# David Adams (tennis)

David Dixie Adams (born 5 January 1970) is a former tennis player from South Africa. He turned professional in 1989. In his career, he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9 in February 1994.
Adams participated in six Davis Cup ties for South Africa between 1997 and 2003, posting a 4–2 record, all in doubles.
Adams won two Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles, both with fellow South African Mariaan de Swardt, taking the Australian Open title in 1999 and the French Open title in 2000.

## Grand Slam finals
### Mixed doubles: 2 (2 titles)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1999 | Australian Open | Hard | Mariaan de Swardt | Max Mirnyi Serena Williams | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 2000 | French Open | Clay | Mariaan de Swardt | Todd Woodbridge Rennae Stubbs | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |

## Career finals
### Doubles: 52 (19 titles, 33 runner-ups)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | May 1992 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Menno Oosting | Carl Limberger Tomáš Anzari | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | Jun 1992 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Andrei Olhovskiy | Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset | 6–7, 7–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | Nov 1992 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | Marius Barnard John-Laffnie de Jager | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 3. | Feb 1993 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | Henrik Holm Anders Järryd | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2. | Mar 1993 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | Martin Damm Daniel Vacek | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | Apr 1993 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Andrei Olhovskiy | Menno Oosting Udo Riglewski | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4. | Jun 1993 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Andrei Olhovskiy | Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark | 6–7, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Sep 1993 | Bordeaux, France | Hard | Andrei Olhovskiy | Pablo Albano Javier Frana | 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Oct 1993 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Jan 1994 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Byron Black | Andrew Kratzmann Mark Kratzmann | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | Feb 1994 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 5. | Mar 1994 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Menno Oosting | Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | Apr 1994 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | Andrei Olhovskiy | Martin Damm Sandon Stolle | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9. | Aug 1994 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Andrei Olhovskiy | Daniel Orsanic Jan Siemerink | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6. | Aug 1994 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Andrei Olhovskiy | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 10. | Oct 1994 | Beijing, China | Carpet (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | Tommy Ho Kent Kinnear | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Nov 1994 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | w/o |
| Win | 7. | Jan 1995 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Andrei Olhovskiy | Ronald Agénor Shuzo Matsuoka | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | Feb 1995 | Marseille, France | Carpet (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | Jean-Philippe Fleurian Rodolphe Gilbert | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | Mar 1996 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Marius Barnard | Hendrik Jan Davids Cyril Suk | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
| Loss | 12. | May 1996 | Sankt Pölten, Austria | Clay | Menno Oosting | Ctislav Doseděl Pavel Vízner | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13. | Jul 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Menno Oosting | Libor Pimek Byron Talbot | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Sep 1996 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Menno Oosting | David Ekerot Jeff Tarango | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 15. | Sep 1996 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Menno Oosting | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10. | Feb 1997 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (i) | Olivier Delaître | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 16. | Mar 1997 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Andrei Olhovskiy | Pablo Albano Peter Nyborg | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 17. | Jun 1997 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Marius Barnard | Karsten Braasch Michael Stich | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18. | Nov 1997 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 19. | May 1998 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Brett Steven | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 20. | May 1998 | Sankt Pölten, Austria | Clay | Wayne Black | Jim Grabb David Macpherson | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 21. | Oct 1998 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | John-Laffnie de Jager | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 22. | Oct 1998 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | Pavel Vízner | Nicolas Kiefer David Prinosil | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 23. | Feb 1999 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Pavel Vízner | Max Mirnyi Andrei Olhovskiy | 5–7, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| Loss | 24. | Feb 1999 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | John-Laffnie de Jager | Wayne Black Sandon Stolle | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | Feb 1999 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | John-Laffnie de Jager | Neil Broad Peter Tramacchi | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 25. | May 1999 | Rome, Italy | Clay | John-Laffnie de Jager | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 7–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12. | Jul 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Jeff Tarango | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 26. | Aug 1999 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Hard | John-Laffnie de Jager | Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 13. | Sep 1999 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Jeff Tarango | Michael Kohlmann Nicklas Kulti | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 27. | Oct 1999 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | John-Laffnie de Jager | Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango | 6–3, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 28. | Oct 1999 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | John-Laffnie de Jager | Jonas Björkman Byron Black | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 0–6 |
| Win | 14. | Feb 2000 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | John-Laffnie de Jager | Tim Henman Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 15. | Feb 2000 | London, England | Hard (i) | John-Laffnie de Jager | Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries | 6–3, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$ |
| Loss | 29. | Apr 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Donald Johnson Piet Norval | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 16. | May 2000 | Munich, Germany | Clay | John-Laffnie de Jager | Max Mirnyi Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 30. | Jan 2001 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Martín García | Marius Barnard Jim Thomas | 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 31. | Mar 2001 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Martín García | Donald Johnson Gustavo Kuerten | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 32. | Mar 2002 | Delray Beach, U.S. | Hard | Ben Ellwood | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [5–10] |
| Loss | 33. | Jul 2002 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Gastón Etlis | Joshua Eagle David Rikl | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17. | Sep 2002 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Robbie Koenig | Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 18. | Oct 2002 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | Jared Palmer | Irakli Labadze Marat Safin | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 19. | Jan 2003 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Robbie Koenig | Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 6–3 |

## Doubles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 14–13 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 12–12 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 12–12 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 15–13 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 51 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 9–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | N/A | 53–50 |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 |
| Miami | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | 3R | A | 3R | A | A | QF | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 8–8 |
| Monte Carlo | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | SF | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 |
| Rome | NME | NME | NME | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 11 | 9–11 |
| Hamburg | NME | NME | NME | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 0 / 11 | 11–11 |
| Canada | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 |
| Cincinnati | NME | NME | NME | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 4–10 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | NME | NME | NME | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 10 | 7–10 |
| Paris | NME | NME | NME | A | A | 1R | QF | QF | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 12–11 |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 84 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 5–7 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 14–9 | 7–9 | 9–9 | 7–9 | 1–6 | N/A | 69–84 |
| Year-end ranking | 824 | 434 | 289 | 180 | 101 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 71 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 27 | 91 | N/A | N/A |