| Michael Kures | |
| Residence: | Willow Springs, Illinois |
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $59,332 |
| Singlesrecord: | 10–23 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 107 (July 11, 1988) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (1989) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 1R (1987) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1984) |
| Doublesrecord: | 5–9 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 211 (September 17, 1984) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (1989) |
Michael Kures (born July 25, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1] He was born in Czechoslovakia, but moved to the United States at age four.[2]
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.[3]
He played collegiate tennis for the University of California, Los Angeles in the early 1980s.[2] In 1984, he was an All-American and a member of the NCAA championship winning team.[4] In 1985, he earned All-American honours again and made the Division I singles final, which he lost to Mikael Pernfors.[2] 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.[2] He was a doubles semi-finalist at the 1987 Seoul Open, partnering Paul Chamberlin.[2]
Kures competed at the US Open four times and made the second round in 1984, defeating Hans Simonsson.[2] He was beaten by Mats Wilander in the second round.[2] 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.[2]
| width=30 | No. | width=50 | Year | width=200 | Tournament | width=50 | Surface | width=200 | Partner | width=200 | Opponents | width=160 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1984 | Winnetka, United States | Hard |  Dan Goldie | Ricardo Acuña Belus Prajoux | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |