Kent Kinnear (born November 30, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Kent Kinnear Country (sports) United States Residence West Lebanon, Indiana , USABorn (1966-11-30 ) November 30, 1966 (age 57) Naperville, Illinois USAHeight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Turned pro 1988 Plays Right-handed Prize money $771,749 Career record 9–22 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 163 (July 13, 1992) Australian Open 1R (1989 , 1994 ) Wimbledon 2R (1992 ) Career record 176–210 Career titles 4 Highest ranking No. 24 (August 10, 1992) Australian Open 3R (1993 , 1997 ) French Open 2R (1992 , 1998 ) Wimbledon 3R (1992 ) US Open 2R (1990 , 1995 , 1998 ) Career record 5–12 Career titles 0 Australian Open 2R (1998 ) French Open 1R (1996 , 1998 ) Wimbledon 3R (1997 ) US Open 2R (1995 )
Kinnear enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 15 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24 in 1992.
Doubles (4 wins, 15 losses)
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Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
Apr 1990
Tokyo Outdoor , Japan
Hard
Brad Pearce
Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
2.
Apr 1991
Seoul , South Korea
Hard
Sven Salumaa
Alex Antonitsch Gilad Bloom
6–7, 1–6
Loss
3.
Aug 1991
Indianapolis , U.S.
Hard
Sven Salumaa
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6–7, 4–6
Win
1.
Sep 1991
Brasília , Brazil
Clay
Roger Smith
Ricardo Acioly Mauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Loss
4.
Mar 1992
Scottsdale , U.S.
Hard
Sven Salumaa
Mark Keil Dave Randall
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss
5.
Mar 1992
Indian Wells , U.S.
Hard
Sven Salumaa
Steve DeVries David Macpherson
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss
6.
Mar 1992
Miami , U.S.
Hard
Sven Salumaa
Ken Flach Todd Witsken
4–6, 3–6
Loss
7.
Oct 1992
Vienna , Austria
Carpet
Udo Riglewski
Ronnie Båthman Anders Järryd
3–6, 5–7
Loss
8.
Apr 1994
Seoul , South Korea
Hard
Sébastien Lareau
Stephane Simian Kenny Thorne
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss
9.
Jul 1994
Newport , U.S.
Grass
David Wheaton
Alex Antonitsch Greg Rusedski
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win
2.
Oct 1994
Beijing , China
Carpet
Tommy Ho
David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 6–3
Win
3.
Aug 1995
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
Brent Haygarth
Scott Davis Goran Ivanišević
6–4, 7–6
Loss
10.
Oct 1995
Tel Aviv , Israel
Hard
David Wheaton
Jim Grabb Jared Palmer
4–6, 5–7
Loss
11.
Jan 1996
Jakarta , Indonesia
Hard
Dave Randall
Rick Leach Scott Melville
1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss
12.
Apr 1996
Hong Kong
Hard
Dave Randall
Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss
13.
Oct 1996
Singapore
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Loss
14.
Jul 1997
Newport , U.S.
Grass
Aleksandar Kitinov
Justin Gimelstob Brett Steven
3–6, 4–6
Win
4.
Sep 1997
Bournemouth , UK
Clay
Aleksandar Kitinov
Alberto Martín Chris Wilkinson
7–6, 6–2
Loss
15.
Mar 1998
Scottsdale , U.S.
Hard
David Wheaton
Michael Tebbutt Cyril Suk
6–4, 1–6, 6–7