Stefan Kruger

Stefan Kruger (born 3 August 1966, in Cape Town, South Africa) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 5 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 39 in 1991.[1]

Stefan Kruger
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceSt. Louis, Missouri
Born (1966-08-03) 3 August 1966
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$350,994
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 277 (3 October 1988)
Doubles
Career record103–129
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 39 (14 January 1991)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1989)
French Open2R (1989, 1990, 1992)
WimbledonSF (1990)
US Open2R (1992, 1993)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1989, 1991)
French Open2R (1989, 1991)
Wimbledon3R (1988, 1993)
US Open2R (1993)

Career finals

Doubles (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1989 Adelaide, Australia Hard Neil Broad Mark Kratzmann
Glenn Layendecker
6–2, 7–6
Loss 1. 1989 Newport, U.S. Grass Neil Broad Patrick Galbraith
Brian Garrow
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Win 2. 1990 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Christo van Rensburg Neil Broad
Gary Muller
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 3. 1991 Adelaide, Australia Hard Wayne Ferreira Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 2. 1991 Singapore Hard Christo van Rensburg Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss 3. 1992 Lyon, France Carpet Neil Broad Jakob Hlasek
Marc Rosset
1–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 1993 Manchester, England Grass Glenn Michibata Ken Flach
Rick Leach
4–6, 1–6
Loss 5. 1993 Lyon, France Carpet John-Laffnie de Jager Gary Muller
Danie Visser
3–6, 6–7

References

  1. "Stefan Kruger | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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