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- Grand Slam finals Singles: (2 titles)
- Career finals Singles (14 titles, 13 runners-up) Doubles (8 titles, 7 runners-up)
- Singles Performance timeline
- References
- External links
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}{{Infobox tennis biography | name = Johan Kriek | image = | country = {{flag|South Africa|1928}} {{USA}} | residence = Roanoke, Virginia, USA | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|4|5}} | birth_place = Pongola, South Africa | height = {{height|m=1.75}} | turnedpro = 1978 | retired = 1994 | plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = $2,383,794 | singlesrecord = 374–222 | singlestitles = 14 | highestsinglesranking = No. 7 (September 10, 1984) | AustralianOpenresult = W (1981, 1982) | FrenchOpenresult = SF (1986) | Wimbledonresult = QF (1981, 1982) | USOpenresult = SF (1980) | Othertournaments = yes | MastersCupresult = QF (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985) | WCTFinalsresult = F (1981) | doublesrecord = 206–173 | doublestitles = 8 | highestdoublesranking = 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 finalsSingles: (2 titles)Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score | Win | 1981 | Australian Open | Grass | USA}} Steve Denton | 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4 | Win | 1982 | Australian Open (2) Grass | USA}} Steve Denton | 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 | USA}} John McEnroe | 2–6, 4–6 | Winner | 1. | 1979 | Sarasota, U.S. | Carpet | USA}} Richard Meyer | 7–6, 6–2 | Runner-up | 2. | 1979 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | USA}} Brian Gottfried | 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 | Runner-up | 3. | 1980 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | USA}} Stan Smith | 6–2, 6–7, 2–6 | Runner-up | 4. | 1980 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Robert Lutz | 3–6, 1–6 | Winner | 2. | 1981 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis | 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 | Runner-up | 5. | 1981 | Dallas WCT, U.S. – WCT Finals | Carpet | USA}} John McEnroe | 1–6, 2–6, 4–6 | Winner | 3. | 1981 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | USA}} Hank Pfister | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Winner | 4. | 1981 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | USA}} Steve Denton | 6–2, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | Winner | 5. | 1982 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | USA}} John McEnroe | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | Runner-up | 6. | 1982 | Monterrey, Mexico | Carpet | USA}} Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | Winner | 6. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Roscoe Tanner | 6–0, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 | Winner | 7. | 1982 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | USA}} Steve Denton | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | Runner-up | 7. | 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Gene Mayer | 6–7, 1–6 | Winner | 8. | 1983 | Tampa, U.S. | Carpet | USA}} Robert Lutz | 6–2, 6–4 | Winner | 9. | 1983 | Bristol, England | Grass | USA}} Tom Gullikson | 7–6, 7–5 | Winner | 10. | 1983 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | GBR}} Colin Dowdeswell | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | Runner-up | 8. | 1984 | Boca West, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Jimmy Connors | 5–7, 4–6 | Winner | 11. | 1984 | Bristol, England | Grass | USA}} Brian Teacher | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 | Winner | 12. | 1984 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | FRG}} Michael Westphal | 6–2, 6–4 | Winner | 13. | 1985 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Jimmy Arias | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | Runner-up | 9. | 1985 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | FRG}} Boris Becker | 2–6, 3–6 | Runner-up | 10. | 1985 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | SWE}} Stefan Edberg | 4–6, 2–6 | Winner | 14. | 1987 | Livingston, U.S. | Hard | FRG}} Christian Saceanu | 7–6, 3–6, 6–2 | Runner-up | 11. | 1988 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Tim Mayotte | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 | Runner-up | 12. | 1988 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | USA}} Michael Chang | 2–6, 3–6 | Runner-up | 13. | 1989 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | USA}} Brad Gilbert | 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 | USA}} Fritz Buehning | USA}} Brian Gottfried {{flagicon|RSA}} Frew McMillan | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 | Runner-up | 1. | 1980 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | USA}} Tim Gullikson | USA}} Peter Fleming {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe | 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 | Runner-up | 2. | 1981 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | NZL}} Russell Simpson | RSA}} Kevin Curren {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Denton | 6–7, 2–6 | Runner-up | 3. | 1981 | Bristol, England | Grass | USA}} John Austin | USA}} Billy Martin {{flagicon|NZL}} Russell Simpson | 6–3, 3–6, 10–12 | Winner | 2. | 1981 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Larry Stefanki | USA}} Brian Gottfried {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 | Winner | 3. | 1982 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | USA}} Tracy Delatte | USA}} Dick Stockton {{flagicon|USA}} Erik Van Dillen | 6–3, 7–6 | Winner | 4. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Fritz Buehning | USA}} Robert Lutz {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 | Runner-up | 4. | 1983 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | IND}} Anand Amritraj | TCH}} Pavel Složil {{flagicon|TCH}} Tomáš Šmíd | 6–7, 4–6 | Runner-up | 5. | 1983 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Tracy Delatte | RSA}} Kevin Curren {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Denton | 3–6, 5–7 | Winner | 5. | 1983 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | USA}} Tracy Delatte | RSA}} Kevin Curren {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Denton | 7–6, 1–6, 6–1 | Runner-up | 6. | 1983 | Bristol, England | Grass | USA}} Tom Gullikson | AUS}} John Alexander {{flagicon|AUS}} John Fitzgerald | 5–7, 4–6 | Runner-up | 7. | 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | USA}} Peter Fleming | SWE}} Anders Järryd {{flagicon|SWE}} Hans Simonsson | 6–7, 5–7 | Winner | 6. | 1985 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | FRA}} Yannick Noah | USA}} Ken Flach {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Seguso | 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 | Winner | 7. | 1988 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | NZL}} Kelly Evernden | RSA}} Kevin Curren {{flagicon|RSA}} Danie Visser | 7–6, 6–3 | Winner | 8. | 1988 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | AUS}} John Fitzgerald | USA}} Steve Denton {{flagicon|USA}} David Pate | 6–4, 6–4 |
Singles Performance timelineTournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L | Grand Slams | 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 |
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Year End Ranking | 278 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 39 | 52 | 413 | 274 | 1097 | 1178 | 861 | |
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References1. ^{{cite news|title=Kriek Tops Gullikson|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/20/sports/kriek-tops-gullikson.html|accessdate=September 21, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times}}
External links- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- Global Water Foundation
- bio - file interview with John Kriek
{{Australian Open men's singles champions}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kriek, Johan}} 14 : 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 |