Paul Kronk

Australian tennis player

Paul Kronk
Kronk at the 1974 Dutch Open
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1954-09-22) 22 September 1954 (age 69)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record106–183
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 66 (6 June 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1978)
Wimbledon4R (1981)
Doubles
Career record171–157
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 35 (4 January 1982)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1978, 1979)
WimbledonQF (1979)
US OpenF (1976)

Paul Kronk (born 22 September 1954) is a former tennis player from Australia.

Kronk won nine doubles titles during his professional career. The big-serving right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking in April 1976, when he was No. 78 in the world. His highest doubles ranking of world No. 35 was achieved in January 1982. Kronk was a runner-up in the US Open and a two-time runner-up in the Australian Open, on all occasions partnering compatriot Cliff Letcher.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1976 US Open Grass Australia Cliff Letcher Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
4–6, 4–6
Loss 1978 Australian Open Grass Australia Cliff Letcher Poland Wojciech Fibak
Australia Kim Warwick
6–7, 5–7
Loss 1979 Australian Open Grass Australia Cliff Letcher Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
6–7, 2–6

Career finals

Doubles (9 wins, 10 losses)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1974 Melbourne, Australia Grass United States Mike Estep United States Grover Raz Reid
Australia Allan Stone
6–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 1976 U.S. Open, New York City Clay Australia Cliff Letcher United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 1977 Miami, U.S. Clay Australia Cliff Letcher United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Mar 1977 Hampton, U.S. Carpet Australia Cliff Letcher United States Sandy Mayer
United States Stan Smith
4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 May 1977 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Australia Cliff Letcher West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Karl Meiler
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–6 Jan 1979 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Australia Cliff Letcher Poland Wojciech Fibak
Australia Kim Warwick
6–7, 5–7
Loss 0–7 Jan 1980 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Australia Cliff Letcher Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
6–7, 2–6
Win 1–7 Feb 1980 San Juan, U.S.[a] Hard Australia Paul McNamee South Africa Robert Trogolo
United States Mark Turpin
7–6, 6–3
Win 2–7 Apr 1980 Palm Harbor, U.S. Hard Australia Paul McNamee Australia Steve Docherty
Australia John James
6–4, 7–5
Win 3–7 Jan 1981 Guarujá, Brasil Hard Australia David Carter Spain Ángel Giménez
Colombia Jairo Velasco, Sr.
6–1, 7–6
Win 4–7 Feb 1981 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Australia David Carter Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–1, 6–2
Win 5–7 Feb 1981 Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay Australia David Carter Spain Ángel Giménez
Colombia Jairo Velasco, Sr.
6–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 5–8 Mar 1981 Tampa, U.S. Hard Australia David Carter South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Butch Walts
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 6–8 May 1981 Munich, West Germany Clay Australia David Carter United States Eric Fromm
Israel Shlomo Glickstein
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–9 Jul 1981 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Australia David Carter Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Switzerland Markus Günthardt
4–6, 1–6
Win 7–9 Jul 1981 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Australia David Carter Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja
Netherlands Louk Sanders
7–6, 6–1
Win 8–9 Oct 1981 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Carpet (i) Australia Peter McNamara United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8–10 Mar 1982 Linz, Austria Clay Australia Rod Frawley Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
2–6, 0–6
Win 9–10 Mar 1982 Metz, France Hard (i) Australia David Carter United States Matt Doyle
United States Dave Siegler
6–3, 7–6

Notes

  1. ^ Tournament part of Grand Prix circuit but doubles event not officially listed by the ATP.

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 313. ISBN 9780356085968.

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