Christopher Rungkat
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Christopher Benjamin Rungkat (born January 14, 1990) is an Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n tennis player. He is the grandson of "Famous" Benny Rungkat, former chairman of the Indonesian Air Carriers Association. Christopher's father, Michael Alexander Fritz Rungkat, is of Dutch and Indonesian descent and his mom, Elfia Mirlianti, is of Cambodian and Indonesian descent. .In 2008, he won the final stage of French Open 2008 Boys' Doubles Juniors category with Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 tennis player Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 220th which was archived on 18 October 2010. His brother Micke is also a tennis player.-Junior career:...

. He is the youngest ever Indonesian to be the All Indonesian Champion, and by the end of his junior career,he was awarded for Indonesian best promising athlete 2008

Rungkat also reached the final of the 2008 U.S. Open
2008 U.S. Open (tennis)
The 2008 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 128th edition of the US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year...

 boy's final with Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen
Henri Kontinen is a Finnish tennis player. His highest ranking is 220th which was archived on 18 October 2010. His brother Micke is also a tennis player.-Junior career:...

.

In June 2010, he won the Tarakan
Tarakan, East Kalimantan
Tarakan, located on Tarakan Island is one of the major cities in eastern Borneo, just across the border from Sabah, Malaysia. Once a major oil producing region during colonial period, Tarakan had great strategic importance during the Pacific War and was among the first Japanese targets early in the...

 Open International Men’s Futures tournament, his first international tournament title since going pro.

Career

Christopher Spent his junior career in Europe by playing European junior circuit and he was based in Tennis Val (Valencia, Spain). He's the second Asian male player who ever won a junior French open doubles title after Kei Nishikori
Kei Nishikori
is a Japanese tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world, as of 10 October 2011. He began playing tennis at the age of five, and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.-Junior career:Nishikori won...


Personal life

As a tennis player,Christopher spent most of his time on the tour.Loves PC games and Xbox.

Public Figure

Even tennis is not a big sport in Indonesia that have huge local followers like football and badminton he still managed to attract media attention because of his looks and skills on court

Sponsors

Clothing = Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

 2005 - 2008, Reebok
Reebok
Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...

 2008-2010.
Equipments = Head 2005-2008, Wilson Sporting Goods
Wilson Sporting Goods
The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is a sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, and currently is a foreign subsidiary of the Finnish company Amer Sports....

 2008-2010

ITF Singles Finals (4-0)

Legend (Singles)
Challengers (0–0)
Futures (4–0)

Outcome # Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
Winner 1. 7 June 2010 $10,000 - Tarakan
Tarakan
Tarakan volcano is located in Indonesia's Halmahera islands, near the shore of Galela Bay north east of Dukono volcano. Tarakan consists of two large cinder cones, namely Tarakan Lamo and Tarakan Itji ....

, Indonesia F2
Hard (i)   Jae-Sung An 6–3, 0–6, 6–2
Winner 2. 29 May 2011 $10,000 - Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia F1
Hard   Richard Becker 6–4, 6–3
Winner 3. 5 June 2011 $10,000 - Surabaya
Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...

, Indonesia F2
Hard   Arata Onozawa 7–6(5), 7–6(5)
Winner 4. 12 June 2011 $10,000 - Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia F3
Hard   Kento Takeuchi 6–3, 6–2

ITF Doubles Finals (14-5)

Legend (Singles)
Challengers (0–0)
Futures (14–5)

Outcome # Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in Final Score in Final
Runner-up 1. 1 August 2005 $10,000 - Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia F1
Hard   Febi Widhiyanto   Suwandi Suwandi 
  Bonit Wiryawan
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 13 August 2007 $10,000 - Indonesia F3 Hard   Bonit Wiryawan   Huai-En Chang 
  Hsien-Yin Peng
5–7, 3–6
Winner 1. 17 September 2007 $10,000 - Indonesia F5 Hard   Andrian Raturandang   Aditya Madkekar 
  Ashutosh Singh
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Winner 2. 18 February 2008 $10,000 - Thailand F2 Hard   Nathan Thompson   Roman Jebavy
Roman Jebavý
Roman Jebavý is a tennis player from the Czech Republic. He plays right-handed and has double handed backhand.-Junior career:...

 
  Filip Zeman
6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 25 February 2008 $10,000 - Thailand F3 Hard   Nathan Thompson   Mao-Xin Gong 
  Norikazu Sugiyama
6–2, 6–4
Winner 4. 28 July 2008 $10,000 - Indonesia F1 Hard   Ayrton Wibowo   Hsien-Yin Peng
  Chu-Huan Yi
6–1, 7–5
Winner 5. 3 November 2008 $10,000 - Malaysia F1 Hard   Nathan Thompson   Siarhei Betau 
  Andrei Karatchenia
6–3, 6–4
Winner 6. 3 August 2009 $10,000 - Iran F5 Clay   Sunu-Wahyu Trijati   Alexei Filenkov 
  Murad Inoyatov
Murad Inoyatov
Murad Inoyatov is a professional Uzbekistani tennis player.Inoyatov reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on May 11, 2009, when he became World number 437...

6–2, 6–0
Winner 7. 24 August 2009 $10,000 - Thailand F2 Hard   Ketut-Nesa Arta   Tasuku Iwami 
  Hiroki Moriya
4–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Runner-up 3. 31 August 2009 $10,000 - Thailand F3 Hard   Ketut-Nesa Arta   Hsin-Han Lee 
  Tsung-Hua Yang
6–7(4), 4–6
Winner 8. 14 June 2010 $10,000 - Tegal
Tegal
Tegal is the largest city in the Tegal Regency, Indonesia. It is situated on the north coast of Central Java, about from Semarang, capital of Central Java....

, Indonesia F3
Hard   Nathan Thompson   Weerapat Doakmaiklee 
  Kittipong Wachiramanowong
Kittipong Wachiramanowong
Kittipong Wachiramanowong is a professional tennis player. Nicknamed "Pong" in Thailand , he began playing tennis at age 7. Clay is his favorite surface, and he is coached by Khun Sombat Euam-mongkol.-2009:...

4–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Runner-up 4. 28 June 2010 $10,000 - Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia F2
Hard   Nathan Thompson   Kaden Hensel 
  Dane Propoggia
1–6, 6–7(1)
Winner 9. 8 November 2010 $10,000 - Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen is a city in Isan, Thailand. It is also the capital of Khon Kaen province and the Khon Kaen district.-Geography and demography:Khon Kaen is located in the Khorat Plateau, in the central-northwestern area of Isaan...

, Thailand F4
Hard   Kirati Siributwong   Dorian Descloix 
  Yannick Jankovits
6–2, 7–6(6)
Runner-up 5. 11 April 2011 $10,000 - Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen is a city in Isan, Thailand. It is also the capital of Khon Kaen province and the Khon Kaen district.-Geography and demography:Khon Kaen is located in the Khorat Plateau, in the central-northwestern area of Isaan...

, Thailand F3
Hard   Kirati Siributwong   Weerapat Doakmaiklee
  Kittipong Wachiramanowong
0–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 18 April 2011 $10,000 - Noida
Noida
Noida , short for the New Okhla Industrial Development Area, is an area in India under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority . Noida came into administrative existence on 17 April 1976 and celebrates 17 April as "Noida Day". It was set up as part of an urbanization...

, India F4
Hard   Kittipong Wachiramanowong
Kittipong Wachiramanowong
Kittipong Wachiramanowong is a professional tennis player. Nicknamed "Pong" in Thailand , he began playing tennis at age 7. Clay is his favorite surface, and he is coached by Khun Sombat Euam-mongkol.-2009:...

  Junn Mitsuhashi 
  Danai Udomchoke
Danai Udomchoke
Danai Udomchoke is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He was born in Bangkok, where he still resides.Udomchoke turned professional in 1997, and is coached by Jan Stoce. He is sponsored by Dunlop Sport for his racquets and apparel. His career-best ranking is World No...

6–7(1), 6–3, [10–6]
Winner 11. 4 June 2011 $10,000 - Surabaya
Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...

, Indonesia F2
Hard   Weerapat Doakmaiklee   Huang Liang-chi 
  Ouyang Bowen
6–4, 7–5
Winner 12. 11 June 2011 $10,000 - Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia F3
Hard   Weerapat Doakmaiklee   David Agung Susanto 
  Sunu-Wahyu Trijati
7–5, 6–0
Winner 13. 17 June 2011 $10,000 - Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan F6
Hard   Chu-Huan Yi   Cheng-Peng Hsieh 
  Hsin-Han Lee
7–6(2), 6–3
Winner 14. 24 June 2011 $10,000 - Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan F7
Grass   Chu-Huan Yi   Cheng-Peng Hsieh
  Hsin-Han Lee
6–4, 6–3

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