Johan Kriek

Johan Christiaan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African–American former professional tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities.

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.

Johan Kriek
Country (sports)Johan Kriek South Africa
Johan Kriek United States (1982–)
ResidencePalm Beach Gardens, Florida, Florida, U.S.
Born (1958-04-05) April 5, 1958 (age 65)
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 (62.9%)
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)

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.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: (2 titles)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1981 Australian Open Grass Johan Kriek  Steve Denton 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
Win 1982 Australian Open (2) Grass Johan Kriek  Steve Denton 6–3, 6–3, 6–2

Career finals

Singles (14 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1978 Hartford, U.S. Carpet Johan Kriek  John McEnroe 2–6, 4–6
Win 1. 1979 Sarasota, U.S. Carpet Johan Kriek  Rick Meyer 7–6, 6–2
Loss 2. 1979 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Johan Kriek  Brian Gottfried 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 3. 1980 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) Johan Kriek  Stan Smith 6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 4. 1980 Stowe, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Bob Lutz 3–6, 1–6
Win 2. 1981 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet (i) Johan Kriek  Vitas Gerulaitis 7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 5. 1981 WCT Finals, Dallas Carpet (i) Johan Kriek  John McEnroe 1–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 3. 1981 Newport, U.S. Grass Johan Kriek  Hank Pfister 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 4. 1981 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Johan Kriek  Steve Denton 6–2, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Win 5. 1982 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Johan Kriek  John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 6. 1982 Monterrey, Mexico Carpet Johan Kriek  Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 6. 1982 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Roscoe Tanner 6–0, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win 7. 1982 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Johan Kriek  Steve Denton 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 7. 1983 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Gene Mayer 6–7, 1–6
Win 8. 1983 Tampa, U.S. Carpet Johan Kriek  Bob Lutz 6–2, 6–4
Win 9. 1983 Bristol, England Grass Johan Kriek  Tom Gullikson 7–6, 7–5
Win 10. 1983 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Johan Kriek  Colin Dowdeswell 6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 8. 1984 Boca West, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Jimmy Connors 5–7, 4–6
Win 11. 1984 Bristol, England Grass Johan Kriek  Brian Teacher 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Win 12. 1984 Livingston, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Michael Westphal 6–2, 6–4
Win 13. 1985 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Jimmy Arias 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 9. 1985 London Queen's Club, England Grass Johan Kriek  Boris Becker 2–6, 3–6
Loss 10. 1985 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Johan Kriek  Stefan Edberg 4–6, 2–6
Win 14. 1987 Livingston, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Christian Saceanu 7–6, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 11. 1988 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Tim Mayotte 7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 12. 1988 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Johan Kriek  Michael Chang 2–6, 3–6
Loss 13. 1989 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Johan Kriek  Brad Gilbert 2–6, 2–6, ret.

Doubles (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1980 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Johan Kriek  Fritz Buehning Johan Kriek  Brian Gottfried
Johan Kriek  Frew McMillan
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 1. 1980 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Johan Kriek  Tim Gullikson Johan Kriek  Peter Fleming
Johan Kriek  John McEnroe
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 1981 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet Johan Kriek  Russell Simpson Johan Kriek  Kevin Curren
Johan Kriek  Steve Denton
6–7, 2–6
Loss 3. 1981 Bristol, England Grass Johan Kriek  John Austin Johan Kriek  Billy Martin
Johan Kriek  Russell Simpson
6–3, 3–6, 10–12
Win 2. 1981 Stowe, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Larry Stefanki Johan Kriek  Brian Gottfried
Johan Kriek  Bob Lutz
2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 3. 1982 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay Johan Kriek  Tracy Delatte Johan Kriek  Dick Stockton
Johan Kriek  Erik van Dillen
6–3, 7–6
Win 4. 1982 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Fritz Buehning Johan Kriek  Bob Lutz
Johan Kriek  Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss 4. 1983 Delray Beach WCT, U.S. Clay Johan Kriek  Anand Amritraj Johan Kriek  Pavel Složil
Johan Kriek  Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 4–6
Loss 5. 1983 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek  Tracy Delatte Johan Kriek  Kevin Curren
Johan Kriek  Steve Denton
3–6, 5–7
Win 5. 1983 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay Johan Kriek  Tracy Delatte Johan Kriek  Kevin Curren
Johan Kriek  Steve Denton
7–6, 1–6, 6–1
Loss 6. 1983 Bristol, England Grass Johan Kriek  Tom Gullikson Johan Kriek  John Alexander
Johan Kriek  John Fitzgerald
5–7, 4–6
Loss 7. 1983 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Johan Kriek  Peter Fleming Johan Kriek  Anders Järryd
Johan Kriek  Hans Simonsson
6–7, 5–7
Win 6. 1985 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) Johan Kriek  Yannick Noah Johan Kriek  Ken Flach
Johan Kriek  Robert Seguso
3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
Win 7. 1988 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Johan Kriek  Kelly Evernden Johan Kriek  Kevin Curren
Johan Kriek  Danie Visser
7–6, 6–3
Win 8. 1988 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Johan Kriek  John Fitzgerald Johan Kriek  Steve Denton
Johan Kriek  David Pate
6–4, 6–4

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
South Africa United States
Tournament 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A A W W QF SF QF A 2R 2R 3R A A A A A 2 / 8 25–6
French Open A A 1R A A A A A A SF 1R A A A A A A A 0 / 3 4–3
Wimbledon A 2R 3R 3R QF QF 3R 4R 3R 2R 4R 1R 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 13 24–13
US Open A QF QF SF 3R 3R 4R 3R 2R 3R 3R 3R 1R A A A A A 0 / 12 29–12
Win–loss 0–0 5–2 6–3 7–2 12–2 12–2 8–3 9–3 6–3 7–3 5–4 3–3 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2 / 36 82–34
Year-end ranking 278 27 35 18 13 12 15 13 14 23 48 39 52 413 274 1097 1178 861

References

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