{{short description|American tennis player and coach (born 1964)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Craig Boynton | image = Craig Boynton (2023 DC Open) 01.jpg | caption = Boynton in 2023 | country = {{USA}} | residence = Tampa, Florida | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|06|19}} | birth_place = Massillon, Ohio | height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}} | turnedpro = | retired = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $12,536 | singlesrecord = 0–1 | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 434 (April 16, 1990) | AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (1991) | FrenchOpenresult = | Wimbledonresult = | USOpenresult = | doublesrecord = 4–6 | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 274 (August 22, 1988) }}
'''Craig Boynton''' (born June 19, 1964) is a tennis coach and a former player from the United States.
==Coaching== After retiring from playing, he became a coach in 1993. He was the coach of Hubert Hurkacz from March 2019 until end of 2024, and briefly with Alex Michelsen from August to October 2025.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/michelsen-tien-toronto-2025-fierce-feuds |title= Michelsen vs. Tien: From Fortnite to tennis, friends become foes in Toronto|date=1 August 2025}}</ref> He is currently coaching Reilly Opelka since 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.atptour.com/en/news/opelka-adelaide-2026-new-coach-feature |title=Opelka & his 'tennis geniuses': former Isner coach Boynton joins team| website=ATPTour|date=13 January 2026}}</ref>
He has also worked with players like Jim Courier, John Isner and Mardy Fish in the past.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.atptour.com/en/news/craig-boynton-atp-coach-spotlight-2024|title= ATP Coach Spotlight: Craig Boynton|date= 16 September 2024|website=ATPTour}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Boynton On Hurkacz's Under-The-Radar Miami Run: 'The Pressure Is Off' |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/hurkacz-miami-2021-feature-craig-boynton-interview |work=ATP |date=2 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Boynton On Hurkacz: An On-Court Menace You'd Want Dating Your Daughter |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/boynton-hurkacz-nitto-atp-finals-2021-coaches-corner |work=ATP |date=16 November 2021}}</ref>
==Tennis career== Boynton made his only singles appearance in the Grand Prix circuit at the 1988 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships; he entered the main draw as a qualifier, and lost to countryman Richey Reneberg in the first round.{{Citation needed |date=January 2026}}
==Personal life== Boynton is married to former professional tennis player Teri Whitlinger. Their three children were born in Cincinnati before the family moved to Tampa in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Craig Boynton, coach of tennis greats with some deep Cincinnati roots|url=https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/sports/tennis/2021/08/20/western-southern-open-tennis-craig-boynton-cincinnati-roots/8215582002/ |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=20 Aug 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{ATP|b068}} * {{ITF profile|craig-boynton/800179994/usa}}
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