Full name Mark Edward Kratzmann Career record 59–97 Weight 73 kg Country (sports) Australia Name Mark Kratzmann Turned pro 1984 | Residence Windera, Australia Role Tennis player Retired 1992 Prize money US$ 1,378,936 Height 1.78 m | |
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Born 17 May 1966 (age 57)
Murgon, Australia ( 1966-05-17 ) Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||
Leconte Forget Kratzmann Woodbridge Davis Cup 1991
Mark Edward Kratzmann (born May 17, 1966) is a former Australian professional tennis player.
Contents
- Leconte Forget Kratzmann Woodbridge Davis Cup 1991
- Tennis career
- Juniors
- Pro tour
- After retirement
- References
Tennis career
Kratzmann was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1983.
Juniors
As the world's No. 1 ranked junior player in 1984, Kratzmann won the Boys' Singles tournaments at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open that year.
Pro tour
As a professional player, Kratzmann won 18 doubles titles, including the Cincinnati Masters in 1990 (also reaching the Australian Open Men's Doubles final in 1989).
His best slam performance in singles was reaching the 4th round of the 1987 Australian Open. Kratzmann achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 50 in March 1990.
After retirement
Kratzmann began to play cricket after moving to Hong Kong in 2003, where he originally worked as a tennis coach. He won the Hong Kong Cricket Association's Player of the Year award for 2005–06. In May 2007, he was selected in the national squad to participate in the ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament. He was also in the 20-man list for the Asia Cup but was not included in the final 14. He has made three international appearances for Hong Kong.