David Mercer (broadcaster)

For other people named David Mercer, see David Mercer (disambiguation).

David Mercer (born April 1950, Swansea, Wales) is a British television sports presenter.

He played most sports at school and university, and won the Welsh Junior Doubles at tennis in 1968. In 1969 he was captain of the Nottingham University tennis team. He graduated in 1970 and qualified as a solicitor in 1973, running his own firm in Swansea for nine years.

He became a freelance sports reporter after winning a competition organised by BBC Wales in 1979, for a time combining this with his legal practice and with public relations duties for the Law Society. He has commentated on tennis including Wimbledon and other sports including soccer, rowing, skiing and American football. Besides the BBC, he has worked for other TV channels, including Eurosport.

Mercer also played racquet sports, rugby, soccer and cricket. He now plays golf. He umpired at tennis including Wimbledon from 1973 to 1984, notably the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1984, won by John McEnroe against Jimmy Connors.

He now lives in Wendover in Buckinghamshire with his wife Sue. He has one daughter, Caroline, who was born in April 1978, two stepchildren, Liz and Chris, and four grandchildren.

External links

• BBC biography
• Blackburn Sachs Associates client profile
• http://www.tmcentertainment.co.uk/speaker-index.html?speakerid=427&speakertypeid=14

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