Chris Delaney

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Chris Delaney
Full nameChristofer Delaney
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1957-07-16) July 16, 1957 (age 67)
Newton, Massachusetts, US
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record25–32
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (March 24, 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1979)
French Open 1R (1980)
Wimbledon 1R (1980)
US Open 2R (1981)
Doubles
Career record20–26
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 922 (November 5, 1990)

Chris Delaney (born July 16, 1957) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Delaney enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles.

Delaney's older brother James was also a touring pro.

Grand Prix and WCT finals

Doubles (3 wins, 1 loss)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 1977 Taipei, TaiwanHard Flag of the United States.svg Pat Du Pré Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Docherty
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gorman
7–6, 7–6
Win2–0Nov 1979 Bombay, IndiaClay Flag of the United States.svg James Delaney Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Fürst
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Popp
7–6, 6–2
Loss2–1Mar 1980 Metz, FranceCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer
6–7, 5–7
Win3–1Mar 1980 Nice, FranceClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Stanislav Birner
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Hřebec
6–4, 6–0

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