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Patrick DuPré (born September 16, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Patrick Marie DuPré

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Savannah, Georgia
Born	(1954-09-16) September 16, 1954 (age 68) Liège, Belgium
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1972
Retired	1984
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$533,743
Singles
Career record	178–196
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 12 (June 9, 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1980, 1981)
French Open	3R (1983)
Wimbledon	SF (1979)
US Open	QF (1979)
Doubles
Career record	121–144
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 30 (March 3, 1980)

Personal

While on tour, DuPré resided in La Jolla, California. As of 2012^[update] DuPré and his wife, Rhonda, live in Savannah, Georgia.

Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, DuPré, Roscoe Tanner, and Sandy Mayer were members of the Zeta Psi fraternity.

Tennis career

Juniors

While at Mountain Brook High School, he was a three-time Alabama state singles champion. In 1971, he was ranked second in the United States in the boys' 18 singles.

In 1972, DuPré won the national junior singles championship and was top ranked in both singles and doubles nationally. He attended Stanford University and was an All-American for four years. In 1973 and 1974, Stanford won two National Collegiate Athletics Association national championships.

Pro tour

On the professional tour, DuPré won one ATP Tour singles title (the Hong Kong Open in 1982) and four doubles titles. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1995[1] and was the first tennis player ever to be brought in.

DuPré was a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1979 and a quarterfinalist at the US Open. From 1979 through 1981, he was ranked in the top 20 in the world, reaching as high as No. 12 in June 1980.

Career finals

Singles: 10 (1 title, 9 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1978	Mexico City, Mexico	Carpet (i)	Raúl Ramírez	4–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	May 1978	Tulsa, US	Hard	Eddie Dibbs	7–6, 2–6, 5–7
Loss	0–3	Oct 1978	Tokyo, Japan	Clay	Adriano Panatta	3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–4	Nov 1978	Hong Kong, UK	Hard	Eliot Teltscher	4–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win	1–4	Nov 1982	Hong Kong, UK	Hard	Morris Strode	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1–5	Aug 1979	Lafayette, US	Carpet (i)	Marty Riessen	4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss	1–6	Oct 1979	Tokyo, Japan	Clay	Terry Moor	6–3, 6–7, 2–6
Loss	1–7	Nov 1979	Hong Kong, UK	Hard	Jimmy Connors	5–7, 3–6, 1–6
Loss	1–8	Nov 1979	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss	1–9	Nov 1981	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Robert Van't Hof	5–7, 2–6

Doubles 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1977	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Chris Lewis	John Bartlett John Marks	5–7, 1–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Nov 1977	Taipei, Taiwan	Hard	Chris Delaney	Steve Docherty Tom Gorman	7–6, 7–6

References

External links

• Pat DuPré at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Pat DuPré at the International Tennis Federation
• Stanford Men's Tennis
• Savannah Tennis Coach - Patrick DuPré

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