David Pate

David Pate
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Born	April 16, 1962 (age 62); Los Angeles, California, US
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1996
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,029,723
Singles
Career record	181–168
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 18 (June 8, 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1982, 1983, 1985)
French Open	1R (1984, 1989, 1991)
Wimbledon	3R (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
US Open	3R (1985)
Doubles
Career record	322–244
Career titles	18
Highest ranking	No. 1 (January 14, 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
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.

Career finals

Singles (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, 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)

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

Doubles performance timeline

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.

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	Career SR
Grand Slam tournaments
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

External links

David Pate at the Association of Tennis Professionals
David Pate at the International Tennis Federation
David Pate at the Davis Cup