David Macpherson (tennis)

David Macpherson (born 3 July 1967) is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP Tour. He is the current coach of John Isner and the former coach of Bob and Mike Bryan.

David Macpherson

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	3 July 1967 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Turned pro	1985
Retired	2003 (as a player)
Career record	0–13
Doubles
Career record	388–396
Career titles	16
Highest ranking	No. 11 (2 November 1992)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1998)
French Open	3R (1991, 1996, 1998)
Wimbledon	QF (1998, 2002)
US Open	QF (1991, 1996, 2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	RR (1992)
Coaching career (2005–)
Bob Bryan-Mike Bryan (2005–2016, 2017–2020) John Isner (2018–present)
Coaching achievements
List of notable tournaments (with champion) 2007 Davis Cup champions (Bryan brothers) List of titles (from August 2005)

A product of player and coach, Tony Roche's junior tennis academy, he played lefthanded and turned professional in 1985. As a junior player Macpherson was one of Australia's top prospects in his peer group, reaching the U.S. Open Junior Doubles Tournament finals in 1983 and winning the Australia Open Junior Doubles title in 1985 (with Brett Custer).

Known primarily as a doubles specialist, Macpherson's professional career was highlighted by his 1992 season with partner, Steve DeVries, where they won doubles titles in Milan, Manchester, Indian Wells, Atlanta, Charlotte and Brisbane to finish No. 8 in the year end Team Rankings and qualifying for ATP Tour World Doubles Championships.

In November of that year he achieved his high personal rank of No. 11 in the doubles ranking. During his career, Macpherson captured 16 doubles titles on the ATP tour and earned over $1.7 million USD in career earnings.

Throughout his pro career, Macpherson was a regular player in World TeamTennis league for the Sacramento and Kansas City Explorers franchises.

Macpherson coached arguably the greatest doubles pair in the history of tennis, Mike and Bob Bryan, from 2005 through 2016.[1] He is now the head coach of The George Washington University's men's tennis team.

Career finals

Doubles (16 wins, 13 losses)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Feb 1990	Toronto, Canada	Carpet (i)	Patrick Galbraith	Neil Broad Kevin Curren	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	1.	Mar 1991	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Steve DeVries	Patrick Galbraith Anders Järryd	6–7, 2–6
Loss	2.	Oct 1991	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Steve DeVries	Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk	6–7, 3–6
Win	2.	Feb 1992	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Neil Broad	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win	3.	Mar 1992	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Steve DeVries	Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	4.	May 1992	Atlanta, USA	Clay	Steve DeVries	Mark Keil Dave Randall	6–3, 6–3
Win	5.	May 1992	Charlotte, USA	Clay	Steve DeVries	Bret Garnett Jared Palmer	6–4, 7–6
Win	6.	Jun 1992	Manchester, England	Grass	Patrick Galbraith	Jeremy Bates Laurie Warder	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	7.	Oct 1992	Brisbane, Australia	Hard (i)	Steve DeVries	Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark	6–4, 6–4
Loss	3.	Nov 1992	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Steve DeVries	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4.	Feb 1993	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet (i)	Steve DeVries	Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur	3–6, 6–7
Win	8.	Apr 1993	Nice, France	Clay	Laurie Warder	Shelby Cannon Scott Melville	3–4, ret.
Loss	5.	Aug 1993	New Haven, U.S.	Hard	Steve DeVries	Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek	3–6, 6–7
Loss	2.	Jan 1995	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Trevor Kronemann	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–7, 4–6
Win	9.	Mar 1995	Scottsdale, USA	Hard	Trevor Kronemann	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	10.	Apr 1995	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Trevor Kronemann	Goran Ivanišević Andrea Gaudenzi	6–2, 6–4
Win	11.	May 1995	Munich, Germany	Clay	Trevor Kronemann	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez	6–3, 6–4
Win	12.	Feb 1996	San Jose, USA	Hard (i)	Trevor Kronemann	Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	3.	Jul 1996	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Trevor Kronemann	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez	6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Loss	4.	Jun 1997	Rosmalen, Netherlands	Grass	Trevor Kronemann	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	4–6, 5–7
Loss	5.	Jul 1997	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Trevor Kronemann	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Loss	6.	Mar 1998	Philadelphia, U.S.	Hard (i)	Richey Reneberg	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6–7, 7–6, 2–6
Win	13.	May 1998	St. Pölten, Austria	Clay	Jim Grabb	David Adams Wayne Black	6–4, 6–4
Loss	7.	Mar 2000	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Patrick Galbraith	Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg	3–6, 5–7
Win	14.	Jan 2001	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Grant Stafford	Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge	6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	8.	Apr 2001	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Pablo Albano	Michael Hill Jeff Tarango	6–7, 3–6
Loss	9.	Apr 2001	Atlanta, U.S.	Clay	Rick Leach	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	3–6, 6–7
Win	15.	Oct 2001	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Rick Leach	Paul Hanley Nathan Healey	1–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win	16.	Jul 2003	Newport, USA	Grass	Jordan Kerr	Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer	7–6, 6–3

References

1. Gatto, Luigi (16 August 2016). "Bryan Brothers Split with their coach David Macpherson". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

External links

• David Macpherson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• David Macpherson at the International Tennis Federation