Cristián Araya (born 15 September 1969) is a Chilean former professional tennis player.

While competing on the professional tour, Araya reached career high rankings of 315 for singles and 220 for doubles.

He was a doubles semi-finalist at the 1988 Buenos Aires Grand Prix and the following year was doubles champion at a Challenger tournament in Santos.

His career included three Davis Cup doubles appearances for Chile, one partnering Ricardo Acuña in 1988 and the other two with Pedro Rebolledo in 1990.

[1] Araya is now a tennis coach based in France.