Английская Википедия:Chris Lewis (tennis)
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Chris Lewis (born 9 March 1957) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player. Lewis reached the 1983 Wimbledon singles final as an unseeded player. He won three singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19 in April 1984. He also won eight doubles titles during his 12 years on the tour. Lewis was coached by Harry Hopman and Tony Roche.
Lewis is the third (and as of 2021 the most recent) man from New Zealand to reach a major singles final, after Anthony Wilding at the 1913 Wimbledon Championships and Onny Parun at the 1973 Australian Open.
Early life
Lewis was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and received his secondary education at Marcellin College and Lynfield College.[1] He is the eldest of three sons. His brothers are David Lewis and Mark Lewis who also had competitive tennis careers.[2]
Tennis career
Juniors
Lewis reached the No. 1 junior world ranking in 1975, winning the Wimbledon boys' singles title (def. Ricardo Ycaza) and reaching the final of the US Open boys' singles (lost to Howard Schoenfield).
Pro tour
In reaching the 1983 Wimbledon final, after a five-set win over Kevin Curren in the semifinals, Lewis became the seventh unseeded man and only the second New Zealander after Anthony Wilding (who won four times between 1910 and 1913) to reach a Wimbledon singles final. He lost the final to John McEnroe in three sets. He also reached the final at the Cincinnati Masters in 1981, again losing to John McEnroe in straight sets.
After tennis
In the 1999 New Zealand general election, Lewis unsuccessfully stood for parliament as a list candidate for the Libertarianz party. Now a resident in Irvine, California, Lewis is the co-founder of the Brymer Lewis Tennis Academy, based at the Orange County Great Park Sports Complex in Irvine. His daughter Geneva Lewis, born 1998, is a violinist.[3]
Equipment
Lewis was the first man in history to reach the final of one of the four tennis majors (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) while using an oversize racquet, a Prince original graphite (second only to Pam Shriver in the 1978 US Open). He was also one of the early players equipped with custom made shoes designed for the grass surface.Шаблон:Citation needed
Grand Slam finals
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1983 | Wimbledon | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon John McEnroe | 2–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
ATP Masters Series finals
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1981 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon John McEnroe | 3–6, 4–6 |
Career finals
Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 1977 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Gullikson | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 1978 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Vladimír Zedník | 6–1, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1981 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Lendl | 3–6, 0–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 1981 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Christophe Roger-Vasselin | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 1981 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon John McEnroe | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1981 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Edmondson | 6–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Dec 1981 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Wilkison | 4–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Apr 1982 | Hilton Head, United States | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Van Winitsky | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Jun 1983 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon John McEnroe | 2–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–7 | Jan 1985 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Wally Masur | 7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | Шаблон:Tooltip | |
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| Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 10 |
| French Open | Q2 | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | F | 2R | 2R | 0 / 9 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | |
| Strike rate | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | Шаблон:Nowrap | |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
References
External links
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite Q
- ↑ Joseph Romanos, Chris Lewis: All the Way to Wimbledon, Rugby Press, Auckland, 1984, p. 43, Шаблон:ISBN.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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