Jan Zieliński (Polish: ; born 16 November 1996) is a Polish professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has an ATP career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7, which he attained on 19 June 2023. His highest ranking in singles has been No. 769, achieved on 20 September 2021. His best results at Grand Slam events are winning the 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles with partner Hsieh Su-wei. He also reached the final of the 2023 Australian Open doubles with Hugo Nys.
Professional career 2021: First ATP doubles title and top 100 debut
Zieliński made his top 100 doubles debut at No. 99 on 1 November 2021 after winning his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2021 Moselle Open with his compatriot Hubert Hurkacz.
2022: First Major quarterfinal, second ATP title and top 35 In January 2022, he made his debut participating as part of the Polish team at the 2022 ATP Cup, where he played doubles with Szymon Walków and won against Georgia and Argentina. After Hurkacz's win over Diego Schwartzman sealed the victory for Poland over Argentina, the Polish team advanced to the semifinals. The pair won again against Spain in doubles, but the team did not advance to the finals.
He reached the top 50 in doubles at world No. 49 on 18 July 2022. In August, at his debut at a Masters 1000 level, he reached his first semifinal at the 2022 National Bank Open also with Hurkacz, defeating sixth seeds Puetz/Venus in the first round, Bopanna/Middelkoop in the second and fourth seeds, and French Open champions Arévalo/Rogers in the quarterfinals.
At the US Open, he reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career with partner Hugo Nys, defeating 10th seeded pair Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares and Ariel Behar/Gonzalo Escobar. As a result, he made his top 40 debut in the rankings. The pair won their first title at the 2022 Moselle Open.
2023: Major final and Masters doubles title, World No. 7 At the 2023 Australian Open, he achieved his career best Grand Slam result by advancing to the semifinals with partner Hugo Nys. The pair defeated Rafael Matos/David Vega Hernández, Max Purcell/Jordan Thompson, second seeds Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury and Benjamin Bonzi/Arthur Rinderknech in the quarterfinals. The pair beat the French duo of Jérémy Chardy/Fabrice Martin in the semifinals to advance to their first Grand Slam final, where they lost to Australians Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler.
Following their first Masters 1000 title in Rome, Zielinski reached a career high ranking of No. 12 on 22 May 2023. Following the 2023 French Open, he made his debut in the top 10 in the rankings at world No. 9 on 12 June 2023.
At the 2023 Moselle Open in Metz the Monegasque/Polish pair defended their crown but came short of qualifying for the year-end 2023 ATP Finals, finishing ninth in the ATP race.
2024: First Polish mixed doubles champion in Australia and at Wimbledon At the 2024 Australian Open he reached the quarterfinals with Nys but they lost to the unseeded pair Dominik Koepfer and Yannick Hanfmann and could not defend their runner-up points from the previous year. Despite the loss in the doubles event, seeded third, he reached the final in the mixed doubles partnering Hsieh Su-wei, and they won their first Major mixed doubles title, defeating second seeds Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski. They saved a championship point en route to Zieliński's first Grand Slam title and Hsieh's seventh, and first on hardcourts. Zieliński became the first Polish finalist and champion at a mixed doubles event.
At the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco he won his first ATP 500 title with Nys defeating top pair of Santiago Gonzalez and Neal Skupski.
He reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 2024 French Open with Hsieh Su-wei where they lost to Krawczyk and Skupski. At the next Grand Slam, the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, he reached another final in mixed doubles with the same partner, Hsieh Su-wei. They won the title defeating Mexican duo Giuliana Olmos and Santiago González in the final.
2025-2026: United Cup Champion Zieliński entered the 2025 United Cup representing Team Poland. With his team, he advanced to the final where Team Poland were defeated by Team United States.
In the final of the 2026 United Cup team Poland defeated team Switzerland to finally lift the title.
College career Zieliński attended and played collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia.
Doubles performance timeline
Men's doubles Tournament 20212022202320242025 2026SRW–LGrand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenA1RFQF3R 0 / 410–4French OpenA3R2R3R1R 0 / 45–4WimbledonA2R3R1R3R0 / 45–4US OpenAQFQF2R3R 0 / 49–4Win–loss0–06–411–46–4 6–4 0 / 1629–16ATP Masters SeriesIndian Wells MastersAA1R1R1R0 / 30–3Miami OpenAA1R2R2R0 / 32–3Monte-Carlo MastersAA1R1R1R0 / 30–3Madrid OpenAA2RQFQF0 / 35–3Italian OpenAAW2R2R 1 / 37–2Canadian OpenASF1RSF2R0 / 46–4Cincinnati OpenAA1R2R1R0 / 31–3Shanghai OpenNHA1R1R2R0 / 31–3Paris MastersA1R1R2R1R0 / 41–4 Win–loss0–03–26–89–96–91 / 2923–28Career StatisticsTitles112105Finals2342415Year-end ranking9634202535$1,862,101
Mixed doubles Tournament202320242025SRW–LAustralian Open1RW2R 1 / 36–2French Open1RSFA 0 / 23–2Wimbledon1RWQF 1 / 37–2US Open1RQFA 0 / 22–2
Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) Result YearChampionship Surface Partner OpponentsScoreLoss2023Australian OpenHard Hugo Nys Rinky Hijikata Jason Kubler4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Mixed Doubles: 2 (2 titles) Result YearChampionship Surface Partner OpponentsScoreWin2024Australian OpenHard Hsieh Su-wei Desirae Krawczyk Neal Skupski6–7(5–7), 6–4, [11–9]Win2024WimbledonGrass Hsieh Su-wei Giuliana Olmos Santiago González6–4, 6–2
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 16 (6 titles, 10 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam (0–1)ATP Finals (0–0)ATP Masters 1000 (1–0)ATP 500 (1–4)ATP 250 (4–5)Finals by surfaceHard (5–6)Clay (1–4)Grass (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (3–6)Indoor (3–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Swiss Open Gstaad, SwitzerlandATP 250Clay Szymon Walków Marc-Andrea Hüsler Dominic Stricker1–6, 6–7(7–9)Win1–1Moselle Open, FranceATP 250Hard (i) Hubert Hurkacz Hugo Nys Arthur Rinderknech7–5, 6–3Loss1–2Grand Prix Hassan II, MoroccoATP 250Clay Andrea Vavassori Rafael Matos David Vega Hernández1–6, 5–7Loss1–3Winston-Salem Open, United StatesATP 250Hard Hugo Nys Matthew Ebden Jamie Murray4–6, 2–6Win2–3Moselle Open, France (2)ATP 250Hard (i) Hugo Nys Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara7–6(7–5), 6–4Loss2–4Jan 2023Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Hugo Nys Rinky Hijikata Jason Kubler4–6, 6–7(4–7)Win3–4Rome Masters, ItalyMasters 1000Clay Hugo Nys Robin Haase Botic van de Zandschulp7–5, 6–1Loss3–5Swiss Indoors, SwitzerlandATP 500Hard (i) Hugo Nys Santiago González Édouard Roger-Vasselin7–6(10–8), 6–7(3–7), [1–10]Win4–5Moselle Open, France (3)ATP 250Hard (i) Hugo Nys Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens6–4, 6–4Win5–5Mar 2024Mexican Open, MexicoATP 500Hard Hugo Nys Santiago González Neal Skupski6–3, 6–2Loss5–6Barcelona Open, SpainATP 500Clay Hugo Nys Máximo González Andrés Molteni6–4, 4–6, [9–11]Loss5–7Rotterdam Open, NetherlandsATP 500Hard (i) Sander Gillé Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori2–6, 6–4, [6–10]Loss5–8Open 13, FranceATP 250Hard (i) Sander Gillé Benjamin Bonzi Pierre-Hugues Herbert3–6, 4–6Loss5–9Swedish Open, SwedenATP 250Clay Adam Pavlásek Guido Andreozzi Sander Arends7–6(7–4), 5–7, [6–10]Loss5–10Swiss Indoors, SwitzerlandATP 500Hard (i) Adam Pavlásek Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos 2–6, 5–7Win6–10Chengdu Open, China ATP 250Hard Luke Johnson Robert Galloway André Göransson7–5, 7–6(9–7)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) LegendATP Challenger Tour (0–0)ITF WTT (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1M15 Heraklion, GreeceWTTHard Alexander Erler5–7, 1–6
Doubles: 31 (19 titles, 12 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (5–6)ITF Futures/WTT (14–6)Finals by surfaceHard (7–6)Clay (11–6)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Egypt F29, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Libor Salaba Matwé Middelkoop Mohamed Safwat6–7(1–7), 3–6Loss0–2Georgia F5, PantianiFuturesClay Karol Drzewiecki Marco Bortolotti Francesco Moncagatto3–6, 2–6Win1–2Poland F3, PoznańFuturesClay Adam Majchrowicz Markus Eriksson Daniel Windahl6–0, 5–7, [10–2]Loss1–3Lithuania F1, VilniusFuturesClay Michał Dembek Laurynas Grigelis Lukas Mugevicius5–7, 4–6Win2–3Estonia F1, ParnuFuturesClay Michał Dembek Vladimir Polyakov Evgenii Tiurnev7–5, 7–5Win3–3Poland F3, KoszalinFuturesClay Kacper Żuk Paweł Ciaś Michał Dembek6–2, 6–2Win4–3M15 Wrocław, PolandWTTClay Kacper Żuk Jan Galka Piotr Galus6–4, 6–3Win5–3M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Kacper Żuk Adil Kalyanpur Kelsey Stevenson3–6, 6–1, [10–8]Loss5–4M25 Stockholm, SwedenWTTHard Kacper Żuk Filip Bergevi Florian Lakat3–6, 6–7(3–7)Win6–4M25 Falun, SwedenWTTHard Florian Lakat Janis Podzus Martins Podzus7–6(7–5), 6–1Win7–4M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Julian Cash Piotr Matuszewski Daniel Michalski7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)Win8–4M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Kacper Żuk Pablo Vivero González Ching-Mou Yu6–3, 6–1Win9–4M15 Heraklion, GreeceWTTHard Luke Johnson Adrian Bodmer Jonas Trinker1–6, 6–2, [12–10]Loss9–5M15 Heraklion, GreeceWTTHard Luke Johnson Alexander Erler Neil Oberleitner4–6, 0–6Win10–5M25 Nussloch, GermanyWTTCarpet Kacper Żuk Johannes Haerteis Peter Heller6–3, 6–4Win11–5M25 Barnstaple, United KingdomWTTHard Kacper Żuk Evan Hoyt Luke Johnson6–3, 7–6(7–5)Win12–5M25 Glasgow, United KingdomWTTHard Szymon Walków Simon Freund Evan Hoyt6–1, 6–1Win13–5M25 Sunderland, United KingdomWTTHard Szymon Walków Jesper de Jong Bart Stevens6–4, 6–4Win14–5M25 Poznań, PolandWTTClay Kacper Żuk Mikolaj Lorens Wojciech Marek7–5, 6–2Loss14–6M25 Prague, Czech RepublicWTTClay Lucas Miedler Sebastián Báez Pedro Cachín6–7(4–7), 1–6Win1–0Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Hunter Reese Robert Galloway Hans Hach6–4, 6–2Loss1–1Biella, ItalyChallengerHard Szymon Walków Luis David Martínez David Vega Hernández3–6, 6–3, [8–10]Loss1–2Split, CroatiaChallengerClay Szymon Walków Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov5–7, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]Win2–2Split II, CroatiaChallengerClay Szymon Walków Grégoire Barrère Albano Olivetti6–2, 7–5Win3–2Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Szymon Walków Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov6–4, 4–6, [10–4]Win4–2Meerbusch, GermanyChallengerClay Szymon Walków Dustin Brown Robin Haase6–3, 6–1Loss4–3Manacor, SpainChallengerHard Fernando Romboli Karol Drzewiecki Sergio Martos Gornés4–6, 6–4, [3–10]Win5–3Roseto degli Abruzzi, ItalyChallengerClay Hugo Nys Roman Jebavý Philipp Oswald7–6(7–2), 4–6, [10–3]Loss5–4Marbella, SpainChallengerClay Hugo Nys Roman Jebavý Philipp Oswald6–7(6–8), 6–3, [3–10]Loss5–5Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Hugo Nys Rafael Matos David Vega Hernández4-6, 0-6Loss5–6Phoenix, USAChallengerHard Hugo Nys Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow7–6(7–1), 4–6, [8–10]
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