# Pat DuPré

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

## Personal

While on tour, Du Pré resided in La Jolla, California. As of 2010 Du Pré and his wife Rhonda live in Savannah, Georgia.
Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, Du Pré, Roscoe Tanner, and Sandy Mayer were members of the Zeta Psi fraternity.

## Tennis career
### Juniors

While at Mountain Brook High School, he was a three-time Alabama state singles champion. In 1971, he was ranked second in the United States in the boys' 18 singles.
In 1972, Du Pré won the national junior singles championship and was top ranked in both singles and doubles nationally. He attended Stanford University and was an All-American for four years. In 1973 and 1974, Stanford won two National Collegiate Athletics Association national championships.

### Pro tour

On the professional tour, Du Pré won one ATP Tour singles title (the Hong Kong Open in 1982) and four doubles titles. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and was the first tennis player to be brought in.
Du Pré was a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1979 and a quarter-finalist at the US Open. From 1979 through 1981, he was ranked in the top 20 in the world, reaching as high as No. 12 in June 1980.

## Career finals
### Singles: 10 (1 title, 9 runner-ups)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Carpet (i) | Raúl Ramírez | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 1978 | Tulsa, US | Hard | Eddie Dibbs | 7–6, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 1978 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Nov 1978 | Hong Kong, UK | Hard | Eliot Teltscher | 4–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 1979 | Lafayette, US | Carpet (i) | Marty Riessen | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 1979 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Terry Moor | 6–3, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Nov 1979 | Hong Kong, UK | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 5–7, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–8 | Nov 1979 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Bob Lutz | 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–9 | Nov 1981 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Robert Van't Hof | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | Nov 1982 | Hong Kong, UK | Hard | Morris Strode | 6–3, 6–3 |

### Doubles 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1977 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Chris Lewis | John Bartlett John Marks | 5–7, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 1977 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Chris Delaney | Steve Docherty Tom Gorman | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 1978 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Tom Gorman | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 1979 | Surbiton, UK | Grass | Marty Riessen | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 3–6, 7–6, 6–8 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 1979 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Clay | Colin Dibley | Rod Frawley Francisco González | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1979 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Vijay Amritraj | Francisco González Rod Frawley | walkover |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 1979 | Hong Kong | Hard | Bob Lutz | Steve Denton Mark Turpin | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Nov 1979 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Bob Lutz | Mark Edmondson John Marks | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jun 1981 | London/Queen's, UK | Grass | Brian Teacher | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 3–6, 7–6, 11–9 |