Chris Dunk

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Chris Dunk
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1958-01-23) January 23, 1958 (age 66)
San Francisco, California, US
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro1980
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record18–32
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 129 (January 4, 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1981)
Wimbledon 1R (1981, 1982, 1985)
US Open 1R (1982)
Doubles
Career record87–89
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 35 (September 17, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1981)
French Open QF (1984)
Wimbledon QF (1982)
US Open 2R (1980, 1986)

Chris Dunk (born January 23, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Dunk did not start playing tournament tennis until the age of 14. Four years later, at 18, he was a top 10 junior in singles and doubles and won the National Junior Hardcourt Doubles title. He attended the University of California, Berkeley in the fall of 1976 on a tennis scholarship. Dunk became a two-time All-American in 1978 and 1980. In his senior year, his university tennis team was ranked #1 in the U.S. after winning the 1980 Collegiate Indoor team title. Dunk and his doubles partner Marty Davis were ranked #1 doubles team in the U.S. during his senior season. Dunk finished his senior year ranked in the top 15 in singles as well. In 2006, in recognition of his success during college, Dunk and Davis were inducted into the University of California at Berkeley Sports Hall of Fame. Dunk turned pro in September 1980 after playing on the U.S Junior Davis Cup Team.

Dunk had numerous singles wins over top 50 players such as Teacher, Nystrom, Arias, Bourne, Frawley, Portes, Davis, Giammalva and others. He enjoyed even more success playing doubles with wins over most every top doubles player on the tour. Playing primarily with his college partner Marty Davis on the tour, he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the French Open, and he reached five finals and won two ATP doubles titles. In addition, he reached the semifinals of the mixed doubles at the US Open. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 35 in 1984. As a doubles team, Dunk and Davis finished #10 on the ATP Grand Prix in 1982. He also recorded 28 doubles titles on the Challenger and Satellite tours throughout the world. He retired from the ATP tour in 1987.

After his tennis career ended, Dunk has gone on to start several successful technology ventures, including CD Communications and Mall Interactive Telecom.

Career finals

Doubles:5 (2-3)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 1981Mexico City, MexicoClay Flag of the United States.svg Martin Davis Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Case
6–3, 6–4
Win2–0Nov 1981 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States.svg Chris Mayotte Flag of the United States.svg Martin Davis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Drewett
6–4, 7–6
Loss2–1Mar 1982 Brussels, BelgiumHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Delatte Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
4–6, 7–6, 5–7
Loss2–2Sep 1982 San Francisco, U.S.Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Martin Davis Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Teacher
7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Loss2–3Aug 1984 Cleveland, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Davis Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Mitchell
6–7, 5–7

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