Wojciech Fibak

Wojciech Fibak or shorter Wojtek Fibak (born August 30, 1952, in Poznań) is a former Polish tennis player best known for his doubles success with Tom Okker and Kim Warwick.

Born in Poznań, Poland, he won his first tournament in 1976, and between then and 1982 won 15 singles titles and 52 doubles titles. His best year was arguably 1980, where he reached the quarter-final in the French Open at Roland Garros, the US Open and Wimbledon. His career singles win-loss record was 520-310. Fibak's highest single ranking was #10 on July 25, 1977 and highest doubles ranking was #19 on February 4, 1985. He was consistently ranked top 20 in singles.Fibak's career prize money was $2,725,403.

The highlight of his career was winning the Australian Open men's doubles in 1978 with Kim Warwick. They beat Paul Kronk and George Letcher 7–6, 7–5 to take the title.

In 1985 Fibak founded the Polish Tennis Club (Polish Tennis Association of Southern California). He is also a prominent businessman and an avid art collector. Fibak spends his time between Warsaw and Monaco. He has three daughters, Agnieszka, Paulina and Nina.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- |width="80"|Outcome |width="50"|Year |width="200"|Championship |width="100"|Surface |width="200"|Partner |width="200"|Opponents in the final |width="200"|Score in the final |-bgcolor="#EBC2AF" |bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up |1977 |French Open |Clay | Jan Kodeš | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |-bgcolor="#FFFFCC" |bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner |1978 |Australian Open |Grass | Kim Warwick | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |7–6, 7–5 |- |}

Doubles and Singles Titles (67)

Doubles titles (52)

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |'''No. |'''Date |'''Tournament |'''Surface |'''Partnering |Opponent in the final |'''Score |- |- | 1. | 1975 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Milan Holecek Karl Meiler | 7–5, 6–3 |- | 2. | 1975 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | Željko Franulović John Lloyd | 6–4, 6–3 |- | 3. | 1975 | Louisville, U.S. | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | Vijay Amritraj Anand Amritraj | NP |- | 4. | 1975 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Karl Meiler | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker | 6–4, 7–6 |- | 5. | 1975 | London, England | Carpet | Karl Meiler | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 6–1, 7–5 |- | 6. | 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Jacek Niedzwiedzki | Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk | 6–2, 6–3 |- | 7. | 1976 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Karl Meiler | Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas | 7–6, 6–1 |- bgcolor="ffffcc" | 8. | 1976 | World Doubles WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Karl Meiler | Robert Lutz Ramsey Smith | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |- | 9. | 1976 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Fred McNair | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes | 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |- | 10. | 1976 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Karl Meiler | Bob Carmichael Raymond Moore | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |- | 11. | 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes | 7–5, 6–1 |- | 12. | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |- | 13. | 1977 | Birmingham WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Okker | Billy Martin Bill Scanlon | 6–3, 6–4 |- | 14. | 1977 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Okker | Ross Case Tony Roche | 6–4, 6–4 |- | 15. | 1977 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | Tom Okker | Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta | 6–2, 6–3 |- | 16. | 1977 | Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada | Carpet | Tom Okker | Ross Case Tony Roche | 6–4, 6–1 |- | 17. | 1977 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Ross Case | Billy Martin Bill Scanlon | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |- | 18. | 1977 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Tom Okker | Vijay Amritraj Dick Stockton | 6–4, 6–4 |- | 19. | 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Ion Ţiriac | Lito Alvarez Guillermo Vilas | 7–5, 0–6, 7–6 |- | 20. | 1977 | South Orange, U.S. | Hard | Colin Dibley | Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 7–5 |- | 21. | 1977 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6–0, 6–4 |- | 22. | 1977 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tom Okker | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 6–3 |- | 23. | 1978 | Houston WCT, U.S. | Clay | Tom Okker | Tom Leonard Mike Machette | 7–5, 7–5 |- bgcolor="ffffcc" | 24. | 1978 | World Doubles WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Okker | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 |- | 25. | 1978 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Tom Okker | Antonio Muñoz Victor Pecci | 6–2, 6–4 |- | 26. | 1978 | Louisville, U.S. | Clay | Victor Pecci | Victor Amaya John James | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |- | 27. | 1978 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | Tom Okker | Colin Dowdeswell Heinz Günthardt | 6–3, 7–6 |- | 28. | 1978 | Woodlands Doubles, U.S. | Hard | Tom Okker | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |- | 29. | 1978 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 6–7, 6–1, 6–2 |- | 30. | 1978 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | John McEnroe | Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison | 7–6, 7–5 |- | 31. | 1978 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tom Okker | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6–3, 6–2 |- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" | 32. | 1978 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Kim Warwick | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 7–6, 7–5 |- | 33. | 1979 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Okker | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |- | 34. | 1979 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Okker | Frew McMillan Dick Stockton | 6–4, 6–4 |- | 35. | 1979 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Tom Okker | Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |- | 36. | 1979 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Tom Okker | Jürgen Fassbender Jean-Louis Haillet | 7–6, 7–5 |- | 37. | 1980 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Okker | José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–3 |- | 38. | 1980 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Tomáš Šmíd | Tim Mayotte Larry Stefanki | 6–4, 7–6 |- | 39. | 1980 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | Geoff Masters | Fritz Buehning Fred McNair | 6–4, 6–4 |- | 40. | 1982 | Strasbourg WCT, France | Carpet | John Fitzgerald | Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan | 6–4, 6–3 |- | 41. | 1982 | Zell Am See WCT, Austria | Clay | Bruce Manson | Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva Jr. | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |- | 42. | 1983 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Pavel Složil | Colin Dowdeswell Zoltan Kuharszky | 7–5, 6–2 |- | 43. | 1984 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Kevin Curren | Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan | 6–4, 6–4 |- | 44. | 1984 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Boris Becker | Eric Fromm Florin Segărceanu | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |- | 45. | 1984 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Sandy Mayer | Jan Gunnarsson Joakim Nyström | 6–1, 6–3 |- | 46. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Sandy Mayer | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 6–4, 6–4 |- | 47. | 1985 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd | Brad Drewett Mark Edmondson | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |- | 48. | 1986 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet | Joakim Nyström | Christo Steyn Danie Visser | 6–3, 7–6 |- | 49. | 1986 | Metz, France | Carpet | Guy Forget | Francisco González Michiel Schapers | 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |- | 50. | 1986 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Ricardo Acioly | Brad Gilbert Slobodan Živojinović | W/O |- | 51. | 1987 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Miloslav Mečíř | Tom Nijssen Johan Vekemans | 7–6, 5–7, 6–2 |- | 52. | 1987 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Michiel Schapers | Kelly Jones Patrik Kühnen | 6–2, 6–4 |}

Runner-ups (33)

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |'''No. |'''Date |'''Tournament |'''Surface |'''Partnering |Opponent in the final |'''Score |- |- | 1. | 1975 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes | 6–3, 7–6 |- | 2. | 1975 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes | 7–5, 6–0 |- | 3. | 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Karl Meiler | Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |- | 4. | 1976 | Atlanta WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Karl Meiler | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6–3, 6–4 |- | 5. | 1976 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Clay | Karl Meiler | Robert Lutz Ramsey Smith | 6–3, 6–3 |- | 6. | 1976 | Nice, France | Clay | Karl Meiler | Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |- | 7. | 1976 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6–3, 6–4 |- | 8. | 1976 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux | 6–4, 6–3 |- | 9. | 1976 | Wembley, England | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Stan Smith Roscoe Tanner | 7–6, 6–3 |- | 10. | 1977 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Okker | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |- | 11. | 1977 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Tom Okker | François Jauffret Jan Kodeš | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" | 12. | 1977 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |- | 13. | 1977 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Jan Kodeš | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6–4, 6–3 |- | 14. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Okker | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6–3, 6–2 |- | 15. | 1978 | Milan WCT, Italy | Carpet | Raúl Ramírez | José Higueras Victor Pecci | 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |- | 16. | 1979 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | Tom Okker | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 7–6, 6–3 |- | 17. | 1979 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Pavel Složil | Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan | 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |- | 18. | 1979 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Carpet | Frew McMillan | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 6–4, 6–4 |- | 19. | 1979 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Frew McMillan | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6–1, 6–4 |- | 20. | 1979 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tom Okker | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–4 |- bgcolor="ffffcc" | 21. | 1980 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | Tom Okker | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |- | 22. | 1980 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | Heinz Günthardt | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 7–5, 6–2 |- | 23. | 1980 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Clay | Gene Mayer | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6–2, 7–5 |- | 24. | 1980 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Ivan Lendl | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |- | 25. | 1980 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Ivan Lendl | Bruce Manson Brian Teacher | 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 |- | 26. | 1982 | Zürich WCT, Switzerland | Carpet | John Fitzgerald | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Tom Gullikson | 6–4, 6–2 |- | 27. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | John Fitzgerald | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |- | 28. | 1983 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Colin Dowdeswell | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |- | 29. | 1984 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Colin Dowdeswell | Henri Leconte Pascal Portes | 2–6, 7–6, 7–6 |- | 30. | 1984 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Sandy Mayer | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |- | 31. | 1985 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Sandy Mayer | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |- | 32. | 1985 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | Kevin Curren | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 6–3, 7–6 |- | 33. | 1986 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Matt Mitchell | Stefan Edberg Slobodan Živojinović | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |}

Grand Slam doubles tournament timeline

NH = tournament not held.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

Singles titles (15)

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |No. |Date |Tournament |Surface |Opponent in the final |Score |- | 1. | 1976 | Stockholm WCT, Sweden | Carpet | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 7–6 |- | 2. | 1976 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2 |- | 3. | 1976 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Raúl Ramírez | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |- | 4. | 1977 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 6–3 |- | 5. | 1977 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | Raymond Moore | 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |- | 6. | 1978 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Vijay Amritraj | 6–2, 0–1, RET. |- | 7. | 1979 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | Victor Amaya | 6–4, 6–1 |- | 8. | 1979 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |- | 9. | 1980 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | Bruce Manson | 7–6, 6–3 |- | 10. | 1980 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | Eliot Teltscher | 6–4, 7–5 |- | 11. | 1980 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet | Vincent Van Patten | 6–0, 7–6 |- | 12. | 1981 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Yannick Noah | 6–1, 7–6 |- | 13. | 1982 | Amsterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Kevin Curren | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |- | 14. | 1982 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Bill Scanlon | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |- | 15. | 1982 | Chicago-2 WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Bill Scanlon | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |}

Runner-ups (19)

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" |No. |Date |Tournament |Surface |Opponent in the final |Score |- | 1. | 1975 | Shreveport, U.S. | Carpet | Juan Gisbert, Sr. | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |- | 2. | 1976 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 |- | 3. | 1976 | Louisville, U.S. | Clay | Harold Solomon | 6–2, 7–5 |- | 4. | 1976 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–4 |- | 5. | 1976 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Guillermo Vilas | 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 |- bgcolor="ffffcc" | 6. | 1976 | Masters, Houston | Carpet | Manuel Orantes | 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1 |- | 7. | 1977 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |- | 8. | 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–4, 6–3, 6–0 |- | 9. | 1977 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Brian Gottfried | 6–1, 6–1 |- | 10. | 1977 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet | Björn Borg | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |- | 11. | 1978 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |- | 12. | 1979 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |- | 13. | 1979 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Stan Smith | 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 |- | 14. | 1979 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Gene Mayer | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |- | 15. | 1980 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 |- | 16. | 1981 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Roscoe Tanner | 6–2, 7–6, 7–5 |- | 17. | 1982 | Naples Finals WCT, Italy | Carpet | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |- | 18. | 1982 | Dortmund WCT, Germany | Carpet | Brian Teacher | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |- | 19. | 1983 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis | 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 5–5, RET. |}

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