# Kim Warwick

Kim Warwick (born 8 April 1952) is an Australian former professional male tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1970 to 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 Kodeš, 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 Năstase 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.

## Grand Slam finals
### Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1980 | Australian Open | Grass | Brian Teacher | 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 4 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1978 | Australian Open | Grass | Wojciech Fibak | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 1980 | Australian Open | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 1981 | Australian Open | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Hank Pfister John Sadri | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 1985 | French Open | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Shlomo Glickstein Hans Simonsson | 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1985 | Australian Open | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |

### Mixed doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1972 | French Open | Clay | Evonne Goolagong | Françoise Dürr Jean-Claude Barclay | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1972 | Wimbledon | Grass | Evonne Goolagong | Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1976 | French Open | Clay | Ilana Kloss | Linky Boshoff Colin Dowdeswell | 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |

## Grand Slam performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | SR |
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | F | QF | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 13 |
| French Open | A | A | P2 | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 10 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | QF | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 8 |
| Strike rate | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 37 |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

## Career finals
### Singles (3 titles, 8 runners-up)

| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 1972 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Alex Metreveli | 3–6, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 1974 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Onny Parun | 3–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1976 | Bangalore, India | Clay | Sashi Menon | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 1977 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1978 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Ulrich Pinner | 2–6, 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5. | 1978 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Tim Wilkison | 3–6, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1979 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Bernard Mitton | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6. | 1980 | Queen's Club, England | Grass | John McEnroe | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1980 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Win | 3. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Fritz Buehning | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8. | 1980 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Brian Teacher | 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |

### Doubles (26 titles, 26 runners-up)

| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 1974 | Omaha, U.S. | Other | Ian Fletcher | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1974 | Tempe, U.S. | Hard | Ian Fletcher | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler | 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1. | 1974 | Cedar Grove, U.S. | Other | Steve Siegel | Dick Crealy Bob Tanis | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | 1975 | Stockholm WCT, Sweden | Carpet (i) | Patrice Dominguez | Arthur Ashe Tom Okker | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 4. | 1975 | San Francisco, U.S. | Hard (i) | Allan Stone | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 5. | 1975 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Syd Ball | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 1976 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Dick Crealy | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6–7, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 2. | 1976 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Syd Ball | Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | 1976 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Syd Ball | Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 3. | 1976 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | Syd Ball | Mark Edmondson John Marks | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | 1977 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Syd Ball | Cliff Letcher Dick Stockton | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 1977 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Syd Ball | Colin Dibley Geoff Masters | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 1977 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Phil Dent | Bob Hewitt Karl Meiler | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1977 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Geoff Masters | Colin Dibley Chris Kachel | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1977 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | Syd Ball | Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 1977 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Syd Ball | John Alexander Phil Dent | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | 1978 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Bob Hewitt | Mark Edmondson Tom Okker | 4–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 1978 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | Mark Edmondson | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 7. | 1978 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Wojciech Fibak | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 8. | 1979 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Bernard Mitton | Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | 1980 | Metz, France | Carpet (i) | Chris Delaney | Colin Dibley Gene Mayer | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 9. | 1980 | Nice, France | Clay | Chris Delaney | Stanislav Birner Jiří Hřebec | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 10. | 1980 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Balázs Taróczy Eliot Teltscher | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 11. | 1980 | Surbiton, England | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Andrew Pattison Butch Walts | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15–13 |
| Loss | 14. | 1980 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Colin Dowdeswell Ismail El Shafei | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12. | 1980 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 13. | 1981 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Hank Pfister John Sadri | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 14. | 1982 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith | 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 15. | 1982 | Guarujá, Brazil | Clay | Phil Dent | Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta | 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15. | 1982 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Phil Dent | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 16. | 1982 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Mark Edmondson | Syd Ball Rolf Gehring | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 16. | 1982 | Bristol, England | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 17. | 1982 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Rod Frawley Pavel Složil | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 17. | 1982 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | w/o |
| Loss | 18. | 1982 | Hong Kong | Hard | Van Winitsky | Charles Strode Morris Strode | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 18. | 1983 | Stowe, U.S. | Hard | Brad Drewett | Fritz Buehning Tom Gullikson | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 19. | 1983 | Brisbane, Australia | Carpet (i) | Mark Edmondson | Pat Cash Paul McNamee | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 19. | 1983 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Wally Masur | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20. | 1984 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | John Fitzgerald | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 21. | 1985 | Delray Beach, U.S. | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 5–7, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 20. | 1985 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 21. | 1985 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Shlomo Glickstein Hans Simonsson | 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 22. | 1985 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Pavel Složil | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 23. | 1985 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Mark Edmondson | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 22. | 1985 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | Brad Drewett | Jakob Hlasek Tomáš Šmíd | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 24. | 1985 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 23. | 1985 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Nelson Aerts Tomm Warneke | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 24. | 1986 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Mark Kratzmann | Christo Steyn Danie Visser | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 25. | 1986 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Sherwood Stewart | Pat Cash Slobodan Živojinović | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 25. | 1986 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | Sherwood Stewart | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6–3, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 26. | 1987 | Orlando, U.S. | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 26. | 1988 | Orlando, U.S. | Hard | Sherwood Stewart | Guy Forget Yannick Noah | 4–6, 4–6 |