Johan Kriek (born April 5, 1958) is a South African-American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. Kriek won two Australian Opens and reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open, as well as the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. He won 14 professional singles and 8 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 7. Kriek's most memorable wins include victories over Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Guillermo Vilas, Stefan Edberg, Michael Chang, Vitas Gerulaitis and Björn Borg.
He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a popular and renowned public school located in Pretoria.
Kriek became a naturalized American citizen in August 1982.
Video Johan Kriek
Grand Slam finals
Singles: (2 titles)
Maps Johan Kriek
Career finals
Singles (14 titles, 13 runners-up)
Doubles (8 titles, 7 runners-up)
Singles Performance timeline
References
External links
- Johan Kriek at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Johan Kriek at the International Tennis Federation
- Global Water Foundation
- bio - file interview with John Kriek
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