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David Wheaton

USA Born Jun 2, 1969 193 cm / 6'4" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1986–2000

David Wheaton represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 12. TennisDB's records show a 231–190 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1986 through 2000 and 3 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
12 (Jul 22, 1991)
Elo peak
1986 (90th percentile)
Singles record
231–190 (54.9%)
Singles titles
3
Prize money
$5,238,401

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

David Wheaton's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Hyung-Taik Lee #182 2-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Aug 29, 2000* Q2 Q US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jean-Rene Lisnard #155 6-3 7-5 W H2H Match data Aug 28, 2000 Q1 Q US Open Grand Slam Hard
Stefan Koubek #44 4-6 6-3 6-7(5) L H2H Match data Aug 16, 2000* R64 Indianapolis ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Simon Larose #448 6-7(3) 6-7(3) L H2H Match data Aug 2, 2000* R64 Canadian Open Masters 1000 Hard
Lleyton Hewitt #11 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jun 15, 2000* R32 Queen's Club Championships ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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David Wheaton's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Michael Chang 6 5 11 Nov 3, 1994 H2H
Andre Agassi 3 6 9 Jul 23, 1998 H2H
Jason Stoltenberg 4 4 8 Jul 18, 1997 H2H
Todd Martin 2 6 8 Oct 25, 1995 H2H
Ivan Lendl 5 3 8 Aug 11, 1994 H2H

Singles Titles (3)

David Wheaton singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
199021 1 — — — 1 — Kiawah Island
199122 1 — — — — 1 Grand Slam Cup
199425 1 — — — 1 — Newport
Total 3 — — — 2 1

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

David Wheaton career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
198617ATP0110.0%—785
198718ATP33650.0%785345
198819ATP0330.0%347441
198920ATP18163452.9%38166
199021ATP35205563.6%5027
199122ATP33195263.5%2617
199223ATP30235356.6%1744
199324ATP27255251.9%4454
199425ATP28184660.9%5439
199526ATP28245253.9%3944
199627ATP12152744.4%44131
199728ATP1081855.6%131148
199829ATP6101637.5%148229
199930ATP0220.0%232565
200031Qualifying Q11250.0%——
200031ATP13425.0%566313
Career—23119042154.9%——

Career Results by Surface

David Wheaton career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198617ATP 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
198718ATP 22450.0%11250.0%———————— 33650.0%
198819ATP 0220.0%————0110.0%———— 0330.0%
198920ATP 1392259.1%11250.0%23540.0%23540.0% 18163452.9%
199021ATP 1782568.0%53862.5%62875.0%771450.0% 35205563.6%
199122ATP 15102560.0%34742.9%921181.8%63966.7% 33195263.5%
199223ATP 16112759.3%23540.0%641060.0%651154.5% 30235356.6%
199324ATP 14142850.0%641060.0%52771.4%25728.6% 27255251.9%
199425ATP 18102864.3%11250.0%62875.0%35837.5% 28184660.9%
199526ATP 11102152.4%961560.0%63966.7%25728.6% 28245253.8%
199627ATP 671346.2%24633.3%43757.1%0110.0% 12152744.4%
199728ATP 861457.1%————21366.7%0110.0% 1081855.6%
199829ATP 571241.7%————13425.0%———— 6101637.5%
199930ATP 0220.0%———————————— 0220.0%
200031Qualifying Q 11250.0%———————————— 11250.0%
200031ATP 0220.0%————11250.0%———— 13425.0%
Career——12510122655.3%30275752.6%48277564.0%28356344.4%23119042154.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

David Wheaton career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198617 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
198718 0110.0%00——22450.0%101100.0% 33650.0%
198819 00——00——0110.0%0110.0% 0220.0%
198920 14520.0%0660.0%931275.0%61785.7% 16143053.3%
199021 391225.0%53862.5%1451973.7%1221485.7% 34195364.2%
199122 671346.2%35837.5%1762373.9%71887.5% 33195263.5%
199223 24633.3%561145.5%11112250.0%1021283.3% 28235154.9%
199324 17812.5%43757.1%6101637.5%1251770.6% 23254847.9%
199425 281020.0%32560.0%1061662.5%1121384.6% 26184459.1%
199526 0550.0%591435.7%1161764.7%1031376.9% 26234953.1%
199627 0220.0%0330.0%45944.4%63966.7% 10132343.5%
199728 00——15616.7%32560.0%51683.3% 981752.9%
199829 00——13425.0%14520.0%41580.0% 681442.9%
199930 00——00——00——0220.0% 0220.0%
200031 00——0110.0%11250.0%0110.0% 13425.0%
Career 15476224.2%27467337.0%896315258.6%842510977.1% 21518139654.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 396/421 (94.1%) of David Wheaton's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

David Wheaton performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199122 41/52 7.4 3.9 60.4% 72.9% 49.6% 65.8% 35.4% 63.6% 38.3%
199223 48/53 8.1 5.7 56.1% 75.9% 47.9% 59.7% 43.5% 63.6% 36.8%
199324 43/52 8.0 5.4 58.1% 72.7% 47.6% 55.1% 46.0% 62.2% 37.9%
199425 39/46 9.8 4.0 59.4% 75.5% 49.4% 64.3% 40.8% 64.9% 37.4%
199526 42/52 6.9 2.4 65.8% 72.8% 51.7% 57.0% 44.9% 65.4% 38.0%
199627 22/27 8.9 4.1 58.2% 74.3% 48.1% 47.5% 42.4% 63.3% 37.2%
199728 17/18 5.5 3.2 63.6% 68.5% 47.3% 57.7% 41.2% 60.8% 37.4%
199829 11/16 6.9 5.7 59.8% 71.2% 49.8% 59.6% 34.1% 62.4% 37.7%
199930 2/2 6.0 9.0 58.3% 70.1% 31.3% 61.1% 16.7% 53.8% 27.1%
200031 4/4 6.5 4.5 56.0% 74.3% 53.6% 62.8% 55.6% 65.0% 34.3%
Career 269/421 7.8 4.3 59.9% 73.5% 48.9% 59.1% 41.8% 63.5% 37.5%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 269/421 (63.9%) of David Wheaton's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

David Wheaton advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1986 17 1493 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.05
1987 18 1525 127.6 — — — — +28 — — 47.1% +0.06 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.15
1988 19 1494 102.6 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 1–0 — -0.14
1989 20 1684 136.0 — — — — +1 — -144 50.0% +0.06 7–6 (54%) 6–14 (30%) 99.0 -1.35
1990 21 1874 150.4 — — — — -5 -289 -180 58.9% +0.60 13–7 (65%) 12–15 (44%) 103.8 -1.34
1991 22 1957 156.3 +2.86 +1.19 1.052 50.9% -13 -360 -71 60.0% +0.56 8–7 (53%) 15–9 (63%) 105.6 -4.05
1992 23 1806 145.3 +1.33 -0.69 1.009 50.2% +44 -203 +66 53.1% +0.22 13–6 (68%) 13–12 (52%) 103.1 +0.32
1993 24 1730 145.2 +0.85 +0.44 1.001 50.1% +8 -96 +174 51.4% +0.23 11–10 (52%) 11–8 (58%) 101.7 -1.90
1994 25 1783 150.7 +2.86 +0.69 1.065 51.0% -7 — +170 56.4% +0.39 12–9 (57%) 13–10 (57%) 104.5 -1.67
1995 26 1705 138.8 +3.53 +0.28 1.099 51.9% -14 +18 +177 55.1% +0.37 5–9 (36%) 11–11 (50%) 92.1 +0.22
1996 27 1704 124.8 +0.59 -0.15 1.012 50.4% -10 -36 +158 50.0% +0.08 2–5 (29%) 8–3 (73%) 97.1 +0.53
1997 28 1706 125.0 -1.29 +0.95 0.954 49.2% -17 — +152 50.0% -0.10 7–4 (64%) 6–4 (60%) 104.0 +0.20
1998 29 1622 114.8 +0.55 -0.28 1.004 49.9% +11 — +165 39.0% -0.56 1–4 (20%) 1–4 (20%) 92.3 +0.22
1999 30 1584 95.4 -2.29 -2.68 0.587 41.5% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.26
2000 31 1563 101.9 +1.95 -0.92 0.979 50.4% — — — 33.3% +0.11 0–1 0–3 (0%) — -0.27
Career 1986 148.6 +1.78 +0.28 1.027 50.5% +2 -132 +57 53.2% +0.25 81–70 (54%) 98–93 (51%) 101.8 -2.18

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

David Wheaton Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198718 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
198920 R128R64R128R64 2–4 (33%)
199021 QFR128R16QF 11–4 (73%)
199122 R128R128SFR16 8–4 (67%)
199223 R16R64R32R32 8–4 (67%)
199324 R32R128R16R128 5–4 (56%)
199425 —R64R128R128 1–3 (25%)
199526 R16R32R32R64 8–4 (67%)
199627 R64R64R32R16 7–4 (64%)
199728 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
199829 R64—R128R128 1–3 (25%)
200031 ———Q2 1–1 (50%)
W-L 14–8
(64%)
6–8
(43%)
17–9
(65%)
15–12
(56%)
52–37
(58%)

Masters 1000

David Wheaton Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINIWMCMIAPARITASTOESS W-L
Win %
199021 R16R32———R64R64QF— 6–5 (55%)
199122 —R16R64—FR32—R32— 7–5 (58%)
199223 R64QFR32—R64QF—R32— 8–6 (57%)
199324 R32R64R32—R128R32—R32— 4–6 (40%)
199425 R16SF——R32R32—R32— 10–5 (67%)
199526 R64R32R16QFR32R32——R64 8–7 (53%)
199728 —R32——————— 1–1 (50%)
199829 ————R128———— 0–1 (0%)
200031 R64———————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 5–6
(45%)
11–7
(61%)
4–4
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
9–6
(60%)
6–6
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
6–5
(55%)
0–1
(0%)
44–37
(54%)

ATP 500

David Wheaton ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge BARNAPSTUTKYWASMIAMEMMILNEWPHIBRISYDTOR W-L
Win %
198617 —————R128——————— 0–1 (0%)
199021 ———R16————R32R32—QFR64 4–5 (44%)
199122 —SF—QF——R32————QF— 7–4 (64%)
199223 —R16—R32——R16——R16—R32— 4–5 (44%)
199324 —R32—QF——R32——R32——— 4–4 (50%)
199425 —R32—QFSF——————R32— 8–4 (67%)
199526 R64R64R16————R32————— 1–4 (20%)
199627 —R16——R64—R64——R32——— 2–4 (33%)
199728 ————SF———QF—R32—— 7–3 (70%)
199829 —R16—R64R32———————— 3–3 (50%)
199930 —R64——————————— 0–1 (0%)
200031 —R64——————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
11–9
(55%)
1–1
(50%)
9–6
(60%)
9–4
(69%)
0–1
(0%)
1–4
(20%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
1–4
(20%)
0–1
(0%)
4–4
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
40–39
(51%)

ATP 250

David Wheaton ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEANTATLASBBEIGSTHKGMTPU.SNWPQUESTOUMAVIEWASBOLBRICHADLBKIALONLOSEASMOSNICORLOSAPHIPINSANSANSCOST.STRSYDTAMTELU.SWEL W-L
Win %
198718 ——————————————R16——————————————————————R32— 3–2 (60%)
198819 —————————R32————R64——————————————————R64————— 0–3 (0%)
198920 ———R16————R16—R32R32——R32—R16————R16———QF—R32—R32———SF————R16 16–12 (57%)
199021 —————R32————QF————————WR16——R16——————————QF———— 12–5 (71%)
199122 —————R16————F—R32————QF——R32—————————————R32———— 7–6 (54%)
199223 —————————R16R16————R32—R16———R16R16R16——————————SF———— 10–8 (56%)
199324 R32R32————QFR32——R16————R32——F————————————R16——QFQFR16—— 14–11 (56%)
199425 —R32——R16—R32——WR32———————————————QF———————————— 9–5 (64%)
199526 —————————FR64R32—R32————R16—————R32———SF—————R32—SF—— 11–9 (55%)
199627 ——R16——————R32R16——————————R32——————R32—R32—R32—————— 3–7 (30%)
199728 ————R32————QF—R32——————————————————————————— 2–3 (40%)
199829 ——————R16——R16R64———————————————————————————— 2–3 (40%)
199930 —————————————————————R32————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
200031 ——————————R32———————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
3–3
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
13–6
(68%)
16–10
(62%)
1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–3
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
5–2
(71%)
5–0
(100%)
1–2
(33%)
2–4
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
7–5
(58%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
90–76
(54%)

ATP Finals

David Wheaton ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge GRA W-L
Win %
199021 SF 2–1 (67%)
199122 W 4–0 (100%)
W-L 6–1
(86%)
6–1
(86%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
12
Career-high date
Jul 22, 1991
First Top 100
Aug 7, 1989
First Top 50
Jan 1, 1990
First Top 20
Jun 17, 1991
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

David Wheaton ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198617—711717715700692721749757762769785
198718787———517537428337327333338345
198819351355359353397407473735863853436441
1989203172872911111201241226262676666
199021283436463635324432282727
199122434423232620121213161717
199223141219211926454443564444
199324475048363334334547485454
19942584888278104107683636363939
199526353429352626305153484444
19962758648099115105128131114124129131
199728135141142140150216155121152155147148
199829148132130127130130174210207219235229
199930229259269295285283345519571562567565
200031568570576566435355357321310310314313
200132318316311310358413437563608615602603
200233601607614628814839843—————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

David Wheaton's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Arnaud Boetsch FRA #12 1,919 415 218 197 52.5% $3,031,247 3 0 0 1987–1999 Rivalries Match log
Paul Annacone USA #12 1,942 291 160 131 55.0% $1,640,515 3 0 0 1982–1993 Rivalries Match log
MaliVai Washington USA #11 1,912 444 252 192 56.8% $3,232,565 4 0 0 1988–2005 Rivalries Match log
Andrei Cherkasov RUS #13 1,898 375 175 200 46.7% $2,260,281 2 0 0 1988–2000 Rivalries Match log
Carlos Costa ESP #10 1,961 439 237 202 54.0% $3,134,189 6 0 0 1988–1999 Rivalries Match log
Carl Uwe Steeb GER #14 1,930 386 194 192 50.3% $2,320,082 3 0 0 1986–1996 Rivalries Match log
Derrick Rostagno USA #13 1,921 372 192 180 51.6% $1,621,535 1 0 0 1983–1996 Rivalries Match log
Mikael Pernfors SWE #10 1,918 249 138 111 55.4% $1,356,751 3 0 1 1984–1996 Rivalries Match log
Guillermo Perez-Roldan ARG #13 1,932 365 236 129 64.7% $1,686,459 9 0 0 1986–1996 Rivalries Match log
Scott Davis USA #11 1,925 403 206 197 51.1% $2,286,711 3 0 0 1979–1994 Rivalries Match log
Jonas Svensson SWE #10 1,974 452 252 200 55.8% $2,432,702 5 0 0 1983–1995 Rivalries Match log
Magnus Larsson SWE #10 2,034 513 295 218 57.5% $5,839,451 7 0 0 1988–2003 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was David Wheaton born?
David Wheaton was born on June 2, 1969.
Which country did David Wheaton represent?
David Wheaton represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is David Wheaton?
David Wheaton is 193 cm / 6'4".
Is David Wheaton left-handed or right-handed?
David Wheaton plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has David Wheaton won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for David Wheaton in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has David Wheaton won?
TennisDB does not group any of David Wheaton's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has David Wheaton won?
TennisDB records 3 ATP singles titles for David Wheaton across all categories. The most recent was Newport in 1994.
What is David Wheaton's highest ATP ranking?
David Wheaton's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 12, first achieved on July 22, 1991.
What is David Wheaton's career win-loss record?
David Wheaton has 231 wins and 190 losses (54.9%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1986 through 2000.
How much career prize money has David Wheaton earned?
David Wheaton has earned at least $5,238,401 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of David Wheaton's career appear in TennisDB?
David Wheaton appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1986 through 2000.
On which surface does David Wheaton have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, David Wheaton's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 64.0% (48–27).
Who has David Wheaton faced most often?
David Wheaton's most frequent opponent is Michael Chang, with a head-to-head record of 6–5 across 11 meetings.