Johan Kriek
Johan Christiaan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African–American retired tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. He won two Australian Open titles and reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open, as well as the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. Kriek won 14 professional singles and eight doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1984.
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Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Florida, U.S. |
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 | 376–222 (62.9%) |
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) |
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 |
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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 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1978 | Hartford, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 1979 | Sarasota, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | 1979 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1980 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1980 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2. | 1981 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1981 | WCT Finals, Dallas | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 1981 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 4. | 1981 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 1982 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 6. | 1982 | Monterrey, Mexico | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 6. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 1982 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 8. | 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | 1983 | Bristol, England | Grass | ![]() |
7–6, 7–5 |
Win | 10. | 1983 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 8. | 1984 | Boca West, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | 1984 | Bristol, England | Grass | ![]() |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 12. | 1984 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 1985 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 9. | 1985 | London Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 10. | 1985 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 14. | 1987 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 11. | 1988 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 12. | 1988 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 13. | 1989 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6, ret. |
Doubles (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1980 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 1. | 1980 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1981 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1981 | Bristol, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 10–12 |
Win | 2. | 1981 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 3. | 1982 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 4. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 4. | 1983 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1983 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 5. | 1983 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 1–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 6. | 1983 | Bristol, England | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 7. | 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 5–7 |
Win | 6. | 1985 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 1988 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | 1988 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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 |
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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. June 20, 1983. Retrieved September 21, 2013.