Johan Kriek
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Johan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African / American professional male tennis player.
Kriek was born in Pongola, South Africa but moved to Naples, Florida after turning pro in 1978. His biggest victories came at the Australian Open where he won the title twice (in 1981 and 1982). In his career he has won fourteen singles titles and eight in doubles.
Kriek became an American citizen in August, 1982.
[edit] Grand Slam singles finals
[edit] Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1981 | Australian Open | Steve Denton | 6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 |
| 1982 | Australian Open (2) | Steve Denton | 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 |
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* Open Era | (1969) Rod Laver | (1970) Arthur Ashe | (1971-72) Ken Rosewall | (1973) John Newcombe | (1974) Jimmy Connors | (1975) John Newcombe | (1976) Mark Edmondson | (1977 [Jan]) Roscoe Tanner | (1977 [Dec]) Vitas Gerulaitis | (1978-79) Guillermo Vilas | (1980) Brian Teacher | (1981-82) Johan Kriek | (1983-84) Mats Wilander | (1985) Stefan Edberg | (1986) No competition | (1987) Stefan Edberg | (1988) Mats Wilander | (1989-90) Ivan Lendl | (1991) Boris Becker | (1992-93) Jim Courier | (1994) Pete Sampras | (1995) Andre Agassi | (1996) Boris Becker | (1997) Pete Sampras | (1998) Petr Korda | (1999) Yevgeny Kafelnikov | (2000-01) Andre Agassi | (2002) Thomas Johansson | (2003) Andre Agassi | (2004) Roger Federer | (2005) Marat Safin | (2006-07) Roger Federer |
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