Ken Flach

Ken Flach

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Mill Valley, CA, USA
Born	(1963-05-24) May 24, 1963 St. Louis, USA
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1996 (brief periods of activity 2009-2011)
Plays	Right-handed (2-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 2,067,151
Singles
Career record	52-80
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 56 (December 9, 1985)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1983, 1987)
French Open	1R (1986, 1988)
Wimbledon	3R (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)
US Open	4R (1987)
Doubles
Career record	443-215
Career titles	34
Highest ranking	No. 1 (October 14, 1985)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1987)
French Open	QF (1985, 1986, 1988)
Wimbledon	W (1987, 1988)
US Open	W (1985, 1993)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	F (1987, 1991)
Medal record Men's tennis Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Men's doubles

Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach (born May 24, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2 Wimbledon and 2 US Open), and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (1 Wimbledon and 1 French Open). He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Robert Seguso.^[1] Flach reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1985.

Flach played doubles on the US Davis Cup team from 1985–1991, compiling an 11–2 record. He was also a member of the US team which won the World Team Cup in 1985.

During his career, Flach won 36 doubles titles (34 men's doubles and 2 mixed doubles). His final career title was won in 1994 at Scottsdale, Arizona.

Prior to turning professional, Flach played tennis for Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he won the NCAA Division II singles championships in 1981, 1982 and 1983, and teamed-up with Seguso to reach the 1983 Division I doubles final.

Since retiring from the professional tour, Flach has devoted himself to coaching. He guided Vanderbilt University to its first-ever NCAA tournament berth in 1999. In 2003 he led the team to Vanderbilt's first-ever NCAA championship finals appearance in any sport. He has also played in seniors events, and won the Wimbledon 35-and-over men's doubles title in 1999 and 2000.

Ken married celebrity makeup artist Christina Flach in March 2010.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Men's doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1985	US Open	Hard	Robert Seguso	Henri Leconte Yannick Noah	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6), 6–0
Winner	1987	Wimbledon	Grass	Robert Seguso	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	1987	US Open	Hard	Robert Seguso	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	6–7(1–7), 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7(2–7)
Winner	1988	Wimbledon (2)	Grass	Robert Seguso	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up	1989	US Open	Hard	Robert Seguso	John McEnroe Mark Woodforde	4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	1993	US Open (2)	Hard	Rick Leach	Martin Damm Karel Nováček	6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1986	French Open	Clay	Kathy Jordan	Rosalyn Fairbank Mark Edmondson	3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Winner	1986	Wimbledon	Grass	Kathy Jordan	Martina Navratilova Heinz Günthardt	6–3, 7–6(9–7)

Olympic men's doubles final

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Gold	1988	Seoul Olympics	Hard	Robert Seguso	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(1–7), 9–7

Doubles finals (58)

Wins (34)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	December 12, 1983	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Wally Masur Kim Warwick	6–7, 4–6
Winner	1.	June 11, 1984	Rome, Italy	Clay	Robert Seguso	John Alexander Mike Leach	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	July 16, 1984	Newport, United States	Grass	Robert Seguso	David Graham Laurie Warder	4–6, 6–7
Winner	2.	July 23, 1984	Boston, United States	Clay	Robert Seguso	Gary Donnelly Ernie Fernandez	6–4, 6–4
Winner	3.	August 13, 1984	Indianapolis, United States	Clay	Robert Seguso	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	7–6, 7–5
Winner	4.	September 17, 1984	Los Angeles, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Wojtek Fibak Sandy Mayer	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	5.	October 29, 1984	Hong Kong	Hard	Robert Seguso	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee	6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Winner	6.	November 6, 1984	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Drew Gitlin Hank Pfister	6–1, 6–7, 6–2
Winner	7.	January 6, 1985	Masters Doubles WCT, London	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	February 25, 1985	La Quinta, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Winner	8.	April 1, 1985	Fort Myers, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Sammy Giammalva, Jr. David Pate	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	April 8, 1985	Chicago, United States	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Johan Kriek Yannick Noah	6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	May 13, 1985	Forest Hills, United States	Clay	Robert Seguso	Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	May 20, 1985	Rome, Italy	Clay	Robert Seguso	Anders Järryd Mats Wilander	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	10.	June 17, 1985	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Robert Seguso	Pat Cash John Fitzgerald	3–6, 6–3, 16–14
Winner	11.	July 29, 1985	Indianapolis, United States	Clay	Robert Seguso	Pavel Složil Kim Warwick	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	August 12, 1985	Stratton Mountain, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Scott Davis David Pate	6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Winner	12.	August 19, 1985	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Robert Seguso	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Winner	13.	September 9, 1985	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Robert Seguso	Henri Leconte Yannick Noah	6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–0
Winner	14.	October 28, 1985	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Scott Davis David Pate	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner	15.	February 10, 1986	Memphis, United States	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Guy Forget Anders Järryd	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Winner	16.	March 31, 1986	Chicago, United States	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Eddie Edwards Francisco González	6–0, 7–5
Winner	17.	October 20, 1986	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Carpet	Matt Anger	Jimmy Arias Greg Holmes	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	March 9, 1987	Miami, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	2–6, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	8.	April 27, 1987	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Jim Grabb	Eric Korita Mike Leach	7–6, 1–6, 5–7
Winner	18.	July 6, 1987	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Robert Seguso	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	July 20, 1987	Livingston, New Jersey, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Gary Donnelly Greg Holmes	6–7, 3–6
Winner	19.	August 24, 1987	Cincinnati, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Steve Denton John Fitzgerald	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	10.	September 14, 1987	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Robert Seguso	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–7
Runner-up	11.	November 16, 1987	Wembley, England	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd	5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	12.	December 13, 1987	Masters Doubles, London	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd	4–6, 5–7, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up	13.	March 28, 1988	Miami, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	6–7, 1–6, 5–7
Winner	20.	June 13, 1988	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Robert Seguso	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–2, 7–6
Winner	21.	July 4, 1988	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Robert Seguso	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up	14.	August 2, 1988	Indianapolis, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	4–6, 3–6
Winner	22.	August 15, 1988	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Robert Seguso	Andrew Castle Tim Wilkison	7–6, 6–3
Winner	23.	September 26, 1988	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Robert Seguso	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 9–7
Winner	24.	November 14, 1988	Wembley, England	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Martin Davis Brad Drewett	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	15.	November 21, 1988	Detroit, United States	Carpet	Robert Seguso	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	4–6, 1–6
Winner	25.	April 24, 1989	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Robert Seguso	Kevin Curren David Pate	7–6, 7–6
Winner	26.	August 21, 1989	Cincinnati, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	16.	September 11, 1989	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Robert Seguso	John McEnroe Mark Woodforde	4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	17.	October 9, 1989	Orlando, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Scott Davis Tim Pawsat	5–7, 7–5, 4–6
Runner-up	18.	March 25, 1991	Miami, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval	7–5, 6–7, 2–6
Winner	27.	May 6, 1991	Tampa, United States	Clay	Robert Seguso	David Pate Richey Reneberg	6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	19.	July 22, 1991	Washington, D.C., United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Scott Davis David Pate	4–6, 2–6
Winner	28.	August 12, 1991	Cincinnati, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Grant Connell Glenn Michibata	6–7, 6–4, 7–5
Winner	29.	August 19, 1991	Indianapolis, United States	Hard	Robert Seguso	Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa	7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	20.	November 24, 1991	Doubles Championships, Johannesburg	Hard (i)	Robert Seguso	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner	30.	March 23, 1992	Miami, United States	Hard	Todd Witsken	Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	21.	July 20, 1992	Washington, D.C., United States	Hard	Todd Witsken	Bret Garnett Jared Palmer	2–6, 3–6
Winner	31.	April 12, 1993	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Rick Leach	Glenn Michibata David Pate	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	32.	June 21, 1993	Manchester, England	Grass	Rick Leach	Stefan Kruger Glenn Michibata	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	22.	August 23, 1993	Indianapolis, United States	Hard	Rick Leach	Scott Davis Todd Martin	4–6, 4–6
Winner	33.	September 13, 1993	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Rick Leach	Martin Damm Karel Nováček	6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	34.	February 28, 1994	Scottsdale, United States	Hard	Jan Apell	Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	23.	May 16, 1994	Coral Springs, United States	Clay	Stephane Simian	Lan Bale Brett Steven	3–6, 5–7
Runner-up	24.	May 13, 1996	Pinehurst, United States	Clay	David Wheaton	Pat Cash Patrick Rafter	2–6, 3–6

Doubles performance timeline

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

References

External links

• Ken Flach at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Ken Flach at the International Tennis Federation
• Ken Flach at the Davis Cup