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Chris Gunning

NZL Age 73 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1979–1980

Chris Gunning represented New Zealand on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 242. In TennisDB's records, Chris Gunning finished with a career record of 3–7 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

242 (Dec 26, 1979)

Elo peak

1512 (5th percentile)

Career record

3–7 (30.0%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Chris Gunning's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Michael Grant	1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 14, 1980*	R32	Sarasota	ATP 250	Clay
Russell Simpson #133	2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1980*	R32	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Hard
Brad Drewett #96	4-6 7-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 21, 1979*	R16	Sydney International	ATP 250	Grass
Dick Crealy	6-3 1-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 20, 1979*	R32	Sydney International	ATP 250	Grass
Rick Fisher	6-3 3-6 10-8	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 19, 1979*	R64	Sydney International	ATP 250	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Chris Gunning's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Michael Grant	0	1	1	Feb 14, 1980	H2H
Russell Simpson	0	1	1	Jan 4, 1980	H2H
Brad Drewett	0	1	1	Dec 21, 1979	H2H
Dick Crealy	1	0	1	Dec 20, 1979	H2H
Rick Fisher	1	0	1	Dec 19, 1979	H2H

Career Results

Chris Gunning career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1979	26	3	5	8	37.5%	242	242
1980	27	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
Career		3	7	10	30.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Chris Gunning career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1979	26	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1980	27	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	7	10	30.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Chris Gunning career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1979	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1980	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 3/10 (30.0%) of Chris Gunning's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Chris Gunning advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1979	26	1501	106.7	—	—	—	—	+36	—	+50	40.0%	-0.90	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	100.7	+0.98
1980	27	1474	93.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.25	—	—	—	+0.31
Career		1512	101.5	—	—	—	—	+36	—	+50	33.3%	-1.29	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	100.7	+12.90

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Chris Gunning ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	CLE	LAF	SAR	SYD	TAI	W-L Win %
1979	26	R32	—	R16	R32	—	R16	R32	3–5 (38%)
1980	27	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–7 (30%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

242

Career-high date

Dec 26, 1979

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Chris Gunning ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	343	—	—	—	—	348
1979	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	242
1984	31	503	—	—	—	—	612	604	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Chris Gunning's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Mike Shore	USA	236	1,538	12	3	9	25.0%	1979–1980	Match log
Gregoire Rafaitin	FRA	222	1,500	14	4	10	28.6%	1979–1983	Match log
Hartmut Kirchhubel	GER	253	1,531	12	3	9	25.0%	1973–1982	Match log
John Muller	RSA	229	1,517	6	2	4	33.3%	1975–1980	Match log
Roger Mckee	USA	237	1,505	4	1	3	25.0%	1975–1980	Match log
Shigeyuki Nishio	JPN	263	1,533	15	4	11	26.7%	1974–1985	Match log
Famiano Meneschincheri	ITA	227	1,500	8	2	6	25.0%	1979–1982	Match log
Marco Alciati	ITA	274	1,500	11	3	8	27.3%	1979–1981	Match log
Juan Torralbo	ESP	264	1,519	6	2	4	33.3%	1976–1980	Match log
Walter Redondo	USA	226	1,518	13	3	10	23.1%	1978–1982	Match log
Stephen Myers	AUS	239	1,500	18	4	14	22.2%	1972–1980	Match log
Rand Evett	USA	219	1,504	19	5	14	26.3%	1974–1984	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Chris Gunning?: Chris Gunning is 73 years old, born on February 7, 1953.
Which country does Chris Gunning represent?: Chris Gunning represents New Zealand in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Chris Gunning left-handed or right-handed?: Chris Gunning plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Chris Gunning won?: Chris Gunning has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Chris Gunning won?: TennisDB does not group any of Chris Gunning's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Chris Gunning's highest ATP ranking?: Chris Gunning's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 242, first achieved on December 26, 1979.
What is Chris Gunning's career win-loss record?: Chris Gunning has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 7 losses (30.0%).
Which seasons of Chris Gunning's career appear in TennisDB?: Chris Gunning appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1979 through 1980.
Who has Chris Gunning faced most often?: Chris Gunning's most frequent opponent is Michael Grant, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.