KC Corkery (born April 26, 1983) is a retired American male tennis player.

KC Corkery
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceManhattan Beach, California, USA
Born (1983-04-26) 26 April 1983 (age 41)
United States
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeStanford University
Prize money$25,163
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 493 (21 October 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2002)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 401 (2 December 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2004)
Last updated on: 30 June 2021.

College career

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Corkery was a three-time All-American in singles and a four-time All-American in doubles.

Corkery was the 2004 NCAA doubles champion with Sam Warburg and semi-finalist in the 2006 NCAA singles championship. [1]

In 2003, he was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, ITA West Region Rookie of the Year, and Stanford Freshman Athlete of the Year.[2]

Pro circuit career

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Corkery won a Futures tournament in 2003 at Auburn, California.[3]

Corkery competed in the men's singles of the 2002 US Open. Corkery competed in the men's doubles of the 2004 US Open where he partnered with Warburg, losing in the first round.[2]

In 2006, Corkery played World Team Tennis. [4][5]

Before college, Corkery was the singles and doubles champion at the 2001 International Grasscourts. He was also the 1999 singles and doubles champion at the National Indoors. [6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 3 (1–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2001USA F22, LubbockFuturesHard Jeff Williams3–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss0–2Apr 2002Japan F2, ShirakoFuturesCarpet Tasuku Iwami1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win1–2Jun 2003USA F16, AuburnFuturesHard David Martin7–6(7–5), 6–2

Doubles: 14 (7–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–6)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2002Japan F2, ShirakoFuturesCarpet Brandon Kramer Michihisa Onoda
Masahide Sakamoto
6–4, 6–4
Loss1–1Jun 2002USA F17, WilliamsvilleFuturesClay Ryan Sachire Francisco Rodriguez
Nenad Toroman
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win2–1Jul 2002USA F19, PeoriaFuturesClay Dirk Stegmann Ignacio Gonzalez-King
Pablo Gonzalez-King
7–5, 6–3
Loss2–2Aug 2002Great Britain F5, BathFuturesHard Oliver Freelove Andrew Derer
Luke Smith
2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win3–2Aug 2002Great Britain F6, LondonFuturesHard Oliver Freelove Heinrich Heyl
Jeroen Masson
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss3–3Sep 2002USA F24A, ClaremontFuturesHard Willem-Petrus Meyer Chris Magyary
Mirko Pehar
6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss3–4Jun 2003USA F16, AuburnFuturesHard James Pade John-Paul Fruttero
Bobby Reynolds
4–6, 4–6
Win4–4Sep 2003USA F25, ClaremontFuturesHard James Pade Scott Lipsky
David Martin
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Loss4–5Jul 2004USA F16, ChicoFuturesHard Sam Warburg Jason Cook
Lester Cook
5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win5–5Jul 2004USA F20, JoplinFuturesHard Jeremy Wurtzman Raphael Durek
Adam Feeney
7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Win6–5Jul 2005Japan F8, TokyoFuturesHard James Pade Minh Le
Hiroyasu Sato
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win7–5Sep 2005USA F22, ClaremontFuturesHard James Pade Troy Hahn
Hamid Mirzadeh
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss7–6Aug 2006Finland F2, HelsinkiFuturesHard Robert Searle Frederik Nielsen
Juho Paukku
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss7–7Sep 2006USA F23, Costa MesaFuturesHard Pete Stroer Joel Kielbowicz
Ryan Stotland
6–3, 3–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Corkery's Run to NCAA Singles Championship Ends in Semifinal Loss - GoStanford.com - Stanford University". GoStanford.com. 2006-05-28. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  2. ^ a b "College Tennis Teams - Stanford University - Team Roster - KC Corkery". Collegetennisonline.com. 1983-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  3. ^ "June 2003 USTA Professional Circuit Results Archive | Pro Tennis - News". USTA. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  4. ^ "On The Line Picture Gallery". Tennis-ontheline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  5. ^ "July 6: New York Buzz vs. New York Sportimes". Tennis-ontheline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  6. ^ "Player Bio: KC Corkery - GoStanford.com - Stanford University". GoStanford.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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