Christo van Rensburg


Christo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983. He won his first doubles title on ATP Tour later that year at Cleveland.
Van Rensburg won 20 top-level doubles titles during his career, including one Grand Slam men's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1985, partnering Paul Annacone. He also won two ATP singles titles at Orlando in 1987, and at Johannesburg in 1989. Van Rensburg's career-high rankings were world No. 19 in singles and world No. 5 in doubles. He retired from the professional tour in 1995.
Van Rensburg is one of only two men to beat Pete Sampras in straight sets at Wimbledon, the other being 1996 champion Richard Krajicek.

Career finals

Singles: 6 (2–4)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Mar 1987OrlandoHard Jimmy Connors6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss1.Nov 1988JohannesburgHard Jakob Hlasek7–6, 4–6, 1–6, 6–7
Loss2.Jun 1989London/Queen's ClubGrass Ivan Lendl6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win2.Nov 1989JohannesburgHard Paul Chamberlin6–4, 7–6, 6–3
Loss3.Apr 1990OrlandoHard Brad Gilbert2–6, 1–6
Loss4.Oct 1991Tel AvivHard Leonardo Lavalle2–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 32 (20–12)

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP Tour

Titles by surface
Hard
Clay
Grass
Carpet

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.1983Cleveland, United StatesHard Mike Myburg Francisco González
Matt Mitchell
7–6, 7–5
Win2.1984Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaGrass Paul Annacone Tom Gullikson
Scott McCain
7–6, 7–5
Win3.1985Delray Beach, United StatesHard Paul Annacone Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick
7–5, 7–5, 6–4
Win4.1985Atlanta, United StatesCarpet Paul Annacone Steve Denton
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–3
Loss1.1985Las Vegas, United StatesHard Paul Annacone Pat Cash
John Fitzgerald
6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss2.1985Newport, United StatesGrass Paul Annacone Peter Doohan
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
1–6, 3–6
Loss3.1985Los Angeles, United StatesHard Paul Annacone Scott Davis
Robert Van't Hof
3–6, 6–7
Win5.1985San Francisco, United StatesCarpet Paul Annacone Brad Gilbert
Sandy Mayer
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win6.1985Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Colin Dowdeswell Amos Mansdorf
Shahar Perkiss
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win7.1985Australian Open, MelbourneGrass Paul Annacone Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss4.1986Masters Doubles WCT, LondonCarpet Paul Annacone Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss5.1986Stratton Mountain, United StatesHard Paul Annacone Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win8.1986Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Mike De Palmer Andrés Gómez
Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Win9.1987Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Paul Annacone Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Loss6.1987Orlando, United StatesHard Paul Annacone Sherwood Stewart
Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–7, 4–6
Win10.1987Chicago, United StatesCarpet Paul Annacone Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
6–3, 7–6
Loss7.1988Paris Indoor, FranceCarpet Jim Grabb Paul Annacone
John Fitzgerald
2–6, 2–6
Win11.1989Memphis, United StatesHard Paul Annacone Scott Davis
Tim Wilkison
7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Win12.1989Philadelphia, United StatesCarpet Paul Annacone Rick Leach
Jim Pugh
6–3, 7–5
Loss8.1989Scottsdale, United StatesHard Paul Annacone Rick Leach
Jim Pugh
7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss9.1989San Francisco, United StatesCarpet Paul Annacone Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser
4–6, 3–6
Win13.1990Basel, SwitzerlandHard Stefan Kruger Neil Broad
Gary Muller
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win14.1990Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Nduka Odizor Ronnie Båthman
Rikard Bergh
6–3, 6–4
Loss10.1991SingaporeHard Stefan Kruger Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss11.1992Taipei, TaiwanCarpet Patrick Baur John Fitzgerald
Sandon Stolle
6–7, 2–6
Loss12.1993Marseille, FranceCarpet Ivan Lendl Arnaud Boetsch
Olivier Delaître
3–6, 6–7
Win15.1993Osaka, JapanHard Mark Keil Glenn Michibata
David Pate
7–6, 6–3
Win16.Jul 1993Newport, United StatesGrass Javier Frana Byron Black
Jim Pugh
4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Win17.1994Birmingham, United StatesClay Richey Reneberg Brian MacPhie
David Witt
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win18.1995Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Vincent Spadea Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 6–3
Win19.1996Atlanta, United StatesClay David Wheaton Bill Behrens
Matt Lucena
7–6, 6–2
Win20.1996Bologna, ItalyClay Brent Haygarth Karim Alami
Gábor Köves
6–1, 6–4