David Carter (tennis)
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David Carter is a former professional tennis
player from Australia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles.
Tennis
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player from Australia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles.
Doubles titles (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1981 | Viña del Mar Viña del Mar Viña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located... , Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
Clay | Paul Kronk Paul Kronk Paul Kronk is a former tennis player from AustraliaKrok won seven doubles titles during his professional career... |
Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:... Belus Prajoux Belus Prajoux Belus Prajoux Nadjar is a retired professional tennis player from Chile.Prajoux won six doubles titles on the ATP Tour during his career. He was a member of the Chile Davis Cup team, and played on the team that reached the final of the 1976 Davis Cup... |
6–1, 6–2 |
2. | 1981 | Mar del Plata Mar del Plata Open The Mar del Plata Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played in 1981. It was held in Mar del Plata in Argentina and played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
Clay | Paul Kronk | Angel Gimenez Jairo Velasco |
6–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
3. | 1981 | Munich BMW Open The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:... , Germany |
Clay | Paul Kronk | Eric Fromm Eric Fromm Eric Fromm is a former tennis player from the United States. Perhaps Fromm's best result was reaching the fourth round of the French Open in 1983 in singles, where he lost comprehensively to Jimmy Connors.... Shlomo Glickstein Shlomo Glickstein Shlomo Glickstein is an Israeli former professional tennis player.He reached his career-high singles ranking of World # 22 in November 1982, and his career-high doubles ranking of World # 28 in February 1986.... |
6–3, 6–4 |
4. | 1981 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Paul Kronk | Mark Ostoja Louk Sanders Louk Sanders Louk Sanders is a retired professional tennis player from the Netherlands.Sanders was Holland's second best in the 1970s after Tom Okker. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 December 1977, when he became the number 98 of the world... |
7–6, 6–1 |
5. | 1982 | Metz Lorraine Open The Lorraine Open is a defunct tennis tournament that was played as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1979–1989. It was held in Lorraine, one of the 26 regions of France. The venue alternated annually from Lorraine's two main cities of Metz and Nancy, with Nancy hosting odd-numbered years,... , France |
Hard (i) | Paul Kronk | Matt Doyle Matt Doyle (tennis) Matthew Doyle is a former American and later Irish professional tour tennis player. His best result was reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open in 1982... Dave Siegler |
6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-ups (7)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1978 | Bournemouth Bournemouth Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth... , England |
Clay | Rod Frawley Rod Frawley Rod Frawley is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title and five doubles titles during his professional career... |
Louk Sanders Louk Sanders Louk Sanders is a retired professional tennis player from the Netherlands.Sanders was Holland's second best in the 1970s after Tom Okker. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 December 1977, when he became the number 98 of the world... Rolf Thung |
3–6, 4–6 |
2. | 1980 | Sarasota, U.S. | Clay | Rick Fagel | Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:... Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Ycaza is an Ecuadorean tennis player who was a world top-ten junior, a Davis Cup stalwart, and a world top-fifty touring professional.His most noteworthy achievement was winning the 1976 US Open Junior tournament... |
3–6, 4–6 |
3. | 1980 | São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
Carpet | Chris Lewis | Anand Amritraj Anand Amritraj Anand Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player and businessman.Anand Amritraj and his brothers, Vijay Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis. In 1976, the team of Anand and Vijay was semi-finalists in the Wimbledon men's doubles... Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Short Hills, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school... |
6–7, 2–6 |
4. | 1980 | Munich BMW Open The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:... , Germany |
Clay | Chris Lewis | Heinz Gunthardt Heinz Günthardt Heinz Peter Günthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980.... Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt Robert "Bob" Anthony John Hewitt is a former professional male tennis player from Australia... |
6–7, 1–6 |
5. | 1981 | Tampa Tampa Open The Tampa Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1981 to 1983. It was held in Tampa, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1981 to 1982 and on indoor carpet courts in 1983.-Singles:-Doubles:... , U.S. |
Hard | Paul Kronk Paul Kronk Paul Kronk is a former tennis player from AustraliaKrok won seven doubles titles during his professional career... |
Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton Bernard Mitton, born 9 November 1954 is a professional male tennis player in both singles and doubles from the Republic of South Africa. He was born in Vryburg, South Africa.... Butch Walts Butch Walts Butch Walts , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career Walts won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No... |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
6. | 1981 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Paul Kronk | Heinz Gunthardt Heinz Günthardt Heinz Peter Günthardt is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who won five singles titles during his professional career, including the Rotterdam WCT in 1980.... Markus Gunthardt Markus Günthardt Markus Günthardt is a former Swiss tennis player. Günthardt won three doubles titles during his professional career... |
4–6, 1–6 |
7. | 1981 | Quito ATP Quito The Quito Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1979 to 1982. It was held in Quito in Ecuador and played on outdoor clay courts.... , Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... |
Clay | Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Ycaza is an Ecuadorean tennis player who was a world top-ten junior, a Davis Cup stalwart, and a world top-fifty touring professional.His most noteworthy achievement was winning the 1976 US Open Junior tournament... |
Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister Bohner , is a former Chilean tennis player of German ancestry, who won four singles and 23 doubles titles during his professional career. He is the brother of Heinz and Fritz Gildemeister, who are also tennis players... Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez Santos is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.-Career:... |
5–7, 3–6 |