David Pate

David Pate (born April 16, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won two singles titles and eighteen doubles titles during his career. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 18 in June 1987 and attained the World No. 1 doubles ranking in January 1991. His greatest success came in 1991 when he won the Australian Open doubles title together with compatriot Scott Davis and reached the doubles final at the US Open later that year. Before turning professional, Pate played college tennis at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was a three time All-American playing for the Horned Frogs.

David Pate
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada, USA
Born (1962-04-16) April 16, 1962
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1983
Retired1996
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,029,723
Singles
Career record181–168
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 18 (June 8, 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1982, 1983, 1985)
French Open1R (1984, 1989, 1991)
Wimbledon3R (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
US Open3R (1985)
Doubles
Career record322–244
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 1 (January 14, 1991)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1991)
French OpenQF (1994)
WimbledonQF (1992)
US OpenF (1991)

Career finals

Singles finals (2 wins – 4 losses)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
Grand Prix (2–4)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Sep 1984 Honolulu Hard Marty Davis 1–6, 2–6
Win 1. Oct 1984 Tokyo Hard Terry Moor 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2. Feb 1985 La Quinta Hard Larry Stefanki 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3. Apr 1987 Chicago Carpet (i) Tim Mayotte 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Apr 1987 Tokyo Hard Stefan Edberg 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 2. Sep 1987 Los Angeles Hard Stefan Edberg 6–4, 6–4

Doubles finals (18 wins – 18 losses)
Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP Championship Series (2)
Grand Prix (14)
Titles by surface
Hard (13)
Clay (1)
Grass (0)
Carpet (4)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1984 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay Ernie Fernandez David Dowlen
Nduka Odizor		 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 1985 Fort Myers, U.S. Hard Sammy Giammalva Jr. Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 1985 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard Scott Davis Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Winner 2. 1985 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Scott Davis Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Greg Holmes		 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 1985 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Scott Davis Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Winner 3. 1986 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Scott Davis Stefan Edberg
Anders Järryd		 7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 1986 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Scott Davis Leonardo Lavalle
Mike Leach		 6–7, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 1987 Lyon, France Carpet Kelly Jones Guy Forget
Yannick Noah		 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 1987 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Kevin Curren Brad Gilbert
Tim Wilkison		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 1987 Paris, France Carpet Scott Davis Jakob Hlasek
Claudio Mezzadri		 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 1987 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet Scott Davis Boris Becker
Patrik Kühnen		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 1987 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Kevin Curren Eric Korita
Brad Pearce		 6–4, 6–4
Winner 6. 1988 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Kevin Curren Peter Lundgren
Mikael Pernfors		 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 1988 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Steve Denton John Fitzgerald
Johan Kriek		 4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 1988 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Kevin Curren Gary Muller
Tim Wilkison		 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 9. 1989 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Kevin Curren Boris Becker
Jakob Hlasek		 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up 10. 1989 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Kevin Curren Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 6–7, 6–7
Winner 8. 1989 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Scott Warner Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann		 6–3, 6–7, 7–5
Winner 9. 1989 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Kevin Curren Andrés Gómez
Slobodan Živojinović		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner 10. 1990 Orlando, U.S. Hard Scott Davis Alfonso Mora
Brian Page		 6–3, 7–5
Winner 11. 1990 Kiawah Island, U.S. Clay Scott Davis Jim Grabb
Leonardo Lavalle		 6–2, 6–3
Winner 12. 1990 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Scott Davis Peter Lundgren
Paul Wekesa		 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 13. 1990 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Scott Davis Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata		 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 11. 1990 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Scott Davis Guy Forget
Jakob Hlasek		 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up 12. 1990 Lyon, France Carpet Jim Grabb Patrick Galbraith
Kelly Jones		 6–7, 4–6
Winner 14. 1990 Paris, France Carpet Scott Davis Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann		 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 15. 1991 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Scott Davis Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann		 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 16. 1991 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Scott Davis Patrick McEnroe
David Wheaton		 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner 17. 1991 Chicago, U.S. Carpet Scott Davis Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata		 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Runner-up 13. 1991 Tampa, U.S. Clay Richey Reneberg Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 18. 1991 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard Scott Davis Ken Flach
Robert Seguso		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 1991 U.S. Open, New York Hard Scott Davis John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 15. 1991 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Scott Davis Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 5–7, 6–2, 6–7
Runner-up 16. 1993 Osaka, Japan Hard Glenn Michibata Mark Keil
Christo van Rensburg		 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 17. 1993 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Glenn Michibata Ken Flach
Rick Leach		 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 18. 1993 Montreal, Canada Hard Glenn Michibata Jim Courier
Mark Knowles		 4–6, 6–7

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998Career SR
Grand Slams
Australian Open A 2R 3R A 2R NH A A A A W SF 2R 1R 2R 1R A A 1 / 9
French Open A A A 1R A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R QF 2R A A A 0 / 8
Wimbledon A A A A 1R 1R 3R A 3R 2R 3R QF 2R 2R 2R A A A 0 / 10
U.S. Open 1R A 2R 1R 3R 2R QF QF 3R 1R F 3R 1R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 14
Grand Slam SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 41
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990		 QF QF 2R 2R 1R A A A A 0 / 5
Miami 3R QF 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R A A 0 / 7
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
Rome A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
Hamburg A A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 1
Canada QF QF A F 1R 1R A A A 0 / 5
Cincinnati 1R SF QF QF A A A A A 0 / 4
Madrid (Stuttgart) SF 2R 1R 1R A A A A A 0 / 4
Paris W 2R A 1R A A A A A 1 / 3
Masters Series SR N/A 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 29
Year End Ranking N/A 240 178 86 21 34 15 12 20 6 3 81 48 93 132 214 1289 721 N/A

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

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