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Australian tennis player
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22 September 1954(Toowoomba, Australia)
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Biography
Introduction
Paul Kronk (born 22 September 1954) is a former tennis player from Australia.
Kronk won seven doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 25 April 1976, when he was No. 78 in the world.
Kronk won seven doubles titles, and was a runner-up in the US Open and a two-time runner-up in the Australian Open, on all occasions partnering compatriot Cliff Letcher.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1976 | US Open | Grass | Cliff Letcher | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1978 | Australian Open | Grass | Cliff Letcher | Wojciech Fibak Kim Warwick |
6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1979 | Australian Open | Grass | Cliff Letcher | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6–7, 2–6 |
Career finals
Doubles (6 wins, 2 losses)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1981 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | David Carter | Andrés Gómez Belus Prajoux |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 1981 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Clay | David Carter | Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr. |
6–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3. | 1981 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | David Carter | Bernard Mitton Butch Walts |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1981 | Munich, Germany | Clay | David Carter | Eric Fromm Shlomo Glickstein |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 1981 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | David Carter | Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6. | 1981 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | David Carter | Marko Ostoja Louk Sanders |
7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | 1981 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet (i) | Peter McNamara | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 1982 | Metz, France | Hard (i) | David Carter | Matt Doyle Dave Siegler |
6–3, 7–6 |