Chris Lewis (tennis)
| Country (sports) |
 New Zealand
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Irvine, California, United States |
| Born |
9 March 1957 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1975 |
| Retired | 1986 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $647,550 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 241–197 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (16 April 1984) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1977Dec, 1981) |
| French Open | 3R (1977) |
| Wimbledon | F (1983) |
| US Open | 3R (1982) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 183–161 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 46 (14 January 1985) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1980) |
| French Open | QF (1982) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1981) |
| US Open | 2R (1981) |
| Last updated on: 23 May 2012. | |
Chris Lewis (born 9 March 1957) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand who reached the 1983 Wimbledon 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 8 doubles titles during his 12 years on the tour. During his career Lewis was coached by Harry Hopman and Tony Roche.
Lewis became the third player from New Zealand to reach the finals of a Grand Slam singles title after the second player from New Zealand, Onny Parun, had reached the finals of a Grand Slam singles title 10 years before at the Australian Open. Lewis is the last player from New Zealand to reach the finals of a Grand Slam title as of 2016.
Lewis was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and received his secondary education at Marcellin College and Lynfield College. He is the eldest of three sons. His brothers are David Lewis and Mark Lewis who also had significant competitive tennis careers.
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).
In reaching the 1983 Wimbledon finals, after a five-set win over Kevin Curren in the semi-finals, 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 (2–6, 2–6, 2–6). He also reached the finals at the Cincinnati Masters in 1981, again losing to John McEnroe (3–6, 4–6).
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