David Adams (tennis)

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)

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

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	Career SR	Career 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

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