David Carter (tennis)

David Carter
David Carter playing at the 1978 Dutch Open.
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1956-04-21) 21 April 1956 (age 68)
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record73–112
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 78 (15 February 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1976, 1979)
French Open2R (1978, 1979)
Wimbledon3R (1982)
US Open3R (1981)
Doubles
Career record85–100
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 126 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1981)
French OpenQF (1982)
Wimbledon1R (1973, 1979, 1981, 1982)
US Open3R (1981)

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 six doubles titles with compatriot Paul Kronk. He reached a highest singles ranking of world No. 78 in February 1982 and achieved his highest doubles ranking of world No. 126 in January 1983.

Career finals

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Singles (2 runner-ups)

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Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1981 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Chile Jaime Fillol 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 1981 Quito, Ecuador Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 0–6, 5–7

Doubles (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1978 Bournemouth, UK Clay Australia Rod Frawley Netherlands Louk Sanders
Netherlands Rolf Thung
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 1980 Sarasota, U.S. Clay United States Rick Fagel Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 May 1980 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet New Zealand Chris Lewis India Anand Amritraj
United States Fritz Buehning
6–7, 2–6
Loss 0–4 May 1980 Munich, West Germany Clay New Zealand Chris Lewis Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–7, 1–6
Win 1–4 Jan 1981 Guarujá, Brasil Hard Australia Paul Kronk Spain Ángel Giménez
Colombia Jairo Velasco, Sr.
6–1, 7–6
Win 2–4 Feb 1981 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Australia Paul Kronk Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–1, 6–2
Win 3–4 Feb 1981 Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay Australia Paul Kronk Spain Ángel Giménez
Colombia Jairo Velasco Sr.
6–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss 3–5 Mar 1981 Tampa, U.S. Hard Australia Paul Kronk South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Butch Walts
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 4–5 May 1981 Munich, West Germany Clay Australia Paul Kronk United States Eric Fromm
Israel Shlomo Glickstein
6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Jul 1981 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Australia Paul Kronk Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Switzerland Markus Günthardt
4–6, 1–6
Win 5–6 Jul 1981 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Australia Paul Kronk Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja
Netherlands Louk Sanders
7–6, 6–1
Loss 5–7 Nov 1981 Quito, Ecuador Clay Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
5–7, 3–6
Win 6–7 Mar 1982 Metz, France Hard (i) Australia Paul Kronk United States Matt Doyle
United States Dave Siegler
6–3, 7–6
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