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Chris Johnstone

{{short description|Australian tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Chris Johnstone

| image =

| caption =

| country = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia

| residence =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|10|12}}

| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia

| death_date =

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| height = {{height|cm=175}}

| turnedpro =

| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney =

| singlesrecord = 37–64

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 70 (5 July 1982)

| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1980, 1982, 1983)

| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1981)

| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1982)

| doublesrecord = 33–60

| doublestitles = 1

| highestdoublesranking = No. 114 (3 January 1983)

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Chris Johnstone (born 12 October 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Career

Johnstone was runner-up to Pat Serret at the 1978 Australian Junior Championships.{{Cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002146 |title=ITF Juniors: Chris Johnstone |access-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317203030/http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002146 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |url-status=live }}

His best Grand Slam performance came at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships, where he had wins over David Schneider and Jay Lapidus, to make the third round.{{Cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Jo/C/Chris-Johnstone.aspx |title=ATP World Tour: Chris Johnstone |access-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024152023/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Jo/C/Chris-Johnstone.aspx |archive-date=24 October 2012 |url-status=live }} In the mixed doubles he and partner Pam Whytcross were semi-finalists.{{Cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002146 |title=ITF Pro Circuit: Chris Johnstone |access-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811164551/http://www.itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002146 |archive-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=live }}

A right-hander, Johnstone made the finals in both the singles and doubles draws at the 1982 South Australian Open. He lost the singles final to Mike Bauer but won the doubles, with Pat Cash.

Grand Prix career finals

=Singles: 1 (0–1)=

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!Result

!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L

!style="width:50px"|Date

!style="width:130px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:130px"|Opponent

!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–1

|Dec 1982

|Adelaide, Australia

|Grass

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bauer

|6–4, 6–7, 2–6

=Doubles: 1 (1–0)=

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!Result

!style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L

!style="width:50px"|Date

!style="width:130px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:130px"|Partner

!style="width:130px"|Opponents

!style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–0

|Dec 1982

|Adelaide, Australia

|Grass

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Pat Cash

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Broderick Dyke
{{flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Hampson

|6–3, 6–7, 7–6

Challenger titles

=Singles: (2)=

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!No.

!Year

!style="width:145px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:150px"|Opponent

!style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score

1.

|1981

|Essen, West Germany

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Andreas Maurer

|7–5, 7–6

2.

|1981

|Brisbane, Australia

|Grass

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Dent

|6–4, 6–4

=Doubles: (4)=

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!No.

!Year

!style="width:145px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:150px"|Partner

!style="width:150px"|Opponents

!style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score

1.

|1981

|West Worthing, UK

|Clay

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Lewis

|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Rory Chappell
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Schalk van der Merwe

|6–2, 6–3

2.

|1981

|Ostend, Belgium

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GBR}} John Feaver

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Cliff Letcher
{{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Maher

|6–4, 6–4

3.

|1981

|Brisbane, Australia

|Grass

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Miller

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Drewett
{{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Maher

|6–4, 7–5

4.

|1983

|Perth, Australia

|Grass

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Benson

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Doohan
{{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Fancutt

|3–6, 6–4, 7–6

References

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External links

  • {{ATP}}
  • {{ITF}}
  • {{Tennis Australia}}

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Category:Australian male tennis players

Category:Tennis players from Perth, Western Australia

Category:Sportsmen from Western Australia

Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen