Peter Luczak (born 31 August 1979 in Warsaw, Poland) is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles.
Luczak came to Australia at 9 months of age, when his parents, Eva and Kris, left Warsaw in 1980, where they settled in Melbourne. Luczak started playing tennis at the age of 5, he was introduced to the game by his Polish born father Kris. He did not have major success at junior level and was not able to receive funding from Tennis Australia or have a major sponsor. Luczak was able to gain a tennis scholarship at Fresno State University, which helped his tennis development and in the process getting a degree in finance without the financial burden.
During his time at Fresno, Luczak holds the record for most career singles wins. He went 27–0 in senior season at Fresno State before being upset in first round of NCAA Tournament.
Read more about Peter Luczak: Tennis Career, Personal Life, Futures and Challenger Singles Titles (16), Grand Slam Singles Performance Timeline
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