David Adams (tennis)

David 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.

David Adams
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1970-01-05) 5 January 1970
Durban, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1989
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$2,534,247
Singles
Career record9–21
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 131 (24 October 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record246–258
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 9 (21 February 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1994, 1999, 2001, 2002)
French OpenF (1992)
WimbledonSF (2000)
US OpenSF (1993)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1999)
French OpenW (2000)
Team competitions
Davis Cup4–2

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

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1999 Australian Open Hard Mariaan de Swardt Max Mirnyi
Serena Williams		 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2000 French Open Clay Mariaan de Swardt Todd Woodbridge
Rennae Stubbs		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Career finals

Doubles: 52 (19 titles, 33 runner-ups)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1992 Munich, Germany Clay Menno Oosting Carl Limberger
Tomáš Anzari		 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1. 1992 French Open, Paris Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Jakob Hlasek
Marc Rosset		 6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss 2. 1992 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Marius Barnard
John-Laffnie de Jager		 4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 3. 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Henrik Holm
Anders Järryd		 4–6, 6–7
Win 2. 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm
Daniel Vacek		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 3. 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Menno Oosting
Udo Riglewski		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 4. 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Andrei Olhovskiy Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark		 6–7, 6–1, 4–6
Loss 5. 1993 Bordeaux, France Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano
Javier Frana		 6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 6. 1993 Bolzano, Italy Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Hendrik Jan Davids
Piet Norval		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 7. 1994 Adelaide, Australia Hard Byron Black Andrew Kratzmann
Mark Kratzmann		 4–6, 3–6
Win 4. 1994 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win 5. 1994 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Menno Oosting Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8. 1994 Osaka, Japan Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm
Sandon Stolle		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 9. 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Daniel Orsanic
Jan Siemerink		 4–6, 2–6
Win 6. 1994 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 10. 1994 Beijing, China Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Tommy Ho
Kent Kinnear		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 11. 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 w/o
Win 7. 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Ronald Agénor
Shuzo Matsuoka		 7–5, 6–3
Win 8. 1995 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Rodolphe Gilbert		 6–1, 6–4
Win 9. 1996 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Marius Barnard Hendrik Jan Davids
Cyril Suk		 6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Loss 12. 1996 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Menno Oosting Ctislav Doseděl
Pavel Vízner		 7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 13. 1996 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Menno Oosting Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 14. 1996 Bucharest, Romania Clay Menno Oosting David Ekerot
Jeff Tarango		 6–7, 6–7
Loss 15. 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Menno Oosting Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		 3–6, 4–6
Win 10. 1997 Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Olivier Delaître Sandon Stolle
Cyril Suk		 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 16. 1997 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano
Peter Nyborg		 4–6, 6–7
Loss 17. 1997 Halle, Germany Grass Marius Barnard Karsten Braasch
Michael Stich		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 18. 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Fabrice Santoro Martin Damm
Cyril Suk		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 19. 1998 Hamburg, Germany Clay Brett Steven Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana		 2–6, 5–7
Loss 20. 1998 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Wayne Black Jim Grabb
David Macpherson		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 21. 1998 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		 5–7, 3–6
Loss 22. 1998 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Pavel Vízner Nicolas Kiefer
David Prinosil		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 23. 1999 Marseille, France Hard (i) Pavel Vízner Max Mirnyi
Andrei Olhovskiy		 5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 24. 1999 Dubai, UAE Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Wayne Black
Sandon Stolle		 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win 11. 1999 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Neil Broad
Peter Tramacchi		 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 25. 1999 Rome, Italy Clay John-Laffnie de Jager Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach		 7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win 12. 1999 Båstad, Sweden Clay Jeff Tarango Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström		 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 26. 1999 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Justin Gimelstob
Sébastien Lareau		 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 3–6
Win 13. 1999 Bournemouth, England Clay Jeff Tarango Michael Kohlmann
Nicklas Kulti		 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 27. 1999 Toulouse, France Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Olivier Delaître
Jeff Tarango		 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 28. 1999 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Jonas Björkman
Byron Black		 7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), 0–6
Win 14. 2000 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Tim Henman
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win 15. 2000 London, England Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries		 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(13–11)
Loss 29. 2000 Estoril, Portugal Clay Joshua Eagle Donald Johnson
Piet Norval		 4–6, 5–7
Win 16. 2000 Munich, Germany Clay John-Laffnie de Jager Max Mirnyi
Nenad Zimonjić		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 30. 2001 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Martín García Marius Barnard
Jim Thomas		 6–7(10–12), 4–6
Loss 31. 2001 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Martín García Donald Johnson
Gustavo Kuerten		 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 32. 2002 Delray Beach, U.S. Hard Ben Ellwood Martin Damm
Cyril Suk		 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 33. 2002 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Gastón Etlis Joshua Eagle
David Rikl		 3–6, 4–6
Win 17. 2002 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Robbie Koenig Raemon Sluiter
Martin Verkerk		 6–2, 7–5
Win 18. 2002 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Jared Palmer Irakli Labadze
Marat Safin		 7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win 19. 2003 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Robbie Koenig Tomáš Cibulec
Leoš Friedl		 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament19871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slam tournaments
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
ATP Masters Series
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

A = did not attend tournament

References
  1. "Kafelnikov captures Open title". BBC News. 31 January 1999.
  2. 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.
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