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{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Chuck Adams
| image =
| country = {{USA}}
| residence = Pacific Palisades, [[California]], United States
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|4|23}}
| birth_place = [[Pacific Palisades, California]], United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| turnedpro = 1990
| retired = 1997
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = [[US$|$]]818,519
| singlesrecord = 83–93
| singlestitles = 1 4 [[ATP Challenger Tour|Challenger]], 0 [[ITF Futures|Futures]]
| highestsinglesranking = No. 34 (6 February 1995)
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R ([[1996 Australian Open – Men's singles|1996]])
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([[1993 French Open – Men's singles|1993]], [[1994 French Open – Men's singles|1994]])
| Wimbledonresult = 3R ([[1994 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1994]])
| USOpenresult = 4R ([[1993 US Open – Men's singles|1993]])
| doublesrecord = 2–4
| doublestitles = 0 0 [[ATP Challenger Tour|Challenger]], 0 [[ITF Futures|Futures]]
| highestdoublesranking = No. 313 (15 June 1991)
| WimbledonDoublesresult= Q1 ([[1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles qualifying|1991]], [[1992 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles qualifying|1992]])
| updated = 9 October 2021
}}

'''Chuck Adams''' (born April 23, 1971) is a former professional [[tennis]] player. He won one [[ATP Tour|ATP]] singles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 34 in 1995. He defeated [[Jonathan Stark (tennis)|Jonathan Stark]] to win the 1989 [[Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship]] Boys' 18 singles title.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150911040114/https://cache.kzoo.edu/handle/10920/4105 "1989 Draw Sheet, USTA Boys' 16 & Boys' 18 National Championship" ''web.archive.org''] retrieved May 16, 2023</ref>

==ATP career finals==

===Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)===
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|-valign=top
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{|class=wikitable
!Legend
|-style=background:#f3e6d7
|Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
|-style=background:#ffffcc
|ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
|-style=background:#e9e9e9
|ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
|-style=background:#d4f1c5
|ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0)
|-
|ATP World Tour World Series (1–3)
|}
|
{|class=wikitable
!Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (1–2)
|-
|Clay (0–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–1)
|}
|
{|class=wikitable
!Titles by setting
|-
|Outdoor (1–2)
|-
|Indoor (0–1)
|}
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!class=unsortable|W–L
!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Opponent
!class=unsortable|Score
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0
|[[1993 KAL Cup Korea Open – Singles|{{dts|Apr 1993}}]]
|[[Seoul Open|Seoul]], South Korea
|World Series
|Hard
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]
|6–4, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–1
|[[1994 OTB International Open – Men's singles|{{dts|Aug 1994}}]]
|[[OTB Open|Schenectady]], United States
|World Series
|Hard
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jacco Eltingh]]
|3–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–2
|[[1994 Kremlin Cup – Singles|{{dts|Nov 1994}}]]
|[[Kremlin Cup|Moscow]], Russia
|World Series
|Carpet
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Volkov (tennis)|Alexander Volkov]]
|2–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–3
|[[1995 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles|{{dts|Jan 1995}}]]
|[[ATP Auckland Open|Auckland]], New Zealand
|World Series
|Hard
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]
|2–6, 1–6
|}

==ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals==

===Singles: 6 (4–2)===
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|-valign=top
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{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Legend
|-bgcolor=moccasin
|ATP Challenger (4–2)
|-bgcolor=cffcff
|ITF Futures (0–0)
|}
|
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Finals by surface
|-
|Hard (3–2)
|-
|Clay (1–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Opponent
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1
|{{dts|Sep 1990}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]], Canada
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Devries]]
|6–3, 5–7, 5–7
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–2
|{{dts|Dec 1990}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Guam]], Guam
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Morgan (tennis)|Jamie Morgan]]
|2–6, 6–7
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–2
|{{dts|Jul 1991}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Nordic Naturals Challenger|Aptos]], United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bryan Shelton]]
|6–3, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–2
|{{dts|Apr 1992}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Nagoya]], Japan
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]
|7–6, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–2
|{{dts|Aug 1992}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships|Winnetka]], United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Bryan]]
|6–4, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–2
|{{dts|Jun 1994}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Tashkent]], Uzbekistan
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Clay
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Filip Dewulf]]
|6–4, 4–6, 7–6
|}

==Performance timelines==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

===Singles===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!Tournament!![[1990 ATP Tour|1990]]!![[1991 ATP Tour|1991]]!![[1992 ATP Tour|1992]]!![[1993 ATP Tour|1993]]!![[1994 ATP Tour|1994]]!![[1995 ATP Tour|1995]]!![[1996 ATP Tour|1996]]!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|colspan=25 style=text-align:left|[[Grand Slam (tennis)|'''Grand Slam tournaments''']]
|-
|align=left|[[Australian Open]]
|A
|A
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1992 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1993 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1995 Australian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1996 Australian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
!0 / 4
!1–4
!{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=4|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[French Open]]
|A
|A
|A
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1993 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1994 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|A
!0 / 2
!0–2
!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|A
|style=background:#ecf2ff|[[1991 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Q2]]
|style=background:#ecf2ff|[[1992 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Q2]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1993 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1994 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
|A
|A
!0 / 2
!2–2
!{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1990 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1991 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1992 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1993 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1994 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|style=background:#afeeee|[[1996 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
!0 / 6
!5–6
!{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=6|integer=yes}}
|-
|-style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–1
!0–1
!2–2
!3–4
!2–3
!0–1
!1–2
!0 / 14
!8–14
!{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=14|integer=yes}}
|-
|colspan=25 style=text-align:left|'''[[ATP Tour Masters 1000]]'''
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Indian Wells Masters]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1992 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[[1993 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles|Q1]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1995 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles|2R]]
|A
!0 / 2
!1–2
!{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami Open]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1992 Lipton International Players Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1993 Lipton Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1994 Lipton Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
|A
!0 / 3
!2–3
!{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Canadian Open (tennis)|Canada Masters]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1992 Canadian Open – Men's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1993 Canadian Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1994 Canadian Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|A
|A
!0 / 3
!3–3
!{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Cincinnati Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1993 Thriftway ATP Championships – Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|[[1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles|Q2]]
!0 / 1
!0–1
!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|-
|bgcolor=efefef align=left|[[Paris Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[1994 Paris Open – Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
!0 / 1
!0–1
!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|-
|-style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0
!0–0
!2–3
!1–3
!2–3
!1–1
!0–0
!0 / 10
!6–10
!{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=10|integer=yes}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}

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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American male tennis players]]
[[Category:People from Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Tennis players from California]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

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