Chris Tontz Explained

Chris Tontz
Birth Date:27 October 1973
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$13,506
Singlesrecord:0–0
Singlestitles:0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highestsinglesranking:No. 637 (10 November 1997)
Doublesrecord:0–2 (ATP Tour)
Doublestitles:0
1 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highestdoublesranking:No. 162 (7 June 1999)
Wimbledondoublesresult:Q2 (1999)
Updated:22 April 2023

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

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
Loss0–1Philippines F2, ManilaFuturesHard David Caldwell Chih-Jung Chen
Lee Hyung-taik
1–6, 4–6
Win1–1USA F1, Delray BeachFuturesClay Simon Aspelin Michael Hill
Scott Humphries
6–4, 6–4
Win2–1USA F2, Vero BeachFuturesClay Simon Aspelin Lars Hjarrand
Ross Loel
6–4, 6–2
Loss2–2Weiden, GermanyChallengerClay Simon Aspelin Nuno Marques
Nenad Zimonjic
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss2–3Aptos, United StatesChallengerHard Adam Peterson Mike Bryan
Bob Bryan
4–6, 4–6
Win3–3USA F10, PhoenixFuturesHard Simon Aspelin Mike Bryan
Bob Bryan
walkover
Win4–3Grenoble, FranceChallengerHard Adam Peterson Martín García
Cristiano Testa
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss4–4Mexico F4, CozumelFuturesHard Brett Hansen-Dent Marcelo Amador
Miguel Gallardo-Valles
5–7, 6–7(5–7)

Notes and References

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