Plays Right-handed Career record 76–59 Name Christopher Rungkat Height 1.74 m Turned pro 2008 | Prize money US$28,943 Career titles 0 ATP, 7 ITF Role Tennis Player Weight 68 kg Handed Right-handed | |
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Born 14 January 1990 (age 34) ( 1990-01-14 ) | ||
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Christopher Benjamin Rungkat (born 14 January 1990) is an Indonesian tennis player. He is the grandson of "Famous" Benny Rungkat, former chairman of the Indonesian Air Carriers Association. Christopher's father, Michael Alexander Fritz Rungkat, is of Dutch and Indonesian descent and his mother, Elfia Mirlianti, is full Indonesian descent. .In 2008, he won the final stage of French Open 2008 Boys' Doubles Juniors category with Finnish tennis player Henri Kontinen. He is the youngest ever Indonesian to be the All Indonesian Champion, and by the end of his junior career,he was awarded for Indonesian best promising athlete 2008
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- Career
- Personal life
- Public Figure
- Sponsors
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Rungkat also reached the final of the 2008 US Open boy's final with Henri Kontinen.
In June 2010, he won the Tarakan Open International Men's Futures tournament, his first international tournament title since going pro.
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Career
Christopher Rungkat spent his junior career in Europe by playing on the European Junior Circuit and was based in Tennis Val (Valencia, Spain). He is the second Asian male player who has won a junior French Open doubles title, after Kei Nishikori.
Personal life
As a tennis player, Christopher Rungkat has spent most of his time on the tour.
Public Figure
Even tennis is not a big sport in Indonesia that have huge local followers like football and badminton he still managed to attract media attention because of his looks and skills on court.
Sponsors
Clothing = Nike 2005 – 2008, Reebok 2008–2010. Equipments = Head 2005–2008, Wilson Sporting Goods 2008–2010
