Thai-Son Kwiatkowski


Thai-Son Kwiatkowski is an American tennis player. He played collegiately for the Virginia Cavaliers. On May 29, 2017, Kwiatkowski won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship. This victory earned him a wild card into the main draw of the 2017 US Open where he lost in the first round to Mischa Zverev.

Amateur career

Coming out of high school, he was the nation's top recruit. Kwiatkowski was on three national championship teams during his time at Virginia. As a sophomore, he tied the school's single season wins record, going 44-8 during the season. On September 11, 2016, Kwiatkowski won the American Collegiate Invitational, which earned him a wild card into the qualifying tournament for the 2017 US Open. After his senior season, he was named first-team all-ACC. Kwiatkowski won the singles title at the 2017 NCAA Men's Singles Championship, defeating William Blumberg in the final.

Professional career

After winning the NCAA singles championship, Kwiatkowski was awarded a wild card into the main draw of the 2017 US Open. He faced the 23rd seed Mischa Zverev in the first round, losing in five sets.

Personal life

Thai-Son's parents are Wendi and Tim Kwiatkowski. He has a younger brother named Liem. His parents are both University of Virginia alumni. Kwiatkowski is of Vietnamese and Polish descent. Kwiatkowski majored in commerce.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 5 (5–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Puerto Rico F1, MayagüezFuturesHard Alexios Halebian6–1, 6–4
Win2–0USA F33, HoustonFuturesHard Sebastian Korda6–2, 6–2
Win3–0Singapore F1, SingaporeFuturesHard Soichiro Moritani6–2, 6–2
Win4–0Canada F3, CalgaryFuturesHard Paul C. Oosterbaan6–4, 6–3
Win5–02020 Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach – Men's Singles|Newport Beach, USAChallengerHard Daniel Elahi Galán6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 12 (5–7)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0USA F17, CharlottesvilleFuturesHard Mac Styslinger Greg Jones
Jose Statham
6–4, 6–1
Win2–0USA F18, Winston-SalemFuturesHard Jared Hiltzik Austin Smith
Dennis Uspensky
6–4, 6–2
Loss2–1Finland F1, KaarinaFuturesClay Jose Statham Herkko Pöllänen
Mikael Torpegaard
7–6, 3–6,
Loss2–2Puerto Rico F1, MayagüezFuturesHard Quinton Vega Nebojša Perić
Ilija Vučić
1–6, 3–6
Win3–2France F5, ToulouseFuturesHard Fabien Reboul Niels Desein
Yannick Jankovits
6–3, 7–6
Loss3–3USA F20, RochesterFuturesClay Luca Corinteli Hugo Di Feo
Mikael Torpegaard
6–7, 4–6
Loss3–4USA F33, HoustonFuturesHard Austin Krajicek Aron Hiltzik
Dennis Nevolo
6–7, 3–6
Loss3–5Mexico F7, MetepecFuturesHard John Paul Fruttero Gonzalo Escobar
Manuel Sánchez
3–6, 3–6
Win4–5Canada F4, KelownaFuturesHard Julian Bradley Charlie Emhardt
Samuel Shropshire
7–6, 7–5
Loss4–62019 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Doubles|Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Noah Rubin Roberto Maytin
Fernando Romboli
2–6, 6–4,
Loss4–72019 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles|Winnetka, USAChallengerHard Christopher Eubanks JC Aragone
Bradley Klahn
5–7, 4–6
Win5–72020 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Men's Doubles|Indian Wells, USAChallengerHard Denis Kudla Sebastian Korda
Mitchell Krueger
6–3, 2–6,