# Chuck Adams

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{{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](/source/California), United States
| birth_date            = {{birth date and age|1971|4|23}}
| birth_place           = [Pacific Palisades, California](/source/Pacific_Palisades%2C_California), United States
| height                = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| turnedpro             = 1990
| retired               = 1997
| plays                 = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney      = [$](/source/US%24)818,519
| singlesrecord         = 83–93
| singlestitles         = 1 <br>4 [Challenger](/source/ATP_Challenger_Tour), 0 [Futures](/source/ITF_Futures)
| highestsinglesranking = No. 34 (6 February 1995)
| AustralianOpenresult  = 2R ([1996](/source/1996_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| FrenchOpenresult      = 1R ([1993](/source/1993_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1994](/source/1994_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| Wimbledonresult       = 3R ([1994](/source/1994_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| USOpenresult          = 4R ([1993](/source/1993_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| doublesrecord         = 2–4 
| doublestitles         = 0 <br>0 [Challenger](/source/ATP_Challenger_Tour), 0 [Futures](/source/ITF_Futures)
| highestdoublesranking = No. 313 (15 June 1991)
| WimbledonDoublesresult= Q1 ([1991](/source/1991_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles_qualifying), [1992](/source/1992_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles_qualifying))
| updated               = 9 October 2021
}}

'''Chuck Adams''' (born April 23, 1971) is a former professional [tennis](/source/tennis) player. He won one [ATP](/source/ATP_Tour) singles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 34 in 1995. He defeated [Jonathan Stark](/source/Jonathan_Stark_(tennis)) to win the 1989 [Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship](/source/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)===
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{|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}}](/source/1993_KAL_Cup_Korea_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles)
|[Seoul](/source/Seoul_Open), South Korea
|World Series
|Hard
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Todd Woodbridge](/source/Todd_Woodbridge)
|6–4, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>1–1</small>
|[{{dts|Aug 1994}}](/source/1994_OTB_International_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|[Schenectady](/source/OTB_Open), United States
|World Series
|Hard
|{{flagicon|NED}} [Jacco Eltingh](/source/Jacco_Eltingh)
|3–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>1–2</small>
|[{{dts|Nov 1994}}](/source/1994_Kremlin_Cup_%E2%80%93_Singles)
|[Moscow](/source/Kremlin_Cup), Russia
|World Series
|Carpet
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [Alexander Volkov](/source/Alexander_Volkov_(tennis))
|2–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>1–3</small>
|[{{dts|Jan 1995}}](/source/1995_Benson_and_Hedges_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles)
|[Auckland](/source/ATP_Auckland_Open), New Zealand
|World Series
|Hard
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [Thomas Enqvist](/source/Thomas_Enqvist)
|2–6, 1–6
|}

==ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals==

===Singles: 6 (4–2)===
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|-valign=top
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{|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](/source/Whistler%2C_British_Columbia), Canada
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Steve Devries](/source/Steve_Devries)
|6–3, 5–7, 5–7
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>0–2</small>
|{{dts|Dec 1990}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[Guam](/source/Guam), Guam
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [Jamie Morgan](/source/Jamie_Morgan_(tennis))
|2–6, 6–7
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>1–2</small>
|{{dts|Jul 1991}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[Aptos](/source/Nordic_Naturals_Challenger), United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Bryan Shelton](/source/Bryan_Shelton)
|6–3, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>2–2</small>
|{{dts|Apr 1992}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[Nagoya](/source/Nagoya), Japan
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [Daniel Nestor](/source/Daniel_Nestor)
|7–6, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>3–2</small>
|{{dts|Aug 1992}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[Winnetka](/source/Nielsen_Pro_Tennis_Championships), United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [Steve Bryan](/source/Steve_Bryan)
|6–4, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>4–2</small>
|{{dts|Jun 1994}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[Tashkent](/source/Tashkent), Uzbekistan
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Clay
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [Filip Dewulf](/source/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](/source/1990_ATP_Tour)!![1991](/source/1991_ATP_Tour)!![1992](/source/1992_ATP_Tour)!![1993](/source/1993_ATP_Tour)!![1994](/source/1994_ATP_Tour)!![1995](/source/1995_ATP_Tour)!![1996](/source/1996_ATP_Tour)!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|colspan=25 style=text-align:left|['''Grand Slam tournaments'''](/source/Grand_Slam_(tennis))
|-
|align=left|[Australian Open](/source/Australian_Open)
|A
|A
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1992_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1993_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|A
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1995_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#afeeee|[2R](/source/1996_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
!0 / 4
!1–4
!{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=4|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[French Open](/source/French_Open)
|A
|A
|A
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1993_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1994_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|A
|A
!0 / 2
!0–2
!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[Wimbledon](/source/The_Championships%2C_Wimbledon)
|A
|style=background:#ecf2ff|[Q2](/source/1991_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#ecf2ff|[Q2](/source/1992_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1993_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#afeeee|[3R](/source/1994_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|A
|A
!0 / 2
!2–2
!{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[US Open](/source/US_Open_(tennis))
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1990_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1991_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#afeeee|[3R](/source/1992_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#afeeee|[4R](/source/1993_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1994_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|A
|style=background:#afeeee|[1R](/source/1996_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
!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](/source/ATP_Tour_Masters_1000)'''
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[Indian Wells Masters](/source/Indian_Wells_Masters)
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[1R](/source/1992_Newsweek_Champions_Cup_%E2%80%93_Singles)
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[Q1](/source/1993_Newsweek_Champions_Cup_%E2%80%93_Singles)
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[2R](/source/1995_Newsweek_Champions_Cup_%E2%80%93_Singles)
|A
!0 / 2
!1–2
!{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[Miami Open](/source/Miami_Open_(tennis))
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[2R](/source/1992_Lipton_International_Players_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|bgcolor=afeeee|[2R](/source/1993_Lipton_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|bgcolor=afeeee|[1R](/source/1994_Lipton_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|A
|A
!0 / 3
!2–3
!{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[Canada Masters](/source/Canadian_Open_(tennis))
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[2R](/source/1992_Canadian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|bgcolor=afeeee|[1R](/source/1993_Canadian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|bgcolor=afeeee|[3R](/source/1994_Canadian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles)
|A
|A
!0 / 3
!3–3
!{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[Cincinnati Masters](/source/Cincinnati_Masters)
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[1R](/source/1993_Thriftway_ATP_Championships_%E2%80%93_Singles)
|A
|A
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[Q2](/source/1996_Great_American_Insurance_ATP_Championships_%E2%80%93_Singles)
!0 / 1
!0–1
!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[Paris Masters](/source/Paris_Masters)
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[1R](/source/1994_Paris_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles)
|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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Category:Living people
Category:American male tennis players
Category:People from Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
Category:Tennis players from Los Angeles
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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