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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

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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 United States  Brad Pearce Australia  Mark Kratzmann
Australia  Wally Masur
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Apr 1991 Seoul, South Korea Hard United States  Sven Salumaa Austria  Alex Antonitsch
Israel  Gilad Bloom
6–7, 1–6
Loss 3. Aug 1991 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard United States  Sven Salumaa United States  Ken Flach
United States  Robert Seguso
6–7, 4–6
Win 1. Sep 1991 Brasília, Brazil Clay The Bahamas  Roger Smith Brazil  Ricardo Acioly
Brazil  Mauro Menezes
6–4, 6–3
Loss 4. Mar 1992 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard United States  Sven Salumaa United States  Mark Keil
United States  Dave Randall
6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 5. Mar 1992 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard United States  Sven Salumaa United States  Steve DeVries
Australia  David Macpherson
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. Mar 1992 Miami, U.S. Hard United States  Sven Salumaa United States  Ken Flach
United States  Todd Witsken
4–6, 3–6
Loss 7. Oct 1992 Vienna, Austria Carpet Germany  Udo Riglewski Sweden  Ronnie Båthman
Sweden  Anders Järryd
3–6, 5–7
Loss 8. Apr 1994 Seoul, South Korea Hard Canada  Sébastien Lareau France  Stephane Simian
United States  Kenny Thorne
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 9. Jul 1994 Newport, U.S. Grass United States  David Wheaton Austria  Alex Antonitsch
Canada  Greg Rusedski
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 2. Oct 1994 Beijing, China Carpet United States  Tommy Ho South Africa  David Adams
Russia  Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 6–3
Win 3. Aug 1995 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard South Africa  Brent Haygarth United States  Scott Davis
Croatia  Goran Ivanišević
6–4, 7–6
Loss 10. Oct 1995 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United States  David Wheaton United States  Jim Grabb
United States  Jared Palmer
4–6, 5–7
Loss 11. Jan 1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard United States  Dave Randall United States  Rick Leach
United States  Scott Melville
1–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 12. Apr 1996 Hong Kong Hard United States  Dave Randall United States  Patrick Galbraith
Russia  Andrei Olhovskiy
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 13. Oct 1996 Singapore Hard Zimbabwe  Kevin Ullyett United States  Rick Leach
United States  Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Loss 14. Jul 1997 Newport, U.S. Grass North Macedonia  Aleksandar Kitinov United States  Justin Gimelstob
New Zealand  Brett Steven
3–6, 4–6
Win 4. Sep 1997 Bournemouth, UK Clay North Macedonia  Aleksandar Kitinov Spain  Alberto Martín
United Kingdom  Chris Wilkinson
7–6, 6–2
Loss 15. Mar 1998 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard United States  David Wheaton Australia  Michael Tebbutt
Czech Republic  Cyril Suk
6–4, 1–6, 6–7
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