Kent Kinnear

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Kent Kinnear
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence West Lebanon, Indiana, USA
Born (1966-11-30) November 30, 1966 (age 56)
Naperville, Illinois USA
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Turned pro1988
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$771,749
Singles
Career record9–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (July 13, 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1989, 1994)
Wimbledon 2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record176–210
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 24 (August 10, 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1993, 1997)
French Open 2R (1992, 1998)
Wimbledon 3R (1992)
US Open 2R (1990, 1995, 1998)
Mixed doubles
Career record5–12
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1998)
French Open 1R (1996, 1998)
Wimbledon 3R (1997)
US Open 2R (1995)

Kent Kinnear (born November 30, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Kinnear enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 15 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24 in 1992.

Career finals

Doubles (4 wins, 15 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Apr 1990 Tokyo Outdoor, JapanHard Flag of the United States.svg Brad Pearce Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss2. Apr 1991 Seoul, South KoreaHard Flag of the United States.svg Sven Salumaa Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch
Flag of Israel.svg Gilad Bloom
6–7, 1–6
Loss3. Aug 1991 Indianapolis, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sven Salumaa Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
6–7, 4–6
Win1.Sep 1991 Brasília, BrazilClay Flag of the Bahamas.svg Roger Smith Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Ricardo Acioly
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Mauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Loss4. Mar 1992 Scottsdale, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sven Salumaa Flag of the United States.svg Mark Keil
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Randall
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss5. Mar 1992 Indian Wells, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sven Salumaa Flag of the United States.svg Steve DeVries
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss6. Mar 1992 Miami, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sven Salumaa Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Witsken
4–6, 3–6
Loss7. Oct 1992 Vienna, AustriaCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Udo Riglewski Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Båthman
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
3–6, 5–7
Loss8. Apr 1994 Seoul, South KoreaHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau Flag of France.svg Stephane Simian
Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Thorne
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss9. Jul 1994 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Rusedski
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win2. Oct 1994 Beijing, ChinaCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Ho Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 6–3
Win3. Aug 1995 Los Angeles, U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Brent Haygarth Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
6–4, 7–6
Loss10. Oct 1995 Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
4–6, 5–7
Loss11. Jan 1996 Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Flag of the United States.svg Dave Randall Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville
1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss12. Apr 1996 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States.svg Dave Randall Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss13. Oct 1996 Singapore Hard Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Loss14. Jul 1997 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Kitinov Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gimelstob
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven
3–6, 4–6
Win4.Sep 1997 Bournemouth, UKClay Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Kitinov Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Martín
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Wilkinson
7–6, 6–2
Loss15. Mar 1998 Scottsdale, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Tebbutt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
6–4, 1–6, 6–7

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