Christopher Rungkat
Christopher Benjamin Rungkat is an Indonesian tennis player. He is the grandson of 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 mother, Elfia Mirlianti, is full Indonesian descent. In 2008, he won the final stage of French Open 2008 Boys' Doubles Juniors category with Finnish tennis player Henri Kontinen. 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 US Open boy's final with Henri Kontinen. Rungkat is the first Indonesian to reach US open boy's finalist and to win the doubles title of French Open.
In June 2010, he won the Tarakan Open International Men's Futures tournament, his first international tournament title since going pro.
Career
Christopher Rungkat spent his junior career in Europe by playing on the European Junior Circuit and was based in Tennis Val. He is the second Asian male player to win a junior French Open doubles title, after Kei Nishikori. He was the winner of the Men's Singles title at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur. A year later at the 2018 Asian Games in his home country, Rungkat was partnered up with Aldila Sutjiadi for the Mixed Doubles category in just two weeks, and was not targeted to grab any medals. However, they surprised with getting the gold medal after producing a couple of upsets and eventually beating Thai pair Sonchat Ratiwatana and Luksika Kumkhum in the end to get the gold medal. He started 2019 with a title in with partner Cheng-Peng Hsieh beating former world number 1 in the doubles semi-final Leander Paes and partner Divij Sharan. In February, Rungkat reached his first doubles final ATP Tour 250 at The Sofia Open with partner Cheng-Peng Hsieh.Rungkat made an appearance in the Davis Cup in 2007 and played in 22 ties.
Personal life
Christopher Rungkat partnered up with PocariID in 2007 for a project called POCARI SWEAT SPORT SCIENCE hoping to help Christopher maximize his performance.Sponsors
ClothingEquipments
- Head 2005–2008
- Wilson Sporting Goods 2008–2010
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2019 Sofia Open – Doubles| | Sofia Open, Bulgaria | 250 Series | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Nikola Mektić Jürgen Melzer | 2–6, 6–4, |
Win | 1–1 | 2020 Maharashtra Open – Doubles| | Maharashtra Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | André Göransson | Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski | 6–2, 3–6, |
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 17 (11–6)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Indonesia F2, Tarakan | Futures | Hard | An Jae-sung | 6–3, 0–6, 6–2 | |
Win | 2–0 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Richard Becker | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 3–0 | Indonesia F2, Surabaya | Futures | Hard | Arata Onozawa | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Win | 4–0 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Kento Takeuchi | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 4–1 | Thailand F2, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Jose Statham | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 5–1 | Thailand F3, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Antoine Escoffier | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Win | 6–1 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Nam Ji-sung | 7–6, 6–1 | |
Win | 7–1 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Jeong Suk-young | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Loss | 7–2 | Thailand F5, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | 4–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 7–3 | Thailand F7, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Dayne Kelly | 6–7, 6–7 | |
Win | 8–3 | Indonesia F1, Tarakan | Futures | Hard | Finn Tearney | 7–6, 1–6, 6–1 | |
Loss | 8–4 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Lee Duck-hee | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 9–4 | Thailand F5, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Loss | 9–5 | Vietnam F2, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | Yusuke Takahashi | 4–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 10–5 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Wong Hong-kit | 6–0, 6–1 | |
Win | 11–5 | Indonesia F2, Makassar | Futures | Hard | Lucas Gómez | 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 | |
Loss | 11–6 | Indonesia F4, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Brydan Klein | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7 |
Doubles: 74 (47–27)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Indonesia F1, Yogyakarta | Futures | Hard | Febi Widhiyanto | Suwandi Suwandi Bonit Wiryawan | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Bonit Wiryawan | Chang Huai-en Peng Hsien-yin | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 1–2 | Indonesia F5, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Andrian Raturandang | Aditya Madkekar Ashutosh Singh | 6–3, 2–6, | |
Win | 2–2 | Thailand F2, Laksi | Futures | Hard | Nathan Thompson | Roman Jebavý Filip Zeman | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 3–2 | Thailand F3, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Nathan Thompson | Gong Mao-xin Norikazu Sugiyama | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | 4–2 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Ayrton Wibowo | Peng Hsien-yin Yi Chu-huan | 6–1, 7–5 | |
Win | 5–2 | Malaysia F1, Kuala Lumpur | Futures | Hard | Nathan Thompson | Sergey Betov Andrei Karatchenia | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 6–2 | Iran F5, Tehran | Futures | Clay | Sunu-Wahyu Trijati | Alexei Filenkov Murad Inoyatov | 6–2, 6–0 | |
Win | 7–2 | Thailand F2, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Ketut-Nesa Arta | Tasuku Iwami Hiroki Moriya | 4–6, 6–4, | |
Loss | 7–3 | Thailand F3, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Ketut-Nesa Arta | Lee Hsin-han Yang Tsung-hua | 6–7, 4–6 | |
Win | 8–3 | Indonesia F3, Tegal | Futures | Hard | Nathan Thompson | Weerapat Doakmaiklee Kittipong Wachiramanowong | 4–6, 6–4, | |
Loss | 8–4 | Malaysia F2, Kuala Lumpur | Futures | Hard | Nathan Thompson | Kaden Hensel Dane Propoggia | 1–6, 6–7 | |
Win | 9–4 | Thailand F4, Khon Kaen | Futures | Hard | Kirati Siributwong | Dorian Descloix Yannick Jankovits | 6–2, 7–6 | |
Loss | 9–5 | Thailand F3, Khon Kaen | Futures | Hard | Kirati Siributwong | Weerapat Doakmaiklee Kittipong Wachiramanowong | 0–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 10–5 | India F4, Noida | Futures | Hard | Kittipong Wachiramanowong | Junn Mitsuhashi Danai Udomchoke | 6–7, 6–3, | |
Win | 11–5 | Indonesia F2, Surabaya | Futures | Hard | Weerapat Doakmaiklee | Huang Liang-chi Ouyang Bowen | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Win | 12–5 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Weerapat Doakmaiklee | David Agung Susanto Sunu-Wahyu Trijati | 7–5, 6–0 | |
Win | 13–5 | Japan F6, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Hsieh Cheng-peng Lee Hsin-han | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Win | 14–5 | Japan F7, Tokyo-Akishima | Futures | Grass | Yi Chu-huan | Hsieh Cheng-peng Lee Hsin-han | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Loss | 14–6 | Thailand F3, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | David Agung Susanto | Lee Hsin-han Peng Hsien-yin | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 15–6 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Elbert Sie | Kim Cheong-eui Oh Dae-soung | 4–6, 7–5, | |
Win | 16–6 | Netherlands F1, Amstelveen | Futures | Clay | Henri Kontinen | Niels Lootsma Jelle Sels | 6–1, 7–5 | |
Win | 17–6 | Netherlands F2, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Henri Kontinen | David Škoch Jan Zedník | 7–5, 7–6 | |
Win | 18–7 | Netherlands F3, Breda | Futures | Clay | Henri Kontinen | Bjorn Fratangelo Mitchell Krueger | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Win | 19–6 | China F1, Guangzhou | Futures | Hard | Radu Albot | Riccardo Ghedin Claudio Grassi | 1–6, 7–5, | |
Win | 20–6 | Thailand F4, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | Phassawit Burapharitta Grittaboon Prahmanee | 6–0, 6–1 | |
Loss | 20–7 | Thailand F6, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Andre Dome | Pruchya Isaro Nuttanon Kadchapanan | 4–6, 7–6, | |
Win | 21–7 | Thailand F7, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Vishnu Vardhan | Timo Sivapruksa Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Win | 22–7 | Thailand F8, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | David Agung Susanto | Dane Chuntaruk Pruchya Isaro | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 22–8 | Indonesia F1, Tarakan | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Matt Seeberger Finn Tearney | 2–6, 6–1, | |
Win | 23–8 | Indonesia F2, Tegal | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Aditya Hari Sasongko Sunu-Wahyu Trijati | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 24–8 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Danai Udomchoke | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 25–8 | Thailand F1, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 6–3, | |
Win | 26–8 | Thailand F4, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 6–3, | |
Win | 27–8 | Thailand F6, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Benjamin Mitchell Jordan Thompson | 4–6, 6–3, | |
Loss | 27–9 | Thailand F7, Bangkok | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Pruchya Isaro Nuttanon Kadchapanan | 4–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 0–1 | 2016 Manila Challenger – Doubles| | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Francis Casey Alcantara | Johan Brunström Frederik Nielsen | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 28–9 | China F5, Taizhou | Futures | Hard | Vijay Sundar Prashanth | Jeson Patrombon Wang Aoran | 6–4, 6–0 | |
Win | 29–9 | Vietnam F1, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | David Agung Susanto | Gengo Kikuchi Shunrou Takeshima | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Win | 30–9 | Vietnam F2, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | Pruchya Isaro | Shintaro Imai Arata Onozawa | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Win | 31–9 | Indonesia F2, Makassar | Futures | Hard | David Agung Susanto | Lin Wei-de Yu Cheng-yu | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Loss | 0–2 | 2016 Kobe Challenger – Doubles| | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Daniel Masur Ante Pavić | 6–4, 3–6, |
Loss | 0–3 | 2016 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's Doubles| | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 32–9 | Indonesia F6, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Justin Barki | Karol Drzewiecki Maciej Smoła | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 0–4 | 2017 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles| | Dallas, USA | Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | David O'Hare Joe Salisbury | 7–6, 3–6, |
Win | 33–9 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Justin Barki | Sho Katayama Sho Shimabukuro | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 0–5 | 2017 Pingshan Open – Men's Doubles| | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 2–6, 7–6, |
Win | 34–9 | Indonesia F4, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Justin Barki | Pirmin Haenle Karunuday Singh | 6–3, 7–6 | |
Loss | 34–10 | Indonesia F6, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Justin Barki | Soichiro Moritani Kento Takeuchi | 4–6, 6–3, | |
Win | 35–10 | Japan F6, Karuizawa | Futures | Clay | Toshihide Matsui | Shintaro Imai Takuto Niki | 7–5, 6–2 | |
Win | 1–5 | 2017 Lisboa Belém Open – Doubles| | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Ruan Roelofse | Fred Gil Gonçalo Oliveira | 7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 2–5 | 2017 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | Sanchai Ratiwatana | Bradley Klahn Kevin King | 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–6 | 2017 Ningbo Challenger – Doubles| | Ningbo, China | Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Radu Albot Jose Statham | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–7 | 2017 Kobe Challenger – Doubles| | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Ben McLachlan Yasutaka Uchiyama | 6–4, 3–6, |
Loss | 2–8 | 2017 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's Doubles| | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Ruben Gonzales | Max Purcell Andrew Whittington | 3–6, 6–2, |
Win | 36–10 | Indonesia F7, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Justin Barki | Shintaro Imai Renta Tokuda | 6–3, 1–6, | |
Win | 3–8 | 2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles| | Dallas, USA | Challenger | Hard | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | Leander Paes Joe Salisbury | 6–4, 3–6, |
Loss | 3–9 | 2018 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Doubles| | Nanchang, China | Challenger | Clay | Ruben Gonzales | Gong Mao-xin Zhang Ze | 6–3, 6–7, |
Win | 4–9 | 2018 Busan Open – Doubles| | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Ruan Roelofse John-Patrick Smith | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–10 | 2018 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Winnetka, USA | Challenger | Hard | Roberto Maytín | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Austin Krajicek | 7–6, 4–6, |
Loss | 36–11 | Indonesia F1, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Justin Barki | Michael Look Matthew Romios | 6–7, 6–7 | |
Win | 37–11 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Justin Barki | Francis Casey Alcantara Kaito Uesugi | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 4–11 | 2018 Stockton Challenger – Men's Doubles| | Stockton, USA | Challenger | Hard | Sanchai Ratiwatana | Darian King Noah Rubin | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–11 | 2018 Fairfield Challenger – Doubles| | Fairfield, USA | Challenger | Hard | Sanchai Ratiwatana | Henri Laaksonen Harri Heliövaara | 6–0, 7–6 |
Loss | 5–12 | 2018 Ningbo Challenger – Doubles| | Ningbo, China | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Gong Mao-xin Zhang Ze | 5–7, 6–2, |
Loss | 5–13 | 2018 Liuzhou International Challenger – Men's Doubles| | Liuzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Gong Mao-xin Zhang Ze | 3–6, 6–2, |
Win | 6–13 | 2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open – Men's Doubles| | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Sriram Balaji Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 7–13 | 2019 Da Nang Tennis Open – Doubles| | Da Nang, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela Leander Paes | 6–3, 2–6, |
Loss | 7–14 | 2019 Bangkok Challenger – Doubles| | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Gong Mao-xin Zhang Ze | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–14 | 2019 Pingshan Open – Men's Doubles| | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Gonçalo Oliveira Li Zhe | 6–4, 3–6, |
Win | 9–14 | 2019 Busan Open – Doubles| | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Toshihide Matsui Vishnu Vardhan | 7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 10–14 | 2019 Gwangju Open – Doubles| | Gwangju, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu | 6–3, 3–6, |
Loss | 10-15 | 2019 Kobe Challenger – Doubles| | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Andre Goransson | Purav Raja Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6-7, 3-6 |
Loss | 10-16 | 2020 Bangkok Challenger – Doubles| | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Sanchai Ratiwatana | Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6-3, 6-7, |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Boy's doubles (1-1)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 2008 | French Open | Clay | Henri Kontinen | Jaan-Frederik Brunken Matt Reid | 6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 2008 | US Open | Hard | Henri Kontinen | Nikolaus Moser Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 6–7, 6–3, |