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Christo Van Rensburg

RSA Age 63 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1983–1995

Christo Van Rensburg represented South Africa on the ATP Tour. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 153–154 and 2 singles titles.

Peak singles rank

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Elo peak

1862 (78th percentile)

Singles record

153–154 (49.8%)

Singles titles

2

Prize money

$1,912,831

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 →

Christo Van Rensburg's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Lionel Roux #68	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 6, 1995*	R32	South African Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Patrick McEnroe #50	6-7(7) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 9, 1995*	R32	San Jose	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Brett Steven #89	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1994*	R16	China Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet
Henrik Holm #65	7-6(4) 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1994*	R32	China Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet
Jacco Eltingh #39	3-6 6-7(2)	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 1994*	R16	Brisbane International	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet

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Christo Van Rensburg's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Paul Annacone	3	5	8	Feb 22, 1990	H2H
Brad Gilbert	0	5	5	Apr 8, 1990	H2H
Jaime Yzaga	2	2	4	Oct 13, 1993	H2H
Amos Mansdorf	2	2	4	Apr 8, 1993	H2H
Leonardo Lavalle	2	2	4	Mar 13, 1993	H2H

Singles Titles (2)

Christo Van Rensburg singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1987	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Orlando
1989	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	South African Open
Total		2	—	—	—	2	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Christo Van Rensburg Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1992	Barcelona Olympics	First Round	0	1	Wayne Ferreira #13 def. Christo Van Rensburg 7-5 6-2 2-6 6-4	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Christo Van Rensburg career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1983	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1984	21	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—
1985	22	3	10	13	23.1%	—	—
1986	23	12	12	24	50.0%	—	—
1987	24	19	12	31	61.3%	—	—
1988	25	21	15	36	58.3%	—	—
1989	26	26	15	41	63.4%	—	—
1990	27	23	21	44	52.3%	—	—
1991	28	13	13	26	50.0%	—	—
1992	29	12	22	34	35.3%	—	—
1993	30	12	17	29	41.4%	—	—
1994	31	7	8	15	46.7%	—	—
1995	32	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
Career		153	154	307	49.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Christo Van Rensburg 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 %
1983	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1984	21	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	—	—	—	—	5	6	11	45.5%
1985	22	0	5	5	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	10	13	23.1%
1986	23	8	9	17	47.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	12	12	24	50.0%
1987	24	9	4	13	69.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	19	12	31	61.3%
1988	25	13	10	23	56.5%	—	—	—	—	6	3	9	66.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	21	15	36	58.3%
1989	26	15	9	24	62.5%	—	—	—	—	8	2	10	80.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	26	15	41	63.4%
1990	27	14	13	27	51.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	23	21	44	52.3%
1991	28	6	8	14	42.9%	—	—	—	—	5	2	7	71.4%	2	3	5	40.0%	13	13	26	50.0%
1992	29	5	11	16	31.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	2	4	6	33.3%	12	22	34	35.3%
1993	30	7	10	17	41.2%	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	12	17	29	41.4%
1994	31	0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	2	2	4	50.0%	7	8	15	46.7%
1995	32	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	78	86	164	47.6%	1	10	11	9.1%	52	30	82	63.4%	22	28	50	44.0%	153	154	307	49.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Christo Van Rensburg 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 %
1984	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	5	6	11	45.5%
1985	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	10	13	23.1%
1986	23	0	3	3	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	3	4	7	42.9%	6	1	7	85.7%	12	12	24	50.0%
1987	24	1	1	2	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	11	6	17	64.7%	6	1	7	85.7%	19	12	31	61.3%
1988	25	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	14	3	17	82.4%	21	15	36	58.3%
1989	26	0	7	7	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	14	2	16	87.5%	11	3	14	78.6%	26	15	41	63.4%
1990	27	1	3	4	25.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	9	8	17	52.9%	12	3	15	80.0%	23	21	44	52.3%
1991	28	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	9	8	17	52.9%	4	2	6	66.7%	13	13	26	50.0%
1992	29	1	3	4	25.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	4	5	9	44.4%	12	22	34	35.3%
1993	30	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	8	5	13	61.5%	12	17	29	41.4%
1994	31	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	3	3	6	50.0%	7	8	15	46.7%
1995	32	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		3	25	28	10.7%	10	37	47	21.3%	69	60	129	53.5%	71	31	102	69.6%	153	153	306	50.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 306/307 (99.7%) of Christo Van Rensburg's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Christo Van Rensburg 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
1983	20	1483	98.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.00	0–1	—	—	+0.24
1984	21	1531	113.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	+56	50.0%	+0.10	2–3 (40%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.55
1985	22	1535	128.7	—	—	—	—	+20	—	—	34.3%	-0.86	2–6 (25%)	4–4 (50%)	99.8	-0.38
1986	23	1656	138.6	—	—	—	—	-45	—	+40	52.4%	+0.37	4–3 (57%)	1–3 (25%)	101.3	-0.19
1987	24	1776	138.8	—	—	—	—	-39	—	-26	58.8%	+0.60	5–4 (56%)	3–4 (43%)	102.1	-0.70
1988	25	1742	136.2	—	—	—	—	+4	—	-14	56.8%	+0.70	6–7 (46%)	7–6 (54%)	99.5	+0.27
1989	26	1823	144.9	—	—	—	—	-37	—	+12	63.2%	+0.72	5–8 (38%)	10–5 (67%)	101.0	-0.58
1990	27	1734	131.6	—	—	—	—	-1	—	+91	51.8%	+0.05	8–7 (53%)	8–7 (53%)	100.2	+0.08
1991	28	1745	135.7	—	—	—	—	-51	—	+130	51.4%	+0.14	4–7 (36%)	7–4 (64%)	99.5	-1.39
1992	29	1611	125.3	—	—	—	—	-37	-143	+228	42.7%	-0.53	3–9 (25%)	7–6 (54%)	94.0	-1.18
1993	30	1606	123.5	—	—	—	—	-28	—	+213	41.2%	-0.43	4–5 (44%)	6–8 (43%)	99.9	+0.91
1994	31	1614	109.2	—	—	—	—	-69	—	+226	43.9%	-0.71	6–3 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	105.1	+0.30
1995	32	1592	105.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	0–1	—	-0.18
Career		1862	139.6	—	—	—	—	-26	-143	+86	51.2%	+0.11	49–63 (44%)	58–51 (53%)	101.3	-0.73

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Christo Van Rensburg Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W	USO	W-L Win %
1984	21	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1985	22	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1986	23	—	R32	R32	5–1 (83%)
1987	24	R32	R32	—	4–2 (67%)
1988	25	R32	R128	—	2–2 (50%)
1989	26	R16	R16	R64	7–3 (70%)
1990	27	R64	R64	R16	5–3 (62%)
1991	28	R64	R32	R128	3–3 (50%)
1992	29	R128	R64	R128	1–3 (25%)
1993	30	—	R32	—	2–1 (67%)
1994	31	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		9–7 (56%)	15–8 (65%)	6–6 (50%)	30–21 (59%)

Masters 1000

Christo Van Rensburg Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	HAM	IW	MC	MIA	ITA	W-L Win %
1990	27	—	R64	—	R32	R64	R32	—	2–4 (33%)
1992	29	R64	R64	R64	R32	—	R128	R64	1–6 (14%)
1993	30	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1994	31	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	3–12 (20%)

ATP 500

Christo Van Rensburg ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MIA	IW	TKY	WAS	MIA	MIA	MEM	NEW	PHI	SYD	W-L Win %
1985	22	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1986	23	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1987	24	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1988	25	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1989	26	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1990	27	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	4–3 (57%)
1991	28	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	R64	R32	—	1–4 (20%)
1992	29	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	R64	R32	R16	4–5 (44%)
1993	30	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	3–3 (50%)
1994	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	1–2 (33%)	4–5 (44%)	3–3 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	21–26 (45%)

ATP 250

Christo Van Rensburg ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ATL	BAS	BEI	BRI	HKG	MTP	MEL	MRS	MUN	NAP	NWP	PAR	QUE	SEL	WAS	BIR	CHI	COL	FOR	FOR	JAK	BRI	KUA	BRI	LIV	LOS	EAS	MEM	MIL	MOS	ORL	PHI	SAN	SAN	SCO	SIN	SOU	STR	SYD	SYD	TAI	TEL	TOU	WEM	W-L Win %
1983	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1984	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	4–5 (44%)
1985	22	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–8 (27%)
1986	23	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R16	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	4–9 (31%)
1987	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	13–7 (65%)
1988	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	R16	—	F	R64	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	18–11 (62%)
1989	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	R16	—	W	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	R32	16–10 (62%)
1990	27	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	R32	—	12–11 (52%)
1991	28	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	9–6 (60%)
1992	29	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	6–7 (46%)
1993	30	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R64	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–11 (35%)
1994	31	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–5 (58%)
1995	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	9–5 (64%)	0–2 (0%)	19–9 (68%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	2–3 (40%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	7–1 (88%)	4–3 (57%)	4–4 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	8–5 (62%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	6–5 (55%)	0–1 (0%)	10–4 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	98–93 (51%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Christo Van Rensburg?: Christo Van Rensburg is 63 years old, born on October 23, 1962.
Which country does Christo Van Rensburg represent?: Christo Van Rensburg represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Christo Van Rensburg?: Christo Van Rensburg is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Christo Van Rensburg left-handed or right-handed?: Christo Van Rensburg plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Christo Van Rensburg won?: Christo Van Rensburg has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Christo Van Rensburg won?: TennisDB does not group any of Christo Van Rensburg's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Christo Van Rensburg won?: Christo Van Rensburg has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was South African Open in 1989.
What is Christo Van Rensburg's career win-loss record?: Christo Van Rensburg has a career ATP singles record of 153 wins and 154 losses (49.8%).
How much career prize money has Christo Van Rensburg earned?: Christo Van Rensburg has earned at least $1,912,831 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Christo Van Rensburg's career appear in TennisDB?: Christo Van Rensburg appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1983 through 1995.
On which surface does Christo Van Rensburg have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Christo Van Rensburg's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 63.4% (52–30).
Who has Christo Van Rensburg faced most often?: Christo Van Rensburg's most frequent opponent is Paul Annacone, with a head-to-head record of 3–5 across 8 meetings.