{{short description|American tennis player (born 1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Chuck Adams | image = | country = {{USA}} | residence = Pacific Palisades, California, United States | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|4|23}} | birth_place = Pacific Palisades, California, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | turnedpro = 1990 | retired = 1997 | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $818,519 | singlesrecord = 83–93 | singlestitles = 1 <br>4 Challenger, 0 Futures | highestsinglesranking = No. 34 (6 February 1995) | AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1996) | FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1993, 1994) | Wimbledonresult = 3R (1994) | USOpenresult = 4R (1993) | doublesrecord = 2–4 | doublestitles = 0 <br>0 Challenger, 0 Futures | highestdoublesranking = No. 313 (15 June 1991) | WimbledonDoublesresult= Q1 (1991, 1992) | updated = 9 October 2021 }}

'''Chuck Adams''' (born April 23, 1971) is a former professional tennis player. He won one ATP singles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 34 in 1995. He defeated Jonathan Stark to win the 1989 Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship Boys' 18 singles title.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150911040114/https://cache.kzoo.edu/handle/10920/4105 "1989 Draw Sheet, USTA Boys' 16 & Boys' 18 National Championship" ''web.archive.org''] retrieved May 16, 2023</ref>

==ATP career finals==

===Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable !Legend |-style=background:#f3e6d7 |Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |-style=background:#ffffcc |ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |-style=background:#e9e9e9 |ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) |-style=background:#d4f1c5 |ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0) |- |ATP World Tour World Series (1–3) |} | {|class=wikitable !Titles by surface |- |Hard (1–2) |- |Clay (0–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–1) |} | {|class=wikitable !Titles by setting |- |Outdoor (1–2) |- |Indoor (0–1) |} |}

{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class=unsortable|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class=unsortable|Score |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>1–0</small> |{{dts|Apr 1993}} |Seoul, South Korea |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge |6–4, 6–4 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>1–1</small> |{{dts|Aug 1994}} |Schenectady, United States |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh |3–6, 4–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>1–2</small> |{{dts|Nov 1994}} |Moscow, Russia |World Series |Carpet |{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexander Volkov |2–6, 4–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>1–3</small> |{{dts|Jan 1995}} |Auckland, New Zealand |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist |2–6, 1–6 |}

==ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals==

===Singles: 6 (4–2)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend |-bgcolor=moccasin |ATP Challenger (4–2) |-bgcolor=cffcff |ITF Futures (0–0) |} | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Finals by surface |- |Hard (3–2) |- |Clay (1–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |}

{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{dts|Sep 1990}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Whistler, Canada |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Devries |6–3, 5–7, 5–7 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–2</small> |{{dts|Dec 1990}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Guam, Guam |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Morgan |2–6, 6–7 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>1–2</small> |{{dts|Jul 1991}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Aptos, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Shelton |6–3, 6–4 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>2–2</small> |{{dts|Apr 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Nagoya, Japan |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor |7–6, 6–3 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>3–2</small> |{{dts|Aug 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Winnetka, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Bryan |6–4, 6–4 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>4–2</small> |{{dts|Jun 1994}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Tashkent, Uzbekistan |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BEL}} Filip Dewulf |6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |}

==Performance timelines== {{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

===Singles=== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- !Tournament!!1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |- |colspan=25 style=text-align:left|'''Grand Slam tournaments''' |- |align=left|Australian Open |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R !0 / 4 !1–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=4|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|French Open |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 2 !0–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|Wimbledon |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|3R |A |A !0 / 2 !2–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- |align=left|US Open |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|3R |style=background:#afeeee|4R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R !0 / 6 !5–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=6|integer=yes}} |- |-style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef |style=text-align:left|Win–loss !0–1 !0–1 !2–2 !3–4 !2–3 !0–1 !1–2 !0 / 14 !8–14 !{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=14|integer=yes}} |- |colspan=25 style=text-align:left|'''ATP Tour Masters 1000''' |- |bgcolor=efefef align=left|Indian Wells Masters |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A !0 / 2 !1–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- |bgcolor=efefef align=left|Miami Open |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 3 !2–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}} |- |bgcolor=efefef align=left|Canada Masters |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |A !0 / 3 !3–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}} |- |bgcolor=efefef align=left|Cincinnati Masters |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- |bgcolor=efefef align=left|Paris Masters |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- |-style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef |style=text-align:left|Win–loss !0–0 !0–0 !2–3 !1–3 !2–3 !1–1 !0–0 !0 / 10 !6–10 !{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=10|integer=yes}} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}}

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