Australian tennis player
Kim Warwick (born 8 April 1952) is an Australian former professional male tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1970 to 1987, reaching the singles final of the Australian Open in 1980.[ 1] He defeated over 35 players ranked in the top ten including Guillermo Vilas , Raúl Ramírez , Vitas Gerulaitis , Jan Kodeš , Bob Lutz and Arthur Ashe . Warwick's career-high singles ranking was world No. 15, achieved in 1981. He won three singles titles and 26 doubles, including Australian Open 1978 (with Wojtek Fibak ) and Australian Open 1980 and 1981, and Roland Garros 1985, and was also a runner-up in Australian Open 1986, all of them partnering fellow countryman Mark Edmondson . Partnering with Evonne Goolagong , he won the French Open 1972, defeating Françoise Dürr and Jean-Claude Barclay in the final 6–2, 6–4. Evonne and Kim were finalists in 1972 at Wimbledon against Rosie Casals and Ilie Năstase who won 6–4, 6–4.
Kim also was a member of the winning team of World Team Tennis in 1975 (Pittsburgh Triangles ) and 1986 (San Antonio Racquets). Warwick also holds the record for the most match points missed in a losing effort, having held eleven chances to defeat eventual champion Adriano Panatta in the Rome Masters in 1976.[ 2]
His best record is his streak of 21 consecutive Grand Slam appearances; it began in 1975, and did not end until 1980. His record would later be surpassed by Ivan Lendl and Stefan Edberg, who would run it out to 54 consecutive Grand Slam appearances.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Doubles: 4 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Mixed doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Career finals
Singles (3 titles, 8 runners-up)
Result
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
1972
Adelaide, Australia
Grass
Alex Metreveli
3–6, 3–6, 6–7
Loss
2.
1974
Jakarta , Indonesia
Hard
Onny Parun
3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win
1.
1976
Bangalore , India
Clay
Sashi Menon
6–1, 6–2
Loss
3.
1977
Tokyo , Japan
Clay
Manuel Orantes
2–6, 1–6
Loss
4.
1978
Stuttgart , West Germany
Clay
Ulrich Pinner
2–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss
5.
1978
Sydney Outdoor , Australia
Grass
Tim Wilkison
3–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–3, 2–6
Win
2.
1979
Adelaide , Australia
Grass
Bernard Mitton
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Loss
6.
1980
Queen's Club , England
Grass
John McEnroe
3–6, 1–6
Loss
7.
1980
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Heinz Günthardt
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win
3.
1980
Johannesburg , South Africa
Hard
Fritz Buehning
6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Loss
8.
1980
Australian Open , Melbourne
Grass
Brian Teacher
5–7, 6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Doubles (26 titles, 26 runners-up)
Result
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
1974
Omaha , U.S.
Other
Ian Fletcher
Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler
2–6, 4–6
Loss
2.
1974
Tempe , U.S.
Hard
Ian Fletcher
Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win
1.
1974
Cedar Grove , U.S.
Other
Steve Siegel
Dick Crealy Bob Tanis
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss
3.
1975
Stockholm WCT, Sweden
Carpet (i)
Patrice Dominguez
Arthur Ashe Tom Okker
3–6, 6–7
Loss
4.
1975
San Francisco , U.S.
Hard (i)
Allan Stone
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 6–7
Loss
5.
1975
Manila , Philippines
Hard
Syd Ball
Ross Case Geoff Masters
1–6, 2–6
Loss
6.
1976
Hamburg , West Germany
Clay
Dick Crealy
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 6–7, 6–7
Win
2.
1976
Brisbane , Australia
Grass
Syd Ball
Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
6–4, 6–4
Loss
7.
1976
Sydney Indoor , Australia
Hard (i)
Syd Ball
Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Win
3.
1976
Sydney Outdoor , Australia
Grass
Syd Ball
Mark Edmondson John Marks
6–3, 6–4
Loss
8.
1977
Adelaide, Australia
Grass
Syd Ball
Cliff Letcher Dick Stockton
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss
9.
1977
Denver , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Syd Ball
Colin Dibley Geoff Masters
2–6, 3–6
Loss
10.
1977
Hamburg, West Germany
Clay
Phil Dent
Bob Hewitt Karl Meiler
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win
4.
1977
Tokyo Outdoor , Japan
Clay
Geoff Masters
Colin Dibley Chris Kachel
6–2, 7–6
Win
5.
1977
Hong Kong , U.K.
Hard
Syd Ball
Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 6–3
Win
6.
1977
Adelaide, Australia
Grass
Syd Ball
John Alexander Phil Dent
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss
11.
1978
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Bob Hewitt
Mark Edmondson Tom Okker
4–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Loss
12.
1978
Stowe , U.S.
Hard
Mark Edmondson
Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson
6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Win
7.
1978
Australian Open , Melbourne
Grass
Wojciech Fibak
Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
7–6, 7–5
Win
8.
1979
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Bernard Mitton
Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss
13.
1980
Metz , France
Carpet (i)
Chris Delaney
Colin Dibley Gene Mayer
6–7, 5–7
Win
9.
1980
Nice , France
Clay
Chris Delaney
Stanislav Birner Jiří Hřebec
6–4, 6–0
Win
10.
1980
Rome , Italy
Clay
Mark Edmondson
Balázs Taróczy Eliot Teltscher
7–6, 7–6
Win
11.
1980
Surbiton , England
Grass
Mark Edmondson
Andrew Pattison Butch Walts
7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15–13
Loss
14.
1980
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Mark Edmondson
Colin Dowdeswell Ismail El Shafei
4–6, 4–6
Win
12.
1980
Australian Open, Melbourne
Grass
Mark Edmondson
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
7–5, 6–4
Win
13.
1981
Australian Open, Melbourne
Grass
Mark Edmondson
Hank Pfister John Sadri
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win
14.
1982
Adelaide, Australia
Grass
Mark Edmondson
Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith
7–5, 4–6, 7–6
Win
15.
1982
Guarujá , Brazil
Clay
Phil Dent
Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta
6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Loss
15.
1982
Denver, U.S.
Carpet (i)
Phil Dent
Kevin Curren Steve Denton
4–6, 4–6
Win
16.
1982
Richmond WCT, U.S.
Carpet
Mark Edmondson
Syd Ball Rolf Gehring
6–4, 6–2
Loss
16.
1982
Bristol , England
Grass
Mark Edmondson
Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson
4–6, 6–7
Win
17.
1982
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Mark Edmondson
Rod Frawley Pavel Složil
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Loss
17.
1982
Sawgrass Doubles , U.S.
Clay
Mark Edmondson
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
w/o
Loss
18.
1982
Hong Kong
Hard
Van Winitsky
Charles Strode Morris Strode
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win
18.
1983
Stowe, U.S.
Hard
Brad Drewett
Fritz Buehning Tom Gullikson
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss
19.
1983
Brisbane , Australia
Carpet (i)
Mark Edmondson
Pat Cash Paul McNamee
6–7, 6–7
Win
19.
1983
Taipei , Taiwan
Carpet (i)
Wally Masur
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
7–6, 6–4
Loss
20.
1984
Toronto , Canada
Hard
John Fitzgerald
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
4–6, 2–6
Loss
21.
1985
Delray Beach , U.S.
Hard
Sherwood Stewart
Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
5–7, 5–7, 4–6
Win
20.
1985
Munich , West Germany
Clay
Mark Edmondson
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win
21.
1985
French Open , Paris
Clay
Mark Edmondson
Shlomo Glickstein Hans Simonsson
6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss
22.
1985
Indianapolis , U.S.
Clay
Pavel Složil
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
4–6, 4–6
Loss
23.
1985
Sydney Indoor, Australia
Hard (i)
Mark Edmondson
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
3–6, 2–6
Win
22.
1985
Hong Kong, U.K.
Hard
Brad Drewett
Jakob Hlasek Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss
24.
1985
Australian Open, Melbourne
Grass
Mark Edmondson
Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win
23.
1985
Adelaide, Australia
Grass
Mark Edmondson
Nelson Aerts Tomm Warneke
6–4, 6–4
Win
24.
1986
Cincinnati , U.S.
Hard
Mark Kratzmann
Christo Steyn Danie Visser
6–3, 6–4
Win
25.
1986
Stockholm , Sweden
Hard (i)
Sherwood Stewart
Pat Cash Slobodan Živojinović
6–4, 6–4
Loss
25.
1986
Wembley , England
Carpet (i)
Sherwood Stewart
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
6–3, 6–7, 2–6
Win
26.
1987
Orlando , U.S.
Hard
Sherwood Stewart
Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss
26.
1988
Orlando, U.S.
Hard
Sherwood Stewart
Guy Forget Yannick Noah
4–6, 4–6
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