Christo van Rensburg explained

Christo van Rensburg
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Residence:Austin, Texas, United States
Birth Date:1962 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Uitenhage, South Africa
Turnedpro:1983
Retired:1997
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$1,907,831
Singlesrecord:166–160
Singlestitles:2
Highestsinglesranking:No. 19 (29 February 1988)
Australianopenresult:4R (1989)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1986, 1989)
Usopenresult:4R (1990)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (1992)
Doublesrecord:293–216
Doublestitles:20
Highestdoublesranking:No. 5 (4 May 1987)
Australianopendoublesresult:W (1985)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (1985)
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (1986)
Usopendoublesresult:SF (1989)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Masterscupdoublesresult:SF (1985)
Australianopenmixedresult:1R (1990, 1997)
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (1996)
Wimbledonmixedresult:SF (1991, 1996)
Usopenmixedresult:SF (1991, 1996)

Christo van Rensburg (born 23 October 1962) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983. He won his first doubles title on ATP Tour later that year at Cleveland.

Van Rensburg won 20 top-level doubles titles during his career, including one Grand Slam men's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1985, partnering Paul Annacone. He also won two ATP singles titles at Orlando in 1987, and at Johannesburg in 1989. Van Rensburg's career-high rankings were world No. 19 in singles (achieved in 1988) and world No. 5 in doubles (achieved in 1987). He retired from the professional tour in 1995.

Van Rensburg is one of only two men to beat Pete Sampras in straight sets at Wimbledon (doing so in 1990, where Sampras was the No. 12 seed), the other being 1996 champion Richard Krajicek.

ATP career finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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 (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Orlando, United StatesGrand PrixHard Jimmy Connors6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss1–1Johannesburg, South AfricaGrand PrixHard Jakob Hlasek7–6(7–1), 4–6, 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss1–2Queen's, United KingdomGrand PrixGrass Ivan Lendl6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win2–2Johannesburg, South AfricaGrand PrixHard Paul Chamberlin6–4, 7–6, 6–1
Loss2–3Orlando, United StatesWorld SeriesHard Brad Gilbert2–6, 1–6
Loss2–4Tel Aviv, IsraelWorld SeriesHard Leonardo Lavalle2–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 32 (20 titles, 12 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (1–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (2–1)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (17–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–6)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (3–1)
Carpet (4–5)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (16–8)
Indoors (4–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Cleveland, United StatesGrand PrixHard Mike Myburg Francisco González
Matt Mitchell		7–6, 7–5
Win2–0Sydney, AustraliaGrand PrixGrass Paul Annacone Tom Gullikson
Scott McCain		7–6, 7–6
Win3–0Delray Beach, United StatesGrand Prix MastersHard Paul Annacone Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick		7–5, 7–5, 6–4
Win4–0Atlanta, United StatesWCTCarpet Paul Annacone Steve Denton
Tomáš Šmíd		6–4, 6–3
Loss4–1Las Vegas, United StatesGrand PrixHard Paul Annacone Pat Cash
John Fitzgerald		6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss4–2Newport, United StatesGrand PrixGrass Paul Annacone Peter Doohan
Sammy Giammalva Jr.		1–6, 3–6
Loss4–3Los Angeles, United StatesGrand PrixHard Paul Annacone Scott Davis
Robert Van't Hof		3–6, 6–7
Win5–3San Francisco, United StatesGrand PrixCarpet Paul Annacone Brad Gilbert
Sandy Mayer		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win6–3Johannesburg, South AfricaGrand PrixHard Colin Dowdeswell Amos Mansdorf
Shahar Perkiss		3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win7–3Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamGrass Paul Annacone Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick		3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss7–4London, United KingdomWCTCarpet Paul Annacone Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy		4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss7–5Stratton Mountain, United StatesGrand PrixHard Paul Annacone Peter Fleming
John McEnroe		3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win8–5Johannesburg, South AfricaGrand PrixHard Mike De Palmer Andrés Gómez
Sherwood Stewart		3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win9–5Miami, United StatesGrand Prix MastersHard Paul Annacone Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Loss9–6Orlando, United StatesGrand PrixHard Paul Annacone Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick		6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win10–6Chicago, United StatesGrand PrixCarpet Paul Annacone Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly		6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss10–7Paris, FranceGrand Prix MastersCarpet Jim Grabb Paul Annacone
John Fitzgerald		2–6, 2–6
Win11–7Memphis, United StatesGrand PrixHard Paul Annacone Scott Davis
Tim Wilkison		7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Win12–7Philadelphia, United StatesGrand PrixCarpet Paul Annacone Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		6–3, 7–5
Loss12–8Scottsdale, United StatesGrand PrixHard Paul Annacone Rick Leach
Jim Pugh		7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss12–9San Francisco, United StatesGrand PrixCarpet Paul Annacone Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser		4–6, 3–6
Win13–9Basel, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesHard Stefan Kruger Neil Broad
Gary Muller		4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win14–9Tel Aviv, IsraelWorld SeriesHard Nduka Odizor Ronnie Båthman
Rikard Bergh		6–3, 6–4
Loss14–10Singapore, SingaporeWorld SeriesHard Stefan Kruger Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata		4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss14–11Taipei, TaiwanWorld SeriesCarpet Patrick Baur John Fitzgerald
Sandon Stolle		6–7, 2–6
Loss14–12Marseille, FranceWorld SeriesCarpet Ivan Lendl Arnaud Boetsch
Olivier Delaître		3–6, 6–7
Win15–12Osaka, JapanWorld SeriesHard Mark Keil Glenn Michibata
David Pate		7–6, 6–3
Win16–12Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrass Javier Frana Byron Black
Jim Pugh		4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Win17–12Birmingham, United StatesWorld SeriesClay Richey Reneberg Brian MacPhie
David Witt		2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win18–12Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWorld SeriesClay Vincent Spadea Jiří Novák
David Rikl		6–3, 6–3
Win19–12Atlanta, United StatesWorld SeriesClay David Wheaton Bill Behrens
Matt Lucena		7–6, 6–2
Win20–12Bologna, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Brent Haygarth Karim Alami
Gábor Köves		6–1, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (5–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1-0Cape Town, South AfricaChallengerHard Pieter Aldrich6–3, 6–1
Win2-0Newcastle, United KingdomChallengerGrass Michiel Schapers6–4, 6–0
Loss2-1Singapore, SingaporeChallengerHard Mark Woodforde1–6, 4–6
Win3-1Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHard Clinton Marsh2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win4-1Bossonnens, SwitzerlandChallengerHard Patrick Baur6–4, 7–6
Win5-1Singapore, SingaporeChallengerHard Jonathan Canter6–2, 5–7, 6–2

Doubles: 8 (6–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Newcastle, United KingdomChallengerGrass John-Laffnie De Jager Nicholas Fulwood
Peter Nyborg		6–7, 1–6
Win1–1Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHard John-Laffnie De Jager Nduka Odizor
Bryan Shelton		6–2, 6–4
Win2–1Newcastle, United KingdomChallengerGrass Javier Frana Kent Kinnear
Peter Nyborg		7–6, 7–6
Win3–1Aachen, GermanyChallengerCarpet Grant Stafford Michael Mortensen
Christian Saceanu		6–1, 6–3
Win4–1Singapore, SingaporeChallengerHard Jeremy Bates Sander Groen
Grant Stafford		6–3, 6–4
Loss4–2Aruba, ArubaChallengerHard Jose-Antonio Conde Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win5–2Agadir, MoroccoChallengerClay Jared Palmer Patrik Fredriksson
Magnus Norman		3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win6–2Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Jared Palmer Joan Balcells
Devin Bowen		4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament19821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA2RAA3R3R4R2R2R1RA1RA0 / 89–8
French OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonQ2Q23RQ34R3R1R4R2R3R2R3RAA0 / 916–9
US OpenAAA1R3RAA2R4R1R1RAQ2A0 / 66–6
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–02–20–15–24–22–27–35–33–31–32–10–10–00 / 2331–23
Olympic Games
style=background:#EFEFEF align=leftSummer OlympicsNHANot HeldANot Heldstyle=background:#afeeee1RNot Held0 / 10–1
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAAAA2R2R2R2RA2RQ1AQ10 / 55–5
MiamiAAA1R2R1R1R3R3RA1R1R1RA0 / 94–9
Monte CarloAAAAAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1
HamburgAAAAAAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1
RomeAAAAAAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1
CanadaAAAAAAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1
CincinnatiAAAA3R2RAA1RA1RAAA0 / 43–4
ParisAAAAA1RA1RAAAAAA0 / 20–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–13–22–41–23–32–40–01–60–10–10–00 / 2412–24

Doubles

Tournament1982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAQFbgcolor=limeWAbgcolor=yellowSF3R3R2R1R2RA3R2R1R1R1 / 1220–11
French OpenAA1RQFA2RAAAA1RA1RA2R2R0 / 76–7
WimbledonQ11RQ2QFbgcolor=yellowSFQF2R1R1R1R2R1R2RA1R1R0 / 1313–13
US OpenA1R2R3R3RAAbgcolor=yellowSFQF2RA3RA1R2RA0 / 1016–10
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–24–413–36–27–33–26–34–31–32–32–23–31–22–41–31 / 4255–41
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsAAAAAbgcolor=yellowSF1RQF2RA1RAA1RA1R0 / 74–7
MiamiAAAbgcolor=limeW1Rbgcolor=limeWbgcolor=yellowSF3R2RA1RA1R1RA1R2 / 1018–8
Monte CarloAAAAAbgcolor=yellowSFAA1RA1RAAAAA0 / 32–3
HamburgAAAAAAAbgcolor=yellowSFAAAAAAAA0 / 12–1
RomeAAA1RAAAQFAAAAAA2RA0 / 33–3
CanadaAAAQFAQFAAAAAAAAAA0 / 23–2
CincinnatiAAA1RAAAA1RAQ1AAAAA0 / 20–2
ParisAAAAAbgcolor=yellowSFbgcolor=thistleF1R1RAAAAAAA0 / 45–4
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–08–30–113–47–37–51–50–00–30–00–10–21–10–22 / 3237–30

Mixed doubles

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Tournament198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAA1RAAAAAA1R0 / 20–2
French OpenA1R1RAAAA1RAAAAA2RA0 / 41–4
Wimbledon2R1R2R3R2R1RA2Rbgcolor=yellowSFA2R3RAbgcolor=yellowSF1R0 / 1217–12
US OpenAAAAAAA1Rbgcolor=yellowSFAAAAbgcolor=yellowSFA0 / 36–3
style=text-align:leftWin–loss1–10–21–20–01–12–20–01–47–20–01–12–10–08–30–20 / 2124–21