Christo van Rensburg













































































































Christo van Rensburg
Country (sports)
South Africa/ South Africa
Residence
Austin, TX, United States
Born
(1962-10-23) 23 October 1962 (age 56)
Uitenhage, South Africa
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro 1983
Retired 1997
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money
$1,928,431
Singles
Career record 166–160
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 19 (29 February 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (1989)
Wimbledon 4R (1986, 1989)
US Open 4R (1990)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record 297–216
Career titles 20
Highest ranking No. 5 (4 May 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open
W (1985)
French Open QF (1985)
Wimbledon SF (1986)
US Open SF (1989)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals SF (1986)

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 tour doubles title 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). His career prize money totalled $1,928,431. 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.



Singles finals (6)









Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (2–4)

































































Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
22 March 1987

Orlando
Hard

United States Jimmy Connors
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up
1.
14 November 1988

Johannesburg
Hard (i)

Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
7–6, 4–6, 1–6, 6–7
Runner-up
2.
18 June 1989

London (Queen's Club)
Grass

Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner
2.
19 November 1989

Johannesburg
Hard (i)

United States Paul Chamberlin
6–4, 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up
3.
8 April 1990

Orlando
Hard

United States Brad Gilbert
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up
4.
13 October 1991

Tel Aviv
Hard

Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
2–6, 6–3, 3–6


Doubles finals (32)





















































































































































































































































































































































Outcome
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
1983

Cleveland, United States
Hard

South Africa Mike Myburg

Paraguay Francisco González
United States Matt Mitchell
7–6, 7–5
Winner
2.
1984

Sydney Outdoor, Australia
Grass

United States Paul Annacone

United States Tom Gullikson
United States Scott McCain
7–6, 7–5
Winner
3.
1985

Delray Beach, United States
Hard

United States Paul Annacone

United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Kim Warwick
7–5, 7–5, 6–4
Winner
4.
1985

Atlanta, United States
Carpet

United States Paul Annacone

United States Steve Denton
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up
1.
1985

Las Vegas, United States
Hard

United States Paul Annacone

Australia Pat Cash
Australia John Fitzgerald
6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Runner-up
2.
1985

Newport, United States
Grass

United States Paul Annacone

Australia Peter Doohan
United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up
3.
1985

Los Angeles, United States
Hard

United States Paul Annacone

United States Scott Davis
United States Robert Van't Hof
3–6, 6–7
Winner
5.
1985

San Francisco, United States
Carpet

United States Paul Annacone

United States Brad Gilbert
United States Sandy Mayer
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner
6.
1985

Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard

United Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell

Israel Amos Mansdorf
Israel Shahar Perkiss
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Winner
7.
1985

Australian Open, Melbourne
Grass

United States Paul Annacone

Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
4.
1986

Masters Doubles WCT, London
Carpet

United States Paul Annacone

Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up
5.
1986

Stratton Mountain, United States
Hard

United States Paul Annacone

United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner
8.
1986

Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard

United States Mike De Palmer

Ecuador Andrés Gómez
United States Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Winner
9.
1987

Key Biscayne, United States
Hard

United States Paul Annacone

United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
6.
1987

Orlando, United States
Hard

United States Paul Annacone

United States Sherwood Stewart
Australia Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Winner
10.
1987

Chicago, United States
Carpet

United States Paul Annacone

United States Mike De Palmer
United States Gary Donnelly
6–3, 7–6
Runner-up
7.
1988

Paris Indoor, France
Carpet

United States Jim Grabb

United States Paul Annacone
Australia John Fitzgerald
2–6, 2–6
Winner
11.
1989

Memphis, United States
Hard (i)

United States Paul Annacone

United States Scott Davis
United States Tim Wilkison
7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Winner
12.
1989

Philadelphia, United States
Carpet

United States Paul Annacone

United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up
8.
1989

Scottsdale, United States
Hard

United States Paul Annacone

United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up
9.
1989

San Francisco, United States
Carpet

United States Paul Annacone

South Africa Pieter Aldrich
South Africa Danie Visser
4–6, 3–6
Winner
13.
1990

Basel, Switzerland
Hard (i)

South Africa Stefan Kruger

South Africa Neil Broad
South Africa Gary Muller
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Winner
14.
1990

Tel-Aviv, Israel
Hard

Nigeria Nduka Odizor

Sweden Ronnie Båthman
Sweden Rikard Bergh
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
10.
1991

Singapore
Hard

South Africa Stefan Kruger

Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Runner-up
11.
1992

Taipei, Taiwan
Carpet

Germany Patrick Baur

Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–7, 2–6
Runner-up
12.
1993

Marseille, France
Carpet

United States Ivan Lendl

France Arnaud Boetsch
France Olivier Delaître
3–6, 6–7
Winner
15.
1993

Osaka, Japan
Hard

United States Mark Keil

Canada Glenn Michibata
United States David Pate
7–6, 6–3
Winner
16.
1993

Newport, United States
Grass

Argentina Javier Frana

Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jim Pugh
4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Winner
17.
1994

Birmingham, United States
Clay

United States Richey Reneberg

United States Brian MacPhie
United States David Witt
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner
18.
1995

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay

United States Vincent Spadea

Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
6–3, 6–3
Winner
19.
1996

Atlanta, United States
Clay

United States David Wheaton

United States Bill Behrens
United States Matt Lucena
7–6, 6–2
Winner
20.
1996

Bologna, Italy
Clay

South Africa Brent Haygarth

Morocco Karim Alami
Hungary Gábor Köves
6–1, 6–4


External links




  • Christo van Rensburg at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata


  • Christo van Rensburg at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata


  • Christo van Rensburg at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata









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