Paul Kronk
Appearance
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | 22 September 1954
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 106–183 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 66 (6 June 1980) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1978) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 171–157 |
Career titles | 9 |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (4 January 1982) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1978, 1979) |
Wimbledon | QF (1979) |
US Open | F (1976) |
Paul Kronk (born 22 September 1954) is a former tennis player from Australia.
Kronk won seven doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 25 April 1976, when he was No. 78 in the world.
Kronk won seven doubles titles, and 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.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1976 | US Open | Grass | Cliff Letcher | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1978 | Australian Open | Grass | Cliff Letcher | Wojciech Fibak Kim Warwick |
6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 1979 | Australian Open | Grass | Cliff Letcher | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6–7, 2–6 |
Career finals
Doubles (8 wins, 8 losses)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1976 | U.S. Open, New York City | Clay | Cliff Letcher | Marty Riessen Tom Okker |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1977 | Miami, U.S. | Clay | Cliff Letcher | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Mar 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | Cliff Letcher | Sandy Mayer Stan Smith |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | May 1977 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | Cliff Letcher | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Jan 1979 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Cliff Letcher | Wojciech Fibak Kim Warwick |
6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–6 | Jan 1980 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Cliff Letcher | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6–7, 2–6 |
Win | 1–6 | Apr 1980 | Palm Harbor, U.S. | Hard | Paul McNamee | Steve Docherty John James |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 2–6 | Jan 1981 | Guarujá, Brasil | Hard | David Carter | Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr. |
6–1, 7–6 |
Win | 3–6 | Feb 1981 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | David Carter | Andrés Gómez Belus Prajoux |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 4–6 | Feb 1981 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Clay | David Carter | Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr. |
6–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 4–7 | Mar 1981 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | David Carter | Bernard Mitton Butch Walts |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Win | 5–7 | May 1981 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | David Carter | Eric Fromm Shlomo Glickstein |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–8 | Jul 1981 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | David Carter | Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6–8 | Jul 1981 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | David Carter | Marko Ostoja Louk Sanders |
7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 7–8 | Oct 1981 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | Peter McNamara | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 8–8 | Mar 1982 | Metz, France | Hard (i) | David Carter | Matt Doyle Dave Siegler |
6–3, 7–6 |
External links
- Paul Kronk at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Paul Kronk at the International Tennis Federation