Michael Kures
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Willow Springs, Illinois |
| Born | July 25, 1964 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $59,332 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 10–23 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 107 (July 11, 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1989) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1987) |
| US Open | 2R (1984) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 211 (September 17, 1984) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1989) |
Michael Kures (born July 25, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1] He was born in Czechoslovakia, but moved to the United States at age four.[2]
Career
[edit]Kures, with partner Jonathan Canter, won the boys' doubles title at the 1982 US Open. The pair had been runner-up at the French Open earlier that year.[3]
He played collegiate tennis for the University of California, Los Angeles in the early 1980s.[2] In 1984, he was an All-American and a member of the NCAA championship winning team.[4] In 1985, he earned All-American honours again and made the Division I singles final, which he lost to Mikael Pernfors.[2]
On the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Kures had his best result at the Boston Pro Championships in 1988, beating Roberto Argüello, John Ross and world number-nine Brad Gilbert, before losing to Bruno Orešar in the quarter-finals.[2] He was a doubles semi-finalist at the 1987 Seoul Open, partnering Paul Chamberlin.[2]
Kures competed at the US Open four times and made the second round in 1984, defeating Hans Simonsson.[2] He was beaten by Mats Wilander in the second round.[2] His other appearances were in 1987 and 1988, as a singles player, and 1989, in the men's doubles draw. He also competed at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships and 1989 Australian Open.[2]
Challenger titles
[edit]Doubles: (1)
[edit]| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1984 | Winnetka, United States | Hard | Dan Goldie
|
 Ricardo Acuña Belus Prajoux
|
3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ^ a b c d e f g h ATP World Tour Profile
- ^ ITF Junior Profile
- ^ News and Courier, "UCLA Wins Ncaa Tennis Crown", May 16, 1984, p. 20
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American male tennis players
- US Open (tennis) junior champions
- UCLA Bruins men's tennis players
- Tennis players from Illinois
- Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States
- Tennis players from Prague
- People from Willow Springs, Illinois
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
- 20th-century American sportsmen