David Wheaton
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota |
| Born |
June 2, 1969 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1988 |
| Retired | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $5,238,401 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 232–191 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (July 22, 1991) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1990) |
| French Open | 3R (1995) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1991) |
| US Open | QF (1990) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Grand Slam Cup | W (1991) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 157–122 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 24 (June 24, 1991) |
David Wheaton (born June 2, 1969) is an author, radio host, and contributing columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Formerly he was a professional tennis player representing the United States.
Born in Minneapolis as the youngest of four children, Wheaton married in 2009 and has one son.
Wheaton started tennis at age four, played in his first tournament at eight, won the Minnesota State High School tennis title in 1984 as a freshman, trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy for his last two-and-a-half years of high school, played one year at Stanford, and then competed for 13 years on the professional tour.
In 1987, Wheaton won the US Open junior title and was the No. 1 ranked junior player in the US. In 1988, he helped Stanford University's tennis team win the NCAA team title and received the Block S Award as the most outstanding freshman athlete at Stanford.
Wheaton turned professional on July 4, 1988 and won his first top-level singles title in 1990 at the US Clay Courts in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. He was also runner-up in the 1990 US Open men's doubles (with Paul Annacone).
The most significant highlights of his career came in 1991. He won the Grand Slam Cup in Munich, beating Michael Chang in straight sets in the final 7–5, 6–2, 6–4. He also reached the semi-finals of singles at Wimbledon (beating Ivan Lendl in the third round and Andre Agassi in the quarter-finals before being knocked-out by Boris Becker), and was a men's doubles runner-up at the Australian Open (partnering with his former Stanford teammate Patrick McEnroe). Wheaton reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 12 in July 1991.
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