Johan Kriek
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| Country (sports) |  South Africa  United States (1982–) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Florida, U.S. |
| Born | April 5, 1958 Pongola, South Africa |
| 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 | 376–222 |
| 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 Christiaan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African–American former professional tennis player. As a tennis player, he won two Australian Open titles and reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open, as well as the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Championships. Kriek won 14 professional singles and eight doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1984.
He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria.
Kriek became a naturalized American citizen in August 1982. He currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida with his wife, Daga and their children Karolina and Kristian.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: (2 titles)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1981 | Australian Open | Grass |  Steve Denton |
6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 1982 | Australian Open (2) | Grass | Steve Denton |
6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Career finals
Singles (14 titles, 13 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 1978 | Hartford, U.S. | Carpet | John McEnroe
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1979 | Sarasota, U.S. | Carpet | Rick Meyer
|
7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | 1979 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Brian Gottfried
|
5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1980 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | Stan Smith
|
6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1980 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | Bob Lutz
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1981 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet (i) | Vitas Gerulaitis
|
7–6, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 1981 | WCT Finals, Dallas | Carpet (i) | John McEnroe
|
1–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1981 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Hank Pfister
|
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4. | 1981 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Steve Denton
|
6–2, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 1982 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | John McEnroe
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | 1982 | Monterrey, Mexico | Carpet | Jimmy Connors
|
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | Roscoe Tanner
|
6–0, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 1982 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Steve Denton
|
6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Gene Mayer
|
6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 8. | 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet | Bob Lutz
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | 1983 | Bristol, England | Grass | Tom Gullikson
|
7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 10. | 1983 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard |  Colin Dowdeswell
|
6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8. | 1984 | Boca West, U.S. | Hard | Jimmy Connors
|
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | 1984 | Bristol, England | Grass | Brian Teacher
|
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 12. | 1984 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard |  Michael Westphal
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 13. | 1985 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Jimmy Arias
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9. | 1985 | London Queen's Club, England | Grass | Boris Becker
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 1985 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) |  Stefan Edberg
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 14. | 1987 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | Christian Saceanu
|
7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11. | 1988 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Tim Mayotte
|
7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 1988 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | Michael Chang
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 1989 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Brad Gilbert
|
2–6, 2–6, ret. |
Doubles (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1980 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Fritz Buehning
|
Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan
|
3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1. | 1980 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Tim Gullikson
|
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
|
6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1981 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet |  Russell Simpson
|
Kevin Curren Steve Denton
|
6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1981 | Bristol, England | Grass | John Austin
|
Billy Martin Russell Simpson
|
6–3, 3–6, 10–12 |
| Win | 2. | 1981 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | Larry Stefanki
|
Brian Gottfried Bob Lutz
|
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | 1982 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | Tracy Delatte
|
Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen
|
6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | Fritz Buehning
|
Bob Lutz  Raúl Ramírez
|
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | 1983 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay |  Anand Amritraj
|
 Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
|
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 1983 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Tracy Delatte
|
 Kevin Curren Steve Denton
|
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5. | 1983 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | Tracy Delatte
|
Kevin Curren Steve Denton
|
7–6, 1–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | 1983 | Bristol, England | Grass | Tom Gullikson
|
 John Alexander John Fitzgerald
|
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Peter Fleming
|
Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson
|
6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 6. | 1985 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet (i) |  Yannick Noah
|
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
|
3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 1988 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Kelly Evernden
|
Kevin Curren Danie Visser
|
7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | 1988 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | John Fitzgerald
|
Steve Denton David Pate
|
6–4, 6–4 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
| South Africa | United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A/A | A | A | A | W | W | QF | SF | QF | NH | 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. June 20, 1983. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
