David Adams

David Dixie Adams (born 5 January 1970) is a former tennis player from South Africa. He turned professional in 1989. In his career, he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9 in February 1994.

Adams participated in six Davis Cup ties for South Africa between 1997 and 2003, posting a 4–2 record, all in doubles.

Adams won two Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles, both with fellow South African Mariaan de Swardt, taking the Australian Open title in 1999 and the French Open title in 2000.

Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Career finals Doubles: 52 (19 titles, 33 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. May 1992 Munich, Germany Clay Menno Oosting Carl Limberger Tomáš Anzari 3–6, 7–5, 6–3Loss 1. Jun 1992 French Open, Paris Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset 6–7, 7–6, 5–7Loss 2. Nov 1992 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Marius Barnard John-Laffnie de Jager 4–6, 6–3, 6–7Loss 3. Feb 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Henrik Holm Anders Järryd 4–6, 6–7Win 2. Mar 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm Daniel Vacek 6–3, 3–6, 6–3Win 3. Apr 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Menno Oosting Udo Riglewski 6–3, 7–5Loss 4. Jun 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Andrei Olhovskiy Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark 6–7, 6–1, 4–6Loss 5. Sep 1993 Bordeaux, France Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano Javier Frana 6–7, 6–4, 3–6Loss 6. Oct 1993 Bolzano, Italy Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval 3–6, 2–6Loss 7. Jan 1994 Adelaide, Australia Hard Byron Black Andrew Kratzmann Mark Kratzmann 4–6, 3–6Win 4. Feb 1994 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith 6–7, 6–4, 7–6Win 5. Mar 1994 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Menno Oosting Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan 6–3, 6–4Loss 8. Apr 1994 Osaka, Japan Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Damm Sandon Stolle 4–6, 4–6Loss 9. Aug 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Daniel Orsanic Jan Siemerink 4–6, 2–6Win 6. Aug 1994 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–7, 6–3, 7–5Loss 10. Oct 1994 Beijing, China Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Tommy Ho Kent Kinnear 6–7, 3–6Loss 11. Nov 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis w/oWin 7. Jan 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Ronald Agénor Shuzo Matsuoka 7–5, 6–3Win 8. Feb 1995 Marseille, France Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Jean-Philippe Fleurian Rodolphe Gilbert 6–1, 6–4Win 9. Mar 1996 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Marius Barnard Hendrik Jan Davids Cyril Suk 6–3, 5–7, 7–6Loss 12. May 1996 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Menno Oosting Ctislav Doseděl Pavel Vízner 7–6, 4–6, 3–6Loss 13. Jul 1996 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Menno Oosting Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 6–7, 3–6Loss 14. Sep 1996 Bucharest, Romania Clay Menno Oosting David Ekerot Jeff Tarango 6–7, 6–7Loss 15. Sep 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Menno Oosting Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 3–6, 4–6Win 10. Feb 1997 Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Olivier Delaître Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk 3–6, 6–2, 6–1Loss 16. Mar 1997 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy Pablo Albano Peter Nyborg 4–6, 6–7Loss 17. Jun 1997 Halle, Germany Grass Marius Barnard Karsten Braasch Michael Stich 6–7, 3–6Loss 18. Nov 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Fabrice Santoro Martin Damm Cyril Suk 4–6, 3–6Loss 19. May 1998 Hamburg, Germany Clay Brett Steven Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 2–6, 5–7Loss 20. May 1998 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay Wayne Black Jim Grabb David Macpherson 4–6, 4–6Loss 21. Oct 1998 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 5–7, 3–6Loss 22. Oct 1998 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Pavel Vízner Nicolas Kiefer David Prinosil 4–6, 3–6Loss 23. Feb 1999 Marseille, France Hard (i) Pavel Vízner Max Mirnyi Andrei Olhovskiy 5–7, 6–7(7–9)Loss 24. Feb 1999 Dubai, UAE Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Wayne Black Sandon Stolle 6–4, 1–6, 4–6Win 11. Feb 1999 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Neil Broad Peter Tramacchi 6–7, 6–3, 6–4Loss 25. May 1999 Rome, Italy Clay John-Laffnie de Jager Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 7–6, 1–6, 2–6Win 12. Jul 1999 Båstad, Sweden Clay Jeff Tarango Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström 7–6(8–6), 6–4Loss 26. Aug 1999 Washington, D.C., U.S. Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 3–6Win 13. Sep 1999 Bournemouth, England Clay Jeff Tarango Michael Kohlmann Nicklas Kulti 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)Loss 27. Oct 1999 Toulouse, France Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 4–6Loss 28. Oct 1999 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Jonas Björkman Byron Black 7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), 0–6Win 14. Feb 2000 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Tim Henman Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5–7, 6–2, 6–3Win 15. Feb 2000 London, England Hard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(13–11)Loss 29. Apr 2000 Estoril, Portugal Clay Joshua Eagle Donald Johnson Piet Norval 4–6, 5–7Win 16. May 2000 Munich, Germany Clay John-Laffnie de Jager Max Mirnyi Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–4Loss 30. Jan 2001 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Martín García Marius Barnard Jim Thomas 6–7(10–12), 4–6Loss 31. Mar 2001 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Martín García Donald Johnson Gustavo Kuerten 3–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss 32. Mar 2002 Delray Beach, U.S. Hard Ben Ellwood Martin Damm Cyril Suk 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]Loss 33. Jul 2002 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Gastón Etlis Joshua Eagle David Rikl 3–6, 4–6Win 17. Sep 2002 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Robbie Koenig Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk 6–2, 7–5Win 18. Oct 2002 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Jared Palmer Irakli Labadze Marat Safin 7–6(10–8), 6–3Win 19. Jan 2003 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Robbie Koenig Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline