11-804: Chris Lewis may refer to: Chris Lewis (tennis) (born 1957), New Zealand retired professional tennis player Chris Lewis (footballer) (born 1969), Aboriginal Australian rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles Chris Lewis (cricketer) (born 1968), England former international and county cricketer Chris Lewis (Usenet) (active from 2002), Canadian Internet authority Chris Lewis (police commissioner) (born 1957), Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Chris Lewis (politician) (born 1975/76), Canadian MP Christopher Lewis (tennis) (born 1956), also known as Chris Lewis, American tennis player Chris Lewis (rugby league) , rugby league player for
22-575: A major singles final, after Anthony Wilding (several times) and Onny Parun at the 1973 Australian Open . Lewis was born in Auckland , New Zealand, and received his secondary education at Marcellin College and Lynfield College . He is the eldest of three sons. His brothers are David Lewis and Mark Lewis who also had competitive tennis careers. Lewis reached the No. 1 junior world ranking in 1975, winning
33-479: Is a New Zealand former professional tennis player. Lewis reached the 1983 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 by Harry Hopman and Tony Roche . Lewis is the third (and as of 2021 the most recent) man from New Zealand to reach
44-564: Is a violinist. In the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours , Lewis was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services to tennis. Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December. Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Ycaza (born 16 February 1958) is an Ecuadorian tennis player who was a world top 10 junior, a Davis Cup stalwart, and a world top 100 touring professional. His most noteworthy achievement
55-579: The Wimbledon boys' singles title (def. Ricardo Ycaza ) and reaching the final of the US Open boys' singles (lost to Howard Schoenfield ). In reaching the 1983 Wimbledon final , after a five-set win over Kevin Curren in the semifinals, Lewis became the seventh unseeded man and only the second New Zealander after Anthony Wilding (who won four times between 1910 and 1913) to reach a Wimbledon singles final. He lost
66-482: The Melbourne Storm Chris Lewis (sportscaster) , American play by play commentator for CBS Sports See also [ edit ] Chris Louis (born 1969), speedway rider Christopher Lewis (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
77-830: The World Championship of Tennis Men's 21-and-under tournament in Houston , Texas. Coached by Miguel Olvera at the Guayaquil Tennis Club , Ycaza had a successful junior career, winning numerous South American junior titles. At the college level, he achieved All-American status for the 1976–1977 NCAA season playing for the University of Houston . Ycaza represented Ecuador in Davis Cup matches from 1973 through 1986, teaming up with long-time friend and French Open champion Andrés Gómez in several important doubles triumphs against
88-808: The final to John McEnroe in three sets. He also reached the final at the Cincinnati Masters in 1981, again losing to John McEnroe in straight sets. In the 1999 New Zealand general election , Lewis unsuccessfully stood for parliament as a list candidate for the Libertarianz 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 daughter Geneva Lewis , born 1998,
99-403: The likes of Argentina and Brazil . After his playing days were over, Ycaza also served as Davis Cup captain for Ecuador. Ycaza played on the professional tennis tour from 1977 to 1986. His career high rankings were world No. 45 in singles and No. 32 in doubles. During his professional career, he won three doubles tournaments (each with different partners). His best year on the professional tour
110-439: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Lewis&oldid=1242373440 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chris Lewis (tennis) Christopher John Lewis ONZM (born 9 March 1957)
121-473: Was winning the 1976 US Open Junior tournament. In the semi-finals of that tournament he staged a third-set comeback to defeat John McEnroe after saving two match points at 2–5 in the third set and after coming back from 2–4 in the third-set tiebreaker. (Ycaza was to face McEnroe three more times in junior tournaments, winning each time.) In the final, Ycaza defeated José Luis Clerc of Argentina. In May 1977, Ycaza again defeated John McEnroe in three sets to win
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