American tennis player
David Pate Country (sports) United States Residence Las Vegas , Nevada , USBorn (1962-04-16 ) April 16, 1962 (age 62) Los Angeles , California , USHeight 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 1983 Retired 1996 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 2,029,723Career record 181–168 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 18 (June 8, 1987) Australian Open 2R (1982 , 1983 , 1985 ) French Open 1R (1984 , 1989 , 1991 ) Wimbledon 3R (1985 , 1986 , 1989 , 1990 ) US Open 3R (1985 ) Career record 322–244 Career titles 18 Highest ranking No. 1 (January 14, 1991)Australian Open W (1991)French Open QF (1994) Wimbledon QF (1992) US Open F (1991)
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 six time All-American playing for the Horned Frogs .
Singles (2 wins – 4 losses)[ edit ]
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 , U.S.
Hard
Marty Davis
1–6, 2–6
Win
1.
Oct 1984
Tokyo , Japan
Hard
Terry Moor
6–3, 7–5
Loss
2.
Feb 1985
La Quinta , U.S.
Hard
Larry Stefanki
1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
3.
Apr 1987
Chicago , U.S.
Carpet (i)
Tim Mayotte
4–6, 2–6
Loss
4.
Apr 1987
Tokyo , Japan
Hard
Stefan Edberg
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
Win
2.
Sep 1987
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
Stefan Edberg
6–4, 6–4
Doubles (18 wins – 18 losses)[ edit ]
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)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
1984
Forest Hills WCT , U.S.
Clay
Ernie Fernández
David Dowlen Nduka Odizor
6–7, 5–7
Loss
2.
1985
Fort Myers , U.S.
Hard
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win
1.
1985
Stratton Mountain , U.S.
Hard
Scott Davis
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win
2.
1985
Tokyo Outdoor , Japan
Hard
Scott Davis
Sammy Giammalva Jr. Greg Holmes
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss
3.
1985
Tokyo Indoor , Japan
Carpet
Scott Davis
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win
3.
1986
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet
Scott Davis
Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss
4.
1986
Scottsdale , U.S.
Hard
Scott Davis
Leonardo Lavalle Mike Leach
6–7, 4–6
Loss
5.
1987
Lyon , France
Carpet
Kelly Jones
Guy Forget Yannick Noah
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win
4.
1987
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
Kevin Curren
Brad Gilbert Tim Wilkison
6–3, 6–4
Loss
6.
1987
Paris , France
Carpet
Scott Davis
Jakob Hlasek Claudio Mezzadri
6–7, 2–6
Loss
7.
1987
Frankfurt , West Germany
Carpet
Scott Davis
Boris Becker Patrik Kühnen
4–6, 2–6
Win
5.
1987
Johannesburg , South Africa
Hard (i)
Kevin Curren
Eric Korita Brad Pearce
6–4, 6–4
Win
6.
1988
Memphis , U.S.
Hard (i)
Kevin Curren
Peter Lundgren Mikael Pernfors
6–2, 6–2
Loss
8.
1988
Tokyo Outdoor , Japan
Hard
Steve Denton
John Fitzgerald Johan Kriek
4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win
7.
1988
Johannesburg , South Africa
Hard (i)
Kevin Curren
Gary Muller Tim Wilkison
7–6, 6–4
Loss
9.
1989
Indian Wells , U.S.
Hard
Kevin Curren
Boris Becker Jakob Hlasek
6–7, 5–7
Loss
10.
1989
Tokyo Outdoor , Japan
Hard
Kevin Curren
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6–7, 6–7
Win
8.
1989
Sydney Indoor , Australia
Hard (i)
Scott Warner
Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann
6–3, 6–7, 7–5
Win
9.
1989
Tokyo Indoor , Japan
Carpet
Kevin Curren
Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win
10.
1990
Orlando , U.S.
Hard
Scott Davis
Alfonso Mora Brian Page
6–3, 7–5
Win
11.
1990
Kiawah Island , U.S.
Clay
Scott Davis
Jim Grabb Leonardo Lavalle
6–2, 6–3
Win
12.
1990
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
Scott Davis
Peter Lundgren Paul Wekesa
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win
13.
1990
Indianapolis , U.S.
Hard
Scott Davis
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
7–6, 7–6
Loss
11.
1990
Tokyo Indoor , Japan
Carpet
Scott Davis
Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
6–7, 5–7
Loss
12.
1990
Lyon , France
Carpet
Jim Grabb
Patrick Galbraith Kelly Jones
6–7, 4–6
Win
14.
1990
Paris , France
Carpet
Scott Davis
Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win
15.
1991
Sydney Outdoor , Australia
Hard
Scott Davis
Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win
16.
1991
Australian Open , Melbourne
Hard
Scott Davis
Patrick McEnroe David Wheaton
6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win
17.
1991
Chicago, U.S.
Carpet
Scott Davis
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Loss
13.
1991
Tampa , U.S.
Clay
Richey Reneberg
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win
18.
1991
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Hard
Scott Davis
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6–4, 6–2
Loss
14.
1991
U.S. Open , New York
Hard
Scott Davis
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss
15.
1991
Tokyo Indoor , Japan
Carpet
Scott Davis
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
5–7, 6–2, 6–7
Loss
16.
1993
Osaka , Japan
Hard
Glenn Michibata
Mark Keil Christo van Rensburg
6–7, 3–6
Loss
17.
1993
Tokyo Outdoor , Japan
Hard
Glenn Michibata
Ken Flach Rick Leach
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
18.
1993
Montreal , Canada
Hard
Glenn Michibata
Jim Courier Mark Knowles
4–6, 6–7
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Current ATP world No. 1 in bold, as of week of 12 August 2024[update]
ATP rankings was introduced on 1 March 1976
1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65
(year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))
weeks record underlined.