Chris Haggard

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Chris Haggard
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceAustin, Texas
Born (1971-04-28) 28 April 1971 (age 50)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1993
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,196,035
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 223 (17 June 1996)
Doubles
Career record239–304
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 19 (8 September 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2003)
French Open2R (2000, 2003, 2007)
WimbledonQF (2001)
US Open3R (1999, 2003, 2006)
Team competitions
Davis Cup3–2

Chris Haggard (born 28 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

After finishing runner-up in the NAIA national men's tennis championship singles draw in 1991 while playing for Auburn University-Montgomery, Haggard turned pro in 1993. He won six ATP Tour doubles titles and finished runner-up a further 12 times. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 19 in September 2003.

Haggard until January 2009 played Team Tennis for the Delaware Smash.

ATP Tour career finals[]

Doubles (6 titles, 12 runner-ups)[]

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Aug 1998 Boston, United States Hard United States Jack Waite Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 2–6
Loss 2. Nov 1998 Stockholm, Sweden Hard Sweden Peter Nyborg Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Sweden Mikael Tillström
5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Win 1. Aug 1999 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Sweden Peter Nyborg Spain Álex Calatrava
Serbia and Montenegro Dušan Vemić
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
Win 2. Jul 2002 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay South Africa Jeff Coetzee Brazil André Sá
Brazil Alexandre Simoni
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win 3. Oct 2002 Tokyo, Japan Hard South Africa Jeff Coetzee United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Graydon Oliver
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 4. Jan 2003 Adelaide, Australia Hard South Africa Jeff Coetzee Belarus Max Mirnyi
United States Jeff Morrison
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 3. Apr 2003 Barcelona, Spain Clay South Africa Robbie Koenig United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 3–6
Loss 4. Jul 2003 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay Brazil André Sá United States Devin Bowen
Australia Ashley Fisher
0–6, 4–6
Loss 5. Aug 2003 Washington, United States Hard Australia Paul Hanley Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 6. Feb 2004 Memphis, United States Hard South Africa Jeff Coetzee United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 7. Mar 2004 Scottsdale, United States Hard South Africa Jeff Coetzee United States Rick Leach
United States Brian MacPhie
3–6, 1–6
Loss 5. Aug 2004 Washington, United States Hard South Africa Robbie Koenig United States Travis Parrott
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss 8. Feb 2006 Delray Beach, United States Hard South Africa Wesley Moodie The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
2–6, 3–6
Win 6. Feb 2006 Memphis, United States Hard Croatia Ivo Karlović United States James Blake
United States Mardy Fish
0–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss 9. Jun 2006 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass France Arnaud Clément Czech Republic Martin Damm
India Leander Paes
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 10. Jan 2007 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Sweden Simon Aspelin South Africa Jeff Coetzee
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
7–6(13–11), 3–6, [2–10]
Loss 11. Feb 2007 San Jose, United States Hard Germany Rainer Schüttler United States Eric Butorac
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 12. Sep 2007 Beijing, China Hard Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun South Africa Rik de Voest
Australia Ashley Fisher
7–6(7–3), 0–6, [6–10]

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