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David Adams
South African tennis player

David Adams

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South African tennis player
A.K.A.
David Dixie Adams
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Age
54 years
Stats
Height:
188 cm
Weight:
79 kg
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Biography

David Dixie 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.

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.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1999Australian OpenHard Mariaan de Swardt Max Mirnyi
Serena Williams
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win2000French OpenClay Mariaan de Swardt Todd Woodbridge
Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Career finals

Doubles: 52 (19 titles, 33 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.May 1992Munich, GermanyClay Menno Oosting Carl Limberger
Tomáš Anzari
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss1.Jun 1992French Open, ParisClay Andrei Olhovskiy Jakob Hlasek
Marc Rosset
6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss2.Nov 1992Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Marius Barnard
John-Laffnie de Jager
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss3.Feb 1993Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Henrik Holm
Anders Järryd
4–6, 6–7
Win2.Mar 1993Copenhagen, DenmarkCarpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm
Daniel Vacek
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win3.Apr 1993Estoril, PortugalClay Andrei Olhovskiy Menno Oosting
Udo Riglewski
6–3, 7–5
Loss4.Jun 1993Rosmalen, NetherlandsGrass Andrei Olhovskiy Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark
6–7, 6–1, 4–6
Loss5.Sep 1993Bordeaux, FranceHard Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano
Javier Frana
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss6.Oct 1993Bolzano, ItalyCarpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Hendrik Jan Davids
Piet Norval
3–6, 2–6
Loss7.Jan 1994Adelaide, AustraliaHard Byron Black Andrew Kratzmann
Mark Kratzmann
4–6, 3–6
Win4.Feb 1994Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyCarpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win5.Mar 1994Casablanca, MoroccoClay Menno Oosting Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan
6–3, 6–4
Loss8.Apr 1994Osaka, JapanHard Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm
Sandon Stolle
4–6, 4–6
Loss9.Aug 1994Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Andrei Olhovskiy Daniel Orsanic
Jan Siemerink
4–6, 2–6
Win6.Aug 1994Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Andrei Olhovskiy Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss10.Oct 1994Beijing, ChinaCarpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Tommy Ho
Kent Kinnear
6–7, 3–6
Loss11.Nov 1994Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
w/o
Win7.Jan 1995Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Andrei Olhovskiy Ronald Agénor
Shuzo Matsuoka
7–5, 6–3
Win8.Feb 1995Marseille, FranceCarpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Rodolphe Gilbert
6–1, 6–4
Win9.Mar 1996Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet (i) Marius Barnard Hendrik Jan Davids
Cyril Suk
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Loss12.May 1996Sankt Pölten, AustriaClay Menno Oosting Ctislav Doseděl
Pavel Vízner
7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss13.Jul 1996Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Menno Oosting Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot
6–7, 3–6
Loss14.Sep 1996Bucharest, RomaniaClay Menno Oosting David Ekerot
Jeff Tarango
6–7, 6–7
Loss15.Sep 1996Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Menno Oosting Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek
3–6, 4–6
Win10.Feb 1997Antwerp, BelgiumHard (i) Olivier Delaître Sandon Stolle
Cyril Suk
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss16.Mar 1997Milan, ItalyCarpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano
Peter Nyborg
4–6, 6–7
Loss17.Jun 1997Halle, GermanyGrass Marius Barnard Karsten Braasch
Michael Stich
6–7, 3–6
Loss18.Nov 1997Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Fabrice Santoro Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
4–6, 3–6
Loss19.May 1998Hamburg, GermanyClay Brett Steven Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
2–6, 5–7
Loss20.May 1998Sankt Pölten, AustriaClay Wayne Black Jim Grabb
David Macpherson
4–6, 4–6
Loss21.Oct 1998Vienna, AustriaCarpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek
5–7, 3–6
Loss22.Oct 1998Ostrava, Czech RepublicCarpet (i) Pavel Vízner Nicolas Kiefer
David Prinosil
4–6, 3–6
Loss23.Feb 1999Marseille, FranceHard (i) Pavel Vízner Max Mirnyi
Andrei Olhovskiy
5–7, 6–7
Loss24.Feb 1999Dubai, UAEHard John-Laffnie de Jager Wayne Black
Sandon Stolle
6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win11.Feb 1999Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Neil Broad
Peter Tramacchi
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss25.May 1999Rome, ItalyClay John-Laffnie de Jager Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win12.Jul 1999Båstad, SwedenClay Jeff Tarango Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström
7–6, 6–4
Loss26.Aug 1999Washington, D.C., U.S.Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Justin Gimelstob
Sébastien Lareau
5–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win13.Sep 1999Bournemouth, EnglandClay Jeff Tarango Michael Kohlmann
Nicklas Kulti
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Loss27.Oct 1999Toulouse, FranceHard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Olivier Delaître
Jeff Tarango
6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Loss28.Oct 1999Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyHard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Jonas Björkman
Byron Black
7–6, 6–7, 0–6
Win14.Feb 2000Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Tim Henman
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win15.Feb 2000London, EnglandHard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Loss29.Apr 2000Estoril, PortugalClay Joshua Eagle Donald Johnson
Piet Norval
4–6, 5–7
Win16.May 2000Munich, GermanyClay John-Laffnie de Jager Max Mirnyi
Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 6–4
Loss30.Jan 2001Auckland, New ZealandHard Martín García Marius Barnard
Jim Thomas
6–7, 4–6
Loss31.Mar 2001Acapulco, MexicoClay Martín García Donald Johnson
Gustavo Kuerten
3–6, 6–7
Loss32.Mar 2002Delray Beach, U.S.Hard Ben Ellwood Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
4–6, 7–6, [5–10]
Loss33.Jul 2002Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClay Gastón Etlis Joshua Eagle
David Rikl
3–6, 4–6
Win17.Sep 2002Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Robbie Koenig Raemon Sluiter
Martin Verkerk
6–2, 7–5
Win18.Oct 2002St. Petersburg, RussiaHard (i) Jared Palmer Irakli Labadze
Marat Safin
7–6, 6–3
Win19.Jan 2003Auckland, New ZealandHard Robbie Koenig Tomáš Cibulec
Leoš Friedl
7–6, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.
Tournament19871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Career SRCareer win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAA2RA2R1R3R2R1R1R2R3R2R3R3R2R0 / 1314–13
French OpenAAAAAF2RSF1R2R1R1R1R1R1R2R1R0 / 1212–12
WimbledonAAAA2R1R2R1R1R1R1R1R3RSF3R2R2R0 / 1312–12
US OpenAAAA1R1RSFQF1R3RQF3R2R1R1R1R1R0 / 1315–13
Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 51N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–00–01–11–26–46–39–41–43–43–43–45–45–44–44–42–4N/A53–50
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsNMEAAAAAAAA2R1RQF1R1R1R0 / 63–6
MiamiNMEAAA3RA3RAAQF2R3R3R2R1R0 / 88–8
Monte CarloNMEAAASFAA1R1R2R1R2RQF1R1R0 / 96–9
RomeNMEAAQF1R1RA1RQF1RF1R1R1R2R0 / 119–11
HamburgNMEAA2R2RQFA1R2RF2R1R2RQF1R0 / 1111–11
CanadaNMEAAAAA2R1R1R1RSFQFSF1RA0 / 89–8
CincinnatiNMEAA2R1RA1RA1R1RQF1R1R2R1R0 / 104–10
Madrid (Stuttgart)NMEAA1R2R2RA1R2R1RF2R2RQFA0 / 107–10
ParisNMEAA1RQFQFQFQF2R1R2RQF2R2RA0 / 1112–11
Masters Series SRN/A0 / 00 / 00 / 50 / 70 / 40 / 40 / 60 / 70 / 90 / 90 / 90 / 90 / 90 / 60 / 84N/A
Annual win–lossN/A0–00–04–55–72–44–42–65–79–914–97–99–97–91–6N/A69–84
Year-end ranking824434289180101262013713525371219332791N/A
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