Jan Choinski
British tennis player (born 1996)
Jan Choinski (Polish: Choiński; born 10 June 1996 in Germany) is a British tennis player who competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. Choinski has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 74 and a doubles ranking of No. 573, both achieved on 14 September 2026.
01Career
2014: US Open Junior doubles semifinals, Turned Pro
Choinski reached the semifinals of the 2014 US Open, Boys' singles. He peaked at No. 17 combined world ranking, compiling a 78-30 match record in singles.
2016: ATP debut
Choinski made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 MercedesCup, where he was given a wildcard in singles.
2022: Maiden Challenger title
Ranked No. 457, he reached his second Challenger final at the 2022 Campeonato Internacional de Tênis de Campinas being the first qualifier in the history of the tournament to do so. He won his maiden Challenger title defeating Juan Pablo Varillas, moving more than a 150 positions back up close to the top 300 at No. 301 on 10 October 2022. He reached the top 250 on 19 December 2022.
2023: Wimbledon debut
Choinski was awarded a wildcard for his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships where he won his first Major match against Dušan Lajović before losing in the second round to 17th seed Hubert Hurkacz.
2024: Consecutive Wimbledon wildcard, US Open debut
Ranked No. 188 he qualified for the Estoril Open and defeated wildcard João Fonseca, recording his first ATP win outside the Majors.
For a second consecutive year, he received a wildcard for the Wimbledon but lost in the first round to Luciano Darderi in five sets.
He won the Elesse Pro Tennis Challenge in Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania, defeating No. 220 ranked Canadian Alexis Galarneau.
Ranked No. 280, he qualified for the main draw of the US Open after saving three match points against American Maxime Cressy to make his debut at this Major. Choinski lost in the first round to Roberto Carballés Baena in five sets.
In September, Choinski won his third career Challenger title at the NÖ Open in Tulln, Austria, defeating Lukas Neumayer in the final.
2025-2026: First ATP quarterfinal, top 100
In July 2025, Choinski won his fourth Challenger title in Troyes, defeating Calvin Hemery in the final in three sets. His fifth Challenger title came just two weeks later when he defeated Kimmer Coppejans in the final at the Dutch Open.
In September 2025 , Choinski defeated Vít Kopřiva in the final at the Layjet Open in Austria and the following month at the Copa Faulcombridge in Valencia, Spain, he won his fourth Challenger title of the year, defeating Luka Mikrut in the final.
As top seed, Choinski claimed the eighth Challenger title of his career at the 2026 Zagreb Open, overcoming Zsombor Piros in the final.
Choinski reached the top 100 in the singles rankings on 29 June 2026, following his first career quarterfinal showing at the 2026 Eastbourne Open, becoming the first British male qualifier to reach the singles quarterfinals at the event. He defeated fellow compatriot and lucky loser Felix Gill who replaced top seed Taylor Fritz directly in the second round.
02Personal life
Choinski was born in Koblenz, Germany. He stated, "My mum's side of [the] family is fully British [and] my dad is from Poland." Both ballet dancers, his parents met while under contract in Germany, where they would later open a ballet school. His mother is from Southampton.
He represented Germany from the beginning of his career until the end of 2018. Since 2019, he switched nationality and represents Great Britain.
03Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Germany | Great Britain | |||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W-L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2-3 | 40% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0-1 | 0% | |
| Overall win-loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 / 4 | 1-4 | 20% |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , | |
| Win-loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | , |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Overall win-loss | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 5-14 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 606 | 296 | 292 | 264 | 347 | 602 | 248 | 160 | 173 | 125 | ||||
04ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 11 (10-1)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Aug 2018 | Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | Filip Horanský | 7-6(9-7), 3-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Oct 2022 | Campinas, Brazil | Clay | Juan Pablo Varillas | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Win | 2-1 | Aug 2023 | Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Win | 3-1 | Sep 2024 | Tulln, Austria | Clay | Lukas Neumayer | 6-4, 6-1 |
| Win | 4-1 | Jun 2025 | Troyes, France | Clay | Calvin Hemery | 6-4, 6-7(4-7), 6-2 |
| Win | 5-1 | Jul 2025 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | Kimmer Coppejans | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| Win | 6-1 | Sep 2025 | Layjet Open, Austria | Clay | Vít Kopřiva | 7-5, 6-4 |
| Win | 7-1 | Oct 2025 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Luka Mikrut | 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
| Win | 8-1 | May 2026 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Zsombor Piros | 7-6(7-5), 7-6(7-2) |
| Win | 9-1 | Jul 2026 | Braunschweig, Germany | Clay | Hugo Gaston | 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 |
| Win | 10-1 | Jul 2026 | Bonn, Germany | Clay | Jamie Mackenzie | 6-3, 6-2 |
Doubles: 1 (0-1)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Stuart Parker | Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu |
4-6, 4-6 |
05ITF Tour finals
Singles: 20 (11-9)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Aug 2014 | Germany F12, Karlsruhe | Clay | Yannick Hanfmann | 5-7, 1-6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Aug 2014 | Belgium F12, Huy | Clay | Julien Cagnina | 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-3) |
| Loss | 1-2 | Jul 2015 | Germany F8, Trier | Clay | Maximilian Neuchrist | 7-6(7-5), 4-6, 3-6 |
| Loss | 1-3 | Aug 2015 | Germany F10, Wetzlar | Clay | Hugo Dellien | 3-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 2-3 | Oct 2015 | France F20, Forbach | Carpet (i) | Ugo Humbert | 6-3, 7-6(7-2) |
| Loss | 2-4 | Oct 2015 | Germany F15, Leimen | Hard (i) | Mats Moraing | 4-6, 6-3, 2-6 |
| Loss | 2-5 | Feb 2016 | Switzerland F1, Oberentfelden | Carpet (i) | Uladzimir Ignatik | 4-6, 3-6 |
| Loss | 2-6 | Sep 2016 | USA F29, Irvine | Hard | Mackenzie McDonald | 0-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 3-6 | May 2017 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Clay | Hugo Dellien | 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 |
| Loss | 3-7 | Jul 2017 | Germany F8, Kassel | Clay | Jürgen Zopp | 3-6, 2-6 |
| Win | 4-7 | Aug 2017 | Germany F9, Essen | Clay | Daniel Dutra da Silva | 6-4, 7-6(7-5) |
| Win | 5-7 | Aug 2017 | Germany F10, Wetzlar | Clay | Elmar Ejupovic | 7-5, 7-6(7-1) |
| Win | 6-7 | Aug 2017 | Germany F11, Karlsruhe | Clay | Máté Valkusz | 6-2, 6-4 |
| Loss | 6-8 | Mar 2018 | USA F7, Bakersfield | Hard | Mathias Bourgue | 2-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 7-8 | Aug 2018 | Germany F11, Trier | Clay | Benjamin Hassan | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| Win | 8-8 | Aug 2018 | Belgium F9, Huy | Clay | Colin Sinclair | 3-6, 7-6(7-0), 6-3 |
| Win | 9-8 | Oct 2019 | M15 Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany | Clay | Stefan Seifert | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Loss | 9-9 | Dec 2019 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. | Hard | Daniel Altmaier | 3-6, 6-4, 4-6 |
| Win | 10-9 | Dec 2019 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. | Hard | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 6-0, 6-0 |
| Win | 11-9 | Aug 2022 | M15 Frankfurt, Germany | Clay | Imanol López Morillo | 6-3, 7-6(7-4) |
Doubles: 7 (3-4)
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Feb 2015 | Turkey F4, Antalya |
Hard | Kevin Krawietz | Li Zhe Ruan Roelofse |
3-6, 6-4, [2-10] |
| Win | 1-1 | May 2016 | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec |
Clay | Tom Schönenberg | Hubert Hurkacz Szymon Walków |
6-2, 7-6(9-7) |
| Win | 2-1 | Jun 2017 | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec |
Clay | Kamil Majchrzak | Petr Michnev Matěj Vocel |
7-6(7-4), 6-3 |
| Loss | 2-2 | Oct 2019 | M15 Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany |
Carpet | Daniel Altmaier | Lasse Muscheites Stefan Seifert |
6-2, 3-6, [9-11] |
| Win | 3-2 | Nov 2019 | M15 Sarreguemines, France |
Carpet | Luca Gelhardt | Arthur Bouquier Louis Dussin |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Loss | 3-3 | Dec 2019 | M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. |
Hard | Maxime Mora | Arklon Huertas del Pino Camilo Ugo Carabelli |
6-7(2-7), 3-6 |
| Loss | 3-4 | May 2022 | M15 Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Hard | Charles Broom | Julian Cash Henry Patten |
6-7(5-7), 2-6 |
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