Johan Kriek

Johan Kriek
Country (sports) South Africa
 United States (1982–)
ResidencePalm Beach Gardens, Florida, Florida, U.S.
Born (1958-04-05) April 5, 1958 (age 66)
Pongola, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1978
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,383,794
Singles
Career record376–222
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 7 (September 10, 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1981, 1982)
French OpenSF (1986)
WimbledonQF (1981, 1982)
US OpenSF (1980)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsQF (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
WCT FinalsF (1981)
Doubles
Career record206–173
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 12 (August 15, 1988)

Johan Christiaan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African–American former professional tennis player. As a tennis player, he won two Australian Open titles and reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open, as well as the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Championships. Kriek won 14 professional singles and eight doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1984.

He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria.

Kriek became a naturalized American citizen in August 1982. He currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida with his wife, Daga and their children Karolina and Kristian. [1]

  1. ^ "Kriek Tops Gullikson". The New York Times. June 20, 1983. Retrieved September 21, 2013.

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