David Carter (tennis)
Australian tennis player
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
Singles (2 runner-ups)
Result
W-L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 1981
Mexico City, Mexico
Clay
Jaime Fillol
2–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Nov 1981
Quito, Ecuador
Clay
Eddie Dibbs
6–3, 0–6, 5–7
Doubles (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Result
W-L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 1978
Bournemouth , UK
Clay
Rod Frawley
Louk Sanders Rolf Thung
3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Feb 1980
Sarasota , U.S.
Clay
Rick Fagel
Andrés Gómez Ricardo Ycaza
3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–3
May 1980
São Paulo , Brazil
Carpet
Chris Lewis
Anand Amritraj Fritz Buehning
6–7, 2–6
Loss
0–4
May 1980
Munich , West Germany
Clay
Chris Lewis
Heinz Günthardt Bob Hewitt
6–7, 1–6
Win
1–4
Jan 1981
Guarujá , Brasil
Hard
Paul Kronk
Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr.
6–1, 7–6
Win
2–4
Feb 1981
Viña del Mar , Chile
Clay
Paul Kronk
Andrés Gómez Belus Prajoux
6–1, 6–2
Win
3–4
Feb 1981
Mar del Plata , Argentina
Clay
Paul Kronk
Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco Sr.
6–7, 6–4, 6–0
Loss
3–5
Mar 1981
Tampa , U.S.
Hard
Paul Kronk
Bernard Mitton Butch Walts
3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win
4–5
May 1981
Munich , West Germany
Clay
Paul Kronk
Eric Fromm Shlomo Glickstein
6–3, 6–4
Loss
4–6
Jul 1981
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Paul Kronk
Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt
4–6, 1–6
Win
5–6
Jul 1981
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Paul Kronk
Marko Ostoja Louk Sanders
7–6, 6–1
Loss
5–7
Nov 1981
Quito , Ecuador
Clay
Ricardo Ycaza
Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
5–7, 3–6
Win
6–7
Mar 1982
Metz , France
Hard (i)
Paul Kronk
Matt Doyle Dave Siegler
6–3, 7–6
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