Started playing at age 5 Father, Jerzy, and mother, Anna Szalbot, were both professional volleyball players Hobbies include computers and computer games Idol growing up was Pete Sampras In July 2013, he was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski

Withdrew from Montpellier qualifying due to injury

Pole earned 1st ATP main draw win since 2015 Vienna at Sofia (d. Sela, l. to eventual champion Dimitrov in 2R).Let 2-set lead slip away in Australian Open 1R (l. to Cilic).Captured 6th ATP Challenger Tour title at Bergamo, ITA (d. Halys).Reached Guadalajara, MEX Challenger SF (l. to Shapovalov 76 in 3rd)

Pole fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Isner) and US Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 4 sets).Held 2 MPs vs Muller in Rio Olympics 1R before losing 57 61 76(10).Captured 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Genova, ITA (d. Sonego, Zeballos, Mager, Berlocq and Almagro).Sidelined by knee and lower back injuries from January to July.Also withdrew from Stockholm Q (illness) and Vienna Q (knee)

Pole finished in Top 75 of Emirates ATP Rankings for 4th straight season and won 20+ matches for 3rd year in a row.Saved 6 MPs in Marseille 1R win over Brown en route to 3rd-career ATP World Tour final (l. to Gasquet).Reached Australian Open 3R for 3rd straight year (d. Monfils in 5 sets, l. to Lopez).Helped his country return to Davis Cup World Group with 3-2 win over SVK (d. Gombos, l. to Klizan).Earlier in season, led Poland to wins over LTU and UKR (d. Berankis in March, d. Stakhovsky in July).Avenged 2014 Winston-Salem final loss (2 MPs blown) by beating Rosol in Winston-Salem 2R.Approaching 100 career wins on ATP World Tour (95-86), ATP Challenger Tour (83-54) and ITF Futures Circuit (84-28)

The No. 1 Pole finished in Top 50 for 3rd year in a row, reaching 2nd ATP final at Winston-Salem in August (l. to Rosol after holding 2 MPs).In February, advanced to SF in Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and QF in Rotterdam (l. to Berdych) in back-to-back weeks. Also reached QF in Metz in September (l. to Monfils).Best ATP Masters 1000 result was 3R in Cincinnati, registering highest-ranked win of year over No. 8 Dimitrov in 2R (l. to Benneteau).In Grand Slam play, reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to F. Mayer), Roland Garros (l. to Tsonga) and Wimbledon (l. to Robredo in 5 sets) and 2R at US Open (l. to Anderson). Fell from No. 25 to 51 after failing to defend SF points at Wimbledon.Compiled records of 19-17 on hard, 3-7 on clay and 2-2 on grass. Went 1-2 vs. Top 10 opponents

The top player from Poland became 1st player from his country to finish in Top 25 since Wojtek Fibak was No. 22 in ‘82. Reached career-high No. 14 on August 12…Advanced to QF or better 5 times during year, highlighted by reaching 1st Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (d. Stepanek, No. 16 Almagro, Melzer, Kubot, l. to No. 2 eventual champion Murray in 4 sets). Hit 103 aces during tournament…In Grand Slam play, compiled a 9-4 record with 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Wawrinka) and at Australian Open (d. Devvarman in 2R in 5 sets, down 0-2, l. to Almagro in 3R). Lost in 1R at US Open (l. to M. Gonzalez)…In Davis Cup, helped Poland to World Group play-off tie vs. Australia in September (did not play in tie due to back injury)…Compiled records of 15-12 on hard, 7-6 on clay and 5-2 on grass. Went 2-9 vs. Top 10 opponents. Earned a career-high $1,353,039…

The Pole made his Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at Wimbledon and advanced to the third round (l. to F. Mayer 75 in fifth set)…Made his improvement with success on the ATP Challenger Tour with a 32-9 match record and three titles, in Italy, the Netherlands and Poland…In opening month of campaign, reached quarter-finals at Great Britain #2 Futures and followed with runner-up at Great Britain #3 Futures…

At Paris in late October, he qualified and beat three Top 20 and two Top 10 players en route to his first ATP World Tour final…He was the first qualifier to reach an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final since Canas (l. to Djokovic) at 2007 Miami…He was the first qualifier to reach Paris final since Stepanek (l. to Safin) in 2004…He was the first player to reach an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final in his Masters 1000 tournament debut since Levy at 2000 Toronto (l. to Safin)…He was the first player to reach his maiden ATP World Tour final in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament since Mirnyi at 2001 Stuttgart-indoor (l. to Haas)…

He lost in the Paris final to World No. 5 Ferrer in straight sets on 4 November…He had been trying to become the first Pole to win an ATP World Tour title since Fibak won at WCT/Chicago on Dec. 5, 1982 (d. Bill Scanlon)…He was trying to become the first qualifier to win an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title since (No. 42) Portas at 2001 Hamburg (d. Ferrero)…Portas was also the last player to win his maiden ATP World Tour title in a Masters 1000 tournament…Janowicz was also attempting to become the first winner outside the Top 50 to win an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title since No. 57 Woodruff at 1997 Montreal (d. Kuerten)…He jumped from World No. 69 to inside the Top 30 on 5 November…The last Polish player to rank in the Top 30 was Fibak at No. 29 on Feb. 20, 1984…

Worked his way up and improved ranking in Futures and Challenger tournaments throughout season. Compiled a 14-4 tour level match record (8-3 on hard), including 5-0 in Davis Cup play.In Moscow, posted wins over Becker and Berlocq before losing to Bellucci in maiden ATP World Tour QF.Made his Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at Wimbledon and advanced to 3R (l. to F. Mayer 7-5 in 5th set, held 2 MPs). At US Open lost in 1R.On Challenger circuit, put together a 32-9 match record and 3 titles, in Italy, the Netherlands and Poland. In opening month of campaign, reached final at Great Britain #3 Futures.Earned a career-high $477,833

The No. 1 Pole has finished 4 straight seasons in Top 100 (2012-15). Achieved career-high ranking of No. 14 on Aug. 12, 2013 after reaching ATP Masters 1000 Montréal 3R (l. to No. 4 Nadal). Broke into Top 100 on July 16, 2012 after winning Scheveningen, NED Challenger title (d. de Veigy) and cracked Top 50 on Nov. 5, 2012 following run to ATP Masters 1000 Paris final, rising from No. 69 to No. 26. Peaked at No. 5 in junior rankings on Jan. 1, 2008

Still seeking 1st ATP World Tour title (0-3 in finals). Came closest to title at 2014 Winston-Salem, where he held 2 MPs in final before falling to Rosol. Most recently reached 2015 Montpellier final (d. Brown in 1R after saving 6 MPs, ret vs. Gasquet due to flu). Owns 4 Challenger and 7 Futures titles

Reached 1st Grand Slam SF at 2013 Wimbledon, beating Melzer in 5 sets and Kubot in 1st All-Polish QF (l. to No. 2 Murray). Remains youngest major semi-finalist since del Potro won 2009 US Open title. Advanced to 3R of a major 7 other times, most recently at 2015 Australian Open (d. Monfils in 5 sets, l. to Lopez). Made Grand Slam debut at 2012 Wimbledon as Q (l. to F. Mayer in 3R after holding 2 MPs). As a junior, reached finals at 2007 US Open (l. to Berankis) and 2008 Roland Garros (l. to Yang)

In ATP Masters 1000 debut at 2012 Paris, became only qualifier to reach ATP Masters 1000 final since Cañas at 2007 Miami (l. to No. 5 Ferrer). En route, earned 1st 5 Top 20 wins of career over No. 19 Kohlschreiber, No. 15 Cilic, No. 3 Murray (saved 1 MP), No. 9 Tipsarevic and No. 20 Simon. Also advanced to 2013 Rome QF (d. No. 8 Tsonga and No. 9 Gasquet, l. to No. 3 Federer). In doubles, reached 2013 Indian Wells final in 1st event w/Huey (l. to Bryan/Bryan 10-6 in Match TB)

Earned 20+ wins in 3 straight seasons (2013-15). Approaching 100 career wins on ATP World Tour (95-88), ATP Challenger Tour (85-56) and ITF Futures Circuit (84-28). Made ATP debut at 2008 Warsaw as WC (l. to Monaco) and earned 1st tour-level win following month in Davis Cup debut for POL (d. Mirnyi). First tour-level tournament win came nearly 4 years later at 2012 Wimbledon as Q (d. Bolelli). Went 59-23 on ITF Juniors Circuit with wins over Dimitrov, Harrison, Pella and Tomic

Limited to 1 tournament in 1st 6 months of 2016 season due to lower back and knee injuries