Junie Chatman

Junie Chatman
Full nameJunius Chatman, Jr
Country (sports) United States
Born (1956-03-29) March 29, 1956 (age 68)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Singles
Career record2–7
Highest rankingNo. 219 (Jan 3, 1983)
Doubles
Career record5–9
Highest rankingNo. 272 (Jan 2, 1984)

Junius Chatman, Jr (born March 29, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]

Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Chatman was the first African American to receive a tennis scholarship to the University of North Carolina. He won four Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships, three in singles and one in doubles, before graduating in 1978.[2]

Chatman reached a best singles ranking of 219 on the professional tour. In 1982 he made the round of 16 of Grand Prix tournaments at Stuttgart and Hilversum, as well as securing a doubles win over Jimmy Connors (and Mel Purcell) at Rotterdam. He won three doubles titles on the ATP Challenger circuit.

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 1981 Kaduna, Nigeria Clay United States Mark Vines United States Ian Harris
United States Craig Wittus 		6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Mar 1981 Barcelona, Spain Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja Paraguay Francisco González
Canada Derek Segal 		6–4, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Aug 1981 Reus, Spain Clay New Zealand Bruce Derlin United States Egan Adams
South Africa Robbie Venter 		7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Jul 1983 Santos, Brazil Clay Finland Leo Palin Brazil Edvaldo Oliveira
Brazil Fernando Roese 		7–6, 6–2

References

  1. ^ Maske, Mark (June 27, 1988). "Vigmostad Loses To Chatman". Washington Post.
  2. ^ Smith, Alice (April 8, 2005). "High Point electric department director retires". Greensboro News and Record.