Chris Tontz

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Chris Tontz
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1973-10-27) October 27, 1973 (age 50)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$13,506
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 637 (10 November 1997)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (ATP Tour)
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 162 (7 June 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q2 (1999)
Last updated on: 22 April 2023.

Chris Tontz (born October 27, 1973) is an American tennis coach and former professional player. [1]

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Baltimore-born Tontz grew up in San Diego, as one of 10 siblings. He played collegiate tennis for UC Irvine before pursuing a professional career in the late 1990s. Most successful in doubles, he had two ATP Tour main draw appearances and won a Challenger tournament in Grenoble in 1999, reaching a best ranking of 162. As a coach he has worked with Sloane Stephens and currently coaches Claire Liu. [2]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 1998Philippines F2, Manila FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg David Caldwell Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chih-Jung Chen
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyung-taik
1–6, 4–6
Win1–1May 1998USA F1, Delray Beach FuturesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Hill
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries
6–4, 6–4
Win2–1May 1998USA F2, Vero Beach FuturesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin Flag of Norway.svg Lars Hjarrand
Flag of the United States.svg Ross Loel
6–4, 6–2
Loss2–2Jun 1998 Weiden, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques
Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjic
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss2–3Jul 1998 Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Adam Peterson Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
4–6, 4–6
Win3–3Dec 1998USA F10, Phoenix FuturesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
walkover
Win4–3Mar 1999 Grenoble, FranceChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Adam Peterson Flag of Argentina.svg Martín García
Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano Testa
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss4–4Jun 2000Mexico F4, Cozumel FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brett Hansen-Dent Flag of Mexico.svg Marcelo Amador
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Gallardo-Valles
5–7, 6–7(5–7)

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References

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  2. Pachelli, Nick (August 15, 2017). "Claire Liu, a Rising Teenage Tennis Player, Reaches a Crossroad". The New York Times .