Kim Warwick
| Country |
Australia |
| Residence |
Clearwater, Florida, USA |
| Born |
(1952-04-08) 8 April 1952 (age 61)
Sydney, Australia |
| Height |
6' (183 cm) |
| Weight |
170 lbs (77 kg) |
| Turned pro |
1970 |
| Retired |
1987 (brief comeback in 1996) |
| Plays |
Right-handed (1-handed backhand) |
| Prize money |
$994,045 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
268–253 |
| Career titles |
3 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 15 (12 October 1981) |
| Grand Slam Singles results |
| Australian Open |
F (1980) |
| French Open |
2R (1977, 1979, 1980) |
| Wimbledon |
4R (1977) |
| US Open |
QF (1982) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
449–289 |
| Career titles |
26 |
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Last updated on: 13 June 2012.
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Kim Warwick (born 8 April 1952 in Sydney, Australia) is a former Australian professional male tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1970–1987 reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980.[1] He defeated over 35 players ranked in the top 10 including Guillermo Vilas, Raul Ramerez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Jan Kodeš, Bob Lutz and Arthur Ashe. Warwick's career-high singles ranking was World No. 15, achieved in 1981. He won three singles titles and 26 doubles including Australian Open 1978 (with Wojtek Fibak) and Australian Open 1980 and 1981, Roland Garros 1986 and also a runner-up in Australian Open 1985, all of them partnering fellow countryman Mark Edmondson. Partnering with Evonne Goolagong, he won the French Open 1972, defeating Françoise Dürr and Jean-Claude Barclay in the final 6–2, 6–4. Evonne and Kim were finalists in 1972 at Wimbledon against Rosie Casals and Ilie Năstase who won 6–4, 6–4.
Kim also was a member of the winning team of World Team Tennis in 1975 (Pittsburgh) and 1986 (San Antonio).
Grand Slam singles finals [edit]
Runner-ups (1) [edit]
[1]
Singles titles (3) [edit]
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
1972 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Grass |
Alex Metreveli |
3–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
1974 |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Hard |
Onny Parun |
3–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
1976 |
Bangalore, India |
Clay |
Sashi Menon |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
1977 |
Tokyo Outdoor, Japan |
Clay |
Manuel Orantes |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
1978 |
Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany |
Clay |
Ulrich Pinner |
2–6, 2–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
1978 |
Sydney Outdoor, Australia |
Grass |
Tim Wilkison |
3–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Winner |
2. |
1979 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Grass |
Bernard Mitton |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
1980 |
London/Queen's Club, England |
Grass |
John McEnroe |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
1980 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Heinz Günthardt |
6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner |
3. |
1980 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
Hard |
Fritz Buehning |
6–2, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
8. |
1980 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Grass |
Brian Teacher |
5–7, 6–7, 2–6 |
Doubles titles (26) [edit]
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
1974 |
Omaha, U.S. |
Other |
Ian Fletcher |
Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
1974 |
Tempe, U.S. |
Hard |
Ian Fletcher |
Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler |
6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner |
1. |
1974 |
Cedar Grove, U.S. |
Other |
Steve Siegel |
Dick Crealy
Bob Tanis |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
1975 |
Stockholm WCT, Sweden |
Carpet |
Patrice Dominguez |
Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
1975 |
San Francisco, U.S. |
Carpet |
Allan Stone |
Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart |
2–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
1975 |
Manila, Philippines |
Hard |
Syd Ball |
Ross Case
Geoff Masters |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
1976 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Dick Crealy |
Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart |
6–7, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Winner |
2. |
1976 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Grass |
Syd Ball |
Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
1976 |
Sydney Indoor, Australia |
Hard |
Syd Ball |
Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie |
6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner |
3. |
1976 |
Sydney Outdoor, Australia |
Grass |
Syd Ball |
Mark Edmondson
John Marks |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
8. |
1977 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Grass |
Syd Ball |
Cliff Letcher
Dick Stockton |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
9. |
1977 |
Denver, U.S. |
Carpet |
Syd Ball |
Colin Dibley
Geoff Masters |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
10. |
1977 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Phil Dent |
Bob Hewitt
Karl Meiler |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
4. |
1977 |
Tokyo Outdoor, Japan |
Clay |
Geoff Masters |
Colin Dibley
Chris Kachel |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Winner |
5. |
1977 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
Syd Ball |
Marty Riessen
Roscoe Tanner |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Winner |
6. |
1977 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Grass |
Syd Ball |
John Alexander
Phil Dent |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
11. |
1978 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Bob Hewitt |
Mark Edmondson
Tom Okker |
4–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
12. |
1978 |
Stowe, United States |
Hard |
Mark Edmondson |
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson |
6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner |
7. |
1978 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Grass |
Wojtek Fibak |
Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Winner |
8. |
1979 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Bernard Mitton |
Andrew Jarrett
Jonathan Smith |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
13. |
1980 |
Metz, France |
Carpet |
Chris Delaney |
Colin Dibley
Gene Mayer |
6–7, 5–7 |
| Winner |
9. |
1980 |
Nice, France |
Clay |
Chris Delaney |
Stanislav Birner
Jiří Hřebec |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner |
10. |
1980 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Mark Edmondson |
Balázs Taróczy
Eliot Teltscher |
7–6, 7–6 |
| Winner |
11. |
1980 |
Surbiton, England |
Grass |
Mark Edmondson |
Andrew Pattison
Butch Walts |
7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15–13 |
| Runner-up |
14. |
1980 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Mark Edmondson |
Colin Dowdeswell
Ismail El Shafei |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
12. |
1980 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Grass |
Mark Edmondson |
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner |
13. |
1981 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Grass |
Mark Edmondson |
Hank Pfister
John Sadri |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Winner |
14. |
1982 |
Adelaide-2, Australia |
Grass |
Mark Edmondson |
Andrew Jarrett
Jonathan Smith |
7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Winner |
15. |
1982 |
Guarujá, Brazil |
Clay |
Phil Dent |
Carlos Kirmayr
Cassio Motta |
6–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
15. |
1982 |
Denver, U.S. |
Carpet |
Phil Dent |
Kevin Curren
Steve Denton |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
16. |
1982 |
Richmond WCT, U.S. |
Carpet |
Mark Edmondson |
Syd Ball
Rolf Gehring |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
16. |
1982 |
Bristol, England |
Grass |
Mark Edmondson |
Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner |
17. |
1982 |
Kitzbühel, Austria |
Clay |
Mark Edmondson |
Rod Frawley
Pavel Složil |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up |
17. |
1982 |
Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. |
Clay |
Mark Edmondson |
Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez |
W/O |
| Runner-up |
18. |
1982 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
Van Winitsky |
Charles Buzz Strode
Morris Skip Strode |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Winner |
18. |
1983 |
Stowe, U.S. |
Hard |
Brad Drewett |
Fritz Buehning
Tom Gullikson |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
19. |
1983 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Carpet |
Mark Edmondson |
Pat Cash
Paul McNamee |
6–7, 6–7 |
| Winner |
19. |
1983 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Carpet |
Wally Masur |
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
20. |
1984 |
Toronto, Canada |
Hard |
John Fitzgerald |
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
21. |
1985 |
Delray Beach, U.S. |
Hard |
Sherwood Stewart |
Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg |
5–7, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner |
20. |
1985 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Mark Edmondson |
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Winner |
21. |
1985 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Mark Edmondson |
Shlomo Glickstein
Hans Simonsson |
6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
22. |
1985 |
Indianapolis, U.S. |
Clay |
Pavel Složil |
Ken Flach
Robert Seguso |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
23. |
1985 |
Sydney Indoor, Australia |
Hard (i) |
Mark Edmondson |
John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner |
22. |
1985 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
Brad Drewett |
Jakob Hlasek
Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
24. |
1985 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Grass |
Mark Edmondson |
Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg |
7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
23. |
1985 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Grass |
Mark Edmondson |
Nelson Aerts
Tomm Warneke |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner |
24. |
1986 |
Cincinnati, U.S. |
Hard |
Mark Kratzmann |
Christo Steyn
Danie Visser |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner |
25. |
1986 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Sherwood Stewart |
Pat Cash
Slobodan Živojinović |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
25. |
1986 |
Wembley, England |
Carpet |
Sherwood Stewart |
Peter Fleming
John McEnroe |
6–3, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Winner |
26. |
1987 |
Orlando, U.S. |
Hard |
Sherwood Stewart |
Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg |
2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
26. |
1988 |
Orlando, U.S. |
Hard |
Sherwood Stewart |
Guy Forget
Yannick Noah |
4–6, 4–6 |
References [edit]
| Persondata |
| Name |
Warwick, Kim |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Australian tennis player |
| Date of birth |
8 April 1952 |
| Place of birth |
Sydney, Australia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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