Anne Clarke/Kratzmann – b. 4 Aug 1944


Anne was the second child of Fred Clarke and May De Prose.

Anne was born in England. She came to Australia with her parents in 1947, at the age of 3. She grew up in Kingaroy.

Anne married Neville KRATZMANN on 18 Dec 1965. (Neville was b. 6 Aug 1943).

They lived on the Kratzmann property, then c. 1985 to 2010 at Windera via Murgon (60km north of Kingaroy, 150km south-west of Maryborough), and then moved back to the family property.

Neville has been a successful country cricketer all his life, and is still playing in his 60s. The whole family is sports-mad, with cricket and tennis to the fore.

They moved down to the Buderim area c.2016, helping Andrew with the tennis-coaching.

  1. Mark Edward Kratzmann b. 17 May 1966
    Mark won three Junior Grand Slam titles in 1984, far better than the other top name who emerged that year, a lad called Boris Becker. (Although Becker did win Open Wimbledon the next year). Mark was moderately successful in singles, but was one of the world's best doubles player for quite some years. He is very likely the only person in the entire family tree on this site to have a substantial page in Wikipedia. And here's his ATP entry.
    Married Zoe Casten.
    He was in Hong Kong 2003-09, ran the tennis academy at the Hong Kong Cricket Club, and played for Hong Kong in the international 7-a-side tournament in 2007. Zoe ran a shoe business.
    They returned to the Sunshine Coast in 2009. Here is his business site.
    He took over the Windera property c.2010.
    1. Greta Kitty Kratzmann b. 18 Feb 2004
    2. Quinn Edward Kratzmann b. 1 Mar 2008
  2. Leanne Mae Kratzmann b. 25 Aug 1968
    Leanne has a black belt in karate
    m. Ashley SIPPEL
    1. Jarred Thomas Sippel, b. 11 Jun 2000
    2. Courtney Grace Sippel, b. Apr 2001
    3. Shani Brooke Sippel b. 2003
    4. Harrison (Harry) Sippel, b. Jul 2005
  3. Amanda Jane Kratzmann b. 11 Apr 1970
    m. Troy DENNIEN c. 1993, children 2-4
    1. Jacob Andrew Edward Kratzmann, b. 10 May 1991
    2. Gabriella Anne Dennien, b. 25 Nov 1994
    3. Samuel Ryan Dennien, b. 12 Mar 1997
    4. Annabelle Rose Dennien, b. 29 Sep 2001
  4. Andrew James Kratzmann b. 3 Nov 1971
    Andrew also had a successful professsional tennis career, and was also stronger in doubles than singles. He has a 'stub' on Wikipedia, which someone really ought to fill in with some more information! And here's his ATP entry.
    He has had a tennis coaching business in Mildura (Victoria), and is now on the Sunshine Coast.
    m1. Vicki Larkin 23 Jul 2003 (Vicki has three children by a previous marriage, Patrice b. c. 1987 and m. 2006; Kuki; and ?. All are dancers) 2 children
    div. after 2006
    m2. Louise Curtis 12 Jan 2020 at Mark and Zoe's then home on the Maroochy River
    Louise has two children by a previous marriage, Jarrod b. 2002, Gemma b. 2004
    Vicki d. Jan 2020
    1. Maui Drew Manewaroa Kratzmann (2001-06)
      b. 17 Jan 2001
      d. 6 Jun 2006 in a tragic car accident
    2. Tamatea Albert Kratzmann
      b. 18 Jul 2004

The text here draws on my own knowledge of the family, but mostly from Anne Clarke-Kratzmann!


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Created: 6 Apr 2008; Last Amended: 31 Mar 2010, 12 Aug 2020