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Tian Viljoen

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Tian Viljoen
Full nameChristian "Tian" Viljoen
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1961-04-10) 10 April 1961 (age 63)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record5–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 282 (4 January 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1983)
Doubles
Career record35–33
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 49 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1983)
Wimbledon3R (1983)
US Open3R (1983)

Christian "Tian" Viljoen (born 10 April 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up in doubles at three events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 49 in January 1983.

Career finals

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Doubles (3 runner-ups)

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Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1982 Munich, West Germany Clay South Africa Danie Visser United States Chip Hooper
United States Mel Purcell
4–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 Feb 1983 La Quinta, U.S. Hard South Africa Danie Visser United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 1983 Palermo, Italy Clay South Africa Danie Visser Peru Pablo Arraya
Argentina José Luis Clerc
6–1, 4–6, 4–6
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