Chris Haggard

Chris Haggard
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceAustin, Texas, United States
Born (1971-04-28) 28 April 1971
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1993
PlaysLeft-handed
CollegeAuburn University-Montgomery
Prize money$1,196,035
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 223 (17 June 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1994)
French OpenQ1 (1996, 1997)
WimbledonQ3 (1996)
US OpenQ2 (1996, 1997)
Doubles
Career record239–304
Career titles6
7 Challenger, 2 Futures
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)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2001)
Team competitions
Davis Cup3–2
Last updated on: 21 May 2023.

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 played Team Tennis for the Delaware Smash until January 2009.

Performance Timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Doubles

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 2R QF 3R 1R SF 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 12 16–12 57%
French Open A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 11 3–11 21%
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 3R 3R 2R 1R QF 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 12 10–12 45%
US Open A Q1 Q2 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R A 3R 2R 1R A 0 / 10 9–10 47%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–4 4–4 5–4 5–4 1–4 7–4 1–4 2–3 3–4 3–4 1–4 0–1 0 / 45 38–45 46%
Year-End Championships
ATP Finals Did Not Qualify RR Did Not Qualify 0 / 1 0–3 0%
ATP Masters 1000 Series
Indian Wells A A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R A 1R A 1R 2R A A 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Miami A A A 2R 2R 1R 3R QF 1R 1R A QF 1R A A 0 / 9 9–9 50%
Monte Carlo A A A A 2R 1R A A 2R 1R A 2R A A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Hamburg A A A A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R A 2R A A NMS 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Rome A A A A 2R A 1R 1R 2R A A A A A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canada A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R QF A 1R A A A 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Cincinnati A A A A 1R 2R 1R A 2R 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Stuttgart A A A 1R Q1 A A Not Masters Series 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Not Masters Series A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A A Q2 1R 2R A 1R QF A A A A A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 4–7 2–7 2–6 3–5 4–8 3–6 0–0 4–6 1–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 49 24–49 33%

Doubles: 18 (6 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (3–2)
ATP World Series (3–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–9)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (5–10)
Indoors (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1998 Boston, United States World Series Hard Jack Waite Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 1998 Stockholm, Sweden International Series Hard Peter Nyborg Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström
5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Win 1–2 Aug 1999 Kitzbühel, Austria Championship Series Clay Peter Nyborg Álex Calatrava
Dušan Vemić
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–2 Jul 2002 Amersfoort, Netherlands International Series Clay Jeff Coetzee André Sá
Alexandre Simoni
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win 3–2 Oct 2002 Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard Jeff Coetzee Jan-Michael Gambill
Graydon Oliver
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 4–2 Jan 2003 Adelaide, Australia International Series Hard Jeff Coetzee Max Mirnyi
Jeff Morrison
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 4–3 Apr 2003 Barcelona, Spain Championship Series Clay Robbie Koenig Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–4 Jul 2003 Amersfoort, Netherlands International Series Clay André Sá Devin Bowen
Ashley Fisher
0–6, 4–6
Loss 4–5 Aug 2003 Washington, United States International Series Hard Paul Hanley Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sargis Sargsian
5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 4–6 Feb 2004 Memphis, United States Championship Series Hard Jeff Coetzee Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–7 Mar 2004 Scottsdale, United States International Series Hard Jeff Coetzee Rick Leach
Brian MacPhie
3–6, 1–6
Win 5–7 Aug 2004 Washington, United States International Series Hard Robbie Koenig Travis Parrott
Dmitry Tursunov
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss 5–8 Feb 2006 Delray Beach, United States International Series Hard Wesley Moodie Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
2–6, 3–6
Win 6–8 Feb 2006 Memphis, United States Championship Series Hard Ivo Karlović James Blake
Mardy Fish
0–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss 6–9 Jun 2006 Rosmalen, Netherlands International Series Grass Arnaud Clément Martin Damm
Leander Paes
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 6–10 Jan 2007 Auckland, New Zealand International Series Hard Simon Aspelin Jeff Coetzee
Rogier Wassen
7–6(13–11), 3–6, [2–10]
Loss 6–11 Feb 2007 San Jose, United States International Series Hard Rainer Schüttler Eric Butorac
Jamie Murray
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 6–12 Sep 2007 Beijing, China International Series Hard Lu Yen-hsun Rik de Voest
Ashley Fisher
7–6(7–3), 0–6, [6–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 1996 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard Grant Stafford 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 1998 Great Britain F3, Eastbourne Futures Carpet Kalle Flygt 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 19 (9–10)

Legend
ATP Challenger (7–8)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1996 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard Chris Wilkinson David DiLucia
Scott Humphries
4–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Aug 1997 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Mark Petchey João Cunha-Silva
Jean-Philippe Fleurian
walkover
Loss 1–2 Sep 1997 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Challenger Clay James Holmes Wayne Arthurs
Grant Doyle
6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Nov 1997 Aachen, Germany Challenger Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Dave Randall
Jack Waite
3–6, 6–1, 7–6
Win 3–2 Nov 1997 Neumünster, Germany Challenger Carpet John-Laffnie de Jager Lars Burgsmüller
Markus Hantschk
6–3, 6–1
Win 4–2 Nov 1997 Ixtapa, Mexico Challenger Hard Maurice Ruah Bernardo Martínez
Rogier Wassen
6–4, 7–6
Win 5–2 May 1998 Budspest, Hungary Challenger Clay Paul Rosner Diego del Río
Grant Silcock
6–4, 6–2
Loss 5–3 Aug 2005 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Jeff Coetzee Lukáš Dlouhý
David Škoch
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 6–3 Nov 2005 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard Jean-Claude Scherrer Dominik Hrbatý
Michal Mertiňák
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 6–4 Nov 2007 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard Mischa Zverev Tomáš Cibulec
Jaroslav Levinský
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss 6–5 Nov 2007 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard Rohan Bopanna Christopher Kas
Lovro Zovko
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 6–6 Apr 2008 Paget, Bernuda Challenger Clay Peter Luczak Harel Levy
Jim Thomas
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [9–11]
Loss 6–7 Jun 2008 Prostějov, Czech Repubkic Challenger Clay Nicolas Tourte Rik de Voest
Łukasz Kubot
2–6, 2–6
Win 7–7 Nov 2008 Kolding, Denmark Challenger Hard Brendan Evans James Auckland
Todd Perry
6–3, 7–5
Loss 7–8 Mar 2009 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Pavel Vízner Karol Beck
Jaroslav Levinský
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 8–8 Oct 2010 USA F26, Austin Futures Hard Conor Pollock Jean Andersen
Joshua Zavala
6–3, 6–2
Win 9–8 May 2011 USA F12, Tampa Futures Clay Ashley Fisher Clayton Almeida
Joshua Zavala
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 9–9 Nov 2015 South Africa F1, Stellenbosch Futures Hard Tyler Hochwalt Pascal Brunner
Lucas Miedler
3–6, 2–6
Loss 9–10 Nov 2016 South Africa F1, Stellenbosch Futures Hard Nicolaas Scholtz Alessandro Bega
Luca Margaroli
5–7, 2–6