# Chris Johnstone > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chris_Johnstone > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chris_Johnstone.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Johnstone > Source revision: 1296919358 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{For|the Canadian football player|Chris Johnstone (Canadian football)}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Chris Johnstone | image = | caption = | country = {{flagicon|AUS}} [Australia](/source/Australia) | residence = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|10|12}} | birth_place = [Perth](/source/Perth), Western Australia | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|cm=175}} | turnedpro = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = 37–64 | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 70 (5 July 1982) | AustralianOpenresult = 2R ([1980](/source/1980_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1982](/source/1982_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1983](/source/1983_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | FrenchOpenresult = 2R ([1981](/source/1981_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | Wimbledonresult = 3R ([1982](/source/1982_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)) | doublesrecord = 33–60 | doublestitles = 1 | highestdoublesranking = No. 114 (3 January 1983) }} '''Chris Johnstone''' (born 12 October 1960) is a former professional [tennis](/source/tennis) player from [Australia](/source/Australia). ==Career== Johnstone was runner-up to [Pat Serret](/source/Pat_Serret) at the 1978 Australian Junior Championships.{{Cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002146 |title=ITF Juniors: Chris Johnstone |access-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317203030/http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002146 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |url-status=live }} His best [Grand Slam](/source/Grand_Slam_(tennis)) performance came at the [1982 Wimbledon Championships](/source/1982_Wimbledon_Championships), where he had wins over [David Schneider](/source/David_Schneider_(tennis)) and [Jay Lapidus](/source/Jay_Lapidus), to make the third round.{{Cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Jo/C/Chris-Johnstone.aspx |title=ATP World Tour: Chris Johnstone |access-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024152023/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Jo/C/Chris-Johnstone.aspx |archive-date=24 October 2012 |url-status=live }} In the mixed doubles he and partner [Pam Whytcross](/source/Pam_Whytcross) were semi-finalists.{{Cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002146 |title=ITF Pro Circuit: Chris Johnstone |access-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811164551/http://www.itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002146 |archive-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=live }} A right-hander, Johnstone made the finals in both the singles and doubles draws at the [1982 South Australian Open](/source/1982_South_Australian_Open). He lost the singles final to [Mike Bauer](/source/Mike_Bauer) but won the doubles, with [Pat Cash](/source/Pat_Cash). ==Grand Prix career finals== ===Singles: 1 (0–1)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:130px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |0–1 |Dec 1982 |[Adelaide](/source/1982_South_Australian_Open), Australia |Grass |{{flagicon|USA}} [Mike Bauer](/source/Mike_Bauer) |6–4, 6–7, 2–6 |} ===Doubles: 1 (1–0)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:130px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:130px"|Partner !style="width:130px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |1–0 |Dec 1982 |[Adelaide](/source/1982_South_Australian_Open), Australia |Grass |{{flagicon|AUS}} [Pat Cash](/source/Pat_Cash) |{{flagicon|AUS}} [Broderick Dyke](/source/Broderick_Dyke)
{{flagicon|AUS}} [Wayne Hampson](/source/Wayne_Hampson) |6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |} ==Challenger titles== ===Singles: (2)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !No. !Year !style="width:145px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Opponent !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |1. |1981 |[Essen](/source/Essen), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) |Clay |{{flagicon|FRG}} [Andreas Maurer](/source/Andreas_Maurer_(tennis)) |7–5, 7–6 |- |2. |1981 |[Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Australia](/source/Australia) |Grass |{{flagicon|AUS}} [Phil Dent](/source/Phil_Dent) |6–4, 6–4 |} ===Doubles: (4)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% !No. !Year !style="width:145px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |1. |1981 |West Worthing, UK |Clay |{{flagicon|NZL}} [Chris Lewis](/source/Chris_Lewis_(tennis)) |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [Rory Chappell](/source/Rory_Chappell)
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [Schalk van der Merwe](/source/Schalk_van_der_Merwe) |6–2, 6–3 |- |2. |1981 |[Ostend](/source/Ostend), [Belgium](/source/Belgium) |Clay |{{flagicon|GBR}} [John Feaver](/source/John_Feaver) |{{flagicon|AUS}} [Cliff Letcher](/source/Cliff_Letcher)
{{flagicon|AUS}} [Warren Maher](/source/Warren_Maher) |6–4, 6–4 |- |3. |1981 |[Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Australia](/source/Australia) |Grass |{{flagicon|AUS}} [Craig Miller](/source/Craig_A._Miller) |{{flagicon|AUS}} [Brad Drewett](/source/Brad_Drewett)
{{flagicon|AUS}} [Warren Maher](/source/Warren_Maher) |6–4, 7–5 |- |4. |1983 |[Perth](/source/Perth), [Australia](/source/Australia) |Grass |{{flagicon|USA}} [John Benson](/source/John_Benson_(tennis)) |{{flagicon|AUS}} [Peter Doohan](/source/Peter_Doohan)
{{flagicon|AUS}} [Michael Fancutt](/source/Michael_Fancutt) |3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |} ==References== {{reflist|1}} == External links == * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}} * {{Tennis Australia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnstone, Chris}} Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Australian male tennis players Category:Tennis players from Perth, Western Australia Category:Sportsmen from Western Australia Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chris Johnstone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Johnstone) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Johnstone?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.