Chris Haggard (born 28 April 1971) is a former professional

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player from South Africa. After finishing runner-up in the NAIA national men's tennis championship singles draw in 1991 while playing for

Auburn University-Montgomery Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) is a public university in Montgomery, Alabama. Established by an act of the Alabama Legislature in 1967, it is governed by the Auburn University Board of Trustees as a member of the Auburn University system ...

, Haggard turned pro in 1993. He won six

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doubles titles and finished runner-up a further 12 times. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 19 in September 2003. Haggard played Team Tennis for the

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until January 2009.

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles (6 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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* * * 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Pretoria Auburn University at Montgomery alumni South African expatriates in the United States South African male tennis players South African people of British descent White South African people 20th-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-tennis-bio-stub