# Christo van Rensburg

Christo van Rensburg (born 23 October 1962) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983. He won his first doubles title on ATP Tour later that year at Cleveland.
Van Rensburg won 20 top-level doubles titles during his career, including one Grand Slam men's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1985, partnering Paul Annacone. He also won two ATP singles titles at Orlando in 1987, and at Johannesburg in 1989. Van Rensburg's career-high rankings were world No. 19 in singles (achieved in 1988) and world No. 5 in doubles (achieved in 1987). He retired from the professional tour in 1995.
Van Rensburg is one of only two men to beat Pete Sampras in straight sets at Wimbledon (doing so in 1990, where Sampras was the No. 12 seed), the other being 1996 champion Richard Krajicek.

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (2–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–3)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (1–3)
* Indoors (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1987 | Orlando, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 1988 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Grand Prix | Hard | Jakob Hlasek | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 4–6, 1–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 1989 | Queen's, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | Ivan Lendl | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 1989 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Grand Prix | Hard | Paul Chamberlin | 6–4, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 1990 | Orlando, United States | World Series | Hard | Brad Gilbert | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | World Series | Hard | Leonardo Lavalle | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 32 (20 titles, 12 runners-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (1–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
* ATP Masters Series (2–1)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (17–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (9–6)
* Clay (4–0)
* Grass (3–1)
* Carpet (4–5)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (16–8)
* Indoors (4–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1983 | Cleveland, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Mike Myburg | Francisco González Matt Mitchell | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 1984 | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | Paul Annacone | Tom Gullikson Scott McCain | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 1985 | Delray Beach, United States | Grand Prix Masters | Hard | Paul Annacone | Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick | 7–5, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Apr 1985 | Atlanta, United States | WCT | Carpet | Paul Annacone | Steve Denton Tomáš Šmíd | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–1 | May 1985 | Las Vegas, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Paul Annacone | Pat Cash John Fitzgerald | 6–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jul 1985 | Newport, United States | Grand Prix | Grass | Paul Annacone | Peter Doohan Sammy Giammalva Jr. | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 1985 | Los Angeles, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Paul Annacone | Scott Davis Robert Van't Hof | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 1985 | San Francisco, United States | Grand Prix | Carpet | Paul Annacone | Brad Gilbert Sandy Mayer | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 1985 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Grand Prix | Hard | Colin Dowdeswell | Amos Mansdorf Shahar Perkiss | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–3 | Dec 1985 | Melbourne, Australia | Grand Slam | Grass | Paul Annacone | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Jan 1985 | London, United Kingdom | WCT | Carpet | Paul Annacone | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Aug 1986 | Stratton Mountain, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Paul Annacone | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | Nov 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Grand Prix | Hard | Mike De Palmer | Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Mar 1987 | Miami, United States | Grand Prix Masters | Hard | Paul Annacone | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Mar 1987 | Orlando, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Paul Annacone | Sherwood Stewart Kim Warwick | 6–2, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | Apr 1987 | Chicago, United States | Grand Prix | Carpet | Paul Annacone | Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 10–7 | Oct 1988 | Paris, France | Grand Prix Masters | Carpet | Jim Grabb | Paul Annacone John Fitzgerald | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–7 | Feb 1989 | Memphis, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Paul Annacone | Scott Davis Tim Wilkison | 7–6, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–7 | Feb 1989 | Philadelphia, United States | Grand Prix | Carpet | Paul Annacone | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12–8 | Mar 1989 | Scottsdale, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Paul Annacone | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12–9 | Oct 1989 | San Francisco, United States | Grand Prix | Carpet | Paul Annacone | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 13–9 | Sep 1990 | Basel, Switzerland | World Series | Hard | Stefan Kruger | Neil Broad Gary Muller | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–9 | Oct 1990 | Tel Aviv, Israel | World Series | Hard | Nduka Odizor | Ronnie Båthman Rikard Bergh | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14–10 | Apr 1991 | Singapore, Singapore | World Series | Hard | Stefan Kruger | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 4–6, 7–5, 6–7 |
| Loss | 14–11 | Oct 1992 | Taipei, Taiwan | World Series | Carpet | Patrick Baur | John Fitzgerald Sandon Stolle | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–12 | Feb 1993 | Marseille, France | World Series | Carpet | Ivan Lendl | Arnaud Boetsch Olivier Delaître | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 15–12 | Apr 1993 | Osaka, Japan | World Series | Hard | Mark Keil | Glenn Michibata David Pate | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–12 | Jul 1993 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Javier Frana | Byron Black Jim Pugh | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| Win | 17–12 | Apr 1994 | Birmingham, United States | World Series | Clay | Richey Reneberg | Brian MacPhie David Witt | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–12 | Nov 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | World Series | Clay | Vincent Spadea | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–12 | May 1996 | Atlanta, United States | World Series | Clay | David Wheaton | Bill Behrens Matt Lucena | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 20–12 | Jun 1996 | Bologna, Italy | World Series | Clay | Brent Haygarth | Karim Alami Gábor Köves | 6–1, 6–4 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 6 (5–1)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (5–1)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (1–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1-0 | Apr 1989 | Cape Town, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Pieter Aldrich | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2-0 | Jul 1991 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Michiel Schapers | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2-1 | Sep 1991 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Mark Woodforde | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3-1 | Oct 1991 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Clinton Marsh | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4-1 | Dec 1991 | Bossonnens, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | Patrick Baur | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 5-1 | Sep 1993 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Canter | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 8 (6–2)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (6–2)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (2–0)
* Grass (1–1)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1991 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | John-Laffnie De Jager | Nicholas Fulwood Peter Nyborg | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1992 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | John-Laffnie De Jager | Nduka Odizor Bryan Shelton | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 1992 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Javier Frana | Kent Kinnear Peter Nyborg | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 1992 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Grant Stafford | Michael Mortensen Christian Saceanu | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 1993 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Jeremy Bates | Sander Groen Grant Stafford | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Sep 1995 | Aruba, Aruba | Challenger | Hard | Jose-Antonio Conde | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Win | 5–2 | Mar 1996 | Agadir, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Jared Palmer | Patrik Fredriksson Magnus Norman | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | May 1997 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Jared Palmer | Joan Balcells Devin Bowen | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | 53% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q2 | 3R | Q3 | 4R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 16–9 | 64% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 7–3 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 31–23 | 57% |
| Olympic Games ||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | NH | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Miami | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 12–24 | 33% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | QF | W | A | SF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1 / 12 | 20–11 | 65% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | QF | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 13–13 | 50% |
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | A | SF | QF | 2R | A | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 16–10 | 62% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 13–3 | 6–2 | 7–3 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1 / 42 | 55–41 | 57% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Miami | A | A | A | W | 1R | W | SF | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2 / 10 | 18–8 | 69% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Canada | A | A | A | QF | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | SF | F | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–3 | 0–1 | 13–4 | 7–3 | 7–5 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2 / 32 | 37–30 | 55% |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | SF | A | 2R | 3R | A | SF | 1R | 0 / 12 | 17–12 | 59% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 8–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 21 | 24–21 | 53% |