Chris Sylvan Explained

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]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

Personal life

Sylvan raised two children with wife Charlotte and lives in Fresno, California.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sylvan, Gottfried Gain . . 1976-08-24.
  2. News: Tennis Serve Reaches 126 M.P.H. . . April 22, 1977.
  3. Web site: Fresno Magazine . issuu.com . 25 . April 2011.
  4. Web site: Tennis Abstract: Christopher Sylvan ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis . www.tennisabstract.com.