Kim Warwick

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Kim Warwick (born April 8, 1952 in Sydney, Australia) is a former Australian pro male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980. He defeated players such as John Fitzgerald and defending champion Guillermo Vilas, in a hard five-set semifinal, before losing in the final against American Brian Teacher in straight sets. He won three singles titles and 26 doubles including Australian Open 1978 (with Wojtek Fibak) and Australian Open 1980 and 1981, Roland Garros 1986 and also a runner-up in Australian Open 1985 , all of them partnering fellow countryman Mark Edmondson. Partnering with Evonne Goolagong,he won the French Open 1972, defeating Francoise Durr and Jean Claude Barclay in the final 6–2, 6–4. Yvonne and Kim were finalists in 1972 at Wimbledon against Rosie Casals and Ilie Nastase who won 6–4, 6–4.

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[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Runner-ups (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1980 Australian Open Brian Teacher 5–7, 6–7, 2–6

[edit] Singles titles (3)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1976 Bangalore, India Clay Flag of India Sashi Menon 6–1, 6–2
2. 1979 Adelaide, Australia Grass Flag of South Africa Bernard Mitton 7–5, 6–4
3. 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Flag of the United States Fritz Buehning 6–2, 6–1, 6–2

[edit] Runner-ups (8)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1972 Adelaide, Australia Grass Flag of the Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
2. 1974 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Flag of New Zealand Onny Parun 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
3. 1977 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Flag of Spain Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–1
4. 1978 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Flag of Germany Ulrich Pinner 6–2, 6–2, 7–6
5. 1978 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Flag of the United States Tim Wilkison 6–3, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 6–2
6. 1980 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6–3, 6–1
7. 1980 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of Switzerland Heinz Günthardt 4–6, 6–4, 7–6
8. 1980 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Flag of the United States Brian Teacher 7–5, 7–6, 6–2

[edit] Doubles titles (26)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1974 Cedar Grove, U.S. Other Flag of the United States Steve Siegel Flag of Australia Dick Crealy
Flag of the United States Bob Danis
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
2. 1976 Brisbane, Australia Grass Flag of Australia Syd Ball Flag of Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Flag of New Zealand Brian Fairlie
6–4, 6–4
3. 1976 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Flag of Australia Syd Ball Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson
Flag of Australia John Marks
6–3, 6–4
4. 1977 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Flag of Australia Geoff Masters Flag of Australia Colin Dibley
Flag of Australia Chris Kachel
6–2, 7–6
5. 1977 Hong Kong Hard Flag of Australia Syd Ball Flag of the United States Marty Riessen
Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 6–3
6. 1977 Adelaide, Australia Grass Flag of Australia Syd Ball Flag of Australia John Alexander
Flag of Australia Phil Dent
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
7. 1978 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak Flag of Australia Paul Kronk
Flag of Australia Cliff Letcher
7–6, 7–5
8. 1979 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Flag of South Africa Bernard Mitton Flag of the United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett
Flag of the United Kingdom Jonathan Smith
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
9. 1980 Nice, France Clay Flag of the United States Chris Delaney Flag of the Czech Republic Stanislav Birner
Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Hřebec
6–4, 6–0
10. 1980 Rome, Italy Clay Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Flag of the United States Eliot Teltscher
7–6, 7–6
11. 1980 Surbiton, England Grass Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
Flag of the United States Butch Walts
7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15-13
12. 1980 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia Peter McNamara
Flag of Australia Paul McNamee
7–5, 6–4
13. 1981 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States Hank Pfister
Flag of the United States John Sadri
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
14. 1982 Adelaide-2, Australia Grass Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett
Flag of the United Kingdom Jonathan Smith
7–5, 4–6, 7–6
15. 1982 Guarujá, Brazil Clay Flag of Australia Phil Dent Flag of Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Flag of Brazil Cassio Motta
6–7, 6–2, 6–3
16. 1982 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia Syd Ball
Flag of Germany Rolf Gehring
6–4, 6–2
17. 1982 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia Rod Frawley
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Složil
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
18. 1983 Stowe, U.S. Hard Flag of Australia Brad Drewett Flag of the United States Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States Tom Gullikson
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
19. 1983 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Flag of Australia Wally Masur Flag of the United States Ken Flach
Flag of the United States Robert Seguso
7–6, 6–4
20. 1985 Munich, Germany Clay Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Spain Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
21. 1985 French Open, Paris Clay Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Israel Shlomo Glickstein
Flag of Sweden Hans Simonsson
6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
22. 1985 Hong Kong Hard Flag of Australia Brad Drewett Flag of Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Flag of the Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
23. 1985 Adelaide, Australia Grass Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Brazil Nelson Aerts
Flag of the United States Tomm Warneke
6–4, 6–4
24. 1986 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Flag of Australia Mark Kratzmann Flag of South Africa Christo Steyn
Flag of South Africa Danie Visser
6–3, 6–4
25. 1986 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart Flag of Australia Pat Cash
Flag of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
6–4, 6–4
26. 1987 Orlando, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart Flag of the United States Paul Annacone
Flag of South Africa Christo Van Rensburg
2–6, 7–6, 6–4

[edit] Runner-ups (26)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1974 Omaha, U.S. Other Flag of Australia Ian Fletcher Flag of Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Flag of Germany Karl Meiler
6–2, 6–4
2. 1974 Tempe, U.S. Hard Flag of Australia Ian Fletcher Flag of Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Flag of Germany Karl Meiler
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
3. 1975 Stockholm WCT, Sweden Carpet Flag of France Patrice Dominguez Flag of the United States Arthur Ashe
Flag of the Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 7–6
4. 1975 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Flag of Australia Allan Stone Flag of the United States Fred McNair
Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 7–6
5. 1975 Manila, Philippines Hard Flag of Australia Syd Ball Flag of Australia Ross Case
Flag of Australia Geoff Masters
6–1, 6–2
6. 1976 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Australia Dick Crealy Flag of the United States Fred McNair
Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart
7–6, 7–6, 7–6
7. 1976 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard Flag of Australia Syd Ball Flag of Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Flag of New Zealand Brian Fairlie
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
8. 1977 Adelaide, Australia Grass Flag of Australia Syd Ball Flag of Australia Cliff Letcher
Flag of the United States Dick Stockton
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
9. 1977 Denver, U.S. Carpet Flag of Australia Syd Ball Flag of Australia Colin Dibley
Flag of Australia Geoff Masters
6–2, 6–3
10. 1977 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of Australia Phil Dent Flag of South Africa Bob Hewitt
Flag of Germany Karl Meiler
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
11. 1978 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of South Africa Bob Hewitt Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson
Flag of the Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
12. 1978 Stowe, U.S. Hard Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States Tim Gullikson
Flag of the United States Tom Gullikson
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
13. 1980 Metz, France Carpet Flag of the United States Chris Delaney Flag of Australia Colin Dibley
Flag of the United States Gene Mayer
7–6, 7–5
14. 1980 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell
Flag of Egypt Ismail El Shafei
6–4, 6–4
15. 1982 Denver, U.S. Carpet Flag of Australia Phil Dent Flag of South Africa Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States Steve Denton
6–4, 6–4
16. 1982 Bristol, England Grass Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States Tim Gullikson
Flag of the United States Tom Gullikson
6–4, 7–6
17. 1982 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Clay Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried
Flag of Mexico Raúl Ramírez
W/O
18. 1982 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States Van Winitsky Flag of the United States Charles Buzz Strode
Flag of the United States Morris Skip Strode
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
19. 1983 Brisbane, Australia Carpet Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia Pat Cash
Flag of Australia Paul McNamee
7–6, 7–6
20. 1984 Toronto, Canada Hard Flag of Australia John Fitzgerald Flag of Australia Peter Fleming
Flag of Australia John McEnroe
6–4, 6–2
21. 1985 Delray Beach, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart Flag of the United States Paul Annacone
Flag of South Africa Christo Van Rensburg
7–5, 7–5, 6–4
22. 1985 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Složil Flag of the United States Ken Flach
Flag of the United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 6–4
23. 1985 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of Australia John Fitzgerald
Flag of Sweden Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–2
24. 1985 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Flag of Australia Mark Edmondson Flag of the United States Paul Annacone
Flag of South Africa Christo Van Rensburg
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
25. 1986 Wembley, England Carpet Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart Flag of the United States Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States John McEnroe
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
26. 1988 Orlando, U.S. Hard Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart Flag of France Guy Forget
Flag of France Yannick Noah
6–4, 6–4