Stefan Kruger

Stefan Kruger
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
ResidenceSt. Louis, Missouri
Born (1966-08-03) 3 August 1966 (age 58)
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)

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

Career finals

Doubles (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 1989 Adelaide, Australia Hard United Kingdom Neil Broad Australia Mark Kratzmann
United States Glenn Layendecker
6–2, 7–6
Loss 1–1 Jul 1989 Newport, U.S. Grass United Kingdom Neil Broad United States Patrick Galbraith
United States Brian Garrow
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–1 Sep 1990 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) South Africa Christo van Rensburg United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Gary Muller
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jan 1991 Adelaide, Australia Hard South Africa Wayne Ferreira Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 3–2 Apr 1991 Singapore Hard South Africa Christo van Rensburg Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss 3–3 Oct 1992 Lyon, France Carpet United Kingdom Neil Broad Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Switzerland Marc Rosset
1–6, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Jun 1993 Manchester, England Grass Canada Glenn Michibata United States Ken Flach
United States Rick Leach
4–6, 1–6
Loss 3–5 Oct 1993 Lyon, France Carpet South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager South Africa Gary Muller
South Africa Danie Visser
3–6, 6–7

References

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