Chris Guccione

Chris Guccione is an inactive Australian professional tennis player who won five ATP Tour doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 67 and a doubles ranking of World No. 38.

He is known for his big serve and was a key member of the Australian Davis Cup team.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Christopher Luke Guccione was born on July 30, 1985, in Melbourne, Australia. He stands 201 cm tall, and he plays left-handed with a one-handed backhand. He currently resides in Greenvale.

Guccione is of Italian descent on his father's side. His parents, Santo and Dianne, introduced him to the sport, and he took it up because he enjoyed the competition. He is married to Andra Kucerak, with whom he has two children. He was also an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and is a fan of the Geelong Cats AFL team.

Professional Career

Guccione turned professional in 2003. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 67 in April 2008. His best singles result at a major tournament was reaching the second round of all four Grand Slams. He is renowned for his big serve and entered the singles top 100 in 2007.

A career highlight came in 2004 when, as a player ranked outside the top 400, he defeated former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero in Sydney.

Guccione found greater success in doubles, where he won five ATP Tour titles and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 38 in November 2014. In Grand Slam doubles, he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2017 and the US Open in 2009 and 2016. In mixed doubles, he reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2017. He was a member of the Australian Davis Cup team, with his proudest moment being a fifth-rubber victory against Switzerland in 2006 to secure a 3-2 win for Australia.

Guccione is an inactive professional tennis player, with his last known professional match in 2020.

Career Record

Singles

• Career record: 45–65 (ATP Tour level)
• Career titles: 0
• Highest ranking: No. 67 (April 7, 2008)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open – 2R (2004, 2009)
• French Open – 2R (2005)
• Wimbledon – 2R (2007)
• US Open – 2R (2008)

Doubles

• Career record: 120–110 (ATP Tour level)
• Career titles: 5
• Highest ranking: No. 38 (November 3, 2014)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – QF (2017)
• French Open – 3R (2016)
• Wimbledon – 3R (2010, 2012, 2014)
• US Open – QF (2009, 2016)

Other tournaments (Doubles)

• Olympic Games – QF (2008)

Mixed Doubles

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – SF (2017)
• Wimbledon – 3R (2014)

Team competitions

• Davis Cup – 5–5 (W–L)