# Craig Boynton

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{{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](/source/Tampa%2C_Florida), Florida
| birth_date            = {{birth date and age|1964|06|19}}
| birth_place           = [Massillon](/source/Massillon%2C_Ohio), 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](/source/1991_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles_qualifying))
| FrenchOpenresult      = 
| Wimbledonresult       = 
| USOpenresult          = 
| doublesrecord         = 4–6
| doublestitles         = 
| highestdoublesranking = No. 274 (August 22, 1988)
}}

'''Craig Boynton''' (born June 19, 1964) is a [tennis](/source/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](/source/Hubert_Hurkacz) from March 2019 until end of 2024, and briefly with [Alex Michelsen](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Jim_Courier), [John Isner](/source/John_Isner) and [Mardy Fish](/source/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](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals) |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](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals) |date=16 November 2021}}</ref>

==Tennis career==
Boynton made his only singles appearance in the [Grand Prix circuit](/source/Grand_Prix_tennis_circuit) at the [1988 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships](/source/1988_U.S._Pro_Tennis_Championships); he entered the main draw as a qualifier, and lost to countryman [Richey Reneberg](/source/Richey_Reneberg) in the first round.{{Citation needed |date=January 2026}}

==Personal life==
Boynton is married to former professional tennis player [Teri Whitlinger](/source/Teri_Whitlinger). Their three children were born in [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati) before the family moved to [Tampa](/source/Tampa%2C_Florida) 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](/source/The_Cincinnati_Enquirer) |date=20 Aug 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ATP|b068}}
* {{ITF profile|craig-boynton/800179994/usa}}

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Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:American male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Ohio
Category:Tennis coaches from Ohio
Category:Tennis players from Tampa, Florida
Category:Sportspeople from Massillon, Ohio
Category:TCU Horned Frogs men's tennis players
Category:Clemson Tigers men's tennis players
Category:Tennis coaches from Florida
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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