Christo van Rensburg

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

Christo van Rensburg
Country (sports)/ South Africa
ResidenceAustin, Texas
Born (1962-10-23) 23 October 1962
Uitenhage, South Africa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1983
Retired1997
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,928,431
Singles
Career record166–160
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 19 (29 February 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1989)
Wimbledon4R (1986, 1989)
US Open4R (1990)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record297–216
Career titles20
Highest rankingNo. 5 (4 May 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1985)
French OpenQF (1985)
WimbledonSF (1986)
US OpenSF (1989)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1986)

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.

Career finals

Singles: 6 (2–4)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (2–4)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Mar 1987 Orlando, US Hard Jimmy Connors 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 1. Nov 1988 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Jakob Hlasek 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 2. Jun 1989 London/Queen's Club, UK Grass Ivan Lendl 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 2. Nov 1989 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Paul Chamberlin 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
Loss 3. Apr 1990 Orlando, US Hard Brad Gilbert 2–6, 1–6
Loss 4. Oct 1991 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Leonardo Lavalle 2–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 32 (20–12)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1983 Cleveland, United States Hard Mike Myburg Francisco González
Matt Mitchell
7–6, 7–5
Win 2. 1984 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Paul Annacone Tom Gullikson
Scott McCain
7–6, 7–5
Win 3. 1985 Delray Beach, United States Hard Paul Annacone Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick
7–5, 7–5, 6–4
Win 4. 1985 Atlanta, United States Carpet Paul Annacone Steve Denton
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1. 1985 Las Vegas, United States Hard Paul Annacone Pat Cash
John Fitzgerald
6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 2. 1985 Newport, United States Grass Paul Annacone Peter Doohan
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
1–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 1985 Los Angeles, United States Hard Paul Annacone Scott Davis
Robert Van't Hof
3–6, 6–7
Win 5. 1985 San Francisco, United States Carpet Paul Annacone Brad Gilbert
Sandy Mayer
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 6. 1985 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Colin Dowdeswell Amos Mansdorf
Shahar Perkiss
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 7. 1985 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Paul Annacone Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4. 1986 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Paul Annacone Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 1986 Stratton Mountain, United States Hard Paul Annacone Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 8. 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Mike De Palmer Andrés Gómez
Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win 9. 1987 Key Biscayne, United States Hard Paul Annacone Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6. 1987 Orlando, United States Hard Paul Annacone Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win 10. 1987 Chicago, United States Carpet Paul Annacone Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
6–3, 7–6
Loss 7. 1988 Paris Indoor, France Carpet Jim Grabb Paul Annacone
John Fitzgerald
2–6, 2–6
Win 11. 1989 Memphis, United States Hard (i) Paul Annacone Scott Davis
Tim Wilkison
7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Win 12. 1989 Philadelphia, United States Carpet Paul Annacone Rick Leach
Jim Pugh
6–3, 7–5
Loss 8. 1989 Scottsdale, United States Hard Paul Annacone Rick Leach
Jim Pugh
7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 9. 1989 San Francisco, United States Carpet Paul Annacone Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser
4–6, 3–6
Win 13. 1990 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Stefan Kruger Neil Broad
Gary Muller
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 14. 1990 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Nduka Odizor Ronnie Båthman
Rikard Bergh
6–3, 6–4
Loss 10. 1991 Singapore Hard Stefan Kruger Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss 11. 1992 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Patrick Baur John Fitzgerald
Sandon Stolle
6–7, 2–6
Loss 12. 1993 Marseille, France Carpet Ivan Lendl Arnaud Boetsch
Olivier Delaître
3–6, 6–7
Win 15. 1993 Osaka, Japan Hard Mark Keil Glenn Michibata
David Pate
7–6, 6–3
Win 16. Jul 1993 Newport, United States Grass Javier Frana Byron Black
Jim Pugh
4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Win 17. 1994 Birmingham, United States Clay Richey Reneberg Brian MacPhie
David Witt
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 18. 1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Vincent Spadea Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 6–3
Win 19. 1996 Atlanta, United States Clay David Wheaton Bill Behrens
Matt Lucena
7–6, 6–2
Win 20. 1996 Bologna, Italy Clay Brent Haygarth Karim Alami
Gábor Köves
6–1, 6–4
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