Chris Dunk

Chris Dunk (born January 23, 1958, in San Francisco, California), is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Dunk did not start playing tournament tennis until the age of 14. Four years later, at 18, he was a top ten junior in the country in singles and doubles and won the National Junior Hardcourt Doubles title. He attended University of California, Berkeley in the fall of 1976 on a tennis scholarship. Dunk became a two-time All-American in 1978 and 1980. In his senior year, his university tennis team was ranked #1 in the country after winning the 1980 Collegiate Indoor team title. Dunk and his doubles partner Marty Davis were also ranked #1 doubles team in the country during his senior season. Dunk finished his senior year ranked in the top 15 in singles as well. In 2006, in recognition of his success during college, Dunk and Davis were inducted into the University of California at Berkeley Sports Hall of Fame. Dunk turned pro in September 1980 after playing on the U.S Junior Davis Cup Team.

Although ranked as high as 105 in singles, he enjoyed most of his tennis success playing doubles. Playing primarily with his college partner Marty Davis on the tour, he reached the quarter finals at Wimbledon and the French Open, and he reached five finals and won two ATP doubles titles. In addition, he reached the semifinals of the mixed doubles at the US Open. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 35 in 1984. As a doubles team, Dunk/Davis finished #10 on the ATP Grand Prix in 1982. He also recorded 28 doubles titles on the Challenger and Satellite tours throughout the world. He retired from the ATP tour in 1987.

After his tennis career ended, Dunk has gone on to start several successful technology ventures, including CD Communications.

Career doubles finals 5 (2-3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 1981 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Martin Davis John Alexander
Ross Case		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 1981 Hong Kong Hard Chris Mayotte Martin Davis
Brad Drewett		 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up 1. 1982 Brussels, Belgium Hard (i) Tracy Delatte Pavel Složil
Sherwood Stewart		 4–6, 7–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 1982 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Martin Davis Fritz Buehning
Brian Teacher		 7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 1984 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Martin Davis Francisco González
Matt Mitchell		 6–7, 5–7
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