Stefan Kruger

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Stefan Kruger
Country (sports) Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Residence St. Louis, Missouri
Born (1966-08-03) 3 August 1966 (age 56)
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 Open 3R (1989)
French Open 2R (1989, 1990, 1992)
Wimbledon SF (1990)
US Open 2R (1992, 1993)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1989, 1991)
French Open 2R (1989, 1991)
Wimbledon 3R (1988, 1993)
US Open 2R (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]

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Career finals

Doubles (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jan 1989 Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann
Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Layendecker
6–2, 7–6
Loss1–1Jul 1989 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Garrow
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Win2–1Sep 1990 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Christo van Rensburg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Gary Muller
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win3–1Jan 1991 Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Wayne Ferreira Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss3–2Apr 1991 Singapore Hard Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Christo van Rensburg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss3–3Oct 1992 Lyon, FranceCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset
1–6, 3–6
Loss3–4Jun 1993 Manchester, EnglandGrass Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
4–6, 1–6
Loss3–5Oct 1993 Lyon, FranceCarpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg John-Laffnie de Jager Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Gary Muller
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Danie Visser
3–6, 6–7

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References

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