Chris Kachel (born 19 June 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Kachel won the 1977 Fair Play Trophy tournament in Switzerland defeating Heinz Günthardt in a close final.
Kachel enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. More recently, Kachel launched a modelling career by appearing on the Australian TV Show Postcards.
Career finals Doubles: 11 (3 titles / 8 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Dec 1975 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass Peter McNamara Mark Edmondson John Marks 1–6, 1–6Loss 0–2 Apr 1977 Nice, France Clay Chris Lewis Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 1–6Loss 0–3 Jul 1977 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Colin Dowdeswell Buster Mottram Roger Taylor 6–7, 4–6Loss 0–4 Aug 1977 Louisville, U.S. Clay Cliff Letcher John Alexander Phil Dent 1–6, 4–6Loss 0–5 Nov 1977 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Colin Dibley Geoff Masters Kim Warwick 2–6, 6–7Win 1–5 Nov 1977 Manila, Philippines Hard John Marks Mike Cahill Terry Moor 4–6, 6–0, 7–6Loss 1–6 Nov 1978 Manila, Philippines Clay Ross Case Sherwood Stewart Brian Teacher 3–6, 6–7Loss 1–7 Jul 1979 Newport, U.S. Grass John James Robert Lutz Stan Smith 4–6, 6–7Loss 1–8 Jul 1979 Brisbane, Australia Grass John James Ross Case Geoff Masters 6–7, 2–6Win 2–8 Dec 1979 Adelaide, Australia Grass Colin Dibley John Alexander Phil Dent 6–7, 7–6, 6–4Win 3–8 Jan 1980 Hobart, Australia Hard John James Phil Davies Brad Guan 6–4, 6–4
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