Chris Garner (born April 7, 1969) is an American former
tennis
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player.
Born in
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Bellefonte is a borough in, and the county seat of, Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is approximately twelve miles northeast of State College and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The boro ...
, Garner was the number one junior tennis player in multiple age categories, winning the U.S. National 16 and under Championship in 1984. Garner played one year of college tennis where he was an All-American at the University of Georgia before turning professional in 1988. Although he did not win any titles (singles and/or doubles) during his professional career, he scored wins over world #1 players
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, as well as a runner-up in seven other majors.
Agassi is the second of five men to ach ...
,
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov ( rus, Евгений Александрович Кафельников, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf, a=Ru-Yevgeny-Kafelnikov.ogg; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis p ...
and
Pat Rafter
Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He reached the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking on 26 July 1999. His career highlights include consecutive US Open ...
.
Garner, a right-hander, reached his highest individual ranking on the
ATP Tour
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on August 26, 1991, when he became the world No. 120.
While on tour, Garner resided in
Bay Shore, New York
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.
Garner currently is the head coach of the
U.S. Naval Academy
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men's tennis team. Previously, he was head coach at Amherst College.
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1969 births
Living people
People from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
American male tennis players
Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players
People from Bay Shore, New York
Sportspeople from Suffolk County, New York
Tennis players from New York (state)
Tennis players from Pennsylvania
Navy Midshipmen men's tennis coaches
American tennis coaches
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