Chris O'Neil (tennis)

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Chris O'Neil

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| country = {{AUS}}

| residence = Australia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|03|19}}

| birth_place = Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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

| turnedpro = 1973

| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney =

| singlesrecord = 19–52

| singlestitles = 1

| highestsinglesranking = No. 80 (1978)[https://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/chris-o%E2%80%99neil Chris O'Neil player profile] at Tennis Australia

| AustralianOpenresult = W (1978)

| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1981)

| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1974)

| USOpenresult = 2R (1978, 1979)

| doublesrecord = 64–82

| doublestitles = 1

| highestdoublesranking =

| grandslamsdoublesresults =

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (1976, 1978)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (1978)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1976)

| USOpenDoublesresult = QF (1978)

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| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R (1976, 1977)

| USOpenMixedresult = 2R (1978)

}}

Christine O'Neil (born 19 March 1956) is an Australian former professional tennis player.{{cite web |url=http://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/chris-o%E2%80%99neil |title=Profiles: Chris O'Neil |publisher=Tennis Australia |access-date=24 July 2011}}

O'Neil is best known for her singles victory at the 1978 Australian Open, and was the last Australian to win the title until Ashleigh Barty in 2022.{{cite news |last=Poole |first=Harry |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/58858410?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=61f513ffe0f9ce3d8e6527ce%26Barty%20wins%20Australian%20Open%262022-01-29T10%3A16%3A32.662Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:475753f2-4e24-4a59-b467-96e28d0a98c7&pinned_post_asset_id=61f513ffe0f9ce3d8e6527ce&pinned_post_type=share |title=Barty wins Australian Open |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=29 January 2022 |accessdate=29 January 2022 }} She also became the first unseeded woman to win the title in the Open era.{{cite web |url=http://www.victoria.org.au/australian_open_tennis.htm |title=Australian Open Tennis |publisher=State Government of Victoria |access-date=1 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015082455/http://victoria.org.au/australian_open_tennis.htm |archive-date=15 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136973277 |title=O'Neill, 6-3, 7-6 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=53 |issue=15,809 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=4 January 1979 |page=22 |via=National Library of Australia}} O'Neil is also one of the few players who have won both the Australian Open junior (1973) and senior (1978) titles.

In 2007, along with her brothers Keith and William, O'Neil took over the Morisset Sports & Tennis Centre located in Newcastle, New South Wales. The centre was subsequently renamed the O'Neil School of Tennis. She then moved on to operate O'Neil's School of Tennis in Cessnock, New South Wales. She has since moved to Port Macquarie and currently coaches.{{cite web |url=http://www.oneilschooloftennis.com.au/main/page_home.html |title=O'Neil's School of Tennis |publisher=O'Neil's School of Tennis |access-date=1 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126075207/http://www.oneilschooloftennis.com.au/main/page_home.html |archive-date=26 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.atpca.com.au/chrisoneil.asp |title=Chris O'Neil |publisher=Australian Tennis Professional Coaches Association |access-date=1 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912045203/http://atpca.com.au/chrisoneil.asp |archive-date=12 September 2009 |df=dmy-all }}