Kent Kinnear (born November 30, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Kent Kinnear
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWest Lebanon, Indiana, USA
Born (1966-11-30) November 30, 1966 (age 57)
Naperville, Illinois USA
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Turned pro1988
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$771,749
Singles
Career record9–22
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (July 13, 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1989, 1994)
Wimbledon2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record176–210
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 24 (August 10, 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1993, 1997)
French Open2R (1992, 1998)
Wimbledon3R (1992)
US Open2R (1990, 1995, 1998)
Mixed doubles
Career record5–12
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1998)
French Open1R (1996, 1998)
Wimbledon3R (1997)
US Open2R (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.

Career finals edit

Doubles (4 wins, 15 losses) edit

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Apr 1990Tokyo Outdoor, JapanHard Brad Pearce Mark Kratzmann
Wally Masur
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss2.Apr 1991Seoul, South KoreaHard Sven Salumaa Alex Antonitsch
Gilad Bloom
6–7, 1–6
Loss3.Aug 1991Indianapolis, U.S.Hard Sven Salumaa Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
6–7, 4–6
Win1.Sep 1991Brasília, BrazilClay Roger Smith Ricardo Acioly
Mauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Loss4.Mar 1992Scottsdale, U.S.Hard Sven Salumaa Mark Keil
Dave Randall
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss5.Mar 1992Indian Wells, U.S.Hard Sven Salumaa Steve DeVries
David Macpherson
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss6.Mar 1992Miami, U.S.Hard Sven Salumaa Ken Flach
Todd Witsken
4–6, 3–6
Loss7.Oct 1992Vienna, AustriaCarpet Udo Riglewski Ronnie Båthman
Anders Järryd
3–6, 5–7
Loss8.Apr 1994Seoul, South KoreaHard Sébastien Lareau Stephane Simian
Kenny Thorne
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss9.Jul 1994Newport, U.S.Grass David Wheaton Alex Antonitsch
Greg Rusedski
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win2.Oct 1994Beijing, ChinaCarpet Tommy Ho David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 6–3
Win3.Aug 1995Los Angeles, U.S.Hard Brent Haygarth Scott Davis
Goran Ivanišević
6–4, 7–6
Loss10.Oct 1995Tel Aviv, IsraelHard David Wheaton Jim Grabb
Jared Palmer
4–6, 5–7
Loss11.Jan 1996Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Dave Randall Rick Leach
Scott Melville
1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss12.Apr 1996Hong KongHard Dave Randall Patrick Galbraith
Andrei Olhovskiy
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss13.Oct 1996SingaporeHard Kevin Ullyett Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Loss14.Jul 1997Newport, U.S.Grass Aleksandar Kitinov Justin Gimelstob
Brett Steven
3–6, 4–6
Win4.Sep 1997Bournemouth, UKClay Aleksandar Kitinov Alberto Martín
Chris Wilkinson
7–6, 6–2
Loss15.Mar 1998Scottsdale, U.S.Hard David Wheaton Michael Tebbutt
Cyril Suk
6–4, 1–6, 6–7

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