KC Corkery

KC Corkery
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Manhattan Beach, California, USA
Born	26 April 1983 (age 38); United States
Height	6'3"
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Stanford University
Prize money	$25,163
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0 ; 0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 493 (21 October 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	Q1 (2002)
Doubles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0 ; 0 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 401 (2 December 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2004)
	Last updated on: 30 June 2021.

Last updated April 03, 2022

KC Corkery (born April 26, 1983) is a retired American male tennis player.

College career

Corkery was a four-time All-American in singles and a four-time All-American in doubles.

Corkery was the 2004 NCAA doubles champion with Sam Warburg and semi-finalist in the 2006 NCAA singles championship. ^[1]

In 2003, he was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, ITA West Region Rookie of the Year, and Stanford Freshman Athlete of the Year.^[2]

Pro circuit career

Corkery won a Futures tournament in 2003 at Auburn, California.^[3]

Corkery competed in the men's singles of the 2002 US Open. Corkery competed in the men's doubles of the 2004 US Open where he partnered with Warburg, losing in the first round.^[2]

In 2006, Corkery played World Team Tennis. ^[4]^[5]

Before college, Corkery was the singles and doubles champion at the 2001 International Grasscourts. He was also the 1999 singles and doubles champion at the National Indoors. ^[6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2001	USA F22, Lubbock	Futures	Hard	Jeff Williams	3–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 2002	Japan F2, Shirako	Futures	Carpet	Tasuku Iwami	1–6, 6–7^(6–8)
Win	1–2	Jun 2003	USA F16, Auburn	Futures	Hard	David Martin	7–6^(7–5), 6–2

Doubles: 14 (7–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (7–7)

Finals by surface
Hard (5–6)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2002	Japan F2, Shirako	Futures	Carpet	Brandon Kramer	Michihisa Onoda Masahide Sakamoto	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Jun 2002	USA F17, Williamsville	Futures	Clay	Ryan Sachire	Francisco Rodriguez Nenad Toroman	5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win	2–1	Jul 2002	USA F19, Peoria	Futures	Clay	Dirk Stegmann	Ignacio Gonzalez-King Pablo Gonzalez-King	7–5, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Aug 2002	Great Britain F5, Bath	Futures	Hard	Oliver Freelove	Andrew Derer Luke Smith	2–6, 6–7^(6–8)
Win	3–2	Aug 2002	Great Britain F6, London	Futures	Hard	Oliver Freelove	Heinrich Heyl Jeroen Masson	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss	3–3	Sep 2002	USA F24A, Claremont	Futures	Hard	Willem-Petrus Meyer	Chris Magyary Mirko Pehar	6–7^(4–7), 2–6
Loss	3–4	Jun 2003	USA F16, Auburn	Futures	Hard	James Pade	John-Paul Fruttero Bobby Reynolds	4–6, 4–6
Win	4–4	Sep 2003	USA F25, Claremont	Futures	Hard	James Pade	Scott Lipsky David Martin	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3
Loss	4–5	Jul 2004	USA F16, Chico	Futures	Hard	Sam Warburg	Jason Cook Lester Cook	5–7, 6–7^(5–7)
Win	5–5	Jul 2004	USA F20, Joplin	Futures	Hard	Jeremy Wurtzman	Raphael Durek Adam Feeney	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Win	6–5	Jul 2005	Japan F8, Tokyo	Futures	Hard	James Pade	Minh Le Hiroyasu Sato	7–6^(7–4), 7–5
Win	7–5	Sep 2005	USA F22, Claremont	Futures	Hard	James Pade	Troy Hahn Hamid Mirzadeh	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	7–6	Aug 2006	Finland F2, Helsinki	Futures	Hard	Robert Searle	Frederik Nielsen Juho Paukku	6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	7–7	Sep 2006	USA F23, Costa Mesa	Futures	Hard	Pete Stroer	Joel Kielbowicz Ryan Stotland	6–3, 3–6, 4–6

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References

↑ "Corkery's Run to NCAA Singles Championship Ends in Semifinal Loss - GoStanford.com - Stanford University". GoStanford.com. 2006-05-28. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
1 2 "College Tennis Teams - Stanford University - Team Roster - KC Corkery". Collegetennisonline.com. 1983-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
↑ "June 2003 USTA Professional Circuit Results Archive | Pro Tennis - News". USTA. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
↑ "On The Line Picture Gallery". Tennis-ontheline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
↑ "July 6: New York Buzz vs. New York Sportimes". Tennis-ontheline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
↑ "Player Bio: KC Corkery - GoStanford.com - Stanford University". GoStanford.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.

External links

KC Corkery at the Association of Tennis Professionals
KC Corkery at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "Corkery's Run to NCAA Singles Championship Ends in Semifinal Loss - GoStanford.com - Stanford University". GoStanford.com. 2006-05-28. Retrieved 2016-04-25.

[collegetennisonline1-2] 1 2 "College Tennis Teams - Stanford University - Team Roster - KC Corkery". Collegetennisonline.com. 1983-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-25.

[3] "June 2003 USTA Professional Circuit Results Archive | Pro Tennis - News". USTA. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2016-04-25.

[4] "On The Line Picture Gallery". Tennis-ontheline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.

[5] "July 6: New York Buzz vs. New York Sportimes". Tennis-ontheline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.

[6] "Player Bio: KC Corkery - GoStanford.com - Stanford University". GoStanford.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.

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