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South African tennis player

Mark Kaplan
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
Born (1967-12-20) 20 December 1967 (age 56)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$189,570
Singles
Career record11–21
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 117 (25 June 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1991, 1993)
French OpenQ1 (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1990)
US Open1R (1990)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 219 (29 August 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1991, 1994)
Last updated on: 18 September 2022.

Mark Kaplan (born 20 December 1967) is a South African tennis player. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 117 on 25 June 1990. He also reached a career high doubles ranking of 219. In college his doubles partner was Richard Lubner.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 1990 Kiawah Island, United States World Series Clay United States David Wheaton 4–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1989 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard United States Robbie Weiss 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Nov 1989 Cape Town, South Africa Challenger Hard South Africa Dean Botha 6–2, 6–1
Loss 2–1 May 1994 Taipei, Taiwan Challenger Hard Italy Gianluca Pozzi 4–6, 0–6

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1989 New Haven, United States Challenger Hard United States Brian Garrow South Africa Craig Campbell
Philippines Miguel Dungo 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Oct 1993 Réunion Island, Réunion Challenger Hard South Africa Lan Bale United States Jonathan Canter
United States Jeff Tarango 		4–6, 6–3, 5–7

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 1R Q2 1R Q1 Q2 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon 1R Q1 A A Q2 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open 1R A Q3 Q1 Q2 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 4 0–4 0%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A A A A Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%

References

  1. "Mark Kaplan Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. "Mark Kaplan". itftennis.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

External links

Intercollegiate Tennis Association Senior Player of the Year


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