# David Macpherson (tennis)

David Macpherson (born 3 July 1967) is a former professional male tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was the former coach of John Isner and Bob and Mike Bryan.
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 US$1.7 million 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. He is now the head coach of The George Washington University's men's tennis team.

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1985 | US Open | Hard | Patrick Flynn | Joey Blake Darren Yates | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 29 (16 titles, 13 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters 1000 Series (1–1)
* ATP 500 Series (3–3)
* ATP 250 Series (12–9)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (6–4)
* Clay (6–4)
* Grass (2–1)
* Carpet (2–4)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (13–8)
* Indoors (3–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1990 | Toronto, Canada | Championship Series | Carpet | Patrick Galbraith | Neil Broad Kevin Curren | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 1991 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | World Series | Carpet | Steve DeVries | Patrick Galbraith Anders Järryd | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1991 | Lyon, France | World Series | Carpet | Steve DeVries | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 1992 | Milan, Italy | World Series | Carpet | Neil Broad | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 1992 | Indian Wells, United States | Masters Series | Hard | Steve DeVries | Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | May 1992 | Atlanta, United States | World Series | Clay | Steve DeVries | Mark Keil Dave Randall | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–2 | May 1992 | Charlotte, United States | World Series | Clay | Steve DeVries | Bret Garnett Jared Palmer | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 1992 | Manchester, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Patrick Galbraith | Jeremy Bates Laurie Warder | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–2 | Oct 1992 | Brisbane, Australia | World Series | Hard | Steve DeVries | Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Nov 1992 | Stockholm, Sweden | Masters Series | Carpet | Steve DeVries | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Feb 1993 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Championship Series | Carpet | Steve DeVries | Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 8–4 | Apr 1993 | Nice, France | World Series | Clay | Laurie Warder | Shelby Cannon Scott Melville | 3–4 ret. |
| Loss | 8–5 | Aug 1993 | New Haven, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Steve DeVries | Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jan 1995 | Sydney, Australia | World Series | Hard | Trevor Kronemann | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Mar 1995 | Scottsdale, United States | World Series | Hard | Trevor Kronemann | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–6 | Apr 1995 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Goran Ivanišević Andrea Gaudenzi | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–6 | May 1995 | Munich, Germany | World Series | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–6 | Feb 1996 | San Jose, United States | World Series | Hard | Trevor Kronemann | Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Jul 1996 | Gstaad, Switzerland | World Series | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 12–8 | Jun 1997 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Trevor Kronemann | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 12–9 | Jul 1997 | Gstaad, Switzerland | World Series | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Daniel Vacek Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–10 | Mar 1998 | Philadelphia, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Richey Reneberg | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 13–10 | May 1998 | St. Pölten, Austria | World Series | Clay | Jim Grabb | David Adams Wayne Black | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–11 | Mar 2000 | Scottsdale, United States | International Series | Hard | Patrick Galbraith | Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 14–11 | Jan 2001 | Adelaide, Australia | International Series | Hard | Grant Stafford | Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14–12 | Apr 2001 | Casablanca, Morocco | International Series | Clay | Pablo Albano | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14–13 | Apr 2001 | Atlanta, United States | International Series | Clay | Rick Leach | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 15–3 | Oct 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | Championship Series | Hard | Rick Leach | Paul Hanley Nathan Healey | 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 16–13 | Jul 2003 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | Jordan Kerr | Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer | 7–6, 6–3 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Doubles: 9 (7–2)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (7–2)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (3–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (2–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1989 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gerardo Mirad | Otavio Della Jaime Oncins | 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 1989 | Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gerardo Mirad | Cristian Araya Pedro Rebolledo | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 1989 | Lins, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gerardo Mirad | João Cunha-Silva Ivan Kley | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 1989 | Brasília, Brazil | Challenger | Carpet | Horacio de la Peña | Luis Ruette João Soares | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 1989 | Nyon, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | João Cunha-Silva | Nicholas Fulwood Libor Pimek | 7–6, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 1990 | Hobart, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Brett Custer | Brett Steven Sandon Stolle | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 1994 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Trevor Kronemann | Bryan Shelton Kevin Ullyett | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–2 | Dec 1994 | Naples, United States | Challenger | Clay | Trevor Kronemann | Marcos Ondruska Grant Stafford | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Dec 2001 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 18 | 21–18 | 54% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 15 | 9–15 | 38% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 0 / 14 | 15–14 | 52% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 0 / 14 | 20–14 | 59% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 10–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 61 | 65–61 | 52% |
| Year-end Championships ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | RR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | SF | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 0 / 2 | 2–5 | 29% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | W | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | 1 / 12 | 17–11 | 61% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 13–14 | 48% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | QF | 1R | QF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 9–11 | 45% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | 21% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 8–8 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 6–7 | 9–7 | 9–8 | 5–8 | 9–7 | 1–8 | 4–7 | 2–5 | 1 / 92 | 74–91 | 45% |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | SF | QF | A | 1R | SF | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 15–11 | 58% |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | A | SF | 2R | QF | SF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 19–11 | 63% |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 16 | 12–16 | 43% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 10 | 10–10 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 48 | 56–48 | 54% |