| Fullname | Mark Edward Kratzmann |
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| Residence | Windera, Australia |
| Birth date | 17 May 1966 (age 60) |
| Birth place | Murgon, Australia |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turnedpro | 1984 |
| Retired | 1992 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney | $1,378,936 |
| Singlesrecord | 59–96 |
| Singlestitles | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 50 (26 March 1990) |
| Australianopenresult | 4R (1987) |
| Frenchopenresult | 1R (1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) |
| Wimbledonresult | 3R (1986, 1990) |
| Usopenresult | 2R (1990) |
| Doublesrecord | 267–203 |
| Doublestitles | 18 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 5 (16 April 1990) |
| Australianopendoublesresult | F (1989) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult | SF (1992) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult | QF (1987, 1989, 1992) |
| Usopendoublesresult | QF (1989) |
| Othertournamentsdoubles | yes |
| Masterscupdoublesresult | SF (1992) |
| Australianopenmixedresult | SF (1991) |
| Frenchopenmixedresult | QF (1992) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult | F (1989) |
| Usopenmixedresult | QF (1993) |
Mark Edward Kratzmann (born 17 May 1966) is a former Australian professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Kratzmann was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1983.[1]
Juniors
As the world's No. 1 ranked junior player in 1984, Kratzmann won the boys' singles tournaments at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open that year.
Pro tour
As a professional player, Kratzmann won 18 doubles titles, including the Cincinnati Masters in 1990 (also reaching the Australian Open men's doubles final in 1989).
His best Grand Slam performance in singles was reaching the fourth round of the 1987 Australian Open. Kratzmann achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 50 in March 1990.
He sometimes partnered his brother Andrew in doubles matches.
Cricket
Kratzmann began to play cricket after moving to Hong Kong in 2003, where he originally worked as a tennis coach. He won the Hong Kong Cricket Association's Player of the Year award for 2005–06. In May 2007, he was selected in the national squad to participate in the ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament. He was also in the 20-man list for the Asia Cup but was not included in the final 14. He has made three international appearances for Hong Kong.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 30 (18 titles, 12 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1986 | Queen's Club, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | Darren Cahill | Kevin Curren Guy Forget | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 1986 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters Series | Hard | Kim Warwick | Christo Steyn Danie Visser | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 1986 | Hong Kong | Grand Prix | Hard | Pat Cash | Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly | 6–7, 7–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1987 | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Darren Cahill | Boris Becker Robert Seguso | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 1987 | Hong Kong | Grand Prix | Hard | Jim Pugh | Martin Davis Brad Drewett | 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 1988 | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Darren Cahill | Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jan 1988 | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Darren Cahill | Bud Schultz Joey Rive | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jan 1989 | Adelaide, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Glenn Layendecker | Neil Broad Stefan Kruger | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jan 1989 | Melbourne, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Darren Cahill | Jim Pugh Rick Leach | 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 1989 | Queen's, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | Darren Cahill | Tim Pawsat Laurie Warder | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–4 | Aug 1989 | Stratton Mountain, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Wally Masur | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Oct 1989 | Brisbane, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Darren Cahill | Broderick Dyke Simon Youl | 6–4, 5–7, 6–0 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Oct 1989 | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Darren Cahill | David Pate Scott Warner | 3–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 9–5 | Jan 1990 | Sydney International, Australia | World Series | Hard | Pat Cash | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–5 | Mar 1990 | Memphis, United States | World Series | Hard | Darren Cahill | Udo Riglewski Michael Stich | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–5 | Apr 1990 | Japan Open | Championship Series | Hard | Wally Masur | Kent Kinnear Brad Pearce | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–5 | May 1990 | Singapore | World Series | Hard | Jason Stoltenberg | Todd Woodbridge Brad Drewett | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 13–5 | Jun 1990 | Manchester, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Jason Stoltenberg | Nick Brown Kelly Jones | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–5 | Jul 1990 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Darren Cahill | Todd Nelson Bryan Shelton | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–5 | Jul 1990 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters Series | Hard | Darren Cahill | Neil Broad Gary Muller | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 15–6 | Nov 1990 | Paris Masters, France | Masters Series | Carpet | Darren Cahill | Scott Davis David Pate | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 15–7 | Jan 1991 | Sydney International, Australia | World Series | Hard | Darren Cahill | Scott Davis David Pate | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 15–8 | Jan 1992 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | Jason Stoltenberg | Goran Ivanisevic Marc Rosset | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 15–9 | May 1992 | Italian Open | Masters Series | Clay | Wayne Ferreira | Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Win | 16–9 | Feb 1993 | Milan, Italy | Championship Series | Carpet | Wally Masur | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 17–9 | Feb 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | Championship Series | Carpet | Wally Masur | Steve Devries David Macpherson | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 17–10 | May 1993 | Italian Open | Masters Series | Clay | Wayne Ferreira | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 18–10 | Jan 1994 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | Andrew Kratzmann | David Adams Byron Black | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 18–11 | Jan 1994 | Sydney, Australia | World Series | Hard | Laurie Warder | Darren Cahill Sandon Stolle | 1–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 18–12 | Aug 1994 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters Series | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle | 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1989 | Hobart, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1991 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard | Jason Stoltenberg | Kelly Jones Todd Woodbridge | 6–7, 3–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1982 | Australian Open | Hard | Simon Youl | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1984 | French Open | Clay | Kent Carlsson | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1984 | Wimbledon | Grass | Stefan Kruger | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 1984 | US Open | Hard | Boris Becker | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 1984 | Australian Open | Hard | Patrick Flynn | 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1983 | French Open | Clay | Simon Youl | Mihnea Nastase Olli Rahnasto | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 1983 | Wimbledon | Grass | Simon Youl | Mihnea Nastase Olli Rahnasto | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 1983 | US Open | Hard | Simon Youl | Patrick McEnroe Brad Pearce | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1984 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jonas Svensson | Ricky Brown Robbie Weiss | 6–1, 4–6, 9–11 |
| Win | 1984 | Australian Open | Hard | Mike Baroch | Brett Custer David Macpherson | 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
Performance timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | A | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | |||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | 3R | Q3 | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 21 | 14–21 | |||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | |||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | |||||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||
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| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 3R | F | QF | 3R | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 24–13 | ||||||
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 14–10 | ||||||
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | A | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 13–10 | ||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 7–4 | 2–1 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 42 | 56–42 | ||||||
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | SF | RR | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–7 | ||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | ||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | 3R | QF | 3R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 12–6 | ||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | ||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | F | F | A | A | 0 / 3 | 9–3 | ||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | QF | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | ||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | W | QF | A | 2R | W | 2R | 1R | 2R | F | A | 2 / 8 | 18–6 | ||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 12–4 | 2–4 | 10–6 | 9–6 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 2 / 37 | 54–35 | ||||||
| Year-end ranking | 409 | 289 | 130 | 164 | 35 | 43 | 124 | 13 | 7 | 62 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 721 | Prize money: $1,378,936 | |||||||
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | ||||||||||
| French Open | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | F | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 11–9 | ||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 27 | 25–27 | ||||||||||
References
- ^ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 174013060X.