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Kevin Curren

Personal information
Player nameKevin Curren
CountryZA South Africa
United States
ResidenceAustin, TX, USA
Date of birth2 March 1958(age 52)
Place of birthDurban, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 0.8 in)
Turned pro1979
Retired1993
PlaysRight-handed
Career prize money$3,055,510
Singles
Career record338 � 235 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 5 (22 July 1985)
Grand Slam results
Australian OpenF (1984)
French Open2R (1992)
WimbledonF (1985)
US Open4R (1981, 1990)
Doubles
Career record430 � 249 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles26
Highest rankingNo. 3 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1981)
French OpenQF (1984)
WimbledonSF (1982, 1983)
US OpenW (1982)

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Kevin Melvyn Curren (born 2 March 1958 in Durban, South Africa) is a former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles.

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Ventura County Star--"Just stop building already," -Curren- Meyers said. "Save our spots." Developer William Foulk and property owner Meredith Kailua-Kona LLC, of Atherton, ... - Date : Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:12:30 GMT+00:00
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Los Angeles Times---Curren- Price Jr. (D-Inglewood) to head the panel. "It's the prerogative of the pro tem to appoint who he wants,'' McLeod said. "I just wish I had gotten a ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:42:18 GMT+00:00
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Smoker's Club Tour, Paul Thorn coming to the Old Rock House - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tweet this news
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Tennis: Ein Vierteljahrhundert TG Hiddinghausen - Derwesten.de Tweet this news
Derwesten.de--Juli 1985: Boris Becker gewinnt durch seinen Finalsieg über den Amerikaner -Kevin Curren- das berühmteste Tennisturnier der Welt. ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:25:10 GMT+00:00
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Der Weg des Alexander Adam: Vom Fan zum Funktionär - Stuttgarter Nachrichten Tweet this news
Stuttgarter Nachrichten--1985: Boris Becker gewinnt als 17-Jähriger das bedeutendste Tennisturnier der Welt in Wimbledon gegen den Südafrikaner -Kevin Curren- mit 3:1 - als erster ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:11:57 GMT+00:00
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Grand Slam finals : Singles: 2 finals (2 runner-ups)
Runner-up 1984 Australian Open Grass SE Mats Wilander 6 � 7(5), 6 � 4, 7 � 6(3), 6 � 2
Runner-up 1985 Wimbledon Grass DE Boris Becker 6 � 3, 6 � 7(4), 7 � 6(3), 6 � 4

Wins (5) :
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1981 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard ZA Bernard Mitton 6 � 4, 6 � 4
2. 1982 Cologne, Germany Hard (i) IL Shlomo Glickstein 2 � 6, 6 � 2, 6 � 3
3. 1985 Toronto, Canada Carpet SE Anders Järryd 7 � 6(6), 6 � 3
4. 1986 Atlanta, U.S. Carpet US Tim Wilkison 7 � 6(5), 7 � 6(2)
5. 1989 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet TCH Petr Korda 6 � 2, 7 � 5

Runner-ups (8) :
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1982 Los Angeles, U.S. Carpet CZ Ivan Lendl 7 � 6(5), 7 � 5, 6 � 1
2. 1982 Amsterdam, Netherlands Carpet PL Wojtek Fibak 7 � 5, 3 � 6, 6 � 4, 6 � 3
3. 1983 Milan, Italy Carpet CZ Ivan Lendl 5 � 7, 6 � 3, 7 � 6
4. 1984 Australian Open Grass SE Mats Wilander 6 � 7(5), 6 � 4, 7 � 6(3), 6 � 2
5. 1985 Houston, U.S. Carpet US John McEnroe 7 � 5, 6 � 1, 7 � 6(4)
6. 1985 Wimbledon Grass DE Boris Becker 6 � 3, 6 � 7(4), 7 � 6(3), 6 � 4
7. 1986 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard US John McEnroe 6 � 3, 3 � 6, 6 � 2
8. 1988 Canadian Open Hard CZ Ivan Lendl 7 � 6(10), 6 � 2

Titles (26) :
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1980 Denver, U.S. Carpet US Steve Denton PL Wojtek Fibak
CH Heinz Günthardt		 7 � 5, 6 � 2
2. 1980 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay US Steve Denton PL Wojtek Fibak
CZ Ivan Lendl		 3 � 6, 7 � 6, 6 � 4
3. 1980 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) US Steve Denton ZA Bob Hewitt
ZA Frew McMillan		 6 � 7, 6 � 4, 6 � 4
4. 1981 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet US Steve Denton ZA Johan Kriek
NZ Russell Simpson		 7 � 6, 6 � 3
5. 1981 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay US Steve Denton MX Raúl Ramírez
US Van Winitsky		 6 � 3, 5 � 7, 7 � 5
6. 1981 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) US Steve Denton US Sherwood Stewart
US Ferdi Taygan		 6 � 7, 6 � 4, 6 � 0
7. 1982 Denver, U.S. Carpet US Steve Denton AU Phil Dent
AU Kim Warwick		 6 � 4, 6 � 4
8. 1982 Memphis, U.S. Carpet US Steve Denton US Peter Fleming
US John McEnroe		 7 � 6, 4 � 6, 6 � 2
9. 1982 Houston, U.S. Clay US Steve Denton AU Mark Edmondson
AU Peter McNamara		 7 � 5, 6 � 4
10. 1982 U.S. Open, New York Hard US Steve Denton US Victor Amaya
US Hank Pfister		 6 � 2, 6 � 7, 5 � 7, 6 � 2, 6 � 4
11. 1982 Los Angeles-2 WCT, U.S. Carpet US Hank Pfister US Andy Andrews
US Drew Gitlin		 4 � 6, 6 � 2, 7 � 5
12. 1983 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet US Steve Denton US Peter Fleming
US John McEnroe		 6 � 4, 7 � 6
13. 1983 Munich WCT, Germany Carpet US Steve Denton CH Heinz Günthardt
HU Balázs Taróczy		 6 � 7, 6 � 4, 6 � 4
14. 1983 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay US Steve Denton US Mark Dickson
CZ Tomáš Šmíd		 7 � 6, 6 � 7, 6 � 1
15. 1983 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard US Steve Denton US Tracy Delatte
US Johan Kriek		 6 � 3, 7 � 5
16. 1984 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet PL Wojtek Fibak US Fritz Buehning
US Ferdi Taygan		 6 � 4, 6 � 4
17. 1986 London/Queen's Club, England Grass FR Guy Forget AU Darren Cahill
AU Mark Kratzmann		 6 � 2, 7 � 6
18. 1987 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard US Paul Annacone EC Andrés Gómez
SE Anders Järryd		 6 � 3, 6 � 7, 6 � 3
19. 1987 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard US David Pate US Brad Gilbert
US Tim Wilkison		 6 � 3, 6 � 4
20. 1987 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) US David Pate US Eric Korita
US Brad Pearce		 6 � 4, 6 � 4
21. 1988 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) US David Pate SE Peter Lundgren
SE Mikael Pernfors		 6 � 3, 7 � 5
22. 1988 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) US Jim Grabb US Paul Annacone
AU John Fitzgerald		 7 � 5, 7 � 5
23. 1988 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) US David Pate ZA Gary Muller
US Tim Wilkison		 7 � 6, 6 � 4
24. 1989 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet US David Pate EC Andrés Gómez
YUG Slobodan Živojinović		 4 � 6, 6 � 3, 7 � 6
25. 1990 London/Queen's Club, England Grass GB Jeremy Bates FR Henri Leconte
CZ Ivan Lendl		 6 � 2, 7 � 6
26. 1992 Seoul, South Korea Hard ZA Gary Muller NZ Kelly Evernden
US Brad Pearce		 7 � 6, 6 � 4

Runner-ups (27) :
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1980 Washington-2, U.S. Carpet US Steve Denton US Ferdi Taygan
US Brian Teacher		 4 � 6, 6 � 3, 7 � 6
2. 1980 North Conway, U.S. Clay US Steve Denton US Jimmy Connors
US Brian Gottfried		 7 � 6, 6 � 3
3. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Carpet US Steve Denton US Sandy Mayer
ZA Frew McMillan		 4 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 3
4. 1981 London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom Grass US Steve Denton US Pat Du Pré
US Brian Teacher		 3 � 6, 7 � 6, 11 � 9
5. 1981 Newport, U.S. Grass US Billy Martin AU Brad Drewett
US Erik Van Dillen		 6 � 2, 6 � 4
6. 1982 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet US Steve Denton CH Heinz Günthardt
HU Balázs Taróczy		 6 � 7, 6 � 3, 7 � 5, 6 � 4
7. 1982 Munich-2 WCT, Germany Carpet US Steve Denton AU Mark Edmondson
CZ Tomáš Šmíd		 4 � 6, 7 � 5, 6 � 2
8. 1982 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet US Fritz Buehning AU Mark Edmondson
US Sherwood Stewart		 7 � 5, 6 � 2
9. 1982 Amsterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet GB Buster Mottram US Fritz Buehning
CZ Tomáš Šmíd		 4 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 0
10. 1983 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay US Steve Denton US Tracy Delatte
US Johan Kriek		 6 � 7, 7 � 5, 6 � 3
11. 1983 London/Queen's Club, United Kingdom Grass US Steve Denton US Brian Gottfried
AU Paul McNamee		 6 � 4, 6 � 3
12. 1984 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet US Steve Denton US John McEnroe
US Patrick McEnroe		 7 � 6, 6 � 2
13. 1984 Brussels, Belgium Carpet US Steve Denton US Tim Gullikson
US Tom Gullikson		 6 � 4, 6 � 7, 7 � 6
14. 1984 Milan, Italy Carpet US Steve Denton CZ Pavel Složil
CZ Tomáš Šmíd		 6 � 4, 6 � 3
15. 1985 Memphis, U.S. Carpet US Steve Denton CZ Pavel Složil
CZ Tomáš Šmíd		 1 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 4
16. 1985 Brussels, Belgium Carpet PL Wojtek Fibak SE Stefan Edberg
SE Anders Järryd		 6 � 3, 7 � 6
17. 1988 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet ZA Danie Visser NZ Kelly Evernden
US Johan Kriek		 7 � 6, 6 � 3
18. 1988 Vienna, Austria Carpet CZ Tomáš Šmíd AT Alex Antonitsch
HU Balázs Taróczy		 4 � 6, 6 � 3, 7 � 6
19. 1989 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard US David Pate DE Boris Becker
CH Jakob Hlasek		 3 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 4
20. 1989 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard US David Pate US Ken Flach
US Robert Seguso		 6 � 4, 6 � 4
21. 1989 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet DE Eric Jelen ZA Pieter Aldrich
ZA Danie Visser		 7 � 6, 6 � 7, 6 � 3
22. 1989 Wembley, United Kingdom Carpet GB Jeremy Bates CH Jakob Hlasek
US John McEnroe		 6 � 1, 7 � 6
23. 1990 Toronto Indoor, Canada Carpet ZA Neil Broad US Patrick Galbraith
AU David Macpherson		 2 � 6, 6 � 4, 6 � 3
24. 1990 Hong Kong Hard US Joey Rive AU Pat Cash
AU Wally Masur		 6 � 3, 6 � 3
25. 1990 Berlin, Germany Carpet US Patrick Galbraith ZA Pieter Aldrich
ZA Danie Visser		 7 � 6, 7 � 6
26. 1991 Lyon, France Hard (i) GB Jeremy Bates US Steve DeVries
AU David Macpherson		 7 � 6, 3 � 6, 6 � 3
27. 1992 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) ZA Gary Muller AU Todd Woodbridge
AU Mark Woodforde		 7 � 5, 4 � 6, 7 � 6

US Open men's doubles champions

(1968) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith * (1969) Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle * (1970) Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić * (1971) John Newcombe / Roger Taylor * (1972) Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor * (1973) Owen Davidson / John Newcombe * (1974) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith * (1975) Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase * (1976) Tom Okker / Marty Riessen * (1977) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan * (1978) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith * (1979) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe * (1980) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith * (1981) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe * (1982) Kevin Curren / Steve Denton * (1983) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe * (1984) John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd * (1985) Ken Flach / Robert Seguso * (1986) Andrés Gómez / Slobodan Živojinović * (1987) Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd * (1988) Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez * (1989) John McEnroe / Mark Woodforde * (1990) Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser * (1991) John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd * (1992) Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg * (1993) Ken Flach / Rick Leach * (1994) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis * (1995) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde * (1996) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde * (1997) Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek * (1998) Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk * (1999) Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien * (2000) Lleyton Hewitt / Max Mirnyi * (2001) Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett * (2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi * (2003) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge * (2004) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor * (2005) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan * (2006) Martin Damm / Leander Paes * (2007) Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle * (2008) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan * (2009) Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes

Wimbledon (Open Era) mixed doubles champions

(1968) Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court * (1969) Fred Stolle / Ann Haydon-Jones * (1970) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals * (1971) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King * (1972) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals * (1973) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King * (1974) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King * (1975) Marty Riessen / Margaret Court * (1976) Tony Roche / Françoise Durr * (1977) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens * (1978) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve * (1979) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens * (1980) John Austin / Tracy Austin * (1981) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve * (1982) Kevin Curren / Anne Smith * (1983) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull * (1984) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull * (1985) Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova * (1986) Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan * (1987) Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie * (1988) Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison * (1989) Jim Pugh / Jana Novotná * (1990) Rick Leach / Zina Garrison * (1991) John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie * (1992) Cyril Suk / Larisa Savchenko Neiland * (1993) Mark Woodforde / Martina Navratilova * (1994) Todd Woodbridge / Helena Suková * ( 1995) Jonathan Stark / Martina Navratilova * (1996) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková * (1997) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková * (1999) Max Mirnyi / Serena Williams * (1999) Leander Paes / Lisa Raymond * (2000) Donald Johnson / Kimberly Po * (2001) Leoš Friedl / Daniela Hantuchová * (2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva * (2003) Leander Paes / Martina Navratilova * (2004) Wayne Black / Cara Black * (2005) Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce * (2006) Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva * (2007) Jamie Murray / Jelena Janković * (2008) Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur * (2009) Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld

US Open mixed doubles champions

(1968) Mary Ann Eisel / Peter Curtis * (1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen * (1970) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen * (1971) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson * (1972) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen * (1973) Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson * (1974) Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters * (1975) Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton * (1976) Billie Jean King / Phil Dent * (1977) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan * (1978) Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan * (1979) Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt * (1980) Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen * (1981) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren * (1982) Anne Smith / Kevin Curren * (1983) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald * (1984) Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson * (1985)Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt * (1986)Raffaella Reggi / Sergio Casal * (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Emilio Sánchez Vicario * (1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh * (1989) Robin White / Shelby Cannon * (1990) Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / Todd Woodbridge * (1991) Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen * (1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde * (1993) Helena Suková / Todd Woodbridge * (1994) Elna Reinach / Patrick Galbraith * (1995) Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena * (1996) Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith * (1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach * (1998) Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi * (1999) Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi * (2000) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer * (2001) Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge * (2002) Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan * (2003) Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan * (2004) Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan * (2005) Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi * (2006) Martina Navrátilová / Bob Bryan * (2007) Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi * (2008) Cara Black / Leander Paes * (2009) Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott



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