David Pate

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David Pate
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada, US
Born (1962-04-16) April 16, 1962 (age 62)
Los Angeles, California, US
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)

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 United States Marty Davis 1–6, 2–6
Win 1. Oct 1984 Tokyo, Japan Hard United States Terry Moor 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2. Feb 1985 La Quinta, U.S. Hard United States Larry Stefanki 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3. Apr 1987 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Tim Mayotte 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Apr 1987 Tokyo, Japan Hard Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 2. Sep 1987 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Sweden 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 Puerto Rico Ernie Fernández United States David Dowlen
Nigeria Nduka Odizor
6–7, 5–7
Loss 2. 1985 Fort Myers, U.S. Hard United States Sammy Giammalva Jr. United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 1. 1985 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard United States Scott Davis United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 2. 1985 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard United States Scott Davis United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Greg Holmes
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 3. 1985 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet United States Scott Davis United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win 3. 1986 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet United States Scott Davis Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Anders Järryd
7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 4. 1986 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard United States Scott Davis Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
United States Mike Leach
6–7, 4–6
Loss 5. 1987 Lyon, France Carpet United States Kelly Jones France Guy Forget
France Yannick Noah
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 4. 1987 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard United States Kevin Curren United States Brad Gilbert
United States Tim Wilkison
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6. 1987 Paris, France Carpet United States Scott Davis Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
6–7, 2–6
Loss 7. 1987 Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet United States Scott Davis West Germany Boris Becker
West Germany Patrik Kühnen
4–6, 2–6
Win 5. 1987 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) United States Kevin Curren United States Eric Korita
United States Brad Pearce
6–4, 6–4
Win 6. 1988 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) United States Kevin Curren Sweden Peter Lundgren
Sweden Mikael Pernfors
6–2, 6–2
Loss 8. 1988 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard United States Steve Denton Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Johan Kriek
4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 7. 1988 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) United States Kevin Curren South Africa Gary Muller
United States Tim Wilkison
7–6, 6–4
Loss 9. 1989 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard United States Kevin Curren West Germany Boris Becker
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6–7, 5–7
Loss 10. 1989 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard United States Kevin Curren United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–7, 6–7
Win 8. 1989 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) United States Scott Warner Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Mark Kratzmann
6–3, 6–7, 7–5
Win 9. 1989 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet United States Kevin Curren Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 10. 1990 Orlando, U.S. Hard United States Scott Davis Venezuela Alfonso Mora
United States Brian Page
6–3, 7–5
Win 11. 1990 Kiawah Island, U.S. Clay United States Scott Davis United States Jim Grabb
Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
6–2, 6–3
Win 12. 1990 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard United States Scott Davis Sweden Peter Lundgren
Kenya Paul Wekesa
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 13. 1990 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard United States Scott Davis Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
7–6, 7–6
Loss 11. 1990 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet United States Scott Davis France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6–7, 5–7
Loss 12. 1990 Lyon, France Carpet United States Jim Grabb United States Patrick Galbraith
United States Kelly Jones
6–7, 4–6
Win 14. 1990 Paris, France Carpet United States Scott Davis Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Mark Kratzmann
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win 15. 1991 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard United States Scott Davis Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Mark Kratzmann
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 16. 1991 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard United States Scott Davis United States Patrick McEnroe
United States David Wheaton
6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 17. 1991 Chicago, U.S. Carpet United States Scott Davis Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Loss 13. 1991 Tampa, U.S. Clay United States Richey Reneberg United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
7–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win 18. 1991 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard United States Scott Davis United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 6–2
Loss 14. 1991 U.S. Open, New York Hard United States Scott Davis Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 15. 1991 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet United States Scott Davis United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
5–7, 6–2, 6–7
Loss 16. 1993 Osaka, Japan Hard Canada Glenn Michibata United States Mark Keil
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
6–7, 3–6
Loss 17. 1993 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Canada Glenn Michibata United States Ken Flach
United States Rick Leach
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 18. 1993 Montreal, Canada Hard Canada Glenn Michibata United States Jim Courier
The Bahamas 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