Craig Boynton

{{short description|American tennis player and coach (born 1964)}}

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{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Craig Boynton

| image = Craig Boynton (2023 DC Open) 01.jpg

| caption = Boynton in 2023

| country = {{USA}}

| residence = Tampa, Florida

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|06|19}}

| birth_place = Massillon, Ohio

| height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}

| turnedpro =

| retired =

| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney = $12,536

| singlesrecord = 0–1

| singlestitles =

| highestsinglesranking = No. 434 (April 16, 1990)

| AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (1991)

| FrenchOpenresult =

| Wimbledonresult =

| USOpenresult =

| doublesrecord = 4–6

| doublestitles =

| highestdoublesranking = No. 274 (August 22, 1988)

}}

Craig Boynton (born June 19, 1964) is a tennis coach and former player from the United States.

Boynton made his only singles appearance in the Grand Prix circuit at the 1988 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships; he entered the main draw as a qualifier, and lost to countryman Richey Reneberg in the first round.

After retiring from playing, he became a coach in 1993. He was the coach of Hubert Hurkacz from March 2019 - 2024, and has worked with players like Jim Courier, John Isner and Mardy Fish in the past.{{cite news |title=Boynton On Hurkacz’s Under-The-Radar Miami Run: 'The Pressure Is Off' |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/hurkacz-miami-2021-feature-craig-boynton-interview |work=ATP |date=2 Apr 2021}}{{cite news |title=Boynton On Hurkacz: An On-Court Menace You'd Want Dating Your Daughter |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/boynton-hurkacz-nitto-atp-finals-2021-coaches-corner |work=ATP |date=16 Nov 2021}}

Personal life

Boynton is married to former professional tennis player Teri Whitlinger. Their three children were born in Cincinnati before the family moved to Tampa in 2004.{{cite news |title=Meet Craig Boynton, coach of tennis greats with some deep Cincinnati roots|url=https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/sports/tennis/2021/08/20/western-southern-open-tennis-craig-boynton-cincinnati-roots/8215582002/ |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=20 Aug 2021}}

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