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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.

David Adams
Country (sports) South Africa
Born (1970-01-05) 5 January 1970 (age 52)
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. May 1992 Munich, Germany Clay Menno Oosting Carl Limberger
Tomáš Anzari		 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1. Jun 1992 French Open, Paris Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Jakob Hlasek
Marc Rosset		 6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss 2. Nov 1992 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Marius Barnard
John-Laffnie de Jager		 4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 3. Feb 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Henrik Holm
Anders Järryd		 4–6, 6–7
Win 2. Mar 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm
Daniel Vacek		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 3. Apr 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Menno Oosting
Udo Riglewski		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 4. Jun 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Andrei Olhovskiy Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark		 6–7, 6–1, 4–6
Loss 5. Sep 1993 Bordeaux, France Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano
Javier Frana		 6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 6. Oct 1993 Bolzano, Italy Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Hendrik Jan Davids
Piet Norval		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 7. Jan 1994 Adelaide, Australia Hard Byron Black Andrew Kratzmann
Mark Kratzmann		 4–6, 3–6
Win 4. Feb 1994 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win 5. Mar 1994 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Menno Oosting Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8. Apr 1994 Osaka, Japan Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm
Sandon Stolle		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 9. Aug 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Daniel Orsanic
Jan Siemerink		 4–6, 2–6
Win 6. Aug 1994 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 10. Oct 1994 Beijing, China Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Tommy Ho
Kent Kinnear		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 11. Nov 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 w/o
Win 7. Jan 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Ronald Agénor
Shuzo Matsuoka		 7–5, 6–3
Win 8. Feb 1995 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Rodolphe Gilbert		 6–1, 6–4
Win 9. Mar 1996 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Marius Barnard Hendrik Jan Davids
Cyril Suk		 6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Loss 12. May 1996 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Menno Oosting Ctislav Doseděl
Pavel Vízner		 7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 13. Jul 1996 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Menno Oosting Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 14. Sep 1996 Bucharest, Romania Clay Menno Oosting David Ekerot
Jeff Tarango		 6–7, 6–7
Loss 15. Sep 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Menno Oosting Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		 3–6, 4–6
Win 10. Feb 1997 Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Olivier Delaître Sandon Stolle
Cyril Suk		 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 16. Mar 1997 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano
Peter Nyborg		 4–6, 6–7
Loss 17. Jun 1997 Halle, Germany Grass Marius Barnard Karsten Braasch
Michael Stich		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 18. Nov 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Fabrice Santoro Martin Damm
Cyril Suk		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 19. May 1998 Hamburg, Germany Clay Brett Steven Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana		 2–6, 5–7
Loss 20. May 1998 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Wayne Black Jim Grabb
David Macpherson		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 21. Oct 1998 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		 5–7, 3–6
Loss 22. Oct 1998 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Pavel Vízner Nicolas Kiefer
David Prinosil		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 23. Feb 1999 Marseille, France Hard (i) Pavel Vízner Max Mirnyi
Andrei Olhovskiy		 5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 24. Feb 1999 Dubai, UAE Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Wayne Black
Sandon Stolle		 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win 11. Feb 1999 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Neil Broad
Peter Tramacchi		 6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 25. May 1999 Rome, Italy Clay John-Laffnie de Jager Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach		 7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win 12. Jul 1999 Båstad, Sweden Clay Jeff Tarango Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström		 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 26. Aug 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. Sep 1999 Bournemouth, England Clay Jeff Tarango Michael Kohlmann
Nicklas Kulti		 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 27. Oct 1999 Toulouse, France Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Olivier Delaître
Jeff Tarango		 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 28. Oct 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. Feb 2000 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Tim Henman
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win 15. Feb 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. Apr 2000 Estoril, Portugal Clay Joshua Eagle Donald Johnson
Piet Norval		 4–6, 5–7
Win 16. May 2000 Munich, Germany Clay John-Laffnie de Jager Max Mirnyi
Nenad Zimonjić		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 30. Jan 2001 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Martín García Marius Barnard
Jim Thomas		 6–7(10–12), 4–6
Loss 31. Mar 2001 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Martín García Donald Johnson
Gustavo Kuerten		 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 32. Mar 2002 Delray Beach, U.S. Hard Ben Ellwood Martin Damm
Cyril Suk		 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 33. Jul 2002 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Gastón Etlis Joshua Eagle
David Rikl		 3–6, 4–6
Win 17. Sep 2002 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Robbie Koenig Raemon Sluiter
Martin Verkerk		 6–2, 7–5
Win 18. Oct 2002 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Jared Palmer Irakli Labadze
Marat Safin		 7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win 19. Jan 2003 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Robbie Koenig Tomáš Cibulec
Leoš Friedl		 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline


Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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 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

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.



На других языках

[de] David Adams (Tennisspieler)

David Adams (* 5. Januar 1970 in Durban) ist ein ehemaliger südafrikanischer Tennisspieler.
- [en] David Adams (tennis)

[es] David Adams

David Adams (n. 5 de enero de 1970 en Durban, Sudáfrica) es un exjugador de tenis sudafricano que conquistó 19 títulos de dobles y llegó a ser un top ten en esa especialidad.

[ru] Адамс, Дэвид

Дэвид Дикси Адамс (англ. David Dixie Adams; род. 5 января 1970, Дурбан) — южноафриканский профессиональный теннисист, специалист по игре в парах. Победитель двух турниров Большого шлема в смешанном парном разряде, финалист Открытого чемпионата Франции (1992) в мужском парном разряде, победитель 19 турниров АТР в парах.


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