David Carter (born 21 April 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won five doubles titles with compatriot Paul Kronk. He reached a highest singles ranking of No. 78 in February 1982 and achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 126 in January 1983.

David Carter

David Carter playing at the 1978 Dutch Open.
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1956-04-21) 21 April 1956 (age 66) Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	73–112
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 78 (15 February 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1976, 1979)
French Open	2R (1978, 1979)
Wimbledon	3R (1982)
US Open	3R (1981)
Doubles
Career record	85–100
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 126 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1981)
French Open	QF (1982)
Wimbledon	1R (1973, 1979, 1981, 1982)
US Open	3R (1981)

Career finals

Doubles (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	1978	Bournemouth, England	Clay	Rod Frawley	Louk Sanders Rolf Thung	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	1980	Sarasota, U.S.	Clay	Rick Fagel	Andrés Gómez Ricardo Ycaza	3–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	1980	São Paulo, Brazil	Carpet	Chris Lewis	Anand Amritraj Fritz Buehning	6–7, 2–6
Loss	4.	1980	Munich, Germany	Clay	Chris Lewis	Heinz Günthardt Bob Hewitt	6–7, 1–6
Win	1.	1981	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	Paul Kronk	Andrés Gómez Belus Prajoux	6–1, 6–2
Win	2.	1981	Mar del Plata, Argentina	Clay	Paul Kronk	Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco Sr.	6–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	5.	1981	Tampa, U.S.	Hard	Paul Kronk	Bernard Mitton Butch Walts	3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win	3.	1981	Munich, Germany	Clay	Paul Kronk	Eric Fromm Shlomo Glickstein	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6.	1981	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Paul Kronk	Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt	4–6, 1–6
Win	4.	1981	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Paul Kronk	Marko Ostoja Louk Sanders	7–6, 6–1
Loss	7.	1981	Quito, Ecuador	Clay	Ricardo Ycaza	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	5–7, 3–6
Win	5.	1982	Metz, France	Hard (i)	Paul Kronk	Matt Doyle Dave Siegler	6–3, 7–6

External links

• David Carter at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• David Carter at the International Tennis Federation