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 | Sashi Menon | 6–1, 6–2 |
2. | 1979 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Bernard Mitton | 7–5, 6–4 |
3. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | 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 | Alex Metreveli | 6–3, 6–3, 7–6 |
2. | 1974 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Onny Parun | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
3. | 1977 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–2, 6–1 |
4. | 1978 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Ulrich Pinner | 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 |
5. | 1978 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Tim Wilkison | 6–3, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 6–2 |
6. | 1980 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–1 |
7. | 1980 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
8. | 1980 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | 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 | Steve Siegel | Dick Crealy Bob Danis |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
2. | 1976 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Syd Ball | Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie |
6–4, 6–4 |
3. | 1976 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Syd Ball | Mark Edmondson John Marks |
6–3, 6–4 |
4. | 1977 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Geoff Masters | Colin Dibley Chris Kachel |
6–2, 7–6 |
5. | 1977 | Hong Kong | Hard | Syd Ball | Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner |
7–6, 6–3 |
6. | 1977 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Syd Ball | John Alexander Phil Dent |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
7. | 1978 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Wojtek Fibak | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
7–6, 7–5 |
8. | 1979 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Bernard Mitton | Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
9. | 1980 | Nice, France | Clay | Chris Delaney | Stanislav Birner Jiří Hřebec |
6–4, 6–0 |
10. | 1980 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Balázs Taróczy Eliot Teltscher |
7–6, 7–6 |
11. | 1980 | Surbiton, England | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Andrew Pattison Butch Walts |
7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15-13 |
12. | 1980 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
7–5, 6–4 |
13. | 1981 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Hank Pfister John Sadri |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
14. | 1982 | Adelaide-2, Australia | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith |
7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
15. | 1982 | Guarujá, Brazil | Clay | Phil Dent | Carlos Kirmayr Cassio Motta |
6–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
16. | 1982 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | Syd Ball Rolf Gehring |
6–4, 6–2 |
17. | 1982 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Rod Frawley Pavel Složil |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
18. | 1983 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | Brad Drewett | Fritz Buehning Tom Gullikson |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
19. | 1983 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Wally Masur | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
7–6, 6–4 |
20. | 1985 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
21. | 1985 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Shlomo Glickstein Hans Simonsson |
6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
22. | 1985 | Hong Kong | Hard | Brad Drewett | Jakob Hlasek Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
23. | 1985 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Nelson Aerts Tomm Warneke |
6–4, 6–4 |
24. | 1986 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Mark Kratzmann | Christo Steyn Danie Visser |
6–3, 6–4 |
25. | 1986 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Sherwood Stewart | Pat Cash Slobodan Živojinović |
6–4, 6–4 |
26. | 1987 | Orlando, U.S. | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Paul Annacone Christo Van Rensburg |
2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |