Christopher Eubanks
.jpg) Eubanks at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Born | May 5, 1996 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Turned pro | October 23, 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Georgia Tech |
| Coach | Ruan Roelofse |
| Prize money | $1,656,894 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 25–33 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 43 (July 3, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 43 (July 3, 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 11–14 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (September 14, 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 287 (July 3, 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | QF (2020) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2018) |
| Last updated on: July 8, 2023. | |
Christopher Eubanks (born May 5, 1996) is an American professional tennis player. He played college tennis for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. There, he was a two-time All-American and twice named ACC Player of the Year. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 43, achieved on July 3, 2023. In doubles, he achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 182 on September 14, 2020.
Early life and background
Christopher is the son of Chris and Carla Eubanks and has one older brother, Mark.[1] He was coached regularly by his father until he was 13.
Eubanks became close friends with Donald Young and his family after they moved from Chicago to Atlanta. Around when he started high school, he began training with Young's parents, who run the South Fulton Tennis Center near where Eubanks lived. During this time, he also had the opportunity to practice with Young, who was already in the Top 100 of the ATP rankings. Eubanks credited these practice sessions with helping him get on track to become a professional. He has said, "When I got around Donald and got to get better and better, that’s when I got back to, 'Maybe I could do this one day'."[2]
Prep career
Eubanks played three seasons for Westlake High School. In both 2011 and 2013, he helped his team win the region championship and become runners-up in the state.
In Juniors, Christopher earned a 48–6 overall record in 2013. He advanced six rounds in the USTA Nationals at Kalamazoo. He won the Georgia State Closed Junior Challenger. Eubanks was also a member of the winning team at the USTA National Boys' 18 Team Championships.[1]
College career
Eubanks played three seasons at Georgia Tech before forgoing his senior year of eligibility to turn pro.
Freshman season
Eubanks played at the top of Tech's lineup in 18 of GT's 27 dual matches and was ranked as high as No. 53 nationally in singles. He had a 7–11 record at the first singles position, and defeated players nationally ranked as high as No. 5. He received an at-large bid into the NCAA singles championship where he beat 31st-ranked Nathan Pasha of the University of Georgia in the opening round. Eubanks was named Second-team All-ACC.[1]
That summer, Christopher was granted a wildcard into both singles and doubles main draws of the BB&T Atlanta Open. In doubles, he teamed up with fellow Atlanta-native Donald Young. The pair won their opening-round and quarterfinals matches before falling in the semis to the world's No. 1-ranked doubles team–Bob and Mike Bryan. In singles, Eubanks fell to Radek Štěpánek in the first round.
Sophomore season
Playing much of the year at the top of Tech's lineup, Eubanks finished with a record of 34–7 in all singles matches, which was the second-most wins in one year in program history. In singles, he finished the spring ranked No. 8 nationally. He reached the semifinals of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championship after earning a wild-card bid. He was named first-team All-ACC, ITA All-American, and ACC Player of the Year.[1]
In August, Christopher competed again in the BB&T Atlanta Open. With a doubles wild card, he and Zach Kennedy (GSU top player and former Westlake High teammate) won their first round match in the main draw against Yoshihito Nishioka and Thiago Monteiro. In singles, Eubanks earned a spot in the main draw after defeating Monteiro in qualifying in two sets.
Junior season
In his final season at Georgia Tech, Eubanks went 31–6 overall in singles–including 18 victories over ranked opponents. He reached his career-high national ranking of No. 4. For the second straight year, he advanced to the semifinals of the USTA/ITA National Indoors where he was awarded the USTA/ITA Sportsmanship Award–voted on by coaches and officials. Paired with Haley Carter of UNC, they won the mixed doubles title at the Oracle ITA Masters in Malibu, California. He earned his third-straight entry into the NCAA Singles Championship where he advanced to the quarterfinals before being defeated by the eventual champion, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski of Virginia. Eubanks received the National Div. I ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award for the Southeast region and was again named ITA All-American and ACC Player of the Year.[1]
For the third straight summer, he competed in the 2017 BB&T Atlanta Open. After earning a wildcard entry into the singles main draw, he reached the quarterfinals, earning his first two ATP singles victories including a three-set win over world No. 59 Jared Donaldson. A month later, he won his first US Open victory in doubles with partner Christian Harrison.
On October 23, 2017, Eubanks announced he would be turning pro and would not return for his senior season.[3]
Professional career
2015–2016: ATP debut
Eubanks made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2015 BB&T Atlanta Open where he was defeated by Radek Štěpánek.[4] The following year at the 2016 BB&T Atlanta Open, Eubanks lost to eventual semifinalist Reilly Opelka.
2017–2019: Turned pro, Major debut, first ATP wins & quarterfinal
Eubanks had his professional breakthrough in the 2017 BB&T Atlanta Open, defeating Taylor Fritz and Jared Donaldson to reach the quarterfinals. Shortly after the performance, Eubanks received a wildcard to the 2017 US Open where he was defeated in the first round by Dudi Sela. At the same tournament, also as a wildcard he won his first US Open victory in doubles with partner Christian Harrison.
After winning three qualifying matches to gain entry into the main draw of the 2019 Australian Open, Eubanks lost in the first round to Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili on his debut at this tournament. [5]
2020–2022: First Major doubles quarterfinal & singles win at the US Open
Partnering with Mackenzie McDonald, Eubanks reached his first Major quarterfinal in doubles at the 2020 US Open.
At the 2022 US Open, he recorded his first Major win as a qualifier by defeating Pedro Martínez.
2023: First Masters quarterfinal & ATP title, top 50, Major quarterfinal and first top 10 win
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He recorded his second Major main draw win at the 2023 Australian Open after defeating Soon-woo Kwon in five sets. He reached a new career-high ranking of No. 102 on 13 February 2023 before qualifying into the main draw at the 2023 Delray Beach Open where he lost to Aleksandar Vukic in the first round.
Ranked No. 119 at the 2023 Miami Open, Eubanks qualified for his third main draw by defeating wildcard Abedallah Shelbayh and Lukáš Klein, having gained entry as a wildcard in 2018 and 2019 (as his management company IMG owns the Miami Open). He advanced to the second round for the first time with a win over compatriot Denis Kudla. Next, he defeated 17th seed and world No. 20 Borna Ćorić for the biggest win in his career so far to move to the third round. He then went one step further, having never won three ATP matches in a row, and defeated Grégoire Barrère in straight sets to reach his first Masters fourth round. As a result, he made his debut in the top 100. [6] He reached the quarterfinals defeating another Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in straight sets, his best result ever at a Masters.[7] He lost to fourth seed Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.[8]
In June, he qualified for his first grass European tournament, the 2023 BOSS Open in Stuttgart. At the next tournament, the 2023 Mallorca Championships, Eubanks defeated Alex Michelsen, third seed Ben Shelton, and Arthur Rinderknech to reach his first ATP tour level semifinal.[9] He then saved 5 match points to defeat Lloyd Harris in the semifinals and reach his first final at ATP Tour level.[10] He defeated Adrian Mannarino in the final in straight sets to win his first ATP tour title.[11] As a result of this performance he reached a new career high in the top 45 in the singles rankings of world No. 43 on July 3, 2023. In his Wimbledon Championships debut at the 2023 tournament,[12] he won his first match defeating Thiago Monteiro. In the second round he upset the 12th seed, Cameron Norrie to reach the third round at a Major for the first time. He went one step further and defeated Christopher O'Connell to reach the second week of a Major for the first time.[13] In the fourth round, he upset Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets, his first top 10 and also top 5 win, and reached his first Major quarterfinal. He will play Daniil Medvedev.
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2023 Mallorca Championships.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||||
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | NH | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| US Open | A | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | |||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | NH | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | Q1 | Q2 | QF | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | |||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 34 | ||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–6 | 12–10 | 1 / 34 | 21–33 | |||||
| Year-end ranking | – | 649 | 347 | 170 | 228 | 235 | 160 | 123 | 39% | |||||||
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2023 | Mallorca Open, Spain | 250 Series | Grass |  Adrian Mannarino
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6–1, 6–4 |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 9 (4–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2017 | USA F17, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard |  Kevin King
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7–5, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2017 | USA F18, Winston-Salem | Futures | Hard | Tommy Paul
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2018 | USA F1, Los Angeles | Futures | Hard |  Karue Sell
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7–6(7–5), 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2018 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Marcelo Arévalo
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4–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2018 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  John-Patrick Smith
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6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 3–3 | Jun 2021 | Orlando, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Nicolás Mejía
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2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2021 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Daniel Altmaier
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Oct 2022 | Charlottesville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ben Shelton
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6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Nov 2022 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ben Shelton
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3–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 7 (4–3)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jun 2017 | USA F17, Winston-Salem |
Futures | Hard | Kevin King
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Brandon Holt Riley Smith
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | Jun 2017 | USA F19, Winston-Salem |
Futures | Hard | Kevin King
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Dominik Köpfer Luis David Martínez
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | Oct 2017 | Monterrey, Mexico |
Challenger | Hard | Evan King
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Marcelo Arévalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
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7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Loss | July 2019 | Winnetka, United States |
Challenger | Hard | Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
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Bradley Klahn JC Aragone
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | Nov 2019 | Champaign, United States |
Challenger | Hard (i) | Kevin King
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 Evan Hoyt Martin Redlicki
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | Mar 2021 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Challenger | Hard (i) |  Roberto Quiroz
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 Jesper de Jong Sem Verbeek
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | Jun 2021 | Little Rock, United States |
Challenger | Hard | Roberto Quiroz
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Nicolás Barrientos Ernesto Escobedo
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6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Record against top 10 players
Eubanks' record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface.[14]
Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
 Daniil Medvedev
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | Pending at 2023 Wimbledon |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
 Casper Ruud
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(5–7), 2–6) at 2022 Indian Wells |
| Alexander Zverev
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2023 Geneva |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
 Stefanos Tsitsipas
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1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Wimbledon |
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
| Taylor Fritz
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(7–5), 6–4) at 2017 Atlanta |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
 Holger Rune
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 2–6) at 2023 French Open |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
| Richard Gasquet
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0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–7(2–7), 4–6) at 2023 Stuttgart |
 David Goffin
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2023 Auckland |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
| Cameron Norrie
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1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)) at 2023 Wimbledon |
 Jannik Sinner
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–7(8–10), 2–6) at 2022 US Open |
 Radek Štěpánek
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2015 Atlanta |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
 Hubert Hurkacz
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0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (4–6, 7–6(13–11), 3–6) at 2023 Halle |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
| Frances Tiafoe
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0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2022 Washington DC |
| Total | 3–11 | 21% | 1–7 (13%) |
0–2 (0%) |
2–2 (50%) |
* Statistics correct as of 10 July 2023[update]. |
Wins over top 10 players
- Eubanks has a 1–3 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2015–22 | 2023 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | CER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | |||||||
| 1. | Stefanos Tsitsipas
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5 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 4R | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 43 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Player Bio: Christopher Eubanks". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "Get to know: Georgia Tech's Christopher Eubanks". USTA. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Our Stories: – Christopher Eubanks "Thank You, Georgia Tech"". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia Institute of Technology. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "Georgia Tech's Christopher Eubanks falls in Atlanta Open first round". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "Eubanks Is Doing What It Takes". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia Institute of Technology. May 16, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "'Weird, Wild,' Christopher Eubanks Cracks Miami Fourth Round, Top 100 | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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- ^ "Chris Eubanks' Miami run is over, but it was one of the best American tennis stories of 2023 so far".
- ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/eubanks-rinderknech-mallorca-2023-thursday
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- ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/eubanks-first-time-winner-spotlight-mallorca-2023
- ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/eubanks-wimbledon-2023-feature
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- ^ "Christopher Eubanks Rivalries". Ultimate Tennis.
