TENNIS PLAYER

Chris O'Neil

1956 - Today

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Christine O'Neil (born 19 March 1956) is an Australian former professional tennis player. O'Neil is best known for her singles victory at the 1978 Australian Open, and was the last Australian to win the title until Ashleigh Barty in 2022. She also became the first unseeded woman to win the title in the Open era. O'Neil is also one of the few players who have won both the Australian Open junior (1973) and senior (1978) titles. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris O'Neil is the 130th most popular tennis player (up from 783rd in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Australia (up from 585th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Chris O'Neil ranks 130 out of 1,569. Before her are Naomi Osaka, Gaël Monfils, Mervyn Rose, Petra Kvitová, Roscoe Tanner, and Aryna Sabalenka. After her are Edgar Leonard, Carlos Alcaraz, R. Norris Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Lew Hoad, and Helena Suková.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Chris O'Neil ranks 192. Before her are Hanni Wenzel, Rainer Woelki, Nikolai Noskov, Lisa Niemi, Nikola Špirić, and Nicanor Duarte. After her are Frank Dux, Lilli Carati, Kevin McNally, Paul Young, Jordan Rudess, and Said Belqola.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Chris O'Neil ranks 133 out of 1,143. Before her are Mervyn Rose (1930), Samuel Alexander (1859), James Aldridge (1918), Al Lawrence (1930), Richard Norton (1950), and Christopher Doyle (1952). After her are John Flanagan (1944), Daevid Allen (1938), Lew Hoad (1934), Betty Cuthbert (1938), John Curtin (1885), and Russell Mulcahy (1953).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Australia

Among tennis players born in Australia, Chris O'Neil ranks 15. Before her are Kerry Melville (1947), Pat Rafter (1972), Jack Crawford (1908), Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937), Bob Hewitt (1940), and Mervyn Rose (1930). After her are Lew Hoad (1934), Tony Roche (1945), Ken McGregor (1929), Ashley Cooper (1936), John Bromwich (1918), and Norman Brookes (1877).

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