David Martin (tennis)

David Martin

Country	United States
Residence	Huntington Beach, California, United States
Born	February 22, 1981 (1981-02-22) (age 30) Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays	Left-handed
Career prize money	$326,872
Singles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	459 (June 26, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	N/A
French Open	N/A
Wimbledon	N/A
US Open	N/A
Doubles
Career record	34–37
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	38 (May 12, 2008)
Last updated on: September 29, 2008.

David Martin (born February 22, 1981, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a professional American tennis player.

He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.

Tennis career

Before attending Stanford, David was a US Open Juniors doubles champion with eventual Stanford teammate K. J. Hippensteel.

He first teamed up with fellow American Scott Lipsky in doubles in college. They finished their college career ranked as the # 2 team in the nation, and they extended their partnership into their pro careers. In 2007, Martin and Lipsky qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon men's doubles tournament, where the pair lost in the third round. He and Lipsky reached the ATP Los Angeles men's doubles final in 2007, where the team lost in straight sets to the top-ranked Bob and Mike Bryan. Lipsky and Martin captured their first ATP title in February 2008 indoor on hard courts at the SAP Open in San Jose, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan, 7–6 (4), 7–5 at HP Pavilion in the finals that matched former stars for Stanford.^[1][2][3]

His highest doubles ranking is World Number 38, which was achieved on May 12, 2008, and is also his ranking as of May 24, 2008.

ATP Career Finals

Doubles: 2 (1-1)

Legend (Doubles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP International Series Gold (0)

ATP Tour (1/1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in the Final	Score in the Final
Winner	1.	18 February 2008	San Jose, United States	Hard (i)	Scott Lipsky	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7–6, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	9 January 2011	Chennai, India	Hard	Robin Haase	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	2–6, 7–6(7–3), [7–10]

References

1. ^ "Scott Lipsky: Good Things Come in Doubles". Center for Sport and Jewish Life. http://www.csjl.org/articles/article87-ScottLipsky.htm. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
2. ^ "Roddick wins title in San Jose". The Toronto Star. February 24, 2008. http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/306510--roddick-wins-title-in-san-jose. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 
3. ^ Keith Peters (February 24, 2008). "Shocker in all-Stanford doubles final at SAP Open; Martin and Lipsky upend top-seeded Bryan brothers in San Jose pro tennis tournament". Palo Alto Online. http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=7254. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 

External links

• David Martin at the Association of Tennis Professionals

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Name	Martin, David
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Date of birth	February 22, 1981
Place of birth	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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