Johan Kriek
Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() |
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Residence | Roanoke, Virginia, USA |
Born | Pongola, South Africa | April 5, 1958
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1978 |
Retired | 1994 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $2,383,794 |
Singles | |
Career record | 374–222 |
Career titles | 14 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (September 10, 1984) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1981, 1982) |
French Open | SF (1986) |
Wimbledon | QF (1981, 1982) |
US Open | SF (1980) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | QF (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985) |
WCT Finals | F (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 206–173 |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (August 15, 1988) |
Johan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African-American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. Kriek won two Australian Opens and reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open, as well as the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. He won 14 professional singles and 8 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 7. Kriek's most memorable wins include victories over Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Guillermo Vilas, Stefan Edberg, Michael Chang, Vitas Gerulaitis and Björn Borg.
He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a popular and renowned public school located in Pretoria.
Kriek became a naturalized American citizen in August 1982.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: (2 titles)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1981 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4 |
Win | 1982 | Australian Open (2) | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Career finals
Singles (14 titles, 13 runners-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1978 | Hartford, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1979 | Sarasota, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1979 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1980 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1980 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1981 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1981 | Dallas WCT, U.S. – WCT Finals | Carpet | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1981 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 4. | 1981 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 1982 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1982 | Monterrey, Mexico | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 1982 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 8. | 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 1983 | Bristol, England | Grass | ![]() |
7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 10. | 1983 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1984 | Boca West, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 11. | 1984 | Bristol, England | Grass | ![]() |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 1984 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 1985 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1985 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1985 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 14. | 1987 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1988 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1988 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1989 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6, ret. |
Doubles (8 titles, 7 runners-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1980 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1980 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1981 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1981 | Bristol, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 10–12 |
Winner | 2. | 1981 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 1982 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1983 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1983 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 5. | 1983 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 1–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1983 | Bristol, England | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 6. | 1985 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 1988 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 1988 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Singles Performance timeline
Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | W | W | QF | SF | QF | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 2 / 8 | 25–6 |
French Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 |
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 13 | 24–13 |
US Open | A | QF | QF | SF | 3R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 12 | 29–12 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 12–2 | 12–2 | 8–3 | 9–3 | 6–3 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2 / 36 | 82–34 |
Year End Ranking | 278 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 39 | 52 | 413 | 274 | 1097 | 1178 | 861 |
References
- ^ "Kriek Tops Gullikson". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
External links
- Johan Kriek at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Global Water Foundation
- bio - file interview with John Kriek
- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from uPhongolo Local Municipality
- Afrikaner people
- South African people of Dutch descent
- South African emigrants to the United States
- American male tennis players
- American people of South African descent
- Sportspeople from Roanoke, Virginia
- Sportspeople from Naples, Florida
- South African male tennis players
- Tennis people from Florida
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles
- People with acquired American citizenship