David Witt (born June 2, 1973) is an American former professional tennis player best known as the former long-time coach of Venus Williams. He is currently coaching Jessica Pegula. He enjoyed a successful junior career, during which time he won the USTA Boys' 16s Clay, Hard and National Championships and was the top-ranked under-16 in the USTA in 1989.[1] He was also a semi-finalist at the US Open Junior Boys Singles event in 1991.[2]

David Witt

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Born	(1973-06-02) June 2, 1973 (age 49) High Point, North Carolina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1991
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 295,543
Singles
Career record	15–23 (39.5%)
Career titles	0 2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 128 (8 November 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1998)
French Open	Q3 (1994)
Wimbledon	1R (1994)
US Open	2R (1994)
Doubles
Career record	13–17 (43.3%)
Career titles	0 2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 157 (22 August 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1994)
Wimbledon	Q3 (1993)
US Open	3R (1993)

His career on the main tour proved less fruitful, failing to break into the top 100 and winning no titles; the closest he came was in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, where he and Brian MacPhie were runners-up in the doubles in 1994. He did win two challenger-level events in his career: Guadalajara, Mexico in 1992 and the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger at Binghamton, New York in 1997. He retired from professional tennis in 2005.

In 2002, while working as the resident pro at the Deerwood Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida, Witt was approached by the Williams sisters to act as a hitting partner during their participation at the Bausch & Lomb Championships at nearby Amelia Island. In 2007, they asked him to accompany them to Charleston, South Carolina for the Family Circle Cup.[3] Since then he has acted as a travelling hitting partner for both women,[4] most notably for elder sister Venus.[5][6] In December 2018, Venus ended the 11-year partnership.[7] Since July 2019, David Witt is coaching Jessica Pegula.[8]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 1994	Birmingham, United States	World Series	Clay	Brian MacPhie	Richey Reneberg Christo van Rensburg	6–2, 3–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Sep 1991	Whistler Mountain, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Fabio Silberberg	5–7, 3–6
Win	1-1	Nov 1992	Guadalajara, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Mark Koevermans	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1-2	Aug 1994	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Leander Paes	4–6, 2–6
Win	2-2	Aug 1997	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Brian MacPhie	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1994	Winnetka, United States	Challenger	Hard	Brian MacPhie	Doug Flach Wade McGuire	7–5, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Jul 1997	Flushing Meadows, United States	Challenger	Hard	Michael Joyce	Geoff Grant Mark Merklein	1–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Apr 1998	Birmingham, United States	Challenger	Clay	Doug Flach	Eyal Erlich Eric Taino	6–4, 7–5
Loss	2–2	May 2004	USA F11, Orange Park	Futures	Clay	Scott Melville	Levar Harper-Griffith Chris Kwon	5–7, 3–6

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

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