David Macpherson (tennis)

David Macpherson (born 3 July 1967) is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was the former coach of John Isner and Bob 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 (with Brett 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 in World TeamTennis league for the Sacramento and Kansas City Explorers franchises.

Macpherson coached arguably the greatest doubles pair in the history of tennis, Mike and Bob Bryan, from 2005 through 2016. He is now the head coach of The George Washington University's men's tennis team.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1985	US Open	Hard	Template:Flagicon Patrick Flynn	Template:Flagicon Joey Blake Template:Flagicon Darren Yates	6–3, 3–6, 4–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 29 (16 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Legend 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)

Finals by surface Hard (6–4) Clay (6–4) Grass (2–1) Carpet (2–4)

Finals by setting Outdoors (13–8) Indoors (3–5)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	[[1990 SkyDome World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Toronto, Canada	Championship Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith	Template:Flagicon Neil Broad Template:Flagicon Kevin Curren	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–1	[[1991 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Rotterdam, Netherlands	World Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Steve DeVries	Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith Template:Flagicon Anders Järryd	6–7, 2–6
Loss	1–2	[[1991 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Lyon, France	World Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Steve DeVries	Template:Flagicon Tom Nijssen Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk	6–7, 3–6
Win	2–2	[[1992 Muratti Time Indoor – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Milan, Italy	World Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Neil Broad	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win	3–2	[[1992 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Indian Wells, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Steve DeVries	Template:Flagicon Kent Kinnear Template:Flagicon Sven Salumaa	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	4–2	[[1992 AT&T Challenge|Template:Dts]]	Atlanta, United States	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Steve DeVries	Template:Flagicon Mark Keil Template:Flagicon Dave Randall	6–3, 6–3
Win	5–2	[[1992 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Charlotte, United States	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Steve DeVries	Template:Flagicon Bret Garnett Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer	6–4, 7–6
Win	6–2	[[1992 Manchester Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Manchester, United Kingdom	World Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith	Template:Flagicon Jeremy Bates Template:Flagicon Laurie Warder	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	7–2	[[Queensland Open|Template:Dts]]	Brisbane, Australia	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Steve DeVries	Template:Flagicon Patrick McEnroe Template:Flagicon Jonathan Stark	6–4, 6–4
Loss	7–3	[[1992 Stockholm Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Stockholm, Sweden	Masters Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Steve DeVries	Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde	3–6, 4–6
Loss	7–4	[[1993 Eurocard Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Championship Series	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Steve DeVries	Template:Flagicon Mark Kratzmann Template:Flagicon Wally Masur	3–6, 6–7
Win	8–4	[[1993 Philips Open|Template:Dts]]	Nice, France	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laurie Warder	Template:Flagicon Shelby Cannon Template:Flagicon Scott Melville	3–4 ret.
Loss	8–5	[[1993 Volvo International – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	New Haven, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Steve DeVries	Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek	3–6, 6–7
Loss	8–6	[[1995 Peters International|Template:Dts]]	Sydney, Australia	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde	6–7, 4–6
Win	9–6	[[1995 MassMutual Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Scottsdale, United States	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	10–6	[[1995 Torneo Godó|Template:Dts]]	Barcelona, Spain	Championship Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević Template:Flagicon Andrea Gaudenzi	6–2, 6–4
Win	11–6	[[1995 BMW Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Munich, Germany	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez	6–3, 6–4
Win	12–6	[[1996 Sybase Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	San Jose, United States	World Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg Template:Flagicon Jonathan Stark	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	12–7	[[Swiss Open (tennis)|Template:Dts]]	Gstaad, Switzerland	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Luis Lobo Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez	6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Loss	12–8	[[1997 Heineken Trophy – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Rosmalen, Netherlands	World Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis	4–6, 5–7
Loss	12–9	[[Swiss Open (tennis)|Template:Dts]]	Gstaad, Switzerland	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Loss	12–10	[[1998 Advanta Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Philadelphia, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg	Template:Flagicon Jacco Eltingh Template:Flagicon Paul Haarhuis	6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win	13–10	[[Hypo Group Tennis International|Template:Dts]]	St. Pölten, Austria	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jim Grabb	Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Wayne Black	6–4, 6–4
Loss	13–11	[[2000 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Scottsdale, United States	International Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Patrick Galbraith	Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer Template:Flagicon Richey Reneberg	3–6, 5–7
Win	14–11	[[2001 AAPT Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Adelaide, Australia	International Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Grant Stafford	Template:Flagicon Wayne Arthurs Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge	6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	14–12	[[2001 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Casablanca, Morocco	International Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pablo Albano	Template:Flagicon Michael Hill Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango	6–7, 3–6
Loss	14–13	[[2001 Verizon Tennis Challenge – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Atlanta, United States	International Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Rick Leach	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	3–6, 6–7
Win	15–3	[[2001 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]]	Tokyo, Japan	Championship Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rick Leach	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Nathan Healey	1–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win	16–13	[[2003 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Newport, United States	International Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Jordan Kerr	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer	7–6, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 9 (7–2)

Legend ATP Challenger (7–2) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (3–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (2–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Template:Dts	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gerardo Mirad	Template:Flagicon Otavio Della Template:Flagicon Jaime Oncins	2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Template:Dts	Santos, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gerardo Mirad	Template:Flagicon Cristian Araya Template:Flagicon Pedro Rebolledo	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Lins, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gerardo Mirad	Template:Flagicon João Cunha-Silva Template:Flagicon Ivan Kley	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	3–1	Template:Dts	Brasília, Brazil	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Horacio de la Peña	Template:Flagicon Luis Ruette Template:Flagicon João Soares	6–3, 7–5
Loss	3–2	Template:Dts	Nyon, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon João Cunha-Silva	Template:Flagicon Nicholas Fulwood Template:Flagicon Libor Pimek	7–6, 6–7, 4–6
Win	4–2	Template:Dts	Hobart, Australia	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Brett Custer	Template:Flagicon Brett Steven Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle	6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win	5–2	Template:Dts	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Bryan Shelton Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett	6–1, 6–4
Win	6–2	Template:Dts	Naples, United States	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Trevor Kronemann	Template:Flagicon Marcos Ondruska Template:Flagicon Grant Stafford	6–3, 7–6
Win	7–2	Template:Dts	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann	7–6(7–5), 6–3

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	Q1	1R	A	2R	Q2	Q2	1R	Q1	Q1	Q1	A	A	A	0 / 4	0–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 4	0–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Canada	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage

Doubles

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	2R	3R	A	2R	2R	A	1R	2R	1R	3R	2R	3R	2R	2R	SF	2R	3R	1R	2R	0 / 18	21–18	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	3R	1R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 15	9–15	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	Q1	1R	Q1	2R	2R	3R	1R	3R	2R	1R	2R	QF	2R	1R	1R	QF	0 / 14	15–14	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	2R	QF	2R	2R	2R	2R	QF	3R	2R	2R	QF	2R	2R	0 / 14	20–14	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–1	1–1	2–1	0–0	1–3	1–3	0–0	2–4	7–4	4–4	3–4	4–4	4–4	6–4	5–4	10–4	3–4	6–4	1–4	5–4	0 / 61	65–61	Template:Tennis win percentage
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals	Did not qualify									RR	DNQ			SF	Did not qualify						0 / 2	2–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	W	1R	1R	2R	SF	1R	1R	SF	1R	QF	2R	1 / 12	17–11	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	3R	2R	3R	QF	3R	2R	3R	2R	3R	QF	2R	1R	1R	0 / 14	13–14	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	2R	1R	2R	QF	1R	QF	1R	1R	2R	2R	0 / 12	8–12	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	QF	1R	QF	QF	QF	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 11	9–11	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	2R	A	0 / 11	3–11	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	QF	1R	A	A	A	A	A	SF	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 9	8–9	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	1R	QF	2R	1R	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	SF	1R	A	1R	0 / 12	8–12	Template:Tennis win percentage
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	NMS	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	2R	2R	QF	QF	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 10	8–10	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–1	0–0	8–8	5–7	7–4	4–7	3–5	6–7	9–7	9–8	5–8	9–7	1–8	4–7	2–5	1 / 92	74–91	Template:Tennis win percentage

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	SF	QF	A	1R	SF	2R	A	2R	2R	1R	2R	QF	2R	A	A	0 / 11	15–11	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	2R	A	1R	QF	3R	3R	A	SF	2R	QF	SF	2R	2R	A	A	0 / 11	19–11	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	2R	1R	2R	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	3R	1R	3R	2R	2R	1R	2R	0 / 16	12–16	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	QF	A	SF	2R	QF	1R	A	A	1R	0 / 10	10–10	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	1–1	0–1	5–3	2–1	1–3	3–4	5–4	4–4	4–2	5–3	7–4	4–4	8–4	3–4	3–3	0–1	1–2	0 / 48	56–48	Template:Tennis win percentage

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