Australian tennis player
David Macpherson| Country (sports) | Australia |
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| Born | (1967-07-03)3 July 1967 (age 58)
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| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1985 |
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| Retired | 2003 |
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| Plays | Left handed |
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| Prize money | $1,729,899 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 0–13 |
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| Career titles | 0 0Challenger, 0Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 293 (5 March 1990) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (1987) |
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| Wimbledon | Q3 (1989) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 388–395 |
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| Career titles | 16 7Challenger, 0Futures |
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| Highest ranking | No. 11 (2 November 1992) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | SF (1998) |
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| French Open | 3R (1991,1996,1998) |
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| Wimbledon | QF (1998,2002) |
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| US Open | QF (1991,1996,2000) |
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| Other doubles tournaments |
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| Tour Finals | SF (1996) |
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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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| Australian Open | SF (1988,1992) |
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| French Open | SF (1985,1998) |
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| Wimbledon | 3R (1994,1996,1998) |
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| US Open | SF (1996) |
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| Coaching career (2005–) |
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| Coaching achievements |
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List of notable tournaments (with champion) |
| Last updated on: 10 August 2022. |
David Macpherson (born 3 July 1967) is a former professional maletennis player on theATP Tour. He was the former coach ofJohn Isner andBob and Mike Bryan.
A product of player and coach,Tony Roche's junior tennis academy, he played lefthanded and turned professional in 1985. As a junior player Macpherson was one of Australia's top prospects in his peer group, reaching the U.S. Open Junior Doubles Tournament finals in 1983 and winning the Australia Open Junior Doubles title in 1985 (withBrett Custer).
Known primarily as a doubles specialist, Macpherson's professional career was highlighted by his 1992 season with partner,Steve DeVries, where they won doubles titles in Milan, Manchester, Indian Wells, Atlanta, Charlotte and Brisbane to finish No. 8 in the year end Team Rankings and qualifying for ATP Tour World Doubles Championships.
In November of that year he achieved his high personal rank of No. 11 in the doubles ranking. During his career, Macpherson captured 16 doubles titles on the ATP tour and earned over US$1.7 million in career earnings.
Throughout his pro career, Macpherson was a regular player inWorld TeamTennis league for the Sacramento andKansas City Explorers franchises.
Macpherson coached arguably the greatest doubles pair in the history of tennis, Mike and Bob Bryan, from 2005 through 2016.[1] He is now the head coach of The George Washington University's men's tennis team.
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit]Doubles: 29 (16 titles, 13 runner-ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters 1000 Series (1–1) | | ATP 500 Series (3–3) | | ATP 250 Series (12–9) |
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| Hard (6–4) | | Clay (6–4) | | Grass (2–1) | | Carpet (2–4) |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (13–8) | | Indoors (3–5) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1990 | Toronto, Canada | Championship Series | Carpet | Patrick Galbraith | Neil Broad
Kevin Curren | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 1991 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | World Series | Carpet | Steve DeVries | Patrick Galbraith
Anders Järryd | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1991 | Lyon, France | World Series | Carpet | Steve DeVries | Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 1992 | Milan, Italy | World Series | Carpet | Neil Broad | Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 1992 | Indian Wells, United States | Masters Series | Hard | Steve DeVries | Kent Kinnear
Sven Salumaa | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | May 1992 | Atlanta, United States | World Series | Clay | Steve DeVries | Mark Keil
Dave Randall | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | May 1992 | Charlotte, United States | World Series | Clay | Steve DeVries | Bret Garnett
Jared Palmer | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 1992 | Manchester, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Patrick Galbraith | Jeremy Bates
Laurie Warder | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–2 | Oct 1992 | Brisbane, Australia | World Series | Hard | Steve DeVries | Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Nov 1992 | Stockholm, Sweden | Masters Series | Carpet | Steve DeVries | Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Feb 1993 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Championship Series | Carpet | Steve DeVries | Mark Kratzmann
Wally Masur | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 8–4 | Apr 1993 | Nice, France | World Series | Clay | Laurie Warder | Shelby Cannon
Scott Melville | 3–4 ret. |
| Loss | 8–5 | Aug 1993 | New Haven, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Steve DeVries | Cyril Suk
Daniel Vacek | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jan 1995 | Sydney, Australia | World Series | Hard | Trevor Kronemann | Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Mar 1995 | Scottsdale, United States | World Series | Hard | Trevor Kronemann | Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–6 | Apr 1995 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Goran Ivanišević
Andrea Gaudenzi | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–6 | May 1995 | Munich, Germany | World Series | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–6 | Feb 1996 | San Jose, United States | World Series | Hard | Trevor Kronemann | Richey Reneberg
Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Jul 1996 | Gstaad, Switzerland | World Series | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 12–8 | Jun 1997 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Trevor Kronemann | Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 12–9 | Jul 1997 | Gstaad, Switzerland | World Series | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Daniel Vacek
Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–10 | Mar 1998 | Philadelphia, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Richey Reneberg | Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis | 6–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 13–10 | May 1998 | St. Pölten, Austria | World Series | Clay | Jim Grabb | David Adams
Wayne Black | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–11 | Mar 2000 | Scottsdale, United States | International Series | Hard | Patrick Galbraith | Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 14–11 | Jan 2001 | Adelaide, Australia | International Series | Hard | Grant Stafford | Wayne Arthurs
Todd Woodbridge | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14–12 | Apr 2001 | Casablanca, Morocco | International Series | Clay | Pablo Albano | Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14–13 | Apr 2001 | Atlanta, United States | International Series | Clay | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 15–3 | Oct 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | Championship Series | Hard | Rick Leach | Paul Hanley
Nathan Healey | 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 16–13 | Jul 2003 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | Jordan Kerr | Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer | 7–6, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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| ATP Challenger (7–2) | | ITF Futures (0–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–0) | | Clay (3–2) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (2–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1989 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gerardo Mirad | Otavio Della
Jaime Oncins | 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 1989 | Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gerardo Mirad | Cristian Araya
Pedro Rebolledo | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 1989 | Lins, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gerardo Mirad | João Cunha-Silva
Ivan Kley | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 1989 | Brasília, Brazil | Challenger | Carpet | Horacio de la Peña | Luis Ruette
João Soares | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 1989 | Nyon, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | João Cunha-Silva | Nicholas Fulwood
Libor Pimek | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 1990 | Hobart, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Brett Custer | Brett Steven
Sandon Stolle | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 1994 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Trevor Kronemann | Bryan Shelton
Kevin Ullyett | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–2 | Dec 1994 | Naples, United States | Challenger | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Marcos Ondruska
Grant Stafford | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Dec 2001 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | Julian Knowle
Michael Kohlmann | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Performance timelines
[edit](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.
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