David Pate (born April 16, 1962) is a former professional
tennis player
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from the
United States
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who won two singles titles and eighteen doubles titles during his career. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 18 in June 1987 and attained the
World No. 1 doubles ranking in January 1991. His greatest success came in 1991 when he won the
Australian Open
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doubles title together with compatriot
Scott Davis and reached the doubles final at the
US Open later that year. Before turning professional, Pate played
college tennis at
Texas Christian University (TCU) in
Fort Worth, Texas
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, where he was a six time All-American playing for the
Horned Frogs.
Career finals
Singles (2 wins – 4 losses)
Doubles (18 wins – 18 losses)
Doubles performance timeline
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Living people
1962 births
American male tennis players
Australian Open (tennis) champions
Sportspeople from the Las Vegas Valley
TCU Horned Frogs men's tennis players
Tennis players from Los Angeles
Tennis players from Nevada
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
20th-century American sportsmen