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.[1][2] In college his doubles partner was Richard Lubner.
| Country (sports) |  South Africa |
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| Born | 20 December 1967 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $189,570 |
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| Career record | 11–21 |
| Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (25 June 1990) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1991, 1993) |
| French Open | Q1 (1994) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1990) |
| US Open | 1R (1990) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–3 |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 219 (29 August 1994) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1991, 1994) |
| Last updated on: 18 September 2022. | |
ATP career finals
editSingles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 1990 | Kiawah Island, United States | World Series | Clay |  David Wheaton
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4–6, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 3 (2–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1989 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Robbie Weiss
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 1989 | Cape Town, South Africa | Challenger | Hard |  Dean Botha
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 1994 | Taipei, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard |  Gianluca Pozzi
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4–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1989 | New Haven, United States | Challenger | Hard | Brian Garrow
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Craig Campbell  Miguel Dungo
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 1993 | Réunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | Lan Bale
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Jonathan Canter Jeff Tarango
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4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Performance timeline
edit| 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
edit| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||||||||||
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| 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
edit- ^ "Mark Kaplan Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Mark Kaplan". itftennis.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
External links
edit- Mark Kaplan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mark Kaplan at the International Tennis Federation
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