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General First nameMichael Jan (Mike)
LastnameKures
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1964-07-25
Place of birthPraha, Czechoslovakia


About

He is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Czechoslovakia, but moved to the United States at age four.
Kures, with partner Jonathan Canter, won the boys' doubles title at the 1982 US Open. The pair had been runner-up at the French Open earlier that year.

He played collegiate tennis for the University of California, Los Angeles in the early 1980s. In 1984, he was an All-American and a member of the NCAA championship winning team. In 1985, he earned All-American honours again and made the Division I singles final, which he lost to Mikael Pernfors.

On the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Kures had his best result at the Boston Pro Championships in 1988, beating Roberto Argüello, John Ross and world number-nine Brad Gilbert, before losing to Bruno Orešar in the quarter-finals. He was a doubles semi-finalist at the 1987 Seoul Open, partnering Paul Chamberlin.

Kures competed at the US Open four times and made the second round in 1984, defeating Hans Simonsson. He was beaten by Mats Wilander in the second round. His other appearances were in 1987 and 1988, as a singles player, and 1989, in the men's doubles draw. He also competed at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships and 1989 Australian Open.

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Archive statistics Career1981 - 1989
Tournament wins0
Matches30
Match wins9


Tournaments Australian Open - 1989 US Open - 1988 Wimbledon - 1987 US Open - 1987 US Open - 1984 Intercollegiate Championships - 1984 United States 3 Satellite - Leg 3 - 1984 Hall of Fame - Qualifying - 1984 US Pro Championships - Qualifying - 1984 US Clay Courts - Qualifying - 1984 Livingston - Qualifying - 1984 Winnetka Challenger - 1984 Switzerland Satellite Leg 2 - 1983 Switzerland Satellite Leg 4 - 1983 Roland Garros Qualifying - 1982 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1982 US Open Qualifying - 1982 United States 1 Satellite - Leg 4 - 1982 Johannesburg Challenger - 1982 Gstaad - Qualifying - 1982 Cleveland Grand Prix - 1981