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Michael Kures

USA Age 62 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1981–1989

Michael Kures represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 107. In TennisDB's records, Michael Kures finished with a career record of 10–23 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

107 (Jul 11, 1988)

Elo peak

1557 (20th percentile)

Career record

10–23 (30.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$58,872

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Michael Kures's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Nicolas Pereira #147	6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 1989*	R64	Philadelphia	ATP 250	Carpet
Simon Youl #117	6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 1989*	R64	Memphis	ATP 250	Hard
Glenn Layendecker #93	2-6 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 1989*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Ramesh Krishnan	1-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 12, 1989*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
Menno Oosting	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 5, 1989*	R32	Wellington	ATP 250	Hard

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Michael Kures's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ramesh Krishnan	3	3	Jan 12, 1989	H2H
Nicolas Pereira	1	1	Feb 22, 1989	H2H
Simon Youl	1	1	Feb 15, 1989	H2H
Glenn Layendecker	1	1	Jan 18, 1989	H2H
Menno Oosting	1	1	Jan 5, 1989	H2H

Career Results

Michael Kures career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1981	16	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1984	19	1	1	2	50.0%	793	400
1987	22	4	10	14	28.6%	218	244
1988	23	4	6	10	40.0%	245	135
1989	24	0	5	5	0.0%	136	432
Career		10	23	33	30.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Michael Kures career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1981	16	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1984	19	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	22	4	7	11	36.4%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	10	14	28.6%
1988	23	1	5	6	16.7%	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	6	10	40.0%
1989	24	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%
Career	—	7	18	25	28.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	23	33	30.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Michael Kures career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1981	16	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1984	19	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1987	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	3	8	11	27.3%
1988	23	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1989	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
Career		1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	5	10	15	33.3%	7	19	26	26.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 26/33 (78.8%) of Michael Kures's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Michael Kures advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1981	16	1510	106.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.75	—	—	—	+0.18
1984	19	1536	112.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.17	—	1–1	—	-0.01
1987	22	1474	99.6	—	—	—	—	+59	—	0	33.3%	-1.21	2–3 (40%)	3–3 (50%)	98.7	+1.33
1988	23	1497	107.4	—	—	—	—	-10	+76	—	40.7%	-0.63	3–3 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	99.9	+0.19
1989	24	1438	97.9	—	—	—	—	-8	—	—	0.0%	-2.91	—	0–3 (0%)	—	+0.25
Career		1557	106.3	—	—	—	—	+25	+76	0	33.3%	-1.07	5–6 (45%)	7–10 (41%)	97.1	+5.88

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Michael Kures Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W	USO	W-L Win %
1984	19	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1987	22	—	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1988	23	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1989	24	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–5 (17%)

ATP 500

Michael Kures ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	CAN	W-L Win %
1987	22	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1988	23	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

ATP 250

Michael Kures ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	QUE	SEL	WAS	BRI	CLE	LIV	MEM	PHI	RYE	SCH	SOU	STR	U.S	WEL	W-L Win %
1981	16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1987	22	—	R64	R16	R32	R64	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	4–7 (36%)
1988	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R32	—	QF	—	4–4 (50%)
1989	24	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–4 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	9–16 (36%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

107

Career-high date

Jul 11, 1988

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Michael Kures ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1983	18	669	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	19	793	—	—	—	—	744	742	631	393	399	389	400
1985	20	396	406	403	418	424	423	437	479	—	—	—	—
1986	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	347	348	345	235	218
1987	22	224	157	156	131	122	121	128	172	176	177	230	244
1988	23	248	249	245	191	199	197	113	130	126	129	135	135
1989	24	156	201	183	230	228	235	382	418	431	422	436	432
1990	25	448	474	709	700	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Michael Kures's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Jorgen Windahl	SWE	108	1,516	42	13	29	31.0%	1981–1990	Match log
Roberto Saad	ARG	109	1,572	43	13	30	30.2%	1983–1988	Match log
Vallis Wilder	USA	105	1,531	13	4	9	30.8%	1986–1987	Match log
Steve Guy	NZL	109	1,529	51	16	35	31.4%	1980–1991	Match log
Hans Dieter Beutel	GER	102	1,574	59	18	41	30.5%	1980–1989	Match log
Egan Adams	USA	109	1,537	31	7	24	22.6%	1981–1985	Match log
Nelson Aerts	BRA	109	1,560	33	10	23	30.3%	1983–1991	Match log
Tony Mmoh	NGR	105	1,517	35	9	26	25.7%	1978–1988	Match log
Peter Carlsson	SWE	119	1,532	32	10	22	31.3%	1982–1987	Match log
Stephane Bonneau	CAN	107	1,527	24	6	18	25.0%	1980–1987	Match log
Michael Robertson	USA	101	1,590	69	23	46	33.3%	1982–1991	Match log
Jon Levine	USA	120	1,581	42	10	32	23.8%	1982–1988	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Michael Kures?: Michael Kures is 62 years old, born on July 25, 1964.
Which country does Michael Kures represent?: Michael Kures represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Michael Kures?: Michael Kures is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Michael Kures left-handed or right-handed?: Michael Kures plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Michael Kures won?: Michael Kures has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Michael Kures won?: TennisDB does not group any of Michael Kures's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Michael Kures' highest ATP ranking?: Michael Kures' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 107, first achieved on July 11, 1988.
What is Michael Kures' career win-loss record?: Michael Kures has a career ATP singles record of 10 wins and 23 losses (30.3%).
How much career prize money has Michael Kures earned?: Michael Kures has earned at least $58,872 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Michael Kures's career appear in TennisDB?: Michael Kures appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1981 through 1989.
On which surface does Michael Kures have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Michael Kures's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 28.0% (7–18).
Who has Michael Kures faced most often?: Michael Kures' most frequent opponent is Ramesh Krishnan, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.