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