Patrick Galbraith

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Patrick Galbraith
Personal details
Born (1967-04-16) April 16, 1967 (age 57)
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Education University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Tennis career
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired1999
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$2,684,136
Singles
Career record6–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 411 (June 25, 1990)
Doubles
Career record455–256
Career titles36
Highest ranking No. 1 (October 18, 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1996)
French Open SF (1994)
Wimbledon F (1993, 1994)
US Open SF (1990, 1995)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open QF (1997, 1998)
French Open RU (1997)
Wimbledon QF (1993, 1996)
US Open W (1994, 1996)
Last updated on: July 9, 2019 [1] .

Patrick Galbraith (born April 16, 1967) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player.

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Career

A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 (partnering Elna Reinach) and 1996 (partnering Lisa Raymond). He also won the men's doubles title at the ATP Tour World Championships in 1995 (partnering Grant Connell). He was a men's doubles runner-up at Wimbledon in both 1993 and 1994, and a mixed doubles runner-up at French Open in 1997. He retired from the professional tour in 1999, having won prize money totalling US$2,684,136.

Prior to turning professional, Galbraith played tennis for UCLA from 1986 to 1989, where he was a three-time All-American and an NCAA doubles champion in 1988.

In November 2018 Gabraith was elected as chairman of the board and president of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), succeeding Katrina Adams. [2]

Career finals

Doubles (36 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (5)
ATP Championship Series (8)
Grand Prix / ATP Tour (22)
Titles by surface
Hard (17)
Clay (4)
Grass (4)
Carpet (11)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Jul 1989 Newport, U.S.Grass Flag of the United States.svg Brian Garrow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stefan Kruger 		2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win2.Feb 1990 Toronto Indoor, CanadaCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren 		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss1.Oct 1990 Berlin, GermanyCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pieter Aldrich
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser 		6–7, 6–7
Win3.Oct 1990 Lyon, FranceCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate 		7–6, 6–4
Win4.Mar 1991 Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd Flag of the United States.svg Steve DeVries
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson 		7–6, 6–2
Win5.Apr 1991 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States.svg Todd Witsken Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Van't Hof 		6–2, 6–4
Win6.May 1991 Munich, GermanyClay Flag of the United States.svg Todd Witsken Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser 		7–5, 6–4
Win7.Jul 1991 Montreal, CanadaHard Flag of the United States.svg Todd Witsken Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glenn Michibata 		6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win8.Apr 1992 Nice, FranceClay Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pieter Aldrich
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser 		6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Win9.May 1992 Madrid, SpainClay Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Clavet
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 		6–3, 6–2
Win10.Jun 1992 Manchester, EnglandGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder 		4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win11.Jul 1992 Toronto, CanadaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe 		6–4, 6–4
Win12.Aug 1992 Los Angeles, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana
Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton 		7–6, 7–6
Loss2.Nov 1992 Paris Indoor, FranceCarpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Danie Visser Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe 		4–6, 2–6
Win13.Jan 1993 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Alexander Volkov 		6–3, 7–6
Loss3.Feb 1993 Dubai, UAE Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd 		2–6, 1–6
Loss4.May 1993 Hamburg, GermanyClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans 		4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss5.Jul 1993 Wimbledon, LondonGrass Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde 		5–7, 3–6, 6–7(4)
Loss6.Jul 1993 Washington D.C., U.S.Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach 		4–6, 5–7
Win14.Oct 1993 Tokyo Indoor, JapanCarpet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen 		6–3, 6–4
Win15.Nov 1993 Antwerp, BelgiumCarpet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Wayne Ferreira
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez 		6–3, 7–6
Loss7.Jan 1994 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe
Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer 		2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss8.Feb 1994 Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyCarpet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg David Adams
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy 		7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win16.Mar 1994 Indian Wells, U.S.Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark 		7–5, 6–3
Loss9.Jul 1994 Wimbledon, LondonGrass Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde 		6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Win17.Jul 1994 Washington D.C., U.S.Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek 		6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win18.Aug 1994 New Haven, U.S.Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis 		6–3, 7–6
Win19.Oct 1994 Tokyo Indoor, JapanCarpet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark 		6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win20.Jan 1995 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez 		6–4, 6–3
Win21.Feb 1995 Dubai, UAE Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig 		6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win22.Feb 1995 Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyCarpet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek 		6–2, 6–2
Loss10.Jun 1995 Nottingham, EnglandGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Danie Visser Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen 		3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss11.Oct 1995 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Carpet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis 		5–7, 4–6
Win23.Nov 1995 Paris Indoor, FranceCarpet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin 		6–2, 6–2
Loss12.Nov 1995 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis 		6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Win24.Nov 1995 Doubles Championships, Eindhoven Carpet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis 		7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Win25.Mar 1996 Scottsdale, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven 		5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Loss13.Apr 1996 Key Biscayne, U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde 		1–6, 3–6
Win26.Apr 1996 Hong Kong Hard Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Randall 		6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Win27.Aug 1996 Toronto, CanadaHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor 		7–6, 6–3
Win28.Nov 1996 Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Woodruff 		7–6, 6–4
Win29.Jan 1997 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark 		6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win30.Feb 1997 Memphis, U.S.Hard (i) Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark 		6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss14.Mar 1997 Philadelphia, U.S.Hard (i) Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau
Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien 		3–6, 3–6
Win31.Jun 1997 Nottingham, EnglandGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Sapsford
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Wilkinson 		4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win32.Oct 1997 Vienna, AustriaCarpet Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner
Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil 		6–3, 6–4
Win33.Oct 1997 Lyon, FranceCarpet Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro 		3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss15.Nov 1997 Stockholm, U.S.Hard (i) Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner
Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg 		3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win34.Jan 1998 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tom Nijssen
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango 		6–4, 6–2
Loss16.Jul 1998 Washington D.C., U.S.Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira Flag of South Africa.svg Grant Stafford
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett 		2–6, 4–6
Loss17.Jan 1999 Adelaide, AustraliaHard Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten
Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti 		4–6, 4–6
Loss18.Jan 1999 Sydney, AustraliaHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor 		3–6, 4–6
Win35.May 1999 Atlanta, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gimelstob Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde 		5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win36.Jun 1999 Nottingham, EnglandGrass Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gimelstob Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard
Flag of South Africa.svg Brent Haygarth 		5–7, 7–5, 6–3
Loss19.Mar 2000 Scottsdale, U.S.Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg 		3–6, 5–7

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Career SRCareer win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R SF QF QF QF 1R 0 / 1116–11
French Open AAA 1R 1R 3R 1R SF 2R 2R 2R QF 1R 1R 0 / 1112–11
Wimbledon AAA 2R QF 2R F F 1R 3R 3R QF 3R 2R 0 / 1125–11
U.S. Open A 1R 3R SF 2R 3R 2R 1R SF 2R 1R 1R A 2R 0 / 1216–12
Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 10 / 10 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 45N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–12–15–45–45–47–49–46–48–46–49–45–32–4N/A69–45
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells NM1

Before

1990		QFQF2R2RWQF1R2R2RQF2R1 / 1115–10
Miami A1R2R2R2RSFF2R3R2RSF0 / 1012–10
Monte Carlo 2RSF2R2RQF2RAQFAA1R0 / 86–8
Rome 1RA1R1R1R2RSF2RQFA1R0 / 97–9
Hamburg AQFQFF2RQFSFSFAA1R0 / 812–8
Canada AWWSF2RSFW2R2RAA3 / 818–5
Cincinnati 2R2RQFSFQFQF2RQF1RA1R0 / 1010–10
Stuttgart (Stockholm) QFSF2RSF2RSF2R2RAAA0 / 88–8
Paris 2RSFFQFSFW1RSFAAA1 / 815–7
Masters Series SRN/A0 / 61 / 81 / 90 / 91 / 91 / 91 / 80 / 90 / 50 / 20 / 65 / 80N/A
Annual win–lossN/A6–613–716–812–99–813–815–77–95–52–25–6N/A103–75
Year-end ranking7405086920913276109285073N/A

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References

  1. ↑ "ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – Galbraith, Patricl=k (USA)". International Tennis Federation. p. Activity. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "USTA Names Patrick Galbraith as Chairman of Board and President". Tennisnow. November 27, 2018.
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