Ralph Kok

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Ralph Kok
Country (sports) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Born (1967-10-18) 18 October 1967 (age 54)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$36,729
Singles
Career record1–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 243 (10 July 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1990)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 306 (20 March 1989)

Ralph Kok (born 18 October 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. [1]

Career

Kok and partner Christian Bergström made the doubles quarter-finals of the 1989 ABN World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. [2] He reached the second round of the singles at the same tournament in 1993, having a win over world number 68 Patrik Kühnen. [2]

The Dutchman was beaten by Dan Goldie in the opening round of the 1990 Wimbledon Championships. [2]

He now coaches Arantxa Rus and Anastasiya Yakimova. [3]

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References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. Koddaert Ladies Open: Ralph Kok Archived 2012-09-07 at archive.today (in Dutch)