Kim Warwick

Kim Warwick (born 8 April 1952) is an Australian former professional male tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1970–1987, 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 Warwick
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceClearwater, Florida
Born (1952-04-08) 8 April 1952
Sydney, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1970
Retired1987 (brief comeback in 1996)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$994,045
Singles
Career record268–253
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 15 (12 October 1981)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenF (1980)
French Open2R (1977, 1979, 1980)
Wimbledon4R (1977)
US OpenQF (1982)
Doubles
Career record449–289
Career titles26
Highest rankingNo. 10 (9 December 1985)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1978, 1980, 1981)
French OpenW (1985)
WimbledonQF (1977, 1982)
US OpenSF (1977)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenW (1972, 1976)
WimbledonF (1972)

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)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1980Australian Open[1]Grass Brian Teacher5–7, 6–7(4–7), 2–6

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1978Australian OpenGrass Wojciech Fibak Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher		7–6, 7–5
Win1980Australian OpenGrass Mark Edmondson Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee		7–5, 6–4
Win1981Australian OpenGrass Mark Edmondson Hank Pfister
John Sadri		6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win1985French OpenClay Mark Edmondson Shlomo Glickstein
Hans Simonsson		6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1972French OpenClay Evonne Goolagong Françoise Dürr
Jean-Claude Barclay		6–2, 6–4
Loss1972WimbledonGrass Evonne Goolagong Rosemary Casals
Ilie Năstase		4–6, 4–6
Win1976French OpenClay Ilana Kloss Linky Boshoff
Colin Dowdeswell		5–7, 7–6, 6–2

Grand Slam performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Singles
Tournament19711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984 SR
Australian Open A 2R 1R 2R QF 3R 1R 1R 3R 3R F QF A 1R 2R 0 / 13
French Open A 1R 1R A A 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R A A A A 0 / 7
Wimbledon 1R 1R A 3R 3R 3R 4R 2R 1R 2R A 1R A A 0 / 10
US Open A A A 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R A A QF 3R A 0 / 8
Strike Rate 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 38

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 Outdoor, Japan Clay Manuel Orantes 2–6, 1–6
Loss 4. 1978 Stuttgart Outdoor, 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, 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
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, 2–6

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, 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, 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, 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

References
  1. "1980 Australian Open results". atpworldtour.com.
  2. "Tommy Haas converts 13th match point to beat Isner in five sets". 1 June 2013 – via BBC.
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