Chris O'Neil (tennis)
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Australia |
Born | (1956-03-19) 19 March 1956 (age 68) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1973 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 19–52 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 80 (1978)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1978) |
French Open | 2R (1981) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1974) |
US Open | 2R (1978, 1979) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 64–82 |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1976, 1978) |
French Open | QF (1978) |
Wimbledon | QF (1976) |
US Open | QF (1978) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1976, 1977) |
US Open | 2R (1978) |
Christine O'Neil (born 19 March 1956) is an Australian former professional tennis player.[2]
O'Neil is best known for her singles victory at the 1978 Australian Open, and was the last Australian to win the title until Ashleigh Barty in 2022.[3] She also became the first unseeded woman to win the title in the Open era.[4][5] O'Neil is also one of the few players who have won both the Australian Open junior (1973) and senior (1978) titles.[4]
In 2007, along with her brothers Keith and William, O'Neil took over the Morisset Sports & Tennis Centre located in Newcastle, New South Wales. The centre was subsequently renamed the O'Neil School of Tennis. She then moved on to operate O'Neil's School of Tennis in Cessnock, New South Wales. She has since moved to Port Macquarie and currently coaches.[6][7]
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1978 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | SR | |
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Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | W | A | A | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | 1 / 7 |
French Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 6 | |
Wimbledon | A | 3R | 1R | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 7 | |
US Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | Q3 | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 3 | |
Strike rate | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 23 |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
References
- ^ Chris O'Neil player profile at Tennis Australia
- ^ "Profiles: Chris O'Neil". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Poole, Harry (29 January 2022). "Barty wins Australian Open". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Australian Open Tennis". State Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "O'Neill, 6-3, 7-6". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 809. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 January 1979. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "O'Neil's School of Tennis". O'Neil's School of Tennis. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Chris O'Neil". Australian Tennis Professional Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
External links
- Chris O'Neil at the Women's Tennis Association
- Chris O'Neil at the International Tennis Federation
- Chris O'Neil at Wimbledon
- Chris O'Neil at Tennis Australia
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