Chris Drake (tennis)

Chris Drake (born January 5, 1981) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Chris Drake
Full nameChris Drake
Country (sports) United States
Born (1981-01-05) January 5, 1981
Prize money$36,244
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 953 (July 25, 2005)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 92 (October 2, 2006)

Biography

Originally from Boston, he is the son of former professional tennis player Bill Drake. His father was also a coach for highly ranked players including Bud Schultz and Barbara Potter.[1] It was at the age of 13 he began to concentrate on tennis, after previously also playing little-league baseball and soccer.[2]

Drake played collegiate tennis at Brown University Bears while studying for a degree in modern American history. In 2001 he and teammate Ben Brier played the Bryan brothers in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, an ATP Tour tournament. By the time he graduated from Brown University in 2003 he had amassed 104 singles and 90 doubles wins. A two-time Bears captain, he led the team to its first-ever Ivy League Championship in 2002. He won the ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award in 2003 and was twice named in the All-Ivy teams.[3]

On the professional tour, Drake specialised in doubles and made it to 92 in the world. He made another appearance at Newport in 2006 and also played in the main draws of ATP Tour tournaments in Basel and Delray Beach. As a doubles player on the Challenger circuit he won a total of six tournaments.[3]

From 2007 to 2010 he was the men's assistant coach at Northwestern University.[4]

Since 2010 he has been the head coach of the men's tennis team at Dartmouth College.[4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (6)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 2005 Luxembourg Hard Eric Butorac Robert Lindstedt
Rogier Wassen		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2. 2006 St. Brieuc, France Clay Eric Butorac Michael Lammer
Stéphane Robert		 6–4, 6–4
3. 2006 Bogota, Colombia Clay Eric Butorac Ramón Delgado
André Sá		 W/O
4. 2006 Forest Hills, U.S.A. Clay Cecil Mamiit Eric Butorac
Mirko Pehar		 6–4, 6–1
5. 2006 Lubbock, U.S.A. Hard Scott Lipsky Goran Dragicevic
Mirko Pehar		 7–6(7–2), 6–3
6. 2007 Winnetka, U.S.A. Hard Patrick Briaud Nicholas Monroe
Izak van der Merwe		 7–6(7–5), 6–4

References
  1. "Tennis Pro, 27, Sees Late Start As Asset". August 31, 1986. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. Kuta, Sarah (May 2, 2010). "A new day dawning at Northwestern for assistant coach Drake". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. "Chris Drake Bio". Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. "Dartmouth Tabs Chris Drake as Men's Tennis Coach". Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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