Kim Warwick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kim Warwick

Australian tennis player

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1952

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Kim Warwick

  • Kim Warwick (born 8 April 1952) is an Australian former professional male tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1970–1987, reaching the singles final of the Australian Open in 1980.
  • He defeated over 35 players ranked in the top ten including Guillermo Vilas, Raúl Ramírez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Jan KodeÅ¡, Bob Lutz and Arthur Ashe.
  • Warwick's career-high singles ranking was world No.
  • 15, achieved in 1981.
  • He won three singles titles and 26 doubles, including Australian Open 1978 (with Wojtek Fibak) and Australian Open 1980 and 1981, and Roland Garros 1985, and was also a runner-up in Australian Open 1986, all of them partnering fellow countryman Mark Edmondson.
  • Partnering with Evonne Goolagong, he won the French Open 1972, defeating Françoise Dürr and Jean-Claude Barclay in the final 6–2, 6–4.
  • Evonne and Kim were finalists in 1972 at Wimbledon against Rosie Casals and Ilie Nastase who won 6–4, 6–4. Kim also was a member of the winning team of World Team Tennis in 1975 (Pittsburgh Triangles) and 1986 (San Antonio Racquets).
  • Warwick also holds the record for the most match points missed in a losing effort, having held eleven chances to defeat eventual champion Adriano Panatta in the Rome Masters in 1976.His best record is his streak of 21 consecutive Grand Slam appearances; it began in 1975, and did not end until 1980.
  • His record would later be surpassed by Ivan Lendl and Stefan Edberg, who would run it out to 54 consecutive Grand Slam appearances.

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