Johan Christiaan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African–American former professional

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player. As a tennis player, he won two Australian Open titles and reached the semifinals at the

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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,

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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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kriek, Johan 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