Chris Kachel

Chris Kachel

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1955-06-19) 19 June 1955 (age 70) Tamworth, Australia
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	164-162
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 101 (26 December 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1979)
French Open	1R (1976, 1977)
Wimbledon	2R (1977, 1979)
US Open	1R (1977)
Doubles
Career record	126–105
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 39 (23 August 1977)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1977)
French Open	QF (1977)
Wimbledon	QF (1973, 1978)
US Open	SF (1976)

Chris Kachel (born 19 June 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Kachel won the 1977 Fair Play Trophy tournament in Switzerland defeating Heinz Günthardt in a close final.

Kachel enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. More recently, Kachel launched a modelling career by appearing on the Australian TV Show Postcards.

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1975	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Peter McNamara	Mark Edmondson John Marks	1–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	1977	Nice, France	Clay	Chris Lewis	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas	4–6, 1–6
Loss	0–3	1977	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Colin Dowdeswell	Buster Mottram Roger Taylor	6–7, 4–6
Loss	0–4	1977	Louisville, U.S.	Clay	Cliff Letcher	John Alexander Phil Dent	1–6, 4–6
Loss	0–5	1977	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Clay	Colin Dibley	Geoff Masters Kim Warwick	2–6, 6–7
Win	1–5	1977	Manila, Philippines	Hard	John Marks	Mike Cahill Terry Moor	4–6, 6–0, 7–6
Loss	1–6	1978	Manila, Philippines	Clay	Ross Case	Sherwood Stewart Brian Teacher	3–6, 6–7
Loss	1–7	1979	Newport, U.S.	Grass	John James	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	4–6, 6–7
Loss	1–8	1979	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	John James	Ross Case Geoff Masters	6–7, 2–6
Win	2–8	1979	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Colin Dibley	John Alexander Phil Dent	6–7, 7–6, 6–4
Win	3–8	1980	Hobart, Australia	Hard	John James	Phil Davies Brad Guan	6–4, 6–4

• Chris Kachel at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Chris Kachel at the International Tennis Federation