David Graham (tennis)

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David Graham
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1962-08-04) 4 August 1962 (age 61)
Newcastle, New South Wales
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$78,580
Singles
Career record1–2
Highest rankingNo. 324 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1982)
Doubles
Career record100–126
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 46 (2 January 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1983)
French Open 3R (1983, 1984)
Wimbledon 3R (1986)
US Open 2R (1984, 1986)

David Graham (born 4 August 1962) is a former professional Australian tennis player.

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Graham enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 46 in 1984. He was known for his hard left-handed serve. He was sponsored by Adidas and Dunlop racquets.

Career finals

Doubles (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11983 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Lewis
Flag of New Zealand.svg Russell Simpson
6–7, 3–6
Win1–11984 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder Flag of the United States.svg Ken Flach
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Seguso
6–4, 7–6
Win2–11985 Florence, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Derlin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carl Limberger
6–1, 6–1
Loss2–21985 Washington D.C., U.S.Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy Flag of Chile.svg Hans Gildemeister
Flag of Paraguay.svg Víctor Pecci
3–6, 6–1, 4–6

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