- Kim Warwick
Kim Warwick (born
April 8 ,1952 inSydney ,Australia ) is a formerAustralian promale tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles withMark Edmondson , and for reaching the final of the singlesAustralian Open in1980 . He once signed a young tennis fans autograph book "Jack The Ripper". He defeated players such asJohn Fitzgerald and defending championGuillermo Vilas , in a hard five-set semifinal, before losing in the final against AmericanBrian Teacher in straight sets. He won three singles titles and 26 doubles including Australian Open1978 (withWojtek Fibak ) and Australian Open1980 and1981 , Roland Garros1986 and also a runner-up in Australian Open1985 , all of them partnering fellow countrymanMark Edmondson . Partnering withEvonne Goolagong ,he won the French Open1972 , defeatingFrancoise Durr andJean Claude Barclay in the final 6–2, 6–4. Yvonne and Kim were finalists in1972 at Wimbledon againstRosie Casals andIlie Nastase who won 6–4, 6–4.Grand Slam singles finals
Runner-ups (1)
Doubles titles (26)
Runner-ups (26)
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