Johan Kriek

Johan Kriek is a South African and American former professional tennis player, born on 5 April 1958, who won two Australian Open titles, beating Steve Denton in the final in both 1981 and 1982. His 1981 win made him the first African and the first South African to win a Grand Slam tournament. He reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, won 14 professional singles and eight doubles titles, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world number seven in September 1984. He turned professional in 1978 at the age of 20. His other wins included the 1983 Bristol Open and the Johannesburg Open in the country of his birth, and in 1982 he beat John McEnroe at the Memphis Open and took the La Costa WCT.