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Mark Kratzmann
Australian tennis player
Australian tennis player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mark Kratzmann |
| fullname | Mark Edward Kratzmann |
| country | |
| residence | Windera, Australia |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Murgon, Australia |
| height | |
| turnedpro | 1984 |
| retired | 1992 |
| plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| careerprizemoney | $1,378,936 |
| singlesrecord | 59–96 |
| singlestitles | 0 |
| highestsinglesranking | No. 50 (26 March 1990) |
| AustralianOpenresult | 4R (1987) |
| FrenchOpenresult | 1R (1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) |
| Wimbledonresult | 3R (1986, 1990) |
| USOpenresult | 2R (1990) |
| doublesrecord | 267–203 |
| doublestitles | 18 |
| 0 Challenger, 0 Futures | |
| highestdoublesranking | No. 5 (16 April 1990) |
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult | F (1989) |
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult | SF (1992) |
| WimbledonDoublesresult | QF (1987, 1989, 1992) |
| USOpenDoublesresult | QF (1989) |
| OthertournamentsDoubles | yes |
| MastersCupDoublesresult | SF (1992) |
| AustralianOpenMixedresult | SF (1991) |
| FrenchOpenMixedresult | QF (1992) |
| WimbledonMixedresult | F (1989) |
| USOpenMixedresult | QF (1993) |
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Mark Edward Kratzmann (born 17 May 1966) is a former Australian professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Kratzmann was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1983.
Juniors
As the world's No. 1 ranked junior player in 1984, Kratzmann won the boys' singles tournaments at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open that year.
Pro tour
As a professional player, Kratzmann won 18 doubles titles, including the Cincinnati Masters in 1990 (also reaching the Australian Open men's doubles final in 1989).
His best Grand Slam performance in singles was reaching the fourth round of the 1987 Australian Open. Kratzmann achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 50 in March 1990.
He sometimes partnered his brother Andrew in doubles matches.
Cricket
Kratzmann began to play cricket after moving to Hong Kong in 2003, where he originally worked as a tennis coach. He won the Hong Kong Cricket Association's Player of the Year award for 2005–06. In May 2007, he was selected in the national squad to participate in the ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament. He was also in the 20-man list for the Asia Cup but was not included in the final 14. He has made three international appearances for Hong Kong.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 30 (18 titles, 12 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (2–4) |
| ATP Championship Series (3–0) |
| ATP World Series (13–7) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (13–8) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Grass (3–1) |
| Carpet (2–1) |
|
| Finals by setting |
|---|
| Outdoor (10–9) |
| Indoor (8–3) |
|}
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | [](1986-stella-artois-championships-doubles) | Queen's Club, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | AUS Darren Cahill | USA Kevin Curren | |
| FRA Guy Forget | 2–6, 6–7 | |||||||
| Win | 1–1 | [](1986-cincinnati-open) | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters Series | Hard | AUS Kim Warwick | RSA Christo Steyn | |
| RSA Danie Visser | 6–3, 6–4 | |||||||
| Loss | 1–2 | [](hong-kong-open-tennis) | Hong Kong | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Pat Cash | USA Mike De Palmer | |
| USA Gary Donnelly | 6–7, 7–6, 5–7 | |||||||
| Win | 2–2 | [](1987-swan-premium-open-doubles) | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Darren Cahill | FRG Boris Becker | |
| USA Robert Seguso | 6–3, 6–2 | |||||||
| Win | 3–2 | [](hong-kong-open-tennis) | Hong Kong | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Jim Pugh | USA Martin Davis | |
| AUS Brad Drewett | 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 | |||||||
| Win | 4–2 | [](1988-south-australian-open-doubles) | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Darren Cahill | AUS Carl Limberger | |
| AUS Mark Woodforde | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |||||||
| Win | 5–2 | [](1988-new-south-wales-open) | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Darren Cahill | USA Bud Schultz | |
| USA Joey Rive | 7–6, 6–4 | |||||||
| Loss | 5–3 | [](1989-south-australian-open-doubles) | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | USA Glenn Layendecker | GBR Neil Broad | |
| RSA Stefan Kruger | 2–6, 6–7 | |||||||
| Loss | 5–4 | [](1989-australian-open-men-s-doubles) | Melbourne, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | AUS Darren Cahill | USA Jim Pugh | |
| USA Rick Leach | 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 | |||||||
| Win | 6–4 | [](1989-stella-artois-championships-doubles) | Queen's, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | AUS Darren Cahill | USA Tim Pawsat | |
| AUS Laurie Warder | 7–6, 6–3 | |||||||
| Win | 7–4 | [](1989-volvo-international-doubles) | Stratton Mountain, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Wally Masur | RSA Pieter Aldrich | |
| RSA Danie Visser | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 | |||||||
| Win | 8–4 | [](queensland-open) | Brisbane, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Darren Cahill | AUS Broderick Dyke | |
| AUS Simon Youl | 6–4, 5–7, 6–0 | |||||||
| Loss | 8–5 | [](1989-australian-indoor-championships-doubles) | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | AUS Darren Cahill | USA David Pate | |
| USA Scott Warner | 3–6, 7–6, 5–7 | |||||||
| Win | 9–5 | [](1990-holden-nsw-open-men-s-doubles) | Sydney International, Australia | World Series | Hard | AUS Pat Cash | RSA Pieter Aldrich | |
| RSA Danie Visser | 6–4, 7–5 | |||||||
| Win | 10–5 | [](u-s-national-indoor-championships) | Memphis, United States | World Series | Hard | AUS Darren Cahill | GER Udo Riglewski | |
| GER Michael Stich | 7–5, 6–2 | |||||||
| Win | 11–5 | [](japan-open-tennis) | Japan Open | Championship Series | Hard | AUS Wally Masur | USA Kent Kinnear | |
| USA Brad Pearce | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 12–5 | [](singapore-open-men-s-tennis) | Singapore | World Series | Hard | AUS Jason Stoltenberg | AUS Todd Woodbridge | |
| AUS Brad Drewett | 6–1, 6–0 | |||||||
| Win | 13–5 | [](1990-manchester-open-doubles) | Manchester, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | AUS Jason Stoltenberg | GBR Nick Brown | |
| USA Kelly Jones | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 14–5 | [](hall-of-fame-open) | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | AUS Darren Cahill | USA Todd Nelson | |
| USA Bryan Shelton | 7–6, 6–2 | |||||||
| Win | 15–5 | [](1990-thriftway-atp-championships-doubles) | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters Series | Hard | AUS Darren Cahill | GBR Neil Broad | |
| RSA Gary Muller | 7–6, 6–2 | |||||||
| Loss | 15–6 | [](1990-paris-open-doubles) | Paris Masters, France | Masters Series | Carpet | AUS Darren Cahill | USA Scott Davis | |
| USA David Pate | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 15–7 | [](sydney-international) | Sydney International, Australia | World Series | Hard | AUS Darren Cahill | USA Scott Davis | |
| USA David Pate | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 15–8 | [](1992-australian-men-s-hardcourt-championships-doubles) | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | AUS Jason Stoltenberg | CRO Goran Ivanisevic | |
| SUI Marc Rosset | 6–7, 6–7 | |||||||
| Loss | 15–9 | [](1992-italian-open-tennis) | Italian Open | Masters Series | Clay | RSA Wayne Ferreira | SUI Jakob Hlasek | |
| SUI Marc Rosset | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 | |||||||
| Win | 16–9 | [](1993-muratti-time-indoor) | Milan, Italy | Championship Series | Carpet | AUS Wally Masur | NED Tom Nijssen | |
| CZE Cyril Suk | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |||||||
| Win | 17–9 | [](1993-eurocard-open-doubles) | Stuttgart, Germany | Championship Series | Carpet | AUS Wally Masur | USA Steve Devries | |
| AUS David Macpherson | 6–3, 7–6 | |||||||
| Loss | 17–10 | [](1993-italian-open-tennis) | Italian Open | Masters Series | Clay | RSA Wayne Ferreira | NED Jacco Eltingh | |
| NED Paul Haarhuis | 4–6, 6–7 | |||||||
| Win | 18–10 | [](1994-australian-men-s-hardcourt-championships-doubles) | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | AUS Andrew Kratzmann | RSA David Adams | |
| ZIM Byron Black | 6–4, 6–3 | |||||||
| Loss | 18–11 | [](1994-peters-nsw-open) | Sydney, Australia | World Series | Hard | AUS Laurie Warder | AUS Darren Cahill | |
| AUS Sandon Stolle | 1–6, 6–7 | |||||||
| Loss | 18–12 | [](1994-thriftway-atp-championships-doubles) | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters Series | Hard | RSA Wayne Ferreira | USA Alex O'Brien | |
| AUS Sandon Stolle | 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (0–0) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
|}
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Hobart, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | AUS Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (0–0) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|}
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard | AUS Jason Stoltenberg | USA Kelly Jones | ||
| AUS Todd Woodbridge | 6–7, 3–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1982 | Australian Open | Hard | AUS Simon Youl | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1984 | French Open | Clay | SWE Kent Carlsson | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1984 | Wimbledon | Grass | RSA Stefan Kruger | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 1984 | US Open | Hard | GER Boris Becker | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 1984 | Australian Open | Hard | AUS Patrick Flynn | 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1983 | French Open | Clay | AUS Simon Youl | ROU Mihnea Nastase | |
| FIN Olli Rahnasto | 6–4, 6–4 | |||||
| Win | 1983 | Wimbledon | Grass | AUS Simon Youl | ROU Mihnea Nastase | |
| FIN Olli Rahnasto | 6–4, 6–4 | |||||
| Win | 1983 | US Open | Hard | AUS Simon Youl | USA Patrick McEnroe | |
| USA Brad Pearce | 6–1, 7–6 | |||||
| Loss | 1984 | Wimbledon | Grass | SWE Jonas Svensson | USA Ricky Brown | |
| USA Robbie Weiss | 6–1, 4–6, 9–11 | |||||
| Win | 1984 | Australian Open | Hard | AUS Mike Baroch | AUS Brett Custer | |
| AUS David Macpherson | 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
Performance timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L | Win % | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 21 | 14–21 | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | A | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | 3R | Q3 | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 1R | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q1 |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | 0 / 13 | 24–13 | 0 / 10 | 14–10 | 0 / 10 | 13–10 | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 7–4 | 2–1 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 42 | 56–42 | 0 / 3 | 3–7 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 0 / 6 | 12–6 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 9–3 | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 2 / 8 | 18–6 | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 12–4 | 2–4 | 10–6 | 9–6 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 2 / 37 | 54–35 | Prize money: $1,378,936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 3R | F | QF | 3R | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | A | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | SF | RR | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | 2R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | 3R | QF | 3R | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | F | F | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | QF | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | **W** | QF | A | 2R | **W** | 2R | 1R | 2R | F | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 409 | 289 | 130 | 164 | 35 | 43 | 124 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 721 |
Mixed doubles
References
References
- (2002). "Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport". Australian Sports Commission.
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