Paul Chamberlin

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Paul Chamberlin
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1962-03-26) March 26, 1962 (age 62)
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired1991
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $409,421
Singles
Career record57–65
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 46 (1 January 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon QF (1989)
US Open 1R (1989, 1990)
Doubles
Career record48–71
Career titles1
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 61 (26 February 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1988, 1990)
French Open 2R (1987)
Wimbledon 2R (1986, 1987, 1988)
US Open 2R (1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1988)
French Open 3R (1987)
Wimbledon 1R (1987, 1988)
Last updated on: 15 April 2022.

Paul Chamberlin (born March 26, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Chamberlin won one doubles title (1989, Bristol) during his career. After playing college tennis at the University of Arizona, the right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 46 in January 1990.

Chamberlin made the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1989, beating Gary Muller, Thomas Högstedt, Nick Fulwood and Leif Shiras before losing to eventual champion Boris Becker.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–0)
Indoors (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Nov 1989 Johannesburg, South AfricaWorld SeriesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Christo van Rensburg 4–6, 6–7, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Grand Prix (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Apr 1989 Singapore, SingaporeGrand PrixHard Flag of Kenya.svg Paul Wekesa Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh
3–6, 4–6
Win1–1 Jun 1989 Bristol, United KingdomGrand PrixGrass Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison Flag of the United States.svg Mike De Palmer
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Donnelly
7–6, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 1987 Cherbourg, FranceChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Leif Shiras Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh
Flag of France.svg Eric Winogradsky
7–5, 7–5

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 3R 2R 3R 0 / 35–363%
French Open AAAAA0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon 1R AA QF 2R 0 / 35–363%
US Open AAA 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–10–02–15–33–30 / 810–856%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Miami A 1R 1R A 2R 0 / 31–325%
Canada AAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Cincinnati A 2R 1R A 1R 0 / 31–325%
Win–loss0–01–20–20–02–40 / 83–827%

Doubles

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 3R 2R 3R 0 / 35–363%
French Open A 2R 1R AA0 / 21–233%
Wimbledon 2R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 43–443%
US Open A 1R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 41–420%
Win–loss1–12–33–41–23–30 / 1310–1343%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AA 1R A 1R 0 / 20–20%
Miami AA 1R A 1R 0 / 20–20%
Rome AA 1R AA0 / 10–10%
Canada AA 2R A 1R 0 / 21–233%
Cincinnati A 1R 1R AA0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–11–50–00–30 / 91–910%


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