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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Singles: 3 (1–2) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2001 USA F22, Lubbock Futures Hard   Jeff Williams 3–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2002 Japan F2, Shirako Futures Carpet   Tasuku Iwami 1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–2 Jun 2003 USA F16, Auburn Futures Hard   David Martin 7–6(7–5), 6–2


Doubles: 14 (7–7) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–6)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2002 Japan F2, Shirako Futures Carpet   Brandon Kramer   Michihisa Onoda
  Masahide Sakamoto
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jun 2002 USA F17, Williamsville Futures Clay   Ryan Sachire   Francisco Rodriguez
  Nenad Toroman
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2002 USA F19, Peoria Futures Clay   Dirk Stegmann   Ignacio Gonzalez-King
  Pablo Gonzalez-King
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Aug 2002 Great Britain F5, Bath Futures Hard   Oliver Freelove   Andrew Derer
  Luke Smith
2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 3–2 Aug 2002 Great Britain F6, London Futures Hard   Oliver Freelove   Heinrich Heyl
  Jeroen Masson
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Sep 2002 USA F24A, Claremont Futures Hard   Willem-Petrus Meyer   Chris Magyary
  Mirko Pehar
6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss 3–4 Jun 2003 USA F16, Auburn Futures Hard   James Pade   John-Paul Fruttero
  Bobby Reynolds
4–6, 4–6
Win 4–4 Sep 2003 USA F25, Claremont Futures Hard   James Pade   Scott Lipsky
  David Martin
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Loss 4–5 Jul 2004 USA F16, Chico Futures Hard   Sam Warburg   Jason Cook
  Lester Cook
5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win 5–5 Jul 2004 USA F20, Joplin Futures Hard   Jeremy Wurtzman   Raphael Durek
  Adam Feeney
7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Win 6–5 Jul 2005 Japan F8, Tokyo Futures Hard   James Pade   Minh Le
  Hiroyasu Sato
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Win 7–5 Sep 2005 USA F22, Claremont Futures Hard   James Pade   Troy Hahn
  Hamid Mirzadeh
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 7–6 Aug 2006 Finland F2, Helsinki Futures Hard   Robert Searle   Frederik Nielsen
  Juho Paukku
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 7–7 Sep 2006 USA F23, Costa Mesa Futures Hard   Pete Stroer   Joel Kielbowicz
  Ryan Stotland
6–3, 3–6, 4–6

References edit

  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.

External links edit