David Martin (born February 22, 1981) is an American professional 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 Boys' Doubles champion with eventual Stanford teammate K. J. Hippensteel in 1998.
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 at the SAP Open at HP Pavilion in San Jose, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan, 7–6(4), 7–5 in the finals.
His career-high doubles ranking was World No. 38, achieved in May 2008.
ATP career finals Doubles: 6 (1–5)
Legend (doubles) Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP International Series Gold (0) ATP Tour (1–5)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up1.July 2007Los Angeles, United StatesHard Scott Lipsky Bob Bryan Mike Bryan6–7(5–7), 2–6Winner1.February 2008San Jose, United StatesHard (i) Scott Lipsky Bob Bryan Mike Bryan7–6(7–4), 7–5Runner-up2.April 2008Munich, GermanyClay Scott Lipsky Michael Berrer Rainer Schüttler5–7, 6–3, [8–10]Runner-up3.July 2008Indianapolis, United StatesHard Scott Lipsky Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips6–3, 3–6, [5–10]Runner-up4.September 2008Bangkok, ThailandHard (i) Scott Lipsky Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes4–6, 6–7(4–7)Runner-up5.January 2011Chennai, IndiaHard Robin Haase Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes2–6, 7–6(7–3), [7–10]
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