Chris Lewis
ONZM

Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Irvine, California, US
Born	(1957-03-09)9 March 1957 (age 68) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Turned pro	1975
Retired	1986
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$647,550
Singles
Career record	237–196 (54.7%)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 19 (16 April 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1977Dec,1981)
French Open	3R (1977)
Wimbledon	F (1983)
US Open	3R (1982)
Doubles
Career record	183–161 (53.2%)
Career titles	8[1]
Highest ranking	No. 46 (14 January 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1980)
French Open	QF (1982)
Wimbledon	QF (1981)
US Open	2R (1981)
Personal details
Relatives	Geneva Lewis (daughter) Mark Lewis (brother) David Lewis (brother)

Christopher John LewisONZM (born 9 March 1957) is a former New Zealand professionaltennis player. Lewis reached the1983 Wimbledon singles final as an unseeded player. He won three singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19 in April 1984. He also won eight doubles titles during his 12 years on the tour. Lewis was coached byHarry Hopman andTony Roche.

Lewis is the third (and as of 2021 the most recent) man from New Zealand to reach amajor singles final, afterAnthony Wilding (several times) andOnny Parun at the1973 Australian Open.

Lewis was born inAuckland, New Zealand, and received his secondary education atMarcellin College andLynfield College.^[2] He is the eldest of three sons. His brothers areDavid Lewis andMark Lewis who also had competitive tennis careers.^[3]

Lewis reached the No. 1junior world ranking in 1975, winning theWimbledon boys' singles title (def.Ricardo Ycaza) and reaching the final of theUS Open boys' singles (lost toHoward Schoenfield).^{[citation needed]}

In reaching the1983 Wimbledon final, after a five-set win overKevin Curren in the semifinals, Lewis became the seventh unseeded man and only the second New Zealander afterAnthony Wilding (who won four times between 1910 and 1913) to reach a Wimbledon singles final. He lost the final toJohn McEnroe in three sets. He also reached the final at theCincinnati Masters in 1981, again losing to John McEnroe in straight sets.^[4]

In the1999 New Zealand general election, Lewis unsuccessfully stood for parliament as a list candidate for theLibertarianz party. Now a resident in Irvine, California, Lewis is the co-founder of the Brymer Lewis Tennis Academy, based at the Orange County Great Park Sports Complex in Irvine. His daughterGeneva Lewis, born 1998, is a violinist.^[5]

In the2024 King’s Birthday Honours, Lewis was appointed anOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to tennis.^[6]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1983	Wimbledon	Grass	John McEnroe	2–6, 2–6, 2–6

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1981	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	John McEnroe	3–6, 4–6

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Dec 1977	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Tim Gullikson	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jul 1978	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Vladimír Zedník	6–1, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	1–2	Mar 1981	Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany	Hard (i)	Ivan Lendl	3–6, 0–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win	2–2	May 1981	Munich, West Germany	Clay	Christophe Roger-Vasselin	4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Loss	2–3	Aug 1981	Cincinnati, United States	Hard	John McEnroe	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2–4	Oct 1981	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Mark Edmondson	6–7, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	2–5	Dec 1981	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Tim Wilkison	4–6, 6–7, 3–6
Loss	2–6	Apr 1982	Hilton Head, United States	Clay	Van Winitsky	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–7	Jun 1983	Wimbledon, London	Grass	John McEnroe	2–6, 2–6, 2–6
Win	3–7	Jan 1985	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Wally Masur	7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 1977	Auckland, New Zealand	Grass	Russell Simpson	Peter Langsford Jonathan Smith	7–6, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Apr 1977	Nice, France	Clay	Chris Kachel	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas	4–6, 1–6
Win	2–1	Apr 1977	Florence, Italy	Clay	Russell Simpson	Iván Molina Jairo Velasco	2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win	3–1	Jul 1978	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Mike Fishbach	Pavel Huťka Pavel Složil	6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–2	Aug 1978	Indianapolis, US	Clay	Jeff Borowiak	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister	3–6, 1–6
Win	4–2	Nov 1978	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Van Winitsky	José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux	6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Loss	4–3	May 1980	São Paulo, Brazil	Carpet	David Carter	Anand Amritraj Fritz Buehning	6–7, 2–6
Loss	4–4	May 1980	Munich, West Germany	Clay	David Carter	Heinz Günthardt Bob Hewitt	6–7, 1–6
Loss	4–5	Jul 1980	Stuttgart, West Germany	Clay	John Yuill	Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4–6	Jul 1980	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Carlos Kirmayr	Klaus Eberhard Ulrich Marten	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	4–7	Apr 1981	Nice, France	Clay	Pavel Složil	Yannick Noah Pascal Portes	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	5–7	Oct 1981	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Rod Frawley	Mark Edmondson Mike Estep	7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win	6–7	Jan 1983	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Russell Simpson	David Graham Laurie Warder	7–6, 6–3
Win	7–7	May 1983	Munich, West Germany	Clay	Pavel Složil	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd	6–4, 6–2
Loss	7–8	Apr 1984	Aix-en-Provence, France	Clay	Wally Masur	Pat Cash Paul McNamee	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	8–8	Jan 1985	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	John Fitzgerald	Broderick Dyke Wally Masur	7–6, 6–2

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

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