Chris Groer (born September 10, 1974) is an American former professional

tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

player. A native of

Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...

, Groer was a two-time state singles champion in high school tennis (Farragut HS) and went to

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private university, private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provide ...

on an academic scholarship. In 1996, his senior year, he became the first Vanderbilt player to earn All-American honors. Groer played on the professional tour for three years and had a best singles ranking of 393. His best win came against world number 103

Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player and the first Asian man to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-tim ...

at the Winnetka Challenger in 1998 and he featured in the qualifying draw for the

1999 Wimbledon Championships The 1999 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 113th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held fro ...

. He made an

ATP Tour The ATP Tour (known as ATP World Tour between January 2009 and December 2018) is the sole worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) founded in 1990 that replaced the earlier dual Grand Prix ...

main draw appearances as a doubles player in 2003, reaching the quarter-finals of the Legg Mason Classic. Following his tennis career, Groer undertook postgraduate studies at the

University of Georgia The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...

and

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

. He has a PhD in applied mathematics. In 2010 he was inducted into the Vanderbilt Sports Hall of Fame.

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Groer, Chris 1974 births Living people American male tennis players Vanderbilt Commodores men's tennis players Tennis players from Tennessee Sportspeople from Knoxville, Tennessee University of Georgia alumni University System of Maryland alumni 20th-century American sportsmen