Patrick Du Pré (; born September 16, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Personal While on tour, Du Pré resided in La Jolla, California. Du Pré and his wife Rhonda live in Savannah, Georgia.
Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, Du Pré, Roscoe Tanner, and Sandy Mayer were members of the Zeta Psi fraternity.
Tennis career Juniors While at Mountain Brook High School, he was a three-time Alabama state singles champion. In 1971, he was ranked second in the United States in the boys' 18 singles.
In 1972, Du Pré won the national junior singles championship and was top ranked in both singles and doubles nationally. He attended Stanford University and was an All-American for four years. In 1973 and 1974, Stanford won two National Collegiate Athletic Association national championships.
Pro tour On the professional tour, Du Pré won one ATP Tour singles title (the Hong Kong Open in 1982) and four doubles titles. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and was the first tennis player to be brought in.
Du Pré was a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1979 and a quarter-finalist at the US Open. From 1979 through 1981, he was ranked in the top 20 in the world, reaching as high as No. 12 in June 1980.
Career finals
Singles: 10 (1 title, 9 runner-ups)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Feb 1978 Mexico City, Mexico Carpet (i) Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 1–6Loss 0–2 May 1978 Tulsa, US Hard Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 2–6, 5–7Loss 0–3 Oct 1978 Tokyo, Japan Clay Adriano Panatta 3–6, 3–6Loss 0–4 Nov 1978 Hong Kong, UK Hard Eliot Teltscher 4–6, 3–6, 2–6Loss 0–5 Aug 1979 Lafayette, US Carpet (i) Marty Riessen 4–6, 7–5, 2–6Loss 0–6 Oct 1979 Tokyo, Japan Clay Terry Moor 6–3, 6–7, 2–6Loss 0–7 Nov 1979 Hong Kong, UK Hard Jimmy Connors 5–7, 3–6, 1–6Loss 0–8 Nov 1979 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Bob Lutz 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6Loss 0–9 Nov 1981 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Robert Van't Hof 5–7, 2–6Win 1–9 Nov 1982 Hong Kong, UK Hard Morris Strode 6–3, 6–3
Doubles 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Mar 1977 Cairo, Egypt Clay Chris Lewis John Bartlett John Marks 5–7, 1–6, 3–6Win 1–1 Nov 1977 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Chris Delaney Steve Docherty Tom Gorman 7–6, 7–6Loss 1–2 Nov 1978 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Tom Gorman Ross Case Geoff Masters 3–6, 4–6Loss 1–3 Jun 1979 Surbiton, UK Grass Marty Riessen Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 3–6, 7–6, 6–8Win 2–3 Oct 1979 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Colin Dibley Rod Frawley Francisco González 3–6, 6–1, 6–1Loss 2–4 Oct 1979 Sydney, Australia Hard Vijay Amritraj Francisco González Rod Frawley walkoverWin 3–4 Nov 1979 Hong Kong Hard Bob Lutz Steve Denton Mark Turpin 6–3, 6–4Loss 3–5 Nov 1979 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Mark Edmondson John Marks 1–6, 6–3, 4–6Win 4–5 Jun 1981 London/Queen's, UK Grass Brian Teacher Kevin Curren Steve Denton 3–6, 7–6, 11–9
References
External links
Stanford Men's Tennis Alabama Sport Hall of Fame - Patrick Du Pré