Mark Edward Kratzmann (born 17 May 1966) is a former Australian professional tennis player.

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 Grand Slam performance in singles was reaching the fourth round of the 1987 Australian Open. Kratzmann achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 50 in March 1990.

He sometimes partnered his brother Andrew in doubles matches.

Cricket 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.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 30 (18 titles, 12 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–1)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters Series (2–4)ATP Championship Series (3–0)ATP World Series (13–7)Finals by surfaceHard (13–8)Clay (0–2)Grass (3–1)Carpet (2–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (10–9)Indoor (8–3)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Queen's Club, United KingdomGrand PrixGrass Darren Cahill Kevin Curren Guy Forget2–6, 6–7Win1–1Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Kim Warwick Christo Steyn Danie Visser6–3, 6–4Loss1–2Hong KongGrand PrixHard Pat Cash Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly6–7, 7–6, 5–7Win2–2Sydney, AustraliaGrand PrixHard Darren Cahill Boris Becker Robert Seguso6–3, 6–2Win3–2Hong KongGrand PrixHard Jim Pugh Martin Davis Brad Drewett6–7, 6–4, 6–2Win4–2Adelaide, AustraliaGrand PrixHard Darren Cahill Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde4–6, 6–2, 7–5Win5–2Sydney, AustraliaGrand PrixHard Darren Cahill Bud Schultz Joey Rive7–6, 6–4Loss5–3Adelaide, AustraliaGrand PrixHard Glenn Layendecker Neil Broad Stefan Kruger2–6, 6–7Loss5–4Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Darren Cahill Jim Pugh Rick Leach4–6, 4–6, 4–6Win6–4Queen's, United KingdomGrand PrixGrass Darren Cahill Tim Pawsat Laurie Warder7–6, 6–3Win7–4Stratton Mountain, United StatesGrand PrixHard Wally Masur Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser6–3, 4–6, 7–6Win8–4Brisbane, AustraliaGrand PrixHard Darren Cahill Broderick Dyke Simon Youl6–4, 5–7, 6–0Loss8–5Sydney, AustraliaGrand PrixHard Darren Cahill David Pate Scott Warner3–6, 7–6, 5–7Win9–5Sydney International, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Pat Cash Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser6–4, 7–5Win10–5Memphis, United StatesWorld SeriesHard Darren Cahill Udo Riglewski Michael Stich7–5, 6–2Win11–5Japan OpenChampionship SeriesHard Wally Masur Kent Kinnear Brad Pearce3–6, 6–3, 6–4Win12–5SingaporeWorld SeriesHard Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge Brad Drewett6–1, 6–0Win13–5Manchester, United KingdomWorld SeriesGrass Jason Stoltenberg Nick Brown Kelly Jones6–3, 2–6, 6–4Win14–5Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrass Darren Cahill Todd Nelson Bryan Shelton7–6, 6–2Win15–5Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Darren Cahill Neil Broad Gary Muller7–6, 6–2Loss15–6Paris Masters, FranceMasters SeriesCarpet Darren Cahill Scott Davis David Pate7–5, 3–6, 4–6Loss15–7Sydney International, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Darren Cahill Scott Davis David Pate6–3, 3–6, 2–6Loss15–8Adelaide, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Jason Stoltenberg Goran Ivanisevic Marc Rosset6–7, 6–7Loss15–9Italian OpenMasters SeriesClay Wayne Ferreira Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset4–6, 6–3, 1–6Win16–9Milan, ItalyChampionship SeriesCarpet Wally Masur Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk4–6, 6–3, 6–4Win17–9Stuttgart, GermanyChampionship SeriesCarpet Wally Masur Steve Devries David Macpherson6–3, 7–6Loss17–10Italian OpenMasters SeriesClay Wayne Ferreira Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis4–6, 6–7Win18–10Adelaide, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Andrew Kratzmann David Adams Byron Black6–4, 6–3Loss18–11Sydney, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Laurie Warder Darren Cahill Sandon Stolle1–6, 6–7Loss18–12Cincinnati Masters, United StatesMasters SeriesHard Wayne Ferreira Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle7–6, 3–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1) LegendATP Challenger (0–1)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Hobart, AustraliaChallengerCarpet Todd Woodbridge3–6, 6–1, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1) LegendATP Challenger (0–1)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Taipei, TaiwanChallengerHard Jason Stoltenberg Kelly Jones Todd Woodbridge6–7, 3–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1982Australian OpenHard Simon Youl6–3, 7–5Loss1984French OpenClay Kent Carlsson3–6, 3–6Win1984WimbledonGrass Stefan Kruger6–4, 4–6, 6–3Win1984US OpenHard Boris Becker6–3, 7–6Win1984Australian OpenHard Patrick Flynn6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnetOpponentsScoreWin1983French OpenClay Simon Youl Mihnea Nastase Olli Rahnasto6–4, 6–4Win1983WimbledonGrass Simon Youl Mihnea Nastase Olli Rahnasto6–4, 6–4Win1983US OpenHard Simon Youl Patrick McEnroe Brad Pearce6–1, 7–6Loss1984WimbledonGrass Jonas Svensson Ricky Brown Robbie Weiss6–1, 4–6, 9–11Win1984Australian OpenHard Mike Baroch Brett Custer David Macpherson6–2, 5–7, 7–5

Performance timelines

Singles Tournament1982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open1R2R1RQ3A4R3R2R1R1RQ2Q2A0 / 87–8French OpenAA1RA1R1RA1R1RAAAA0 / 50–5WimbledonAQ12RQ23RQ3A2R3R1RQ1Q1A0 / 56–5US OpenAAAA1RAA1R2RAAAA0 / 31–3Win–loss0–11–11–30–02–33–22–12–43–40–20–00–00–00 / 2114–21ATP Masters SeriesMiamiAAAAAAAA4R1RAAA0 / 23–2CanadaAAAAAAAA2RAQ3Q1A0 / 11–1CincinnatiAAAAAAAA1RAQ2AQ10 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–04–30–10–00–00–00 / 44–4

Doubles Tournament19821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open1R2R2R1RAQF3RFQF3R2RSF3R2R0 / 1324–13French OpenAA2R2R2R3RA1R1R2RSFQF2RA0 / 1014–10WimbledonAQ21R1R2RQFAQF1R3RQF2R1RA0 / 1013–10US OpenAA1RA1R1RAQF1R1R2R2R1RA0 / 95–9Win–loss0–11–12–41–32–37–42–111–43–45–49–49–43–41–10 / 4256–42Year-end championshipsTennis Masters CupAAAAAAAARRASFRRAA0 / 33–7ATP Masters SeriesIndian WellsAAAAAA2R1R2R2R1RSF2RA0 / 75–7MiamiAAAAAA2RQFSF3RQF3RAA0 / 612–6Monte CarloAAA1R2R1RAAAAAA1RA0 / 41–4HamburgAAAAA2RAAAAAAAA0 / 11–1RomeAAAA2RAAAAAFFAA0 / 39–3CanadaAAAAAAAA1RASFQFAA0 / 34–3CincinnatiAAAAWQFA2RW2R1R2RFA2 / 818–6ParisAAAAAAAAF1RQF2R1RA0 / 54–5Win–loss0–00–00–00–17–23–32–24–312–42–410–69–65–40–02 / 3754–35Year-end ranking409289130164354312413762141343721Prize money: $1,378,936

Mixed doubles Tournament198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAA2R1R1R2RSFQF1RA1R0 / 87–8French Open3RA2RAAAAAQFA1RA0 / 45–4Wimbledon1R1RA1RAF1R2R2RSF1RA0 / 911–9US Open1RA1RAA1RA1R1RQFAA0 / 62–6Win–loss2–30–11–21–20–15–31–24–35–46–30–20–10 / 2725–27

References

External links

Kratzmann Sports Asia The Age 2007 article