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Kent Kinnear

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Kent Kinnear
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWest Lebanon, Indiana, USA
Born (1966-11-30) November 30, 1966 (age 57)
Naperville, Illinois USA
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Turned pro1988
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$771,749
Singles
Career record9–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (July 13, 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1989, 1994)
Wimbledon2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record176–210
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 24 (August 10, 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1993, 1997)
French Open2R (1992, 1998)
Wimbledon3R (1992)
US Open2R (1990, 1995, 1998)
Mixed doubles
Career record5–12
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1998)
French Open1R (1996, 1998)
Wimbledon3R (1997)
US Open2R (1995)

Kent Kinnear (born November 30, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Kinnear enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 15 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24 in 1992.

Career finals

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Doubles (4 wins, 15 losses)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Apr 1990 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard United States Brad Pearce Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Wally Masur
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Apr 1991 Seoul, South Korea Hard United States Sven Salumaa Austria Alex Antonitsch
Israel Gilad Bloom
6–7, 1–6
Loss 3. Aug 1991 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard United States Sven Salumaa United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–7, 4–6
Win 1. Sep 1991 Brasília, Brazil Clay The Bahamas Roger Smith Brazil Ricardo Acioly
Brazil Mauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Loss 4. Mar 1992 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard United States Sven Salumaa United States Mark Keil
United States Dave Randall
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 5. Mar 1992 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard United States Sven Salumaa United States Steve DeVries
Australia David Macpherson
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. Mar 1992 Miami, U.S. Hard United States Sven Salumaa United States Ken Flach
United States Todd Witsken
4–6, 3–6
Loss 7. Oct 1992 Vienna, Austria Carpet Germany Udo Riglewski Sweden Ronnie Båthman
Sweden Anders Järryd
3–6, 5–7
Loss 8. Apr 1994 Seoul, South Korea Hard Canada Sébastien Lareau France Stephane Simian
United States Kenny Thorne
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 9. Jul 1994 Newport, U.S. Grass United States David Wheaton Austria Alex Antonitsch
Canada Greg Rusedski
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 2. Oct 1994 Beijing, China Carpet United States Tommy Ho South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 6–3
Win 3. Aug 1995 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard South Africa Brent Haygarth United States Scott Davis
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
6–4, 7–6
Loss 10. Oct 1995 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United States David Wheaton United States Jim Grabb
United States Jared Palmer
4–6, 5–7
Loss 11. Jan 1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard United States Dave Randall United States Rick Leach
United States Scott Melville
1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 12. Apr 1996 Hong Kong Hard United States Dave Randall United States Patrick Galbraith
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 13. Oct 1996 Singapore Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Loss 14. Jul 1997 Newport, U.S. Grass North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov United States Justin Gimelstob
New Zealand Brett Steven
3–6, 4–6
Win 4. Sep 1997 Bournemouth, UK Clay North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov Spain Alberto Martín
United Kingdom Chris Wilkinson
7–6, 6–2
Loss 15. Mar 1998 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard United States David Wheaton Australia Michael Tebbutt
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6–4, 1–6, 6–7
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