Christian "Tian" Viljoen (born 10 April 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up in doubles at three events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 49 in January 1983.
Full name | Christian "Tian" Viljoen |
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Country (sports) | South Africa |
Born | Pretoria, South Africa | 10 April 1961
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 5–7 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 282 (4 January 1982) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1983) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 35–33 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (3 January 1983) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (1983) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1983) |
US Open | 3R (1983) |
Career finals
editDoubles (3 runner-ups)
editResult | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 1982 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Danie Visser | Chip Hooper Mel Purcell |
4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1983 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Danie Visser | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 1983 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Danie Visser | Pablo Arraya José Luis Clerc |
6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |