Chris Tontz

Chris Tontz

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1973-10-27) October 27, 1973 (age 51) Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$13,506
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 637 (10 November 1997)
Doubles
Career record	0–2 (ATP Tour)
Career titles	0 1 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 162 (7 June 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	Q2 (1999)
Last updated on: 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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1998	Philippines F2, Manila	Futures	Hard	David Caldwell	Chih-Jung Chen Lee Hyung-taik	1–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	May 1998	USA F1, Delray Beach	Futures	Clay	Simon Aspelin	Michael Hill Scott Humphries	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–1	May 1998	USA F2, Vero Beach	Futures	Clay	Simon Aspelin	Lars Hjarrand Ross Loel	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–2	Jun 1998	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Simon Aspelin	Nuno Marques Nenad Zimonjic	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	2–3	Jul 1998	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Adam Peterson	Mike Bryan Bob Bryan	4–6, 4–6
Win	3–3	Dec 1998	USA F10, Phoenix	Futures	Hard	Simon Aspelin	Mike Bryan Bob Bryan	walkover
Win	4–3	Mar 1999	Grenoble, France	Challenger	Hard	Adam Peterson	Martín García Cristiano Testa	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	4–4	Jun 2000	Mexico F4, Cozumel	Futures	Hard	Brett Hansen-Dent	Marcelo Amador Miguel Gallardo-Valles	5–7, 6–7^(5–7)

References

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

External links

• Chris Tontz at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Chris Tontz at the International Tennis Federation