | Oct 2011 | USA F26, Austin | Futures | Hard | John-Patrick Smith (AUS) | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Win | 9–0 | Feb 2012 | USA F5, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | Daniel Cox (GBR) | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–1 | Mar 2012 | USA F6, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–2 | Mar 2012 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Carpet (i) | Stefan Seifert (GER) | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 9–3 | Jul 2012 | Panama City, Panama | Challenger | Clay | Rogério Dutra da Silva (BRA) | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Aug 2012 | Canada F5, Mississauga | Futures | Hard | Danai Udomchoke (THA) | 5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 10–4 | Sep 2012 | Canada F7, Toronto | Futures | Clay | Chase Buchanan (USA) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–5 | Sep 2012 | Canada F9, Markham | Futures | Hard (i) | Tennys Sandgren (USA) | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–5 | Sep 2013 | Canada F7, Toronto | Futures | Clay | Jason Jung (USA) | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–5 | Sep 2013 | Canada F8, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Sanam Singh (IND) | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–5 | Oct 2013 | Tiburon, United States | Challenger | Hard | Matthew Ebden (AUS) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–6 | Nov 2013 | Charlottesville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Michael Russell (USA) | 5–7, 6–2, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 13–7 | Nov 2013 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Tim Smyczek (USA) | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 14–7 | May 2016 | USA F16, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Roberto Quiroz (ECU) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 15–7 | Jun 2016 | Canada F3, Richmond | Futures | Hard | Jason Jung (TPE) | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–7 | Jul 2016 | Canada F4, Kelowna | Futures | Hard | Raymond Sarmiento (USA) | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16–8 | Jul 2016 | Canada F5, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | Philip Bester (CAN) | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–8 | Aug 2016 | Gatineau, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Vincent Millot (FRA) | 3–6, 6–4, ret. |
| Loss | 17–9 | Nov 2016 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Michael Mmoh (USA) | 5–7, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Loss | 17–10 | Jul 2017 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Blaž Kavčič (SLO) | 5–7, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Loss | 17–11 | Jul 2017 | Gatineau, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Denis Shapovalov (CAN) | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 17–12 | Jul 2017 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Blaž Kavčič (SLO) | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures doubles titles (17)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (13) |
| ITF Futures (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jul 2008 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Philip Bester (CAN) | Alberto Francis (USA) Nicholas Monroe (USA) |
2–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
| 2. | Feb 2011 | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Philip Bester (CAN) | Marinko Matosevic (AUS) Jose Rubin Statham (NZL) |
6–4, 3–6, [14–12] |
| 3. | Sep 2011 | Canada F7, Markham | Futures | Hard (i) | Milan Pokrajac (CAN) | Tennys Sandgren (USA) Rhyne Williams (USA) |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| 4. | Sep 2012 | Canada F7, Toronto | Futures | Clay | Carsten Ball (AUS) | Sekou Bangoura (USA) Bjorn Fratangelo (AUS) |
6–7(2–7), 6–4, [11–9] |
| 5. | Jul 2013 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Érik Chvojka (CAN) | Adam El Mihdawy (USA) Ante Pavić (CRO) |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 6. | Jul 2013 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Frank Dancevic (CAN) | Bradley Klahn (USA) Michael Venus (NZL) |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 7. | Jul 2014 | Manta, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Chase Buchanan (USA) | Luis David Martinez (VEN) Eduardo Struvay (COL) |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | Jul 2014 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Adil Shamasdin (CAN) | Chase Buchanan (USA) James McGee (IRL) |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 9. | Sep 2014 | Napa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Adil Shamasdin (CAN) | Bradley Klahn (USA) Tim Smyczek (USA) |
7–6(7–0), 6–1 |
| 10. | Jul 2015 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Philip Bester (CAN) | Enzo Couacaud (FRA) Luke Saville (AUS) |
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–7] |
| 11. | Feb 2016 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Philip Bester (CAN) | Marcelo Arévalo (ESA) Sergio Galdós (PER) |
6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
| 12. | un 2016 | Canada F3, Richmond | Futures | Hard | Philip Bester (CAN) | Farris Fathi Gosea (GBR) Tim Kopinski (USA) |
7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| 13. | Jul 2016 | Canada F5, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | Philip Bester (CAN) | Christian Lakoseljac (CAN) David Volfson (CAN) |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 14. | Sep 2016 | Cary, United States | Challenger | Hard | Philip Bester (CAN) | Stefan Kozlov (USA) Austin Krajicek (USA) |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 15. | Nov 2016 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Adil Shamasdin (CAN) | Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) Joris De Loore (BEL) |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 16. | May 2017 | Savannah, United States | Challenger | Clay | Neal Skupski (GBR) | Luke Bambridge (GBR) Mitchell Krueger (USA) |
4–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
| 17. | May 2018 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Bradley Klahn (USA) | Guillermo Durán (ARG) Máximo González (ARG) |
6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Dušan Lojda (CZE) | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Singles performance timeline
This table is current through the 2018 French Open.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | Q3 | Q2 | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| French Open | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | Q2 | 1R | 2R | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 8 | 1–8 | 11% |