David Adams (tennis)

David Adams
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1970-01-05) 5 January 1970 (age 54)
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

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.[1][2]

  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.