10 Facts About Chris Woodruff

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Chris Woodruff was born on January 3,1973 and is an American former professional tennis player and current head coach at the University of Tennessee.

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Chris Woodruff won the 1997 Canada Masters, reached the quarterfinals of the 2000 Australian Open and attained a career-high ranking of world No 29 in August 1997.

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Chris Woodruff remains the only individual champion the school has ever had.

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Chris Woodruff won two singles titles during his career, and his first was his biggest: The Canadian Open in 1997, an ATP Masters Series event.

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Chris Woodruff won the 1999 Newport, Rhode Island event at the Tennis Hall of Fame.

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Chris Woodruff reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in the year 2000 before losing to Pete Sampras in straight sets.

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Chris Woodruff served first as an assistant tennis coach before being promoted to associate head coach in 2006 when Sam Winterbotham was hired as head coach.

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Since Chris Woodruff has been back at Tennessee, the Vols have had 18 All-America and 29 All-Southeastern Conference selections.

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Chris Woodruff was named the 2013 National Assistant Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for his track record of player development and keeping the Vols ranked in the top 10 for five of the last six seasons.

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In 2014, Chris Woodruff served as the on-court coach for the Vols' first NCAA doubles title in 34 years.