South African-American tennis player
Johan Kriek Country (sports) South Africa United States (1982–) Residence Palm Beach Gardens, Florida , Florida, U.S.Born (1958-04-05 ) April 5, 1958 (age 67) 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 (54.4%) Career titles 8 Highest ranking No. 12 (August 15, 1988)
Johan Christiaan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is aSouth African–American former professionaltennis player. He won twoAustralian Open titles, beatingSteve Denton in four sets in the 1981 final[ 1] [ 1] French Open andUS Open , as well as the quarterfinals of theWimbledon Championships . Kriek won 14 professional singles and eight doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1984.
He attendedAfrikaanse 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 inPalm Beach Gardens ,Florida with his wife, Daga and their children Karolina and Kristian.[ 2]
[ edit ] [ edit ] 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 , SwitzerlandHard (i) Brian Gottfried 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 Loss 3. 1980 Frankfurt , GermanyCarpet (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 , MexicoCarpet (i) Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 Loss 5. 1981 WCT Finals , DallasCarpet (i) 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 , MelbourneGrass Steve Denton 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 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 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 6–2, 6–4 Win 9. 1983 Bristol , UKGrass Tom Gullikson 7–6, 7–5 Win 10. 1983 Johannesburg , South AfricaHard Colin Dowdeswell 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, UK 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 , UKGrass 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.
[ edit ] 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 , AustraliaHard (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 , UKGrass John Austin Billy Martin 6–3, 3–6, 10–12 Win 2. 1981 Stowe , U.S.Hard Larry Stefanki 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 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 3–6, 5–7 Win 5. 1983 Forest Hills WCT , U.S.Clay 7–6, 1–6, 6–1 Loss 6. 1983 Bristol, UK Grass Tom Gullikson John Alexander John Fitzgerald 5–7, 4–6 Loss 7. 1983 Stockholm , SwedenHard (i) 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 Danie Visser 7–6, 6–3 Win 8. 1988 Tokyo Outdoor , JapanHard David Pate 6–4, 6–4
Grand Slam singles performance timeline [ edit ] (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(1982–)
Steve Denton
Colin Dowdeswell
Michael Westphal
Stefan Edberg
Russell Simpson
Raúl Ramírez
Anand Amritraj
Pavel Složil
Kevin Curren
John Alexander
Yannick Noah