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David Macpherson

AUS Age 59 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1983–1991

David Macpherson represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 293. In TennisDB's records, David Macpherson finished with a career record of 0–13 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

293 (Mar 5, 1990)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

0–13 (0.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$1,729,899

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 Macpherson's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jimmy Arias #58	6-7(4) 6-2 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1991*	R32	Orlando	ATP 250	Hard
David Pate #103	3-6 6-4 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 1990*	R32	Los Angeles Open	ATP 250	Hard
Kelly Jones #107	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 8, 1990*	R32	San Francisco	ATP 250	Carpet
Martin Wostenholme #138	3-6 7-5 6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1990*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Damir Keretic #123	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1988*	R64	Philadelphia	ATP 250	Carpet

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David Macpherson's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jimmy Arias	1	1	Apr 4, 1991	H2H
David Pate	1	1	Aug 2, 1990	H2H
Kelly Jones	1	1	Feb 8, 1990	H2H
Martin Wostenholme	1	1	Jan 17, 1990	H2H
Damir Keretic	1	1	Feb 24, 1988	H2H

Career Results

David Macpherson career results by season
Season	Age	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1983	15	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1985	17	3	3	0.0%	552	389
1987	19	3	3	0.0%	505	436
1988	20	1	1	0.0%	438	509
1990	22	3	3	0.0%	317	521
1991	23	1	1	0.0%	522	818
Career		13	13	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

David Macpherson career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1983	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1985	17	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1987	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1988	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	22	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1991	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	5	5	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	13	13	0.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

David Macpherson career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1983	15	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1987	19	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1988	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1990	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1991	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	0	12	12	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 12/13 (92.3%) of David Macpherson's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

David Macpherson performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	23	1/1	1.0	4.0	59.6%	72.3%	38.6%	63.6%	26.3%	58.7%	44.2%
Career		1/13	1.0	4.0	59.6%	72.3%	38.6%	63.6%	26.3%	58.7%	44.2%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 1/13 (7.7%) of David Macpherson's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

David Macpherson 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
1983	15	1477	98.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.87	0–2	1–0	—	+0.08
1985	17	1442	101.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.5%	-1.63	0–1	1–3 (25%)	—	+0.25
1987	19	1427	94.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.5%	-2.63	—	—	—	-0.14
1988	20	1421	96.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.08
1990	22	1390	96.7	—	—	—	—	+56	—	—	22.2%	-2.11	0–1	0–1	—	+0.23
1991	23	1386	105.0	+1.35	-1.75	1.072	51.4%	—	—	—	33.3%	+0.33	0–1	0–1	—	-0.07
Career		1500	96.8	+1.35	-1.75	1.072	51.4%	+56	—	—	21.1%	-1.95	0–5 (0%)	2–5 (29%)	92.0	+2.08

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

David Macpherson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1983	15	R128	0–1 (0%)
1985	17	R128	0–1 (0%)
1987	19	R64	0–1 (0%)
1990	22	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–4 (0%)	0–4 (0%)

ATP 500

David Macpherson ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1987	19	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

David Macpherson ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	LOS	ORL	PHI	SAN	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1983	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1985	17	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
1987	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1988	20	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1990	22	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1991	23	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–8 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

293

Career-high date

Mar 5, 1990

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

David Macpherson ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	16	480	—	—	—	—	469	455	459	445	511	503	555
1985	17	553	569	451	452	512	508	461	435	441	419	388	389
1986	18	388	372	417	413	406	400	430	491	471	528	651	505
1987	19	477	451	438	456	404	420	427	416	420	403	422	436
1988	20	448	389	474	468	539	541	540	592	467	498	510	509
1989	21	506	533	355	352	355	343	344	344	366	366	356	352
1990	22	306	295	392	391	392	415	455	537	557	570	517	521
1991	23	527	648	661	539	567	573	602	694	706	708	811	818
1992	24	813	804	797	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1159	1170	1192	1178
1994	26	1188	1183	1179	1158	1175	1193	1177	1210	1230	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

David Macpherson's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Al Parker	USA	261	1,500	11	1	10	9.1%	1986–1989	Match log
Karl Richter	USA	285	1,510	6	1	5	16.7%	1984–1986	Match log
Charlton Eagle	AUS	255	1,501	8	1	7	12.5%	1987–1990	Match log
Dan Goldberg	USA	276	1,516	11	2	9	18.2%	1987–1990	Match log
Shozo Shiraishi	JPN	326	1,500	13	1	12	7.7%	1979–1989	Match log
Andreas Lesch	GER	301	1,523	5	1	4	20.0%	1988–1990	Match log
David Felgate	GBR	301	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1988–1988	Match log
Larry Scott	USA	210	1,511	19	1	18	5.3%	1986–1989	Match log
Gustavo Luza	ARG	319	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	1985–1989	Match log
Anthony Lane	AUS	235	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1983–1988	Match log
Dale Houston	AUS	280	1,550	5	2	3	40.0%	1984–1984	Match log
Brett Custer	AUS	357	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1986–1989	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is David Macpherson?: David Macpherson is 59 years old, born on July 3, 1967.
Which country does David Macpherson represent?: David Macpherson represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is David Macpherson?: David Macpherson is 175 cm / 5'9".
Is David Macpherson left-handed or right-handed?: David Macpherson plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has David Macpherson won?: David Macpherson has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has David Macpherson won?: TennisDB does not group any of David Macpherson's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is David Macpherson's highest ATP ranking?: David Macpherson's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 293, first achieved on March 5, 1990.
What is David Macpherson's career win-loss record?: David Macpherson has a career ATP singles record of 0 wins and 13 losses (0.0%).
How much career prize money has David Macpherson earned?: David Macpherson has earned at least $1,729,899 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of David Macpherson's career appear in TennisDB?: David Macpherson appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1983 through 1991.
Who has David Macpherson faced most often?: David Macpherson's most frequent opponent is Jimmy Arias, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.