Chris Sylvan | |
Fullname: | Christopher Sylvan |
Birth Date: | March 18, 1955 |
Birth Place: | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
Singlesrecord: | 3–6 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 203 (July 12, 1978) |
Australianopenresult: | 1R (1977 Dec) |
Doublesrecord: | 5–16 |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (1977 Dec) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (1978) |
Christopher Sylvan (born March 18, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]
Sylvan, born in New Jersey, was noted for his big serve[2] and played collegiate tennis for UC Berkeley before joining the professional tour.[3] In November 1977 he was a quarter-finalist at the Paris Open, with wins over Barry Phillips-Moore and Ove Nils Bengtson, then in December qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open. His career high singles ranking of 203 was attained in 1978.[4]
Sylvan raised two children with wife Charlotte and lives in Fresno, California.[3]