Mark Kratzmann
Australian tennis player
Mark Kratzmann Full name Mark Edward Kratzmann Country (sports) Australia Residence Windera , AustraliaBorn (1966-05-17 ) 17 May 1966 (age 58) Murgon , AustraliaHeight 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Turned pro 1984 Retired 1992 Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $1,378,936 Career record 59–96 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 50 (26 March 1990) Australian Open 4R (1987 ) French Open 1R (1984 , 1986 , 1987 , 1989 , 1990 ) Wimbledon 3R (1986 , 1990 ) US Open 2R (1990 ) Career record 267–203 Career titles 18 0 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 5 (16 April 1990) Australian Open F (1989 ) French Open SF (1992 ) Wimbledon QF (1987 , 1989 , 1992 ) US Open QF (1989 ) Tour Finals SF (1992 ) Australian Open SF (1991 ) French Open QF (1992 ) Wimbledon F (1989 ) US Open QF (1993 )
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.[ 1]
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.
After retirement
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.
Currently Kratzmann is playing for Australia A in a Tri Nations over 50's cricket competition turning it in to a snooze fest.
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
Jun 1986
Queen's Club , United Kingdom
Grand Prix
Grass
Darren Cahill
Kevin Curren Guy Forget
2–6, 6–7
Win
1–1
Aug 1986
Cincinnati Masters , United States
Masters Series
Hard
Kim Warwick
Christo Steyn Danie Visser
6–3, 6–4
Loss
1–2
Nov 1986
Hong Kong
Grand Prix
Hard
Pat Cash
Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly
6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Win
2–2
Oct 1987
Sydney , Australia
Grand Prix
Hard
Darren Cahill
Boris Becker Robert Seguso
6–3, 6–2
Win
3–2
Nov 1987
Hong Kong
Grand Prix
Hard
Jim Pugh
Martin Davis Brad Drewett
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win
4–2
Jan 1988
Adelaide , Australia
Grand Prix
Hard
Darren Cahill
Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win
5–2
Jan 1988
Sydney , Australia
Grand Prix
Hard
Darren Cahill
Bud Schultz Joey Rive
7–6, 6–4
Loss
5–3
Jan 1989
Adelaide , Australia
Grand Prix
Hard
Glenn Layendecker
Neil Broad Stefan Kruger
2–6, 6–7
Loss
5–4
Jan 1989
Melbourne , Australia
Grand Slam
Hard
Darren Cahill
Jim Pugh Rick Leach
4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win
6–4
Jun 1989
Queen's , United Kingdom
Grand Prix
Grass
Darren Cahill
Tim Pawsat Laurie Warder
7–6, 6–3
Win
7–4
Aug 1989
Stratton Mountain , United States
Grand Prix
Hard
Wally Masur
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Win
8–4
Oct 1989
Brisbane , Australia
Grand Prix
Hard
Darren Cahill
Broderick Dyke Simon Youl
6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Loss
8–5
Oct 1989
Sydney , Australia
Grand Prix
Hard
Darren Cahill
David Pate Scott Warner
3–6, 7–6, 5–7
Win
9–5
Jan 1990
Sydney International , Australia
World Series
Hard
Pat Cash
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
6–4, 7–5
Win
10–5
Mar 1990
Memphis , United States
World Series
Hard
Darren Cahill
Udo Riglewski Michael Stich
7–5, 6–2
Win
11–5
Apr 1990
Japan Open
Championship Series
Hard
Wally Masur
Kent Kinnear Brad Pearce
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
12–5
May 1990
Singapore
World Series
Hard
Jason Stoltenberg
Todd Woodbridge Brad Drewett
6–1, 6–0
Win
13–5
Jun 1990
Manchester , United Kingdom
World Series
Grass
Jason Stoltenberg
Nick Brown Kelly Jones
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win
14–5
Jul 1990
Newport , United States
World Series
Grass
Darren Cahill
Todd Nelson Bryan Shelton
7–6, 6–2
Win
15–5
Jul 1990
Cincinnati Masters , United States
Masters Series
Hard
Darren Cahill
Neil Broad Gary Muller
7–6, 6–2
Loss
15–6
Nov 1990
Paris Masters , France
Masters Series
Carpet
Darren Cahill
Scott Davis David Pate
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
15–7
Jan 1991
Sydney International, Australia
World Series
Hard
Darren Cahill
Scott Davis David Pate
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss
15–8
Jan 1992
Adelaide , Australia
World Series
Hard
Jason Stoltenberg
Goran Ivanisevic Marc Rosset
6–7, 6–7
Loss
15–9
May 1992
Italian Open
Masters Series
Clay
Wayne Ferreira
Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset
4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win
16–9
Feb 1993
Milan , Italy
Championship Series
Carpet
Wally Masur
Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
17–9
Feb 1993
Stuttgart , Germany
Championship Series
Carpet
Wally Masur
Steve Devries David Macpherson
6–3, 7–6
Loss
17–10
May 1993
Italian Open
Masters Series
Clay
Wayne Ferreira
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
4–6, 6–7
Win
18–10
Jan 1994
Adelaide , Australia
World Series
Hard
Andrew Kratzmann
David Adams Byron Black
6–4, 6–3
Loss
18–11
Jan 1994
Sydney , Australia
World Series
Hard
Laurie Warder
Darren Cahill Sandon Stolle
1–6, 6–7
Loss
18–12
Aug 1994
Cincinnati Masters, United States
Masters Series
Hard
Wayne Ferreira
Alex O'Brien 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
Nov 1989
Hobart , Australia
Challenger
Carpet
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)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
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.
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
References
^ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport . Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 174013060X .
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