Johan Christiaan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a
South African–American former professional
tennis
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player. As a tennis player, he won two
Australian Open titles and reached the semifinals at the
French Open
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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.
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
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with his wife, Daga and their children Karolina and Kristian.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: (2 titles)
Career finals
Singles (14 titles, 13 runner-ups)
Doubles (8 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
References
External links
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bio - file interview with John Kriek
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1958 births
Afrikaner people
American male tennis players
American people of Afrikaner descent
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles
Living people
Naturalized citizens of the United States
People from uPhongolo Local Municipality
South African emigrants to the United States
South African male tennis players
South African people of Dutch descent
Sportspeople from Naples, Florida
Sportspeople from Roanoke, Virginia
Tennis players from Florida
Australian Open (tennis) champions
Alumni of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
20th-century American sportsmen
20th-century South African sportsmen