South African tennis player
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 .
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)[ edit ] 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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Mar 1987 Orlando , United States Grand Prix Hard Jimmy Connors 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 Loss 1–1 Nov 1988 Johannesburg , South Africa Grand Prix Hard Jakob Hlasek 7–6(7–1) , 4–6, 1–6, 6–7(4–7) Loss 1–2 Jun 1989 Queen's , United Kingdom Grand Prix Grass Ivan Lendl 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 Win 2–2 Nov 1989 Johannesburg , South Africa Grand Prix Hard Paul Chamberlin 6–4, 7–6, 6–1 Loss 2–3 Apr 1990 Orlando , United States World Series Hard Brad Gilbert 2–6, 1–6 Loss 2–4 Oct 1991 Tel Aviv , Israel World Series Hard Leonardo Lavalle 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Doubles: 32 (20 titles, 12 runners-up)[ edit ] 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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Aug 1983 Cleveland , United States Grand Prix Hard Mike Myburg Francisco González Matt Mitchell 7–6, 7–5 Win 2–0 Dec 1984 Sydney , Australia Grand Prix Grass Paul Annacone Tom Gullikson Scott McCain 7–6, 7–6 Win 3–0 Apr 1985 Delray Beach , United States Grand Prix Masters Hard Paul Annacone Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick 7–5, 7–5, 6–4 Win 4–0 Apr 1985 Atlanta , United States WCT Carpet Paul Annacone Steve Denton Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–3 Loss 4–1 May 1985 Las Vegas , United States Grand Prix Hard Paul Annacone Pat Cash John Fitzgerald 6–7, 7–6, 6–7 Loss 4–2 Jul 1985 Newport , United States Grand Prix Grass Paul Annacone Peter Doohan Sammy Giammalva Jr. 1–6, 3–6 Loss 4–3 Sep 1985 Los Angeles , United States Grand Prix Hard Paul Annacone Scott Davis Robert Van't Hof 3–6, 6–7 Win 5–3 Sep 1985 San Francisco , United States Grand Prix Carpet Paul Annacone Brad Gilbert Sandy Mayer 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 6–3 Oct 1985 Johannesburg , South Africa Grand Prix Hard Colin Dowdeswell Amos Mansdorf Shahar Perkiss 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 Win 7–3 Dec 1985 Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Grass Paul Annacone Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 Loss 7–4 Jan 1985 London , United Kingdom WCT Carpet Paul Annacone Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6 Loss 7–5 Aug 1986 Stratton Mountain , United States Grand Prix Hard Paul Annacone Peter Fleming John McEnroe 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 Win 8–5 Nov 1986 Johannesburg , South Africa Grand Prix Hard Mike De Palmer Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 Win 9–5 Mar 1987 Miami , United States Grand Prix Masters Hard Paul Annacone Ken Flach Robert Seguso 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 Loss 9–6 Mar 1987 Orlando , United States Grand Prix Hard Paul Annacone Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–7, 4–6 Win 10–6 Apr 1987 Chicago , United States Grand Prix Carpet Paul Annacone Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly 6–3, 7–6(7–4) Loss 10–7 Oct 1988 Paris , France Grand Prix Masters Carpet Jim Grabb Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald 2–6, 2–6 Win 11–7 Feb 1989 Memphis , United States Grand Prix Hard Paul Annacone Scott Davis Tim Wilkison 7–6, 6–7, 6–1 Win 12–7 Feb 1989 Philadelphia , United States Grand Prix Carpet Paul Annacone Rick Leach Jim Pugh 6–3, 7–5 Loss 12–8 Mar 1989 Scottsdale , United States Grand Prix Hard Paul Annacone Rick Leach Jim Pugh 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 Loss 12–9 Oct 1989 San Francisco , United States Grand Prix Carpet Paul Annacone Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser 4–6, 3–6 Win 13–9 Sep 1990 Basel , Switzerland World Series Hard Stefan Kruger Neil Broad Gary Muller 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 Win 14–9 Oct 1990 Tel Aviv , Israel World Series Hard Nduka Odizor Ronnie Båthman Rikard Bergh 6–3, 6–4 Loss 14–10 Apr 1991 Singapore , Singapore World Series Hard Stefan Kruger Grant Connell Glenn Michibata 4–6, 7–5, 6–7 Loss 14–11 Oct 1992 Taipei , Taiwan World Series Carpet Patrick Baur John Fitzgerald Sandon Stolle 6–7, 2–6 Loss 14–12 Feb 1993 Marseille , France World Series Carpet Ivan Lendl Arnaud Boetsch Olivier Delaître 3–6, 6–7 Win 15–12 Apr 1993 Osaka , Japan World Series Hard Mark Keil Glenn Michibata David Pate 7–6, 6–3 Win 16–12 Jul 1993 Newport , United States World Series Grass Javier Frana Byron Black Jim Pugh 4–6, 6–1, 7–6 Win 17–12 Apr 1994 Birmingham , United States World Series Clay Richey Reneberg Brian MacPhie David Witt 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 Win 18–12 Nov 1995 Buenos Aires , Argentina World Series Clay Vincent Spadea Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–3, 6–3 Win 19–12 May 1996 Atlanta , United States World Series Clay David Wheaton Bill Behrens Matt Lucena 7–6, 6–2 Win 20–12 Jun 1996 Bologna , Italy World Series Clay Brent Haygarth Karim Alami Gábor Köves 6–1, 6–4
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (5–1) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (4–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1-0 Apr 1989 Cape Town , South Africa Challenger Hard Pieter Aldrich 6–3, 6–1 Win 2-0 Jul 1991 Newcastle , United Kingdom Challenger Grass Michiel Schapers 6–4, 6–0 Loss 2-1 Sep 1991 Singapore , Singapore Challenger Hard Mark Woodforde 1–6, 4–6 Win 3-1 Oct 1991 Jerusalem , Israel Challenger Hard Clinton Marsh 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 Win 4-1 Dec 1991 Bossonnens , Switzerland Challenger Hard Patrick Baur 6–4, 7–6 Win 5-1 Sep 1993 Singapore , Singapore Challenger Hard Jonathan Canter 6–2, 5–7, 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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jul 1991 Newcastle , United Kingdom Challenger Grass John-Laffnie De Jager Nicholas Fulwood Peter Nyborg 6–7, 1–6 Win 1–1 Oct 1992 Jerusalem , Israel Challenger Hard John-Laffnie De Jager Nduka Odizor Bryan Shelton 6–2, 6–4 Win 2–1 Jul 1992 Newcastle , United Kingdom Challenger Grass Javier Frana Kent Kinnear Peter Nyborg 7–6, 7–6 Win 3–1 Nov 1992 Aachen , Germany Challenger Carpet Grant Stafford Michael Mortensen Christian Saceanu 6–1, 6–3 Win 4–1 Sep 1993 Singapore , Singapore Challenger Hard Jeremy Bates Sander Groen Grant Stafford 6–3, 6–4 Loss 4–2 Sep 1995 Aruba , Aruba Challenger Hard Jose-Antonio Conde Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 Win 5–2 Mar 1996 Agadir , Morocco Challenger Clay Jared Palmer Patrik Fredriksson Magnus Norman 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Win 6–2 May 1997 Bratislava , Slovakia Challenger Clay Jared Palmer Joan Balcells Devin Bowen 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.