Paul Kronk

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Paul Kronk
Kwartfinales tennistoernooi Melkhuisje, Kronk (Australie) in actie, Bestanddeelnr 927-3360.jpg
Kronk at the 1974 Dutch Open
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1954-09-22) 22 September 1954 (age 67)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record106–183
Career titles0
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1978)
Wimbledon4R (1981)
Doubles
Career record171–157
Career titles9
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1978, 1979)
WimbledonQF (1979)
US OpenF (1976)

Paul Kronk (born 22 September 1954) is a former tennis player from Australia.

Kronk won seven doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 25 April 1976, when he was No. 78 in the world.

Kronk won seven doubles titles, and was a runner-up in the US Open and a two-time runner-up in the Australian Open, on all occasions partnering compatriot Cliff Letcher.

Grand Slam finals[]

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1976 US Open Grass Australia Cliff Letcher Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
4–6, 4–6
Loss 1978 Australian Open Grass Australia Cliff Letcher Poland Wojciech Fibak
Australia Kim Warwick
6–7, 5–7
Loss 1979 Australian Open Grass Australia Cliff Letcher Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
6–7, 2–6

Career finals[]

Doubles (6 wins, 2 losses)[]

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1981 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Australia David Carter Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–1, 6–2
Win 2. 1981 Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay Australia David Carter Spain Ángel Giménez
Colombia Jairo Velasco, Sr.
6–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 3. 1981 Tampa, U.S. Hard Australia David Carter South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Butch Walts
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 4. 1981 Munich, Germany Clay Australia David Carter United States Eric Fromm
Israel Shlomo Glickstein
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5. 1981 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Australia David Carter Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Switzerland Markus Günthardt
4–6, 1–6
Win 6. 1981 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Australia David Carter Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja
Netherlands Louk Sanders
7–6, 6–1
Win 7. 1981 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Carpet (i) Australia Peter McNamara United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 8. 1982 Metz, France Hard (i) Australia David Carter United States Matt Doyle
United States Dave Siegler
6–3, 7–6

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