David godfather
Nation:
United States United States
Birthday:
April 16, 1962
Size:
183 cm
Weight:
77 kg
1st professional season:
1983
Resignation:
1996
Playing hand:
Right
Prize money:
$ 2,029,723
singles
Career record:
181: 168
Career title:
2
Highest ranking:
18 (June 8 1987)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000 0
Double
Career record:
322: 245
Career title:
18th
Highest ranking:
1 (January 14 1991)
Weeks as No. 1:
25th
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000 1
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000 0
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )
David Pate (born April 16, 1962 in Los Angeles , California ) is a retired American tennis player . In 1991 he led the tennis world rankings in doubles.
Life
Godfather studied at Texas Christian University and in 1981 won the double title with Carl Richter at the NCAA championships . In 1983 he became a professional tennis player and was able to win his first individual title on the ATP World Tour in Tokyo the following year . In 1987 he won his second and last individual tournament in Los Angeles in the final against Stefan Edberg .
In doubles he was much more successful, between 1984 and 1993 he won 18 doubles titles, he was in a final 18 more times. He reached his highest ranking in the tennis world rankings in 1987 with position 18 in singles and in 1992 with position one in doubles.
In singles, he never got past the third round in Grand Slam tournaments. At the side of Scott Davis he won the Australian Open in 1991 , in the final they defeated Patrick McEnroe and David Wheaton in four sets. In the same year he stood, again with Davis, in the final of the US Open . There they were subject to John Fitzgerald and Anders Järryd . At the French Open and Wimbledon , he reached the quarter-finals as the best result.
Godfather was appointed to the US Davis Cup team once in the 3-2 semi-final win against Germany in 1991 . Although he had topped the double world rankings that year, he was no longer considered after his defeat at the side of Scott Davis against Eric Jelen and Michael Stich .
Tournament victories
Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP International Series Gold (2)
ATP International Series (16)
singles
No.
date
competition
Topping
Final opponent
Bottom line
1.
1984
Japan Tokyo
Hard court
United States Terry Moor
6: 3, 7: 5
2.
1987
United States los Angeles
Hard court
Sweden Stefan Edberg
6: 4, 6: 4
Double
No.
date
competition
Topping
partner
Final opponent
Bottom line
1.
1985
United States Stratton Mountain
Hard court
United States Scott Davis
United States Ken Flach Robert Seguso United States
3: 6, 7: 6, 7: 6
2.
1985
Japan Tokyo
Hard court
United States Scott Davis
United States Sammy Giammalva Greg Holmes United States
7: 6, 6: 7, 6: 3
3.
1986
United States Philadelphia
carpet
United States Scott Davis
Sweden Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd Sweden
7: 6, 3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
4th
1987
United States los Angeles
Hard court
United States Kevin Curren
United States Brad Gilbert Tim Wilkison United States
6: 3, 6: 4
5.
1987
South Africa Johannesburg
Hard court
United States Kevin Curren
United States Eric Korita Brad Pearce United States
6: 4, 6: 4
6th
1988
United States Memphis
Hard court
United States Kevin Curren
Sweden Peter Lundgren Mikael Pernfors Sweden
6: 2, 6: 2
7th
1988
South Africa Johannesburg
Hard court
United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Gary Muller Tim Wilkison United States
7: 6, 6: 4
8th.
1989
Australia Sydney
Hard court
United States Scott Warner
Australia Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann Australia
6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 5
9.
1989
Japan Tokyo (i)
carpet
United States Kevin Curren
Ecuador Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic
4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6
10.
1990
United States Orlando
Hard court
United States Scott Davis
Venezuela Alfonso Mora Brian Page United States
6: 3, 7: 5
11.
1990
United States Kiawah Island
sand
United States Scott Davis
United States Jim Grabb Leonardo Lavalle Mexico
6: 2, 6: 3
12.
1990
United States los Angeles
Hard court
United States Scott Davis
Sweden Peter Lundgren Paul Wekesa Kenya
3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 3
13.
1990
United States Indianapolis
Hard court
United States Scott Davis
Canada Grant Connell Glenn Michibata Canada
7: 6, 7: 6
14th
1990
France Paris
carpet
United States Scott Davis
Australia Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann Australia
5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4
15th
1991
Australia Sydney
Hard court
United States Scott Davis
Australia Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann Australia
3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
16.
1991
Australia Australian Open
Hard court
United States Scott Davis
United States Patrick McEnroe David Wheaton United States
6: 7, 7: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
17th
1991
United States Chicago
carpet
United States Scott Davis
Canada Grant Connell Glenn Michibata Canada
6: 4, 5: 7, 7: 6
18th
1991
United States Washington, DC
Hard court
United States Scott Davis
United States Ken Flach Robert Seguso United States
6: 4, 6: 2
Web links
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