Chris Tontz

{{Short description|American tennis player and coach}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Chris Tontz

|image =

|fullname =

|country_represented = {{USA}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|10|27}}

|birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, United States

|height =

|plays = Right-handed

|careerprizemoney = $13,506

|singlesrecord = 0–0

|singlestitles = 0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures

|highestsinglesranking = No. 637 (10 November 1997)

|doublesrecord = 0–2 (ATP Tour)

|doublestitles = 0
1 Challenger, 3 Futures

|highestdoublesranking = No. 162 (7 June 1999)

|WimbledonDoublesresult = Q2 (1999)

|updated = 22 April 2023

}}

Chris Tontz (born October 27, 1973) is an American tennis coach and former professional player.{{cite news|last=McKibben|first=Dave|title=His Day on Court : UCI's Tontz Surprises Opponents, and Himself, By Elevating His Game to a Higher Level |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-02-sp-18273-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 2, 1993}}

Baltimore-born Tontz grew up in San Diego, as one of 10 siblings. He played collegiate tennis for UC Irvine before pursuing a professional career in the late 1990s. Most successful in doubles, he had two ATP Tour main draw appearances and won a Challenger tournament in Grenoble in 1999, reaching a best ranking of 162. As a coach he has worked with Sloane Stephens and currently coaches Claire Liu.{{cite news |last1=Pachelli |first1=Nick |title=Claire Liu, a Rising Teenage Tennis Player, Reaches a Crossroad |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/sports/tennis/claire-liu-usta.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 15, 2017}}