Rick Leach

Rick Leach (born December 28, 1964) is a tennis coach and former professional player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won five Grand Slam doubles titles (three at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open), and four mixed doubles titles (two at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open). He reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.

Leach was a member of the US team which won the Davis Cup in 1990. Partnering Jim Pugh, he won the doubles rubbers in all four of the rounds which the US played in that year, and clinched the team's victory in the final with a win over Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald of Australia.

Prior to turning professional, Leach became the first four-time Division 1 All-American in singles and doubles at the University of Southern California (where he played for his father Dick), and won the NCAA doubles title in 1986 and 1987.

Coaching career

He was the coach of the Orange County Breakers. Since January 2026, he is coaching Brandon Nakashima.

Personal information His brother, Jon Leach, is married to tennis player Lindsay Davenport.

Grand Slam finals Doubles (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Mixed doubles (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1989 US Open Hard Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz Pablo Albano 3–6, 7–5, 6–3Loss 1999 French Open (2) Clay Larisa Savchenko Neiland Piet Norval Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Career finals Doubles (46 wins, 36 losses) Legend Grand Slam (5) Tennis Masters Cup (3) ATP Masters Series (4) ATP Championship Series (8) ATP Tour (28) Titles by surface Hard (28) Clay (6) Grass (4) Carpet (8)

Doubles performance timeline