Christopher Sylvan (born March 18, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player.

[1] Sylvan, born in New Jersey, was noted for his big serve[2] and played collegiate tennis for UC Berkeley before joining the professional tour.

[3] In November 1977 he was a quarter-finalist at the Paris Open, with wins over Barry Phillips-Moore and Ove Nils Bengtson, then in December qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open.

His career high singles ranking of 203 was attained in 1978.

[4] Sylvan raised two children with wife Charlotte and lives in Fresno, California.