Chris Tontz

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Chris Tontz
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1973-10-27) October 27, 1973 (age 48)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Prize money$13,506
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 637 (Nov 10, 1997)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 162 (Jun 7, 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q2 (1999)

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

Contents

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]

Challenger/Futures titles

Legend
ATP Challenger (1)
ITF Futures (2)

Doubles

No.   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.May 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
2.May 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
1.Mar 1999 Grenoble Challenger
Grenoble, France
ChallengerHard 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

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References

  1. McKibben, Dave (April 2, 1993). "His Day on Court : UCI's Tontz Surprises Opponents, and Himself, By Elevating His Game to a Higher Level". Los Angeles Times .
  2. Pachelli, Nick (August 15, 2017). "Claire Liu, a Rising Teenage Tennis Player, Reaches a Crossroad". The New York Times .