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Born | Durban, South Africa | 5 January 1970
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1989 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $2,534,247 |
Singles | |
Career record | 9–21 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 131 (24 October 1994) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 246–258 |
Career titles | 19 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (21 February 1994) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1994, 1999, 2001, 2002) |
French Open | F (1992) |
Wimbledon | SF (2000) |
US Open | SF (1993) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1999) |
French Open | W (2000) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 4–2 |
David Dixie Adams (born 5 January 1970) is a former tennis player from South Africa. He turned professional in 1989. In his career, he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9 in February 1994.
Adams participated in six Davis Cup ties for South Africa between 1997 and 2003, posting a 4–2 record, all in doubles.
Adams won two Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles, both with fellow South African Mariaan de Swardt, taking the Australian Open title in 1999 and the French Open title in 2000.[1][2]
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 2000 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Career finals
[edit]Doubles: 52 (19 titles, 33 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | May 1992 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | Jun 1992 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2. | Nov 1992 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Loss | 3. | Feb 1993 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 2. | Mar 1993 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | Apr 1993 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 4. | Jun 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | Sep 1993 | Bordeaux, France | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | Oct 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7. | Jan 1994 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | Feb 1994 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 5. | Mar 1994 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | Apr 1994 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | Aug 1994 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6. | Aug 1994 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 10. | Oct 1994 | Beijing, China | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | Nov 1994 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 7. | Jan 1995 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | Feb 1995 | Marseille, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | Mar 1996 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
Loss | 12. | May 1996 | Sankt Pölten, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 13. | Jul 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 14. | Sep 1996 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 15. | Sep 1996 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10. | Feb 1997 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 16. | Mar 1997 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 17. | Jun 1997 | Halle, Germany | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 18. | Nov 1997 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 19. | May 1998 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 20. | May 1998 | Sankt Pölten, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 21. | Oct 1998 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 22. | Oct 1998 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 23. | Feb 1999 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 24. | Feb 1999 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | Feb 1999 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 25. | May 1999 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 12. | Jul 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Loss | 26. | Aug 1999 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–2), 3–6 |
Win | 13. | Sep 1999 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 27. | Oct 1999 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 28. | Oct 1999 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), 0–6 |
Win | 14. | Feb 2000 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 15. | Feb 2000 | London, England | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(13–11) |
Loss | 29. | Apr 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 16. | May 2000 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 30. | Jan 2001 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(10–12), 4–6 |
Loss | 31. | Mar 2001 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 32. | Mar 2002 | Delray Beach, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10] |
Loss | 33. | Jul 2002 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 17. | Sep 2002 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 18. | Oct 2002 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
Win | 19. | Jan 2003 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles performance timeline
[edit]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.
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 14–13 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 12–12 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 12–12 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 15–13 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 51 | N/A |
Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 9–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | N/A | 53–50 |
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Indian Wells | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | ||
Miami | NME | A | A | A | 3R | A | 3R | A | A | QF | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | ||
Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | SF | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | ||
Rome | NME | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 11 | 9–11 | ||
Hamburg | NME | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 0 / 11 | 11–11 | ||
Canada | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | ||
Cincinnati | NME | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | ||
Madrid (Stuttgart) | NME | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | ||
Paris | NME | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 12–11 | ||
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 84 | N/A | ||
Annual win–loss | N/A | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 5–7 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 14–9 | 7–9 | 9–9 | 7–9 | 1–6 | N/A | 69–84 | ||
Year-end ranking | 824 | 434 | 289 | 180 | 101 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 71 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 27 | 91 | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kafelnikov captures Open title". BBC News. 31 January 1999.
- ^ Djata, Sundiata (2008). Blacks at the Net : Black Achievement in the History of Tennis (1 ed.). Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0815608981.