Chris Lewis (born March 3, 1957 in Auckland), is a former professional tennis player who was 1983 Wimbledon finalist as an unseeded player. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ...

A world no. 1 junior player in 1975, the 5'11, 155lbs. Lewis won 3 career singles titles with a career high ranking of World No. 19. His career singles tour record was 242 wins against 204 losses. He also won 8 doubles titles during his 12 years on the tour.

In reaching the '83 Wimbledon finals, with a five-set win over Kevin Curren in the semi-finals, Lewis became only the seventh unseeded man to accomplish the feat and only the second New Zealander after Tony Wilding in 1914. He lost the final to John McEnroe, 6-2 6-2 6-2. Kevin Curren (b. ... Anthony Frederick Wilding born October 31, 1883 in Christchurch, New Zealand – died May 9, 1915 near Neuve-Chapelle, Pas-de-Calais, France, was a champion tennis player and a soldier killed in action during World War I. From a well-to-do New Zealand family, he was educated in New... John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. ...

He reached the finals at the Cincinnati Masters in 1981, falling 6-3, 6-4 to John McEnroe. The Cincinnati Masters is an annual tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is today the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city. ...

Known for his extreme fitness during his career, Lewis may have played a few minor professional Futures events (for lower ranked players) between 2000 and 2002, when he was well into his forties. But there was another player named Chris Lewis (born in 1982) from Great Britain and that player could possibly have been him.

External links

• ATPtennis.com PlayerProfile of Lewis