Pat Du Pré

Pat Du Pré

Patrick Du Pré (born on September 16, 1954 in Liège, Belgium) is a former professional male tennis player from the United States.

In his career he won 1 ATP Tour singles title (the Hong Kong Open in 1982) and 4 titles in doubles. He grew up in Mountain Brook, Alabama. He was inducted to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and was the first tennis player ever to be brought in. While at Mountain Brook High School, he was a three-time Alabama state singles champion. In 1971 he was ranked 2nd in the United States in the Boys' 18 Singles.

In '72, he won the National Junior Singles Championship and was ranked number 1 in both singles and doubles nationally. He attended Stanford University and was an All-American for 4 years and in 1973 and 1974, Stanford won two NCAA National Championships.

Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, he, Roscoe Tanner and Sandy Mayer were all brothers in the Zeta Psi fraternity.

On the professional tour, he was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 1979 and a quarter finalist in the U.S. Open. 1979-1981 he was ranked in the top 20 in the world, reaching as high as 12th. He is currently living in Birmingham, Alabama, and is the Head Professional at Old Overton Club in Vestavia Hills, Alabama.

In 1995, Pat Du Pré was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.ashof.org/index.php?src=directory&srctype=display&id=259&submenu=Inductees&view=company_detail Alabama Sports Hall of Fame ] ]

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* [http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/archive/stan-m-tennis-allams.html Stanford Men's Tennis]


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