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Kelly Slater
Slater in 2017
Personal information
BornRobert Kelly Slater
(1972-02-11) February 11, 1972 (age 52)
Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S.[1]
ResidenceHaleiwa, Hawaii, U.S.[2]
San Clemente, California, U.S.[3]
Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S.[4]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[5]
Weight165 lb (75 kg)[5]
Surfing career
Years active1990–present[6]
Major achievements
Surfing specifications
Favorite wavesCloudbreak, Pipeline, Teahupo'o, Trespass at Deerfield Beach Pier, Sebastian Inlet, and Lower Trestles
Favorite maneuversBarrels
Websitewww.kswaveco.com
Medal record
Competition
Gold medal – first place X-Games 2004 Surf
Gold medal – first place X-Games 2003 Surf
Representing  United States
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Miyazaki Team

Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional surfer, best known for being crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times.[1][7] Slater is widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, and holds 56 Championship Tour victories.[8][9] He won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year four-times (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012).[10] Slater is also the oldest surfer still active on the World Surf League, winning his 8th Billabong Pipeline Masters title at age 49.[11]

Early years

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Of Syrian-Irish descent, Slater grew up in Cocoa Beach, Florida, where he still lives. He is the son of Stephen Slater and Judy Moriarity.[12] He has two brothers, Sean and Stephen.[6][13][14][15][16]

The son of a bait-store proprietor, Slater grew up near the water, and he began surfing at age five. By age 10 he was winning age-division events up and down the Atlantic coast, and in 1984 he won his first age-division United States championship title. Two years later he finished third in the junior division at the world amateur championships in England, and he won the Pacific Cup junior championship in Australia the following year.[1] Kelly attended Cocoa Beach High School.[17]

Professional career

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Kelly turned pro in 1990 and qualified for the Bud Pro Tour (The World Surf League's qualifying tour at the time). He then immediately won his first contest on the Bud Pro Tour, The Body Glove Surf Bout in Trestles, California. At the end of the year he qualified for the World Surf League Championship Tour for the 1991 season. After qualifying for 1991, Slater struggled during his first year on the Championship Tour and was 43rd out of 44 in the world rankings. In 1992 he secured podium (top 3) finishes in three of his first five events before winning his first professional tour event, the Rip Curl Pro, in France. His win in that year's prestigious Pipeline Masters in Hawaii secured his first World Title, and at age 20 he became the youngest surfing world champion ever. Slater finished sixth in the 1993 rankings but came back to win 5 world titles in a row from 1994 to 1998, during which time televised surfing events had become increasingly popular. He then took a break from competitive surfing at the end of 1998, before returning to the world pro tour in 2002.[1]

Sponsors and equipment

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Slater historically and exclusively rode Channel Islands Surfboards equipped with his own signature series of FCS fins. As the media hype grew around Slater's lack of board stickers in 2015, Slater had been seen riding unlabelled Firewire surfboards, acquiring the company in 2014.[18] In 2016 Slater released his own line of boards. As of August 2017 there are four Slater Designs models in the Firewire range: the Gamma, Cymatic, Omni and Sci-fi.

Since 1990 Slater had been sponsored primarily by surfwear industry giant Quiksilver until his departure on April 1, 2014.[19][20][21] After Leaving Quiksilver, Slater, in collaboration with Kering, established the eco-friendly and sustainable apparel company 'Outerknown'.[22]

Accomplishments

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Surfing

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Slater, having grown up in Florida, was never truly comfortable in waves of consequence until a trip to Oahu in 1987. A giant northwest swell was pounding the coast, closing out breaks from Waimea to Sunset. He drove to Makaha, where he was greeted with 40' (Hawaiian scale) waves breaking across the bay. Slater parked and saw Brandon "Big Wave" Davis waxing up his 11' board. Big Wave Davis simply gave Slater a wink and they paddled out, trading waves all afternoon. Slater credits Davis in his biography stating "Brandon's knowledge and poise in large surf had a huge impact on my career. Anytime I'm dropping in to a big wave, I think back to that wink in the Makaha parking lot and I push myself over the edge."[23][24]

Slater at Trestles, San Clemente, California

Some of his favorite surf spots include Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California, US, Pipeline in Hawaii, Kirra in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Jeffreys Bay in South Africa, Taghazout in Morocco, Soup Bowls in Barbados, and Sebastian Inlet near his home in Florida.[25]

In 2022, Slater won his eighth Pro Pipeline surfing title at the Pipe Masters in Hawaii, 30 years after his first win.[26] In 2023, he announced his intention to qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.[27]

Musical appearances and collaborations

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Slater plays guitar and ukulele, and has performed with Jack Johnson and Angus Stone.[28][29] In the mid 1990s Kelly Slater joined Rob Machado and Peter King in a band called The Surfers.The trio released an album in 1998 titled Songs from the Pipe, a reference to the famous surf spot Pipeline on Oahu, Hawaii. Slater toured Australia with his band, performing in venues such as the Opera House and Parliament House.[6][30]

Slater performed a song with Ben Harper during Harper's concert in Santa Barbara on August 1, 2006. He also performed Rockin' in the Free World with grunge band Pearl Jam on July 7, 2006, in San Diego.

In 1999, he appeared alongside Garbage singer Shirley Manson in the promotional video for the band's single "You Look So Fine". He played a man washed up on a seashore, then rescued by Manson.[31]

Mixed media

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Slater played the recurring character Jimmy Slade on seven episodes of the popular TV show Baywatch in the early 1990s.[32] He appeared in an episode of the reality show The Girls Next Door, and has starred in many surf films during his career.[33]

A video game named Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer by Treyarch and published by Activision was released in 2002. Slater also appeared as a playable character in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 prior to this, complete with a surfboard.

In addition to the ASP tour, Slater competed in the X-Games in 2003 and 2004 winning back to back gold medals.

Environmentalism and philanthropy

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Slater is an advocate of a sustainable and clean living lifestyle.[34] Slater is also a fundraiser and spokesperson for suicide prevention awareness. He has surfed in celebrity events for Surfers Against Suicide, telling sports website 'Athletes Talk': "I've lost a couple of friends myself to suicide and it's just a horrible thing that can be prevented. People get in this dark place and they don't know what to do so it's always nice to see a non-profit that isn't turning into anything else other than just trying to help people."[35]

Slater is passionate about preserving oceans globally and protecting temperate reefs in California through his relationship with Reef Check.

In February 2017, Slater and fellow competitive surfer Jérémy Florès called for a daily cull of bull sharks by French authorities on Réunion following eight shark-related fatalities over the preceding six years. Environmentalists criticized the proposal, with Ken Collins of the University of Southampton describing it as "insane".[36]

On May 8, 2010, the United States House of Representatives honored Slater in H. Res. 792 for his "outstanding and unprecedented achievements in the world of surfing and for being an ambassador of the sport and excellent role model."[37] This resolution, sponsored by Florida representative Bill Posey and sponsored by 10 representatives, passed without objection by a voice vote.[38]

Slater is on the Board of Advisors (the Ocean Advocacy Advisory Board) of ocean conservation organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.[39]

Other ventures

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Outerknown

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In 2014 Kelly Slater ended his 20-year partnership with apparel brand Quiksilver. From there Slater wanted to start a brand founded on the morals instilled in him through surfing, mainly environmentalism and sustainable production practices using recycled materials whenever possible. That brand came to be known as "Outerknown"[40]

Purps

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In 2014, Slater launched the beverage company Purps in collaboration with RVCA founder Pat Tenore and Dr. Chris Schaumburg.[41] Since 2013, Slater has been a brand ambassador for The Chia Company, based in western Australia.[42]

Wave Pool

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Aerial photograph of 80-acre parcel of land in South Florida proposed to be developed with surf facility (outlined in red).

Wave Pool was a ten-year 'experiment' to create the perfect inland wave pool situated in inland California. Kelly modeled the wave after a combination of Lower Trestles, California, a tubing wave on Oahu, Hawaii, and a secret right in Micronesia in the Marshall Islands.[43] The project was a success and the surfing world was abuzz with the possibilities, mostly due to the wave's perfect shape and speed. In 2016 the World Surf League (WSL) acquired a majority stake in the Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC) for an undisclosed sum.

Kelly Slater Surf Ranch

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The WSL held a test event for professional surfers, including Filipe Toledo, Mick Fanning, Kanoa Igarashi, Gabriel Medina and others, at the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch (located at 36°15′18″N 119°47′24″W / 36.255°N 119.790°W / 36.255; -119.790) on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. The Surf Ranch also hosted the WSL Founders Cup on May 5–6, 2018. The contest featured five teams – US, Brazil, Australia, Europe and World – made up of men's and women's surfers from the WSL Championship Tour. The WSL Surf Ranch was constructed outside of Lemoore, California and has remained private and exclusive.[43]

Surf Ranch Florida

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There were previously plans to develop Surf Ranch Florida, a man-made surfing lake in Palm Beach County. County commissioners unanimously approved plans for the county to evaluate the proposed surf facility in 2017. Brian Waxman, project leader for Surf Ranch Florida, said the World Surf League was considering bringing the wave lake to the Sunshine State for its weather and heritage of world-class surfers. It would have encompassed an 80-acre lot east of Jupiter Farms, near the Pine Glades natural area.[44] Despite acquiring the 80-acre property for $6.5 million dollars in November 2017, WSL announced that plans to develop the surf facility at this location were cancelled in 2019 due to "unforeseen challenges" related to an unexpectedly high groundwater table elevation.[45][46]

La Quinta, California

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Coral Mountain is a proposed $200-million complex on 400 acres (160 ha) in La Quinta, California that would include a hotel and housing built around a surfing basin created by Kelly Slater Wave Co.[47]

Competitive achievements

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Slater has been crowned World Surf League Champion a record 11 times, including five consecutive titles in 1994–98.[48] He is the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 39) to win the WSL men's title. On winning his fifth world title in 1997, Slater passed Australian surfer Mark Richards to become the most successful male champion in the history of the sport. In 2007 he also became the all-time leader in career event wins by winning the Boost Mobile Pro event at Lower Trestles near San Clemente, California. The previous record was held by Slater's childhood hero, three-time world champion Tom Curren.[49] After earlier being awarded the title prematurely as a result of a miscalculation by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), on November 6, 2011, Slater officially won his eleventh ASP world title at the Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco, by winning his fourth round heat.

Slater competing at the US Open at Huntington Beach, 2011

In May 2005, in the final heat of the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest at Teahupo'o, Slater became the first surfer ever to be awarded two perfect scores for a total 20 out of 20 points under the ASP two-wave scoring system (fellow American Shane Beschen made the first perfect score under the previous three-wave system in 1996).

Slater did it again in June 2013 at the quarter finals at the Volcom Fiji Pro with two perfect ten waves, only the fourth person in history to do so.[50]

Slater is also the oldest surfer to perform a ten-point ride in World Surf League competition at the age of 47 at the 2019 Billabong Pipe Masters.[51]

2013 stats and results

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World ranking: 2nd
Points: 54,150

Event results in 2013[52] Quiksilver Pro (Gold Coast, Australia): 1st
Rip Curl Pro (Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia): 13th
Volcom Fiji Pro (Tavarua/Namotu, Fiji): 1st
Oakley Pro Bali (Keramas, Bali, Indonesia): 9th
Billabong Pro Teahupoo (Teahupoo, Taiarapu, French Polynesia): 2nd

Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 1st

He also won many other surfing titles.

2012 stats and results

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World ranking: 2nd
Points: 55,450

Event results in 2012[53]
Quiksilver Pro presented by Land Rover (Gold Coast, Snapper Rocks, Australia): 5th
Rip Curl Pro presented by Ford Ranger (Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia): 2nd
Billabong Rio Pro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): INJ
Volcom Fiji Pro (Tavarua/Namotu, Fiji): 1st
Billabong Pro Tahiti (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 13th
Hurley Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, US): 1st
Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor-Landes, France): 1st
Rip Curl Pro (Peniche, Portugal): 13th
O'Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, California, US): 9th
Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 3rd

2011 stats and results

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World ranking: 2011 Champion
Points: 68,100

Event results in 2011[54]
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 1st
Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach, (Victoria, Australia): 5th
Billabong Rio Pro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): 13th
Nike Pro US Open (Huntington Beach, California, US): 1st
Billabong Pro Teahupoo (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 1st
Quiksilver Pro New York (Long Beach, New York, US): 2nd
Hurley Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, US): 1st
Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 5th
Rip Curl Pro Portugal (Peniche, Portugal): 2nd
Rip Curl Search (Ocean Beach, San Francisco, US): 5th
Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 3rd

2010 stats and results

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World ranking: 2010 Champion
Points: 69000

Event results in 2010[55]
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 9th
Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach (Australia): 1st
Hang Loose Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil): 2nd
Billabong Pro (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa): 17th
Billabong Pro Teahupoo (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 3rd
Hurley Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, US): 1st
Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 2nd
Rip Curl Pro Portugal (Peniche, Portugal): 1st
Rip Curl Pro Search 2010 (Middles Beach, Isabela, Puerto Rico): 1st
Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 3rd

2009 stats and results

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World ranking: 6th.
Points: 6136

Event results in 2009[56]
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 17th
Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach (Australia): 17th
Billabong Pro, Tahiti (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 17th
Hang Loose Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil): 1st
Billabong Pro (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa): 9th
Hurley Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, US): 3rd
Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 5th
Billabong Pro, Mundaka (Mundaka, Spain): 3rd
Rip Curl Search (Peniche, Portugal): 17th
Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 2nd

2008 stats and results

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World ranking: 2008 Champion
Points: 8832

Event results
Quiksilver Pro, Gold Coast (Snapper Rocks, Australia): 1st
Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach (Australia): 1st
Billabong Pro, Tahiti (Teahupoo, Tahiti): 17th
Globe Pro, Fiji (Tavarua, Fiji): 1st
Billabong Pro, J-Bay (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa): 1st
Rip Curl Search (Bali, Indonesia): 17th
Boost Mobile Pro (Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, US): 1st
Quiksilver Pro France (Hossegor, France): 2nd
Billabong Pro, Mundaka (Mundaka, Spain): 9th
Hang Loose Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil): DNS
Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii): 1st

History of wins

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2022

  • Billabong Pro Pipeline (Oahu, Hawaii)

2019

  • Triple Crown of Surfing (Specialty-Hawaii)

2016

  • Billabong Pro (Teahupoo, Tahiti) – WT

2014

  • Volcom Pipe Pro (Pipeline, Hawaii) – QS 5-Stars

2013

  • Quiksilver Pro (Gold Coast, Australia) – WT
  • Volcom Fiji Pro (Tavarua/Namotu, Fiji) – WT
  • Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Hawaii) – WT

2012

  • Volcom Fiji Pro (Tavarua, Fiji) – WT
  • Hurley Pro (Trestles, California, US) – WT
  • Quiksilver Pro France (South West Coast, France) – WT

2011

  • Quiksilver Pro (Gold Coast, Australia) – WT
  • Billabong Pro (Teahupoo, Tahiti) – WT
  • Hurley Pro (Trestles, California, US) – WT
  • Nike US Open of Surfing (Huntington Beach, California, US) – QS Prime

2010

  • Rip Curl Pro (Bells Beach, Australia) – WT
  • Hurley Pro (Trestles, California, US) – WT
  • Rip Curl Pro (Peniche, Portugal) – WT
  • Rip Curl Search (Middles, Isabela, Puerto Rico) – WT

2009

  • Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro (Santa Catarina, Brasil) – WT

2008

  • Quiksilver Pro (Gold Coast, Australia) – WT
  • Rip Curl Pro (Bells Beach, Australia) – WT
  • Globe Pro (Tavarua, Fiji) – WT
  • Billabong Pro (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa) – WT
  • Boost Mobile Pro (Trestles, California, US) – WT
  • Billabong Pipeline Masters (Pipeline, Hawaii) – WT

2007

  • Boost Mobile Pro (Trestles, California, US) – WT

2006

  • Quiksilver Pro (Gold Coast, Australia) – WT
  • Rip Curl Pro (Bells Beach, Australia) – WT

2005

  • Billabong Pro (Teahupoo, Tahiti) – WT
  • Globe Pro Fiji (Tavarua, Fiji) – WT
  • Billabong Pro (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa) – WT
  • Boost Mobile Pro (Trestles, California, US) – WT

2004

  • X-Games SRF The Game
  • Snickers Australian Open – QS
  • Energy Australia Open – QS

2003

  • X-Games SRF The Game
  • Billabong Pro (Teahupoo, Tahiti) – WT
  • Billabong Pro (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa) – WT
  • Billabong Pro (Mundaka, Spain) – WT
  • Nova Schin Festival (Santa Catarina, Brazil) – WT

2002

  • Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau (Specialty-Hawaii)

2000

  • Gotcha Pro Tahiti (Teahupoo, Tahiti) – WT

1999

1998

1997

  • Coke Surf Classic (Manly Beach, Australia) – QS 6-Stars
  • Billabong Pro (Gold Coast, Australia) – WT
  • Tokushima Pro (Tokushima, Japan) – WT
  • Marui Pro (Chiba, Japan) – WT
  • Kaiser Summer Surf (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – WT
  • Grand Slam (Specialty-Australia)
  • Typhoon Lagoon Surf Challenge (Specialty-US)

1996

  • Coke Surf Classic (Narrabeen, Australia)
  • Rip Curl Pro Saint Leu (Saint Leu, Reunion Island)
  • CSI presents Billabong Pro (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa)
  • U.S. Open of Surfing (Huntington Beach, California, US)
  • Rip Curl Pro Hossegor (Hossegor, France)
  • Quiksilver Surfmasters (Biarritz, France)
  • Chiemsee Gerry Lopez Pipe Masters (Pipeline, Hawaii)
  • Sud Ouest Trophee (Specialty-France)
  • Da Hui Backdoor Shootout (Specialty-Hawaii)

1995

  • Quiksilver Pro (Grajagan, Indonesia)
  • Chiemsee Pipe Masters (Pipeline, Hawaii)
  • Triple Crown of Surfing (Specialty-Hawaii)

1994

  • Rip Curl Pro (Bells Beach, Australia)
  • Gotcha Lacanau Pro (Lacanau, France)
  • Chiemsee Gerry Lopez Pipe Masters (Pipeline, Hawaii)
  • Bud Surf Tour Seaside Reef (WQS-US)
  • Bud Surf Tour Huntington (WQS-US)
  • Sud Ouest Trophee (Specialty-France)

1993

  • Marui Pro (Chiba, Japan)

1992

  • Rip Curl Pro Landes (Hossegor, France)
  • Marui Pipe Masters (Pipeline, Hawaii)

1990

  • Body Glove Surfbout (Trestles, California, US)

Career victories

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WCT Wins
Year Event Venue Country Event Wins
2022 Billabong Pro Pipeline Banzai Pipeline, Oahu  Hawaii 56°
2016 Billabong Pro Tahiti Teahupo'o, Tahiti  French Polynesia 55°
2013 Billabong Pipe Masters Banzai Pipeline, Oahu  Hawaii 54°
2013 Volcom Fiji Pro Restaurants,Tavarua  Fiji 53°
2013 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland  Australia 52°
2012 Quiksilver Pro France Hossegor, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France 51°
2012 Hurley Pro at Trestles Trestles, California  United States 50°
2012 Volcom Fiji Pro Cloudbreak, Tavarua  Fiji 49°
2011 Hurley Pro at Trestles Trestles, California  United States 48°
2011 Billabong Pro Teahupoo Teahupo'o, Tahiti  French Polynesia 47°
2011 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland  Australia 46°
2010 Rip Curl Search Middles Beach, Isabela  Puerto Rico 45°
2010 Rip Curl Pro Portugal Supertubos, Peniche  Portugal 44°
2010 Hurley Pro at Trestles Trestles, California  United States 43°
2010 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Bells Beach, Victoria  Australia 42°
2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro Imbituba, Santa Catarina  Brazil 41°
2008 Billabong Pipeline Masters Banzai Pipeline, Oahu  Hawaii 40°
2008 Boost Mobile Pro Trestles, California  United States 39°
2008 Billabong Pro J-Bay Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cap  South Africa 38°
2008 Globe Fiji Pro Namotu, Tavarua  Fiji 37°
2008 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Bells Beach, Victoria  Australia 36°
2008 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland  Australia 35°
2007 Boost Mobile Pro Trestles, California  United States 34°
2006 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Bells Beach, Victoria  Australia 33°
2006 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland  Australia 32°
2005 Boost Mobile Pro Trestles, California  United States 31°
2005 Billabong Pro J-Bay Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cap  South Africa 30°
2005 Globe WCT Fiji Namotu, Tavarua  Fiji 29°
2005 Billabong Pro Teahupoo Teahupo'o, Tahiti  French Polynesia 28°
2003 Nova Schin Festival Florianópolis, Santa Catarina  Brazil 27°
2003 Billabong Pro Mundaka Mundaka, Euskadi  Spain 26°
2003 Billabong Pro J-Bay Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cap  South Africa 25°
2003 Billabong Pro Teahupoo Teahupo'o, Tahiti  French Polynesia 24°
2000 Gotcha Pro Tahiti Teahupo'o, Tahiti  French Polynesia 23°
1999 Mountain Dew Pipe Masters Banzai Pipeline, Oahu  Hawaii 22°
1998 Billabong Pro Gold Coast, Queensland  Australia 21°
1997 Kaiser Summer Surf Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 20°
1997 Marui Pro Torami Beach, Chiba  Japan 19°
1997 Tokushima Pro Tokushima  Japan 18°
1997 Billabong Pro Gold Coast, Queensland  Australia 17°
1997 Coke Surf Classic Narrabeen, New South Wales  Australia 16°
1996 Chiemsee Pipe Masters Banzai Pipeline, Oahu  Hawaii 15°
1996 Quiksilver Surf masters Lacanau Océan, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France 14°
1996 Rip Curl Pro Hossegor, Landes  France 13°
1996 US Open Huntington Beach, California  United States 12°
1996 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cap  South Africa 11°
1996 Rip Curl Pro Saint Leu St. Leu, Réunion Island  France 10°
1996 Coke Surf Classic Narrabeen, New South Wales  Australia 9°
1995 Chiemsee Pipe Masters Banzai Pipeline, Oahu  Hawaii 8°
1995 Quiksilver Pro G-Land, Banyuwangi  Indonesia 7°
1994 Chiemsee Pipe Masters Banzai Pipeline, Oahu  Hawaii 6°
1994 Gotcha Lacanau Pro Lacanau, Gironde  France 5°
1994 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Victoria  Australia 4°
1993 Marui Pro Hebara Beach, Chiba  Japan 3°
1992 Marui Pipemasters Banzai Pipeline, Oahu  Hawaii 2°
1992 Rip Curl Pro Landes Hossegor, Nouvelle-Aquitaine  France 1°
WQS Wins
Year Event Venue Country Event Wins
2011 US Open of Surfing Huntington Beach, California  United States 6
2004 Energy Australian Open Newcastle, New South Wales  Australia 5
2004 Snickers Australian Open Sydney  Australia 4
1994 Bud Surf Tour Huntington Beach, California  United States 3
1994 Bud Surf Tour Seaside Reef, California  United States 2
1990 Body Glove Surf Bout Trestles, California  United States 1

Wins by country

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Nation Stops Won Years
 Australia 12 1994, 1996, 1997, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2006, 2008,

2008, 2010, 2011, 2013

 United States 11 1990, 1994, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2011, 2012
 Hawaii 8 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2013, 2022
 France 6 1992, 1994, 1996, 1996, 1996, 2012
 French Polynesia 5 2000, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2016
 Fiji 4 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013
 South Africa 4 1996, 2003, 2005, 2008
 Brazil 3 1997, 2003, 2009
 Japan 3 1993, 1997, 1997
 Puerto Rico 1 2010
 Portugal 1 2010
 Spain 1 2003
 Réunion 1 1996
 Indonesia 1 1995

Personal life

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Slater is an avid golfer and practices the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[57] His biggest surfing inspiration is 3× WSL champion Tom Curren. Curren was the first American surfer to win a World Title. Kelly got his chance to compete against him when Kelly became a full time tour competitor in 1991.[58] Big wave surfers Todd Chesser and Brock Little were also mentors to him when he was a teenager.[59]

Kelly dated Pamela Anderson for several years in the early 1990s, sometimes not exclusively, meeting her on the set of Baywatch. Kelly was also in a relationship with Gisele Bündchen from 2005 to 2006, and Cameron Diaz in 2007.[60]

Slater has a daughter, Taylor (b. 1996), from a previous relationship with Tamara Mitchell.[61]

Kelly's long-term girlfriend is Kalani Miller. The couple confirmed they had a baby together prior to him Surfing in the Fiji Pro in Aug.[62]

Filmography

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Films

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Cameo appearances

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Television

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Video games

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See also

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Books

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  • Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey (2003), ISBN 0-06-009629-2[66]
  • Kelly Slater: For the Love (2008), ISBN 0-8118-6222-4[67]

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Achievements
Preceded by Association of Surfing Professionals World Champion (men's)
1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Association of Surfing Professionals World Champion (men's)
1994–1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Association of Surfing Professionals World Champion (men's)
2005–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Association of Surfing Professionals World Champion (men's)
2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Surf league (men's)
2010–2011 		Succeeded by
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