David DiLucia

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David DiLucia
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1970-01-15) January 15, 1970 (age 54)
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$281,857
Singles
Career record6–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 248 (October 12, 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1993)
Wimbledon 1R (1998)
US Open 1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record26–47
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 92 (October 19, 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1999)
French Open 2R (1998)
Wimbledon 3R (1993)
US Open 2R (1998)
David DiLucia
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Men's Tennis
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Havana Mixed Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Havana Men's Singles

David DiLucia (born January 15, 1970) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [1]

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Career

Junior years

As a junior, DiLucia had success at the 1987 US Open, where he was a boys' singles semi-finalist. [2] En route to the semi-finals he beat Jonathan Stark, whom he would partner in the boys' doubles event at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships. [2] The pair were semi-finalists. He also played junior Davis Cup for the United States and in 1988 won the Easter Bowl singles title.

College career

DiLucia, who is a member of the ITA Men's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame, was a five-time All-American while playing at the University of Notre Dame. [3] He was a singles All-American in 1990 and then earned All-American honors for both singles and doubles in each of the next two years. [3] By the time he left, he had established several Notre Dame records. Most notably he had managed more singles wins (146) and more doubles wins (219) than any player in the history of Notre Dame tennis. [3] In 1991, he became the first tennis player ever to be named "Athlete of the Year" at Notre Dame. [4] In the 1992 pre-season, DiLucia held top spot on the collegiate ranking for both singles and doubles. [4]

Pan American Games

At the 1991 Pan American Games, which were held in Cuba, DiLucia was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles partnering Pam Shriver. He was also a singles silver medalist, losing the final to Mexico's Luis Herrera. [5]

ATP Tour and Grand Slams

DiLucia began playing on the ATP Tour in 1992 and on his tour debut, at the U.S. Pro Indoor tournament, had a win over former top 10 player Kevin Curren. [4] He was eliminated from the tournament by Pete Sampras and would meet Sampras again at the 1992 US Open, losing both matches in straight sets. [4]

In 1993, he played overseas for the first time since turning professional and took part in the main draw of the Australian Open. [4] He was beaten in five sets by Stephane Simian in the first round. [4] At the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, DiLucia and partner Brian MacPhie made the round of 16 in the men's doubles. [4] The pair also reached the semi-finals of the 1993 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, in Newport. [4]

DiLucia made his third and final Grand Slam appearance in 1998, at the Wimbledon Championships. [4] He lost, in four sets, to 11th seed Jonas Björkman in the opening round. [4] Also in 1998, DiLucia had wins over David Wheaton, Kenneth Carlsen and Ivo Heuberger, to make the quarter-finals at the Japan Open Tennis Championships. [4]

He reached the doubles semi-finals in San Jose twice during his career, both times with Michael Sell, in 1998 and 1999. [4] His only other semi-final appearance was in the doubles at Newport in 1999, partnering Laurence Tieleman. [4]

Coaching

In 2004, he joined the United States Tennis Association (USTA) as a national coach and remained with them until December 2005, when he left to become the personal coach of Lindsay Davenport. [6]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (9)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1993 Montebello, CanadaHard Flag of the United States.svg Doug Flach Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lan Bale
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Maurice Ruah 		6–3, 6–2
2.1994 Binghamton, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Chris Woodruff Flag of South Africa.svg Neville Godwin
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sigerseth		4–6, 6–4, 6–3
3.1995 Belo Horizonte, BrazilHard Flag of the United States.svg Dan Kronauge Flag of Brazil.svg Egberto Caldas
Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano Testa 		6–7, 6–3, 6–3
4.1996 Bronx, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Wilkinson 		6–4, 6–1
5.1996 Urbana, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coupe
Flag of the United States.svg Trey Phillips 		6–4, 6–2
6.1997 Las Vegas, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sell Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goldstein
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thomas 		6–4, 6–4
7.1998 Salinas, EcuadorHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sell Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Hood
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto 		7–6, 6–4
8.1998 San Antonio, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Hill
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries 		6–3, 6–1
9.1999 Houston, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Kokavec
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Robichaud 		7–6, 6–0

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