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Christopher Eubanks

Eubanks at the 2022 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Born	(1996-05-05) May 5, 1996 (age 28) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Turned pro	2017
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
College	Georgia Tech
Coach	Chris Eaton
Prize money	US $3,431,891
Singles
Career record	41–62 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 29 (July 31, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 107 (November 18, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2023, 2024)
French Open	1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon	QF (2023)
US Open	2R (2022, 2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	17–25 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 142 (August 12, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 202 (November 11, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2024)
French Open	2R (2024)
Wimbledon	3R (2024)
US Open	QF (2020)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	2R (2018)
Last updated on: 23 November 2024.

Christopher Eubanks (/ˈjuːbæŋks/ YOO-banks; born May 5, 1996) is an American professional tennis player. He played college tennis for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. There, he was a two-time All-American and twice named ACC Player of the Year. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 29, achieved on July 31, 2023. In doubles, he achieved a career-high ranking of No. 142 on August 12, 2024.

Early life and background

Christopher is the son of Mark and Carla Eubanks and has one older brother, Mark. He was coached regularly by his father until he was 13.

Eubanks became close friends with Donald Young and his family after they moved from Chicago to Atlanta. Around when he started high school, he began training with Young's parents, who run the South Fulton Tennis Center near where Eubanks lived. During this time, he also had the opportunity to practice with Young, who was already in the Top 100 of the ATP rankings. Eubanks credited these practice sessions with helping him get on track to become a professional. He has said, "When I got around Donald and got to get better and better, that’s when I got back to, 'Maybe I could do this one day'." Eubanks travelled with Young who was his hitting partner from 2012 until Canada in 2017.

Prep career

Eubanks played three seasons for Westlake High School. In both 2011 and 2013, he helped his team win the region championship and become runners-up in the state.

In Juniors, Christopher earned a 48–6 overall record in 2013. He advanced six rounds in the USTA Nationals at Kalamazoo. He won the Georgia State Closed Junior Challenger. Eubanks was also a member of the winning team at the USTA National Boys' 18 Team Championships.

College career

Eubanks played three seasons at Georgia Tech before forgoing his senior year of eligibility to turn pro.

Freshman season

Eubanks played at the top of Tech's lineup in 18 of GT's 27 dual matches and was ranked as high as No. 53 nationally in singles. He had a 7–11 record at the first singles position, and defeated players nationally ranked as high as No. 5. He received an at-large bid into the NCAA singles championship where he beat 31st-ranked Nathan Pasha of the University of Georgia in the opening round. Eubanks was named Second-team All-ACC.

That summer, Christopher was granted a wildcard into both singles and doubles main draws of the BB&T Atlanta Open. In doubles, he teamed up with fellow Atlanta-native Donald Young. The pair won their opening-round and quarterfinals matches before falling in the semis to the world's No. 1-ranked doubles team–Bob and Mike Bryan. In singles, Eubanks fell to Radek Štěpánek in the first round.

Sophomore season

Playing much of the year at the top of Tech's lineup, Eubanks finished with a record of 34–7 in all singles matches, which was the second-most wins in one year in program history. In singles, he finished the spring ranked No. 8 nationally. He reached the semifinals of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championship after earning a wild-card bid. He was named first-team All-ACC, ITA All-American, and ACC Player of the Year.

In August, Christopher competed again in the BB&T Atlanta Open. With a doubles wild card, he and Zach Kennedy (GSU top player and former Westlake High teammate) won their first round match in the main draw against Yoshihito Nishioka and Thiago Monteiro. In singles, Eubanks earned a spot in the main draw after defeating Monteiro in qualifying in two sets.

Junior season

In his final season at Georgia Tech, Eubanks went 31–6 overall in singles–including 18 victories over ranked opponents. He reached his career-high national ranking of No. 4. For the second straight year, he advanced to the semifinals of the USTA/ITA National Indoors where he was awarded the USTA/ITA Sportsmanship Award–voted on by coaches and officials. Paired with Haley Carter of UNC, they won the mixed doubles title at the Oracle ITA Masters in Malibu, California. He earned his third-straight entry into the NCAA Singles Championship where he advanced to the quarterfinals before being defeated by the eventual champion, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski of Virginia. Eubanks received the National Div. I ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award for the Southeast region and was again named ITA All-American and ACC Player of the Year.

For the third straight summer, he competed in the 2017 BB&T Atlanta Open. After earning a wildcard entry into the singles main draw, he reached the quarterfinals, earning his first two ATP singles victories including a three-set win over world No. 59 Jared Donaldson. A month later, he won his first US Open victory in doubles with partner Christian Harrison.

On October 23, 2017, Eubanks announced he would be turning professional and would not return for his senior season.

Professional career

2015–2016: ATP debut

Eubanks made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2015 BB&T Atlanta Open where he was defeated by Radek Štěpánek. The following year at the 2016 BB&T Atlanta Open, Eubanks lost to eventual semifinalist Reilly Opelka.

2017–2019: Turned pro, Major debut, first ATP wins & quarterfinal

Eubanks had his professional breakthrough in the 2017 BB&T Atlanta Open, defeating Taylor Fritz and Jared Donaldson to reach the quarterfinals.

Shortly after the performance, Eubanks received a wildcard to the 2017 US Open where he was defeated in the first round by Dudi Sela. At the same tournament, also as a wildcard he won his first US Open victory in doubles with partner Christian Harrison.

After winning three qualifying matches to gain entry into the main draw of the 2019 Australian Open, Eubanks lost in the first round to Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili on his debut at this tournament.

2020–2022: First Major doubles quarterfinal & singles win at the US Open

Partnering with Mackenzie McDonald, Eubanks reached his first Major quarterfinal in doubles at the 2020 US Open.

He entered singles qualifying at Wimbledon 2021, where he lost in the first round to Viktor Troicki, who was playing his last professional tournament.

At the 2022 US Open, he recorded his first Major win as a qualifier by defeating Pedro Martínez.

2023: First ATP title, Major quarterfinal and first top 10 win, top 30

He recorded his second Major main draw win at the 2023 Australian Open after defeating Soon-woo Kwon in five sets. He reached a new career-high ranking of No. 102 on February 13, 2023, before qualifying into the main draw at the 2023 Delray Beach Open where he lost to Aleksandar Vukic in the first round.

Ranked No. 119 at the 2023 Miami Open, Eubanks qualified for his third main draw by defeating wildcard Abedallah Shelbayh and Lukáš Klein, having gained entry as a wildcard in 2018 and 2019 (as his management company IMG owns the Miami Open). He advanced to the second round for the first time with a win over compatriot Denis Kudla. Next, he defeated 17th seed and world No. 20 Borna Ćorić for the biggest win in his career so far to move to the third round. He then went one step further, having never won three ATP matches in a row, and defeated Grégoire Barrère in straight sets to reach his first Masters fourth round. As a result, he made his debut in the top 100. He reached the quarterfinals defeating another Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in straight sets, his best result ever at a Masters. He lost to fourth seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals in straight sets.

In June, he qualified for his first grass European tournament, the 2023 BOSS Open in Stuttgart. At the next tournament, the 2023 Mallorca Championships, Eubanks defeated Alex Michelsen, third seed Ben Shelton, and Arthur Rinderknech to reach his first ATP tour level semifinal. He then saved 5 match points to defeat Lloyd Harris in the semifinals and reach his first final at ATP Tour level. He defeated Adrian Mannarino in the final in straight sets to win his first ATP tour title. As a result of this performance he reached a new career high in the top 45 in the singles rankings of world No. 43 on July 3, 2023.

In his Wimbledon Championships debut at the 2023 tournament, he won his first match defeating Thiago Monteiro. In the second round he upset the 12th seed, Cameron Norrie to reach the third round at a Major for the first time. He went one step further and defeated Christopher O'Connell to reach the second week of a Major for the first time. In the fourth round, he upset Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets, his first top 10 and also top 5 win, and reached his first ever Major quarterfinal. He lost to Daniil Medvedev in five sets. After Wimbledon, Eubanks improved his career-high ranking to No. 31 on 17 July 2023 and reached the top 30 two weeks later at world No. 29.

In September, Eubanks participated in the 2023 Laver Cup as an alternate for Team World. Although he did not play in any of the main matches, he and fellow Team World alternate Milos Raonic defeated Team Europe's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Arthur Fils in an exhibition match that took place after Team World won enough points to win the title.

2024: Hall of Fame Open semifinal, Olympics debut

Eubanks made it through to the quarterfinals at the 2024 Halle Open with wins over Pedro Martínez and defending champion Alexander Bublik. He lost in the quarterfinals to Zhizhen Zhang despite serving for the match at 5-3 in the third set.

At the 2024 Hall of Fame Open, Eubanks reached the semifinals, defeating Ethan Quinn and Aleksandar Vukic before losing to eventual champion Marcos Giron.

Singles performance timeline

Current through the 2024 US Open.

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2023	Mallorca Open, Spain	ATP 250	Grass	Adrian Mannarino	6–1, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2018	Jalisco Open, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Marcelo Arévalo	4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win	1–1	Apr 2018	Torneo Internacional Challenger León, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	John-Patrick Smith	6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Win	2–1	Jun 2021	Orlando Open, USA	Challenger	Hard	Nicolás Mejía	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win	3–1	Nov 2021	Knoxville Challenger, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Daniel Altmaier	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–2	Oct 2022	Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Ben Shelton	6–7, 5–7
Loss	3–3	Nov 2022	Knoxville Challenger, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Ben Shelton	3–6, 6–1, 6–7
Win	4–3	Nov 2024	Knoxville Challenger, USA (2)	Challenger	Hard (i)	Learner Tien	7–5, 7–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2017	USA F17, Winston-Salem	Futures	Hard	Kevin King	7–5, 2–6, 7–6
Loss	1–1	Jun 2017	USA F18, Winston-Salem	Futures	Hard	Tommy Paul	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Jan 2018	USA F1, Los Angeles	Futures	Hard	Karue Sell	7–6, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2017	Monterrey Challenger, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Evan King	Marcelo Arévalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela	7–6, 6–3
Loss	1–1	July 2019	Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships, USA	Challenger	Hard	Thai-Son Kwiatkowski	Bradley Klahn JC Aragone	5–7, 4–6
Win	2–1	Nov 2019	JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Kevin King	Evan Hoyt Martin Redlicki	7–5, 6–3
Win	3–1	Mar 2021	Saint Petersburg Challenger, Russia	Challenger	Hard (i)	Roberto Quiroz	Jesper de Jong Sem Verbeek	6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–2	Jun 2021	Little Rock Challenger, USA	Challenger	Hard	Roberto Quiroz	Nicolás Barrientos Ernesto Escobedo	6–4, 3–6,

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2017	USA F17, Winston-Salem	Futures	Hard	Kevin King	Riley Smith Brandon Holt	6–7, 3–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2017	USA F19, Winston-Salem	Futures	Hard	Kevin King	Dominik Koepfer Luis David Martínez	6–3, 6–4

Wins over top 10 players

• Eubanks has a 1–8 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	CER	Ref
2023
1.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grass	4R	3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4	43

See also

• List of Georgia Institute of Technology athletes

References

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External links

• Christopher Eubanks at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Christopher Eubanks at the International Tennis Federation
• Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio

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